this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughanjones with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. day two of the olympics in tokyo, with surfing and skateboarding making their debut at the games. on the first day of the games, the host nation, japan, picked up its first medals — winning gold and silver in judo. wildfires in northern california force thousands of residents into evacuation centres while a covid outbreak in oregon puts firefighters into quarantine. thousands of hungarians join the annual pride march and protest against a new anti—lgbto law. and the uk army safely detonates a second world war bomb on the site

of a new housing estate. hello. day two of the olympics is getting under way, and we're expecting the medals to start arriving thick and fast. events will be taking place in the pool, on the tennis court and — for the first time at an olympics — on the skatepark. let's take a look at some of the highlights expected in the coming hours. in cycling, the women's road race takes place on sunday — although, after complaints about the heat, the route has been changed to avoid mount fuji and mount mikuni. one of the biggest names in the world of sport will be making her first appearance at the tokyo games. simone biles, the most decorated us gymnast of all time, will lead her team

in women's qualifying. local favourite naomi osaka, who lit the olympic cauldron at friday's opening ceremony, begins her bid for a medal. it's osaka's first match since withdrawing from the french open because of mental health issues. and sunday is a big day for the sport of skateboarding, which makes its debut at the olympics. there had been a distinct lack of enthusiasm about these games among some of the locals, concerned over the spread of covid—19. but they may be a bit happier now afterjapan won its first medals. takato naohisa took gold in the men's 60 kilos, and funo tanaki got silver in the women's 48 kilos. our sports presenter chethan pathak has been watching all the action on the opening day. he starts with the boost for hostjapan. yeah, it was a big boost, wasn't it, lukwesa, for them.

we know what the polling seems to have indicated injapan — many people opposed to having the games there, tokyo, in a state of emergency amidst the pandemic. and yet they did get their hands on their first gold medal, and that in thejudo, and that for a player, a competitor who has talked about his passion and his love forjudo many, many times. but this was always going to be a challenge, and he delivered when he needed to. naohisa takato winning in the under 60 kilograms weight class, making up for his disappointing bronze medalfinish at the rio games in 2016. a three—time world champion, beating taiwan's yang yung—wei. and all the more impressive when you consider in the women's judo, we saw funa tonaki winning silver. we know the passion and love there is injapan forjudo, for tae kwon do, which will get under way on sunday, and this a big boost for the hosts to get their hands on a gold medal. so often, we see host countries over perform at the olympics, and this a really good start forjapan.

lots look forward to. we'll see more swimming and diving and cycling, also one of the biggest superstars in sports, someone who's transcended her sport, and that's simone biles. looking for yet more gold medals. she has four in the olympics. she is across all competitions and disciplines in gymnastics, lots look forward to. she wants to make sure she's the most decorated olympian female gymnast as well. she had a few more gold before she can claim 2a years old now. we will see her in the team event, and also naomi osaka. we saw her make history lighting the cauldron at the olympics, the first tennis player to be given that honour. she hasn't played since she withdrew from the french open to focus on her mental health. she's going to be playing at china's zheng saisai in the first round. lots of medal hopes

resting on her shoulders. for more on the olympics — go to the bbc news website. you can keep up to date with the full schedule — and take a look at the current medal table. go to bbc.com/news — and follow the links. thousands of people in the western united states, are spending the weekend in evacuation centres, as wildfires continue to burn across the region. more than 80 large wildfires in 13 states have burnt around 1.3 million acres in recent weeks. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. the dixie wildfire, california's biggest plays, is growing rapidly. firefighters are battling day and night to try to bring under control, but it's with such ferocity that it's with such ferocity that it's making its own weather, creating huge clouds that are generating lightning strikes

across the region. about a fifth of the fire's perimeter has been contained, but officials say the extreme nature of the fire, along with low humidity, is hampering efforts to quell the fires. people have been evacuated from their homes and several nearby counties. smoke from the fire is travelling far and wide and is travelling far and wide and is even reaching a neighbouring state of oregon, where it's helping firefighters put out the country's largest blaze, known as the bootleg fire, south of portland. a layer of smoke is blocking sunlight and creating cooler conditions, making it easier for firefighters to making it easierfor firefighters to gain ground. the phenomenon is unpredictable. there are fears that high temperatures and wind gust later in the weekend could fund the flames further. in oregon, firefighters are facing another problem, and a number have tested positive for covid—i9. they have now been isolated in an area away from the base camp. it reallyjust poses another complication for

