you're watching bbc news, broadcasting in the uk and around the world. i'm lucy hockings live from tokyo. the olympic host nationjapan has picked up its first medals — winning a gold and a silver injudo. that was after ecuador�*s richard carapaz won the gold in the men's olympic cycling road race, making it the country's second ever top medal at a summer olympics. great britain's adam yates finished 9th — but it was bad news for geraint thomas who retired from the race for a second successive games after a crash. i'm shaun ley. in other news from the uk

and around the world... tackling britain's "pingdemic" — hundreds more covid testing sites are to be set up across england to ensure essential workers can avoid self—isolation and keep working. president biden warns that the us is facing a �*pandemic of the unvaccinated' — as the delta variant of coronavirus spreads. a warm welcome to tokyo, where the first gold medals of the tokyo olympics have been awarded. 11 medals are up for grabs on day one including in cycling, weightlifting and fencing. but it was in the judo where the host nation — japan — won its first medals. mariko oi has the details. well, japan winning its first gold medal and naohisa takato giving a very emotional interviewjust now, following funa tonaki, also ofjudo, winning silver and according

to the japanese olympic committee her silver medal was the 500th medal for team japan in olympic history, so quite an exciting moment for her as well. a bit of disappointment in gymnastics with kohei uchimura not qualifying for the finals, but a lot of people will be watching rikako ikee in swimming. of course, she was diagnosed with leukaemia two years ago. she inspired many by qualifying for this year's olympic games. and let's not forget japan's women's football team, nadeshiko, up against team gb as well. and i think it is fair to say that the japanese government officials have been hoping that once the games are under way and once japanese athletes start winning medals, as we saw this evening, the public opinion may start to change. of course, we have been reporting strong public opposition, even last night during the opening ceremony, with a lot of protests going on, but at the same time i was outside the olympic stadium earlier and there was a long queue of people

waiting for their turn to take a picture with the olympic rings, so some people are definitely getting excited that the games are finally under way. let's cross to the bbc sports centre and speak to our sports reporter austin halewood who's been watching the action in tokyo. the men's cycling road race, despite the men's cycling road race, despite the conditions, what a victory. the heat has been one of the major talking points. i do not think many people experience it more than the cyclists.

an historic first day for the people of ecuador. they won their second gold medal ever in the men's road race cycling. the race lasted for over 6 hours and it was a bit of a rollercoaster one too. but in the end, it was richard carapaz who broke away with six kilometres to go and held on, to cross the line with his rivals out of sight. it's ecuador�*s first gold medal since 1996 and it's been a good few weeks for him. he was 3rd in the tour de france, last week. he's a teammate of gerint thomas in cycling's team ineos, and for the second olympics running, thomas saw his medal hopes ruined by a crash. fellow brit tao geoghegan hart lost control of his front wheel. both fell onto the tarmac and although they got back on, they had lost too much ground and eventually thomas pulled out. wout van aert of belguim won silver by a tyre width ahead of tour de france champion, tadej pogacar who took the bronze to put slovenia on the medals

table. tough time for the tennis player. concerns raised by novak djokovic. but after just the first day of the tennis tournament a number of players have said the conditions are too difficult to play the world's top two men's players — novak djokovic and daniil medvedev — have both called on the organisers to move matches to later in the day, so the conditions aren't quite as opressive. the temperatures on court stayed at around 33 degrees celsius — with extremely high humidity too. both players said they were the toughest conditions they had ever had to deal with. but they both comfortably made their way through to the next round in straight sets. they will be hoping that those

matches going forward in a tournament can be moved to later in the day. plenty more to come throughout the evening. now, back to the studio. emergency workers in western india have been frantically trying to rescue around 50 people feared trapped in a landslide triggered by monsoon rains in the state of maharashtra. officials said the incessant rain over the past few days have triggered severe flooding in many parts of the state, causing widespread devastation. the number of those killed has risen to more than 135. tens of thousands of people have been displaced by the floods. the annual pride march is taking place in the hungarian capital budapest, this year amid renewed controversy over lgbt rights under viktor orban�*s right—wing government. the organisers say they want to stand up for a diverse,