those firefighters who face an enormous ordeal. with a long hot summer still had, these fires will challenge much of the western united states for many weeks to come,. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. in hungary, thousands of people have marched through the streets of budapest to mark what organisers say is the largest gay pride gathering in the country's history. it comes after viktor orban�*s right—wing government pushed through a law banning the portrayal or promotion of homosexual or transgender content to people under 18. courtney bembridge reports. thousands gathered in budapest to send a message of acceptance, unity and defiance. i think it's more important than ever to out onto the streets and show that we are together, we are joined in this fate date and fight for the rights and the freedom for lgbtq people. the annual parade on took on special significance this year after a controversial law was

passed, making it illegal to depict homosexuality and gender reassignment to children. so that means, you know, books with gay characters and, it with gay characters in, it means advertising it means television programmes with any kind of portrayal or discussion of lgbt themes is technically against the law. the government has billed it as an anti—pedophile lock, as an anti—pedophile law, but these crowds say it's a move designed to divide. translation: this is nothing more than a diversion - that is trying to tear the country apart. i think it's provocation because of the elections. translation: the law is an outrage. - we live in the 21st century when things like that shouldn't be happening. we aren't in communist times, this is the eu, where everybody should lead freely. organisers of the pride parade say it's the largest ever held in hungary, and i hope it will in hungary, and they hope it will send a strong message to prime minister.

viktor orban. there was fear that many lgbt people are now - planning to leave the country if there is no change or no i change in government next year. many of hungary's eu partners are furious over the new law and the block has begun legal action, warning it will use all power is available to force hungry to appeal or change the law. courtney bembridge, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. the president of cuba's supreme court says 59 people have been prosecuted over the unprecedented mass protests on the island two weeks ago. ruben remigio ferro did not specify how many protesters had been arrested, but dismissed accusations of summary trials. dissident groups say there were more than 600 arrests after protests erupted to demand democratic change. the senior guatemalan anti—corru ption prosecutor, juan francisco sandoval, has left the country

just hours after being removed from office. he's reported to have crossed the border into el salvador. the government said he'd been dismissed because of abuse of office, but mr sandoval says he was fired for seeking truth and justice. protestors have again taken to the streets across brazil in support of vaccination, and to demand the impeachment of president bolsonaro as the country struggles with high numbers of covid deaths. local media reported demonstrations in 13 state capitals, including sao paulo and rio dejaneiro. around 17% of the brazilian population has been fully vaccinated so far. 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 downpours over the past few days have triggered severe flooding in many parts of the state, causing widespread devastation. here's our south asia regional

editor, anbarasan ethirajan. the rains have subsided briefly in the state of maharashtra, giving the officials an opportunity to deploy more emergency teams to look for survivors in this devastating flood, which triggered landslides and flooding in many records rivers across the state. dozens of people have been killed. in one particular village, their whole settlement is buried in the debris. people there described within a matter of minutes, the whole settlement went under the mud. dozens of people are feared and still trapped under the debris. the government has sent teams which they are now desperately trying to rescue the survivors there. but the number of debris is continuously going up in this particular state, and also the rivers are flooding because the torrential downpour has increased water

levels in dams, so the authorities are forced to release water in the rivers. that has flooded many towns and villages. photographs and videos to show how people have gone to the rooftops because of the flooding. the enormous damage that is staggering at a time we have been going through this pandemic, people are not having enough income. now this has added to the misery of people in maharashtra and in neighbouring states. again, where the officials describe the worst flooding in the last four decades. here in the uk, key services are struggling to cope because of staff shortages caused by tens of thousands of new covid cases and record numbers of their contacts being told to self—isolate. the government is attempting to tackle the disruption, by expanding a scheme that allows key workers to avoid isolation by committing

to daily testing. 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's inadequate and it's late. what we need is the government to realise that we have major problems occurring across all industrial sectors. hundreds of rail services have been cancelled because of staff absences. some rail workers will now qualify for the new testing scheme. heathrow welcomed the new testing programme, but newquay airport is worried. we're now seeing a real change in the number of staff all over the airport that we've been losing for several days at a time to track and trace. and the exemption —

will they qualify for that? the guidance we've been given is we should expect very small numbers indeed being eligible for exemption. we've been told to expect one or two and be realistic about not expecting large numbers of staff to receive those exemptions. the home secretary said daily testing will keep our front line teams safe while they continue to serve the public. but public health leaders say there is a balance between self—isolation and economic damage. clearly, having over 600,000 people in england pinged - in the last week is 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 i countries that are doing well in their vaccine programmes — 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. this evening, some of those who are now exempt wait to find

out how it will work. as the smooth flow of business gets held up because of staff isolating, the government maintains the app is doing its job and is needed to stem the tide of coronavirus infections and protect the public. simon browning, bbc news. a curfew has been imposed across nearly all of afghanistan, in an attempt to prevent taliban infiltration into the country's cities. fighting has escalated over the past two months, with the insurgents capturing around half of all territory, as international troops are withdrawn. secunder kermani has more from kabul. this curfew is coming into place across the country except for kabul and two other provinces. everywhere else, there'll be no movement allowed between 10pm and 4am. the idea is to try and get a grip on the deteriorating security situation, and particularly to prevent the infiltration of taliban operatives. the militants have circled

a number of cities and are already in the outskirts of some, but whilst they have managed to capture around half of all territory, they've not been able to take hold of any major urban centre. the last few days over the muslim festival eid had seen a lull in the fighting, but now the festival is over, the pace of fighting unfortunately seems to be picking up again, and it seems that the next few months until we get to the colder winter, fighting is going to keep increasing. there's also increasing concern about what's been going on inside those territories that the taliban have taken hold up. have taken hold of. human rights watch raised concern along the border with pakistan, around 100 civilians being killed, executed by the taliban for alleged links with pro—government forces. the taliban have denied those allegations. this is bbc news. the headlines: the olympics host nationjapan

has picked up its first medals — a gold and a silver in thejudo competition. and firefighters are facing ever bigger challenges as blazes spread across the northwestern united states. lightning has partially destroyed two properties in hampshire in south west england as the heatwave comes to an end in some parts of the country. weather warnings are in place across southern england and wales for flooding, hail and strong winds. duncan kennedy's report contains some flashing images from the storms. this is how the week—long heat wave came to an end for the two houses in hampshire. the lightning struck one of the rooves, causing a fire, which then spread to the property next door. neighbours say they were woken up by a huge noise. we heard an almighty bang, and i mean a really loud bang. and slowly, starting on this side, as you can imagine, where it got hit, and then slowly but surely then it worked its way across both of them. so, we watched the roof

catch fire, we watched the whole thing collapse. and then, the fire tenders turned up and they did a great job at putting the fire out. two women escaped unharmed, but this is what the destructive power of lightning can lead to. it is purely random, very unlucky. fortunately, they were woken up by the storm and they knew how to get out of their houses, they prepared, so they managed to safely make their way out. the storms became a spectacle right across southern counties. with the lightning came torrential rain. the met office issued a yellow alert, and says high gusts of winds and some flooding are possible in southern england over the next 48 hours. duncan kennedy, bbc news. park run — the global 5k weekly running events have returned for the first time to england since being suspended last march. it's the tenth but so far biggest restart of the community—led events since the start of the pandemic.

phil mccann reports. on your marks, get set... parkrun! they were back in hull... go! they were back in derby... ..and they were back in bushy park in south—west london, where the first parkrun event was held in 200a. parkrunners in more than 500 locations across england met this morning to run five kilometres together, nearly 500 days after the events were suspended in the first lockdown. in derby, they werejust enjoying each other�*s company. it's amazing to be back out in the community and it's a really, really good atmosphere. it's been like a year and four months that we've been waiting so... didn't think we had it left in us. - no. public events like this have been allowed since monday when nearly all legal covid restrictions were lifted in england. parkruns resumed in northern ireland last month. in scotland and wales, organisers hope they can

restart next month. phil mccann, bbc news. five different types of cycling events are taking place at this year's tokyo olympics. while the sight of all those athletes on bikes might inspire some of us to hop on the saddle, not all of our local streets are suitable for cycling — unlike the netherlands, where a huge portion ofjourneys are made by bike. anna holligan has been collecting some tips from the dutch bike lanes. here in the netherlands, bikes rule. a0 years ago, the government created the dutch cycling embassy as there was so much interest in how cities transform themselves into this paradise for people on bikes. and here's their first tip. well, you need to make it really comfortable, and i think what we're doing right now is a perfect example of that. chris bruntlett travels the world, teaching other countries how to make cycling a viable alternative to driving.

we have to create these conditions where an eight—year—old is comfortable cycling and an 80—year—old is comfortable cycling. so, what does that require? tips two and three — infrastructure. bike parking is a huge piece of it, and i think an underestimated one. if we're going to build a safe space for cycling, we need to give people a safe space to store their bike. the segregated cycle lanes, thejunctions and the intersections — one thing the dutch do really well is provide physical protection all the way through the intersections so that you're not just thrown out into no man's land and left to fend for yourself. and when the different types of road users do come into contact with each other, the bikes are always given priority. and that's something that's built into these streets. just watch... all the traffic pausing for them at this roundabout. but these dynamics aren't built out of bricks and mortar alone. tipfour... teaching children how to cycle in schools,

it's given them an education in traffic safety. and when you've been travelling by bike your whole life, it happens almost as naturally as walking. it also means most drivers have grown up on two wheels, which breeds a broader level of consciousness and conscientiousness. tip five — it's written into the insurance here. if there's an accident, the onus is on the driver to prove they weren't at fault. is it practical for every country to have a cycle network like the netherlands does? the good news is, yeah, it could be. it's not necessarily a copy—paste, it'sjust taking the inspiration from the dutch and the best practices that they've developed. the netherlands has changed from a car dominated country to a bicycle dominated country in a matter of decades, and this is the message that we now take to cities around the world that change is possible, you just need that long—term commitment