open and inclusive society against what they call the government's stigmatising policies. the parliament has approved a law that bans what it describes as the promotion of homosexuality and transgender questions to anyone under the age of 18. opponents of covid restrictions are staging another day of protests in france. in paris, protesters gathered at the trocadero square. they are protesting against covid "health passes", which provide information on whether people are fully vaccinated, have recently tested negative or recovered from the virus, in order to access restaurants and public venues. the demonstrators say they restrict people's freedoms. a week ago the demonstrations drew almost 100,000 participants, and the organisers are hoping that the government's introduction of covid passes since last weekend

will attract even more people. a scheme allowing key workers to avoid covid self—isolation in england has been significantly expanded following criticism it did not go far enough. currently, most people identified as close contacts of someone with coronavirus have to self—isolate for ten days — which the government says is "crucial" in controlling the spread of the virus. our business correspondent simon browning reports. as the days pass, the list grows of key workers who qualify for exemption from covid isolation in england. police, fire, border force, transport and freight staff will now be able to join some food workers who can return to work if they test negative after being told to isolate, whether they are vaccinated or not.

industry leaders are frustrated by rising staff shortages. it is inadequate and it is late. what we need is the government to realise that we have major problems occurring across all industrial sectors, because people are being pinged and are having to self—isolate and the vast, vast majority of them it happens unnecessarily. hundreds of rail services have been cancelled because of staff absences, with new timetables published to cope with the gaps. some rail workers will now qualify for the new testing scheme. newquay airport will have its busiest day in a year today, with around 2a flights, but the boss there is worried all his workers will not qualify. we have been told to expect exemptions in very small numbers, in ones and twos, rather than large numbers of staff. when we have between a quarter and a third in some cases of our individual teams being pinged by the system in one go and as soon as you get people back, you are often losing others to fresh notifications.

we do not believe the scheme is going to cater for that. home secretary priti patel has said that daily testing will keep our front line teams safe while they continue to serve the public, but leading figures in public health acknowledge the balance between transmission and economic damage being caused by staff shortages. clearly having over 600,000 people in england pinged i think in the last week is very, very disruptive with the covid—19 app, so the business concerns are absolutely real and i think there needs to be a solution and if you look around the world at other countries that are doing well in their vaccine programme, singapore for example, they are also moving to a system of not requiring self—isolation for people who have had both doses of the vaccine. as industries step forward requesting exemption, the government maintains the app is doing itsjob and is needed to stem the tide of coronavirus infections and protect the public. simon browning, bbc news.

mick lynch is the general secretary of the rmt rail union. in one aspect of this you can see the benefit for some employers in keeping services going, but the other side is clearly that it means people are going to potentially be in a working environment who may potentially cause a health risk. where is your union on this? we need to protect all of our members. we were told on thursday and friday this would only apply to a limited number of our people, signalling and control workers, who would be individually named, maybe a couple of dozen in the country. we are hearing today this is going to be a general position for all transport and freight workers, and people around other industries. it is utter

chaos. nobody understands what is going on. i have been in contact with the transport employers this morning and they have not been informed of any change compared to the picture on thursday and friday. we could have a situation where people who are supposed to be isolating will be told to come to work, and they will be working amongst people who have no choice, so there will be an enhanced danger for people that are receiving them into the workplace, and no control measures for them. this could be a means by which the infection is spread even more than it is now. let us not forget, the app is showing us what is happening in society, the government released these controls libertarian friendly last week, now they are surprised it is a big spread on alerts and infection. it is an intolerable situation with the government is creating chaos, on behalf of the workforces, employers, organisations running these services. nobody has a clue about what will be in place on monday.