to making it so. so, for cities that think the dutch model can't be replicated, there is a guide for that. anna holligan, bbc news, the hague. the british and irish lions got off to a winning start in the opening test against south africa in cape town. the home side dominated the first half, leading 12—3 at the break. but it was a different story in the second half with the lions controlling territory. four penalties and a try saw the lions win 22—17. the second test takes place next saturday. uk army bomb disposal experts have safely detonated a second world war bomb, which was found during the construction of a new housing estate in east yorkshire. part of the m62 motorway has had to be shut near goole for a controlled explosion

to be carried out. jake zuckerman reports. there you go. the moment a live world war ii bomb was detonated on the outskirts of goole. this was the device dug up by workers building a new housing estate in the town. bomb disposal experts spent yesterday and much of today preparing for the controlled explosion, and for motorists, it was the cause of much frustration. the m62 which passes right next to the site was closed in both directions, as police cordoned off the area. it led to traffic chaos across large parts of east yorkshire. i live in doncaster, i'm working today in hull royal infirmary doing on—call when i'm stuck in traffic. i'm absolutely frustrated. but what else can we do? i have told the on—call person to hold on because i think i'm going to be very late today. the village near goole came to a standstill due to diverted traffic.

east yorkshire buses were stuck on the humber bridge and kick—off at hull city's game against scunthorpe united was delayed due to the traffic. this was only a village it was never meant for big traffic like this, ever. we have never seen. so manyjams, never. meanwhile, in goole, local people watched and waited and tried to find a good vantage point. meant to be inside watching phones, got my head down the road thinking what's happening, try to catch a little glimpse. i've just snuck through the edge to see if we can see it, and it's a good viewpoint. spectators had to wait until 4:30pm, but when the moment finally came, it was dramatic. there you go! it's been a diversion from all the covid and everything, i so yeah, it's been exciting. something quite different for goole, put it on the map today.

you can reach me on twitter — i'm @lvaughanjones. this is bbc news. good evening. the weather story is on the change, and we've seen signs of that today with some contrasting conditions out there. yes, there were early—morning thunderstorms across southern england, and then those eased to a legacy of cloud for much of the day. further north and west, we've had some beautiful sunshine, and yet again, some warmth — not the extreme warmth, but 25 degrees. that's 77 fahrenheit. it looks likely that we see that north—south divide through the night with clearer skies to the northwest. but low pressure really dominating the story over the next few days, and that could trigger off further thundery downpours overnight tonight for southern england and for south wales, and that'll continue into the early hours of sunday morning. so, at risk, then, of some showers here. there'll be quite a lot of cloud as well spilling in off north sea coasts, the clearer skies the further north and west.

it's not going to be a cold night. temperatures will hold up quite widely into double figures, perhaps quite a humid feel generally down to the south, with 16 degrees to start off sunday morning. so, sunday, once again, we could see some sharp, thundery downpours first thing in the morning, with this area of low pressure really not going very far, very fast at all. the best of the dry, brighter weather is likely to be further north and west. the lion's share of the sunshine will be in scotland and northern ireland. early—morning cloud should thin and break across northeast england, the risk of those showers across east anglia and down to the southeast are likely to linger for much of the day. if you keep some sunshine, the highest values are likely to be once again into the mid—20s. now, this more unsettled theme is set to continue into monday with the low pressure just drifting its way further north and east up through the north sea. that means the further east is likely to see more in the way of showers. so, monday is a messy mix, really, of sunny spells

and scattered showers. the best of the sunshine is likely to be out to the west, and we could see temperatures once again into the mid—20s. but some of these showers could bring a lot of heavy rain in a short space of time, so the weather story is certainly on the change. last week, it was extreme heat and lots of sunshine. our week ahead keeps those showers and certainly, a notable difference to the feel of the weather, with temperatures just below where they should be for the time of year.

this is bbc news, the headlines... day two of the olympics in tokyo is getting under way with surfing and skateboarding making their debut at the games. on day one of the games the host nationjapan picked up its first medals — winning gold and silver in judo. thousands of people in the western united states, are spending the weekend in evacuation centres, as wildfires continue to burn across the region. more than 80 large wildfires in 13 us states have burnt around 1.3 million acres in recent weeks. thousands of people have marched through the streets of the hungarian capital budapest, to mark the largest gay pride gathering in the country's history. it comes after viktor orban�*s right—wing government pushed through a law banning the portrayal or promotion of homosexual or transgender content to people under—18.