testing centres are not in place. we are told now you do not need to be double vaccinated in order to do this, all of which is contradictory to the position at the close of play last night. you say the government is sowing confusion and causing chaos. the government might say, they are just responding to what employers in all kinds of industries, and even some unions, have said, that this is causing massive disruption, that people are being told you must leave immediately their working environment, and that puts extra strain on other workers who end up having to pick up the slack, out of nowhere. ., ., ., nowhere. you cannot have it both wa s? ways ? i ways? i do not want it both ways, i want a clear direction on how this country is being run. if they could not work out that releasing all of the control measures in transport and shops, pubs, restaurants, all social settings, it would cause an outbreak of further infections from the virus, and further alerts on the

track and trace system, which they designed and implemented, then they simply do not know what they are doing. they are completely and utterly incompetent in running the system. what should have happened is we should have had a gradual release from lockdown, with the controls ease, as the data and evidence allowed for it, instead ofjust flinging open the doors and letting the virus into every workplace and social setting. we are not responsible for what the government has done, that they do not seem to be responsible for it either, because they are just as living, and responding to every submission that they get from the employers, without having the thought to what the organisation of industry and systems is, in this country. thank you very much. the parents of a missing 11—year—old girl said they are in a "state of shock", as police stepped up their search for her. fatuma kadir left her home in bolton, on thursday, and arrived in london in the early

hours of friday morning. parts of southern england have been hit by torrential rain and flash flooding. two houses in andover in hampshire were hit by lightning and caught fire. a 70—year—old woman escaped unharmed. andy weeks from hampshire and isle of wight fire and rescue service went to the scene. it is purely random and very unlucky. i very much feel for the people involved. fortunately, they were woken up by the storm and they knew how to get out of the house, they had prepared, so they managed to safely make their way out. i can imagine it was very frightening and quite distressing to have that happen to you. the headlines on bbc news... the olympics host nationjapan picks up its first medals — a gold and a silver in thejudo competition. that was after ecuador�*s richard carapaz won the men's cycling road race and a golden run for china — with its team picking up two golds

in shooting and weightlifting. tackling britain's "pingdemic" — hundreds more covid testing sites are to be set up across england to ensure essential workers can avoid self—isolation and keep working. let's get more on the olympics now, from the bbc sport centre, here's austin. adam peaty is one of the best british hopes for gold. world record holder, defending champion, topped the time sheets, eased his way into the time sheets, eased his way into the semifinals of 100 metres breaststroke. he is looking to become the first british swimmer to

retain an olympic title. fellow brit james wilby also qualified in sixth place. it james wilby also qualified in sixth lace. , ., place. it is weird. one of the weirdest _ place. it is weird. one of the weirdest competitions - place. it is weird. one of the weirdest competitions i - place. it is weird. one of the weirdest competitions i have place. it is weird. one of the - weirdest competitions i have been to. it doesn't really matter. heat our heats. it is getting out there, seeing where my body is at. we have got things to build on. it was adapting. got things to build on. it was ada-utin. got things to build on. it was adapting-— got things to build on. it was ada-utin. ., ., ., ., adapting. looking good for tomorrow. adam peaty talking _ adapting. looking good for tomorrow. adam peaty talking about _ adapting. looking good for tomorrow. adam peaty talking about the - adapting. looking good for tomorrow. adam peaty talking about the lack - adapting. looking good for tomorrow. adam peaty talking about the lack ofl adam peaty talking about the lack of crowds at all events in tokyo. the semifinals of the 100 metres breaststroke will take place on sunday morning, at around half past three in the morning. that meant cycling road race was one of the main events of saturday. some of the pictures from the race, geraint thomas, was that major hope for britain. but he crashed out. his fellow brit taking him down, just

like you did in rio dejaneiro five years ago. geraint thomas out of the cycling road race. ecuador�*s cyclist one gold. andy murray is in tokyo. because of operations and in this —— because of

injuries and operation sea is down injuries and operation sea is down in the rankings. but the pairing of andy murray and joel salsbury managed to knock out second seeds. british and irish lions will play at five o'clock. a player has been ruled out. the coach is confident thatjones will be back in training next week. no denying it has hampered preparations ahead of that first match. southern graves women have defeated trent rockets.

they set rockets... brilliant figures there. that is all your support for now. plenty more on the website, including all of the later tests olympics news. more on the next hour. thank you. let's get more now on the missing 11—year—old girl fatuma kadir who left her home in bolton, on thursday, and arrived in london in the early hours of friday.

what more can you tell as about what you know happened? what we do know is that this was a complex journey, especially what we do know is that this was a complexjourney, especially for what we do know is that this was a complex journey, especially for an 11—year—old who had never really travelled on her own before. she took a series of trains, from bolton, to manchester, to birmingham, finally on to london, where she arrived in the early hours of friday morning. police say they are urgently looking for a couple who seemed to have been with her on the train for a part of the journey. they say they do not believe the couple are associated with her disappearance but they do say perhaps she might have told them what they —— what she was planning to do. here is what police said yesterday. it looks like the male and female are concerned for her welfare. the three get on the train, on the same train to manchester piccadilly. they get on the same train again to birmingham new street. i am not saying they travelled together, but they were on the same train,

so we really want to find this male, and this female to get in touch because they may know where fatuma was going. the parents have been speaking recently in a desperate attempt to keep attention on this story. they are not speaking in english. i understand they are of ethiopian origin. we hope to bring that interview when we can. i have seen part of it. the father speaks more than the mother. they both seem incredibly upset. they said they had no idea that their daughter had this fixation with london. they have no family in london, no friends. apparently she had talked to her friends about her desire to go to london, her desire to when they set up a business they are, bring herfamily with her. apparently she had been telling her younger brother something of this. but her parents really did not know anything about it at all. her father was speaking, very unhappy, her

mother said almost nothing. very upsetting for the parents. an 11—year—old girl, all alone in a strange city. they did say she was a confident girl, a popular girl, lots of friends. perhaps she was in a position to realise she was out of her depth and got help from someone. if anybody does see her, she is five foot two, the photo is on the website, metropolitan police have said you should call 999. you can make an emergency call on that, if anyone is watching and has any idea at all and can help with that investigation, please do get in touch. it is unusual that the police say do call 999.

let's return to that medical research that high levels of cholesterol in middle—aged people could be linked to an increased risk of developing dementia. with me now is dr katy stubbs from the charity alzheimer's research. what did the research find? a big study, just under1 million people. they were looking at measurements of cholesterol, different measures of cholesterol, different measures of cholesterol, looking to see whether that was linked to later development of dementia. they find there was a link between what we call ldl cholesterol, the bad cholesterol, a link between that and later development of dementia. when you see link, development of dementia. when you see link. but— development of dementia. when you see link, but we _ development of dementia. when you see link, but we cannot _ development of dementia. when you see link, but we cannot say - see link, but we cannot say presumably on this one study, there is any kind of cause. you cannot say that it necessarily having those kind of cholesterol is as morally to lead to dementia? ha. kind of cholesterol is as morally to lead to dementia?— kind of cholesterol is as morally to lead to dementia? no. dementia is a complicated — lead to dementia? no. dementia is a complicated condition. _ lead to dementia? no. dementia is a complicated condition. we _ lead to dementia? no. dementia is a complicated condition. we do - lead to dementia? no. dementia is a complicated condition. we do not - complicated condition. we do not think they willjust complicated condition. we do not think they will just be complicated condition. we do not think they willjust be one cause to dementia. lots of factors come

together. cholesterol could be one of those. whichever way you look at it, reducing cholesterol is a good thing. even if it is not a cause, if it is a contributory factor, that might be another reason for worrying about your cholesterol levels and try to do something about it? yes. try to do something about it? yes, indeed. cholesterol, _ try to do something about it? yes, indeed. cholesterol, we _ try to do something about it? 1913 indeed. cholesterol, we hear about that in relation to heart health, heart health is important to brain health, this is perhaps where this link is coming in, we do not know, the study has not answered that. trying to reduce levels of this type of cholesterol, things like eating, activities you are doing, we should look after your heart, to reduce things like heart disease and stroke, could also now help with dementia. somebody who worries about this, could this be something they might be able to do to change their prospects? none of us know whether

we will get it or not. other factors, that we do not know anything about.— factors, that we do not know anything about. factors, that we do not know an him about. ~ ., ., ., anything about. with dementia, a lot of --eole anything about. with dementia, a lot of peeple are — anything about. with dementia, a lot of peeple are not _ anything about. with dementia, a lot of people are not aware _ anything about. with dementia, a lot of people are not aware that - anything about. with dementia, a lot of people are not aware that there i of people are not aware that there are some things we might be able to do within our lives to influence this. things like age, we cannot fix. but if we try and keep active, keep a healthy and balanced diet, watch our blood pressure, do positive things that support a healthy brain, that can help to reduce the risk. ultimately know one single thing can definitely prevent someone from developing dementia. it is more about stacking the odds in your favour to have a good is more about stacking the odds in yourfavour to have a good healthy brain as much as you can. thank you so much. one of the largest music festivals in europe to be staged since the start of the pandemic — is taking place this weekend in sheffield. around 40,000 people are expected to attend tramline which is one of the government's test events. there'll be no masks or social distancing but concert goers

will need to prove they're fully vaccinated or can show a negative covid test. corinne wheatley reports. it's a scene we used to take for granted during the festival season. now it seems a little unfamiliar. 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 great to actually get out. the entry requirements mean a bit of extra organisation forfestival—goers, but a huge amount of extra work for festival organisers.

they had less than eight weeks from being given the green light to go ahead, to opening the gates, but it all comes at a time of rising covid rates. we've got to balance what we're doing, the positives against the risk. you know, we're hugely important culturally, supportive of local businesses, and we're trying to do it in a way that minimises the risk for everyone. tramlines is part of the government's events research programme which also included things like wimbledon and a concert in liverpool's sefton park. while there are strict guidelines to follow, the covid risk at these events can't be eliminated entirely. if people came to the event with infection then it's obviously a very strong possibility of them transmitting it in that setting. from a public health point of view, i am concerned. we know mass gathering events are high risk for the spread of infection. i guess, if people adhere to some simple measures, they can probably keep the risk manageable. it won't be zero risk but there will be a degree of risk there.

for many people here, in the crowd and on the stage, it is a joyful return. and it's certainly a milestone — organisers say it's the biggest festival in europe since the reopening. the outcome of this and other events will be watched closely. corinne wheatley, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello. we hold on to the heat and the sunshine across much of scotland, northern ireland and the far north of england, but further south, more cloud and still a chance of seeing thunderstorms this afternoon. a met office warning across southern england and south wales where we see those thunderstorms, frequent lightning and some torrential rain. also more cloud across orkney and shetland, some north—eastern coasts too, but generally away from the southern half of the uk is where we have the best of the sunshine and the highest temperatures. noticeably cooler further south where we have cloud and thunderstorms and still those thunderstorms going through this evening and overnight, developing quite intensely across parts of east anglia and south—east england later in the night.

cloud creeping back in from the north and the east and for most it is another mild, if not muggy night. those thunderstorms keep going tomorrow, particularly through parts of east anglia, south—east england, the midlands, down into south—west england and wales. maybe one or two further north as well but generally the cloud should tend to disappear to leave sunshine and for many, it is another warm day. that is all from me, bye—bye. hello, this is bbc news with me, shaun ley. the headlines: the olympic host nationjapan has picked up its first medals, winning a gold and a silver injudo. that was after ecuador�*s richard carapaz won the gold in the men's olympic cycling road race, making it the country's second ever top medal at a summer olympics. great britain's adam yates finished ninth, but it was bad news for geraint thomas who retired from the race for a second successive games after a crash. tackling britain's "pingdemic" — hundreds more covid

testing sites are to be set up across england to ensure