this is bbc news. i'm sarah mulkerrins, live in tokyo on day three of the olympics. adam peaty has become the first british swimmer to defend an olympic title at the tokyo olympics claiming team gb�*s first gold in the 100 metres breaststroke. after a farcical false start in the men's triathon, kristian blummenfelt picks up a gold medalfor norway. i'm lewis vaughan jones in london. the rest of the day's headlines: celebrations in tunisia as the president sacks his prime minister and suspends parliament following a day of protests against the government's handling of the covid pandemic. as more extreme weather is recorded around the world, scientists warn of the urgent need for action on climate change.

hello. day three at the tokyo olympics is now well underway, and the medals are coming in thick and fast. tea m team gb have picked up their first gold through adam peaty. but, they are not the only country celebrating. it was a great day at the pool, let's cross over to sarah. yes, welcome to tokyo bay, a brilliant monday morning in the pool for some great drama. let's start with adam peaty, unbeaten in that breaststroke

and seven years. there was so much pressure on him coming into this. he was the defending champion from rio five years ago, and he started really well. usually, the start is where he can be slower but he got a very good start, and once he touched the wall he really moved on, ramped up, turned the gears for his final 15. he was roaring withjoy and gears for his final 15. he was roaring with joy and happiness. you could almost see the weight of pressure lifting off hemmant, so a brilliant win for adam peaty, as expected, in the pool adam peaty, as expected, in the pool, but there was another great showdown and the women's 1100 great showdown and the women's 400 metres freestyle. that had been built up as the one to watch. us swimmer katie ledecky went up against ariarne titmus. she was in the 200 metres and 400 metres. katie ledecky is

really good at endurance swimming, the long distances. she tried her best to take the sting out of ariarne titmus�*s max. she had a strong start, open the lead, but the australian hung tough. and the final two lengths of the eight length race, the australian was able to pull clear and win. she has won olympic gold to go along with her world title. we saw the pictures of her coach celebrating wildly up on the stands. you may be able to see them on social media. they were certainly entertaining. another word on the first final. we had another win for a canadian, their first another win for a canadian, theirfirst gold medal of another win for a canadian, their first gold medal of the games. she won in the 100 metres butterfly. stay there, because i want to discuss the swimming. tunisian media, loss of pan— arab media are celebrating the win of swimmer

ahmed hafnaoui. he won the first gold medal for an arab or african nation. many have reported that the president, kais saied, who faces political problems at home, has passed on his thanks from himself and the nation. this was a surprise to much of the media as he only qualified in eighth place in the final. he has won the fifth gold medal for tunisian history of the games, and dedicated the win to all tunisians. what has been the reaction to that? he definitely stole everybody�*s hearts on sunday with that win, particularly because everybody loves and upset, don't they? they want an underdog to win. he was swimming in the outside lane because he was the slowest qualifier for the final, however he powered his way through to that victory. you could see the shock and surprise on his face

afterwards. he was splashing the water, really cheering in total disbelief. a really good win for him, and you could see the emotion when he received his medal. another interesting point — they usually have these medal tracksuits, point — they usually have these medaltracksuits, but point — they usually have these medal tracksuits, but he was just in there and has normal tracksuit, he was so unprepared for winning gold. tracksuit, he was so unprepared forwinning gold. it tracksuit, he was so unprepared for winning gold. it is interesting to see people and the outside lanes winning medals. usually, it is lanes four and five whether are position. the canadian, she was in lane seven. michael phelps has been talking about watching ahmed hafnaoui here in tokyo, saying his shot victory was a great example of how swimming at the tokyo games is likely to have a series of wide open races. unbelievable swim, he took five seconds — unbelievable swim, he took five seconds off his pb. and he was

out in — seconds off his pb. and he was out in lane _ seconds off his pb. and he was out in lane eight, that is what i have — out in lane eight, that is what i have been talking about pretty— i have been talking about pretty much all morning. the difference in this, these olympics, compared to the ones in the _ olympics, compared to the ones in the past, every single person— in the past, every single person in the finals has a chance _ person in the finals has a chance to win a gold medal, right? — chance to win a gold medal, right? it_ chance to win a gold medal, right? it doesn't matter if you are in— right? it doesn't matter if you are in lane _ right? it doesn't matter if you are in lane one, lane eight, it doesn't — are in lane one, lane eight, it doesn't matter. every single human— doesn't matter. every single human being in that final — it is close _ human being in that final — it is close to— human being in that final — it is close. to be able to make the — is close. to be able to make the finals. _ is close. to be able to make the finals, it was less than one — the finals, it was less than one second between first and eighth— one second between first and eighth position, so i as a whole. _ eighth position, so i as a whole, everyone is stepping up to swim — whole, everyone is stepping up to swim faster. for me, it is fun— to swim faster. for me, it is fun to — to swim faster. for me, it is fun to watch, it is amazing to see _ fun to watch, it is amazing to see kids _ fun to watch, it is amazing to see kids stand up, accomplish their— see kids stand up, accomplish their goals and dreams. thet— their goals and dreams. that is— their goals and dreams. that is the swimming taking care of. norma got there first gold medal today, with a bit of drama, in the triathlon? —— norway. absolutely, early this morning about 6:30am local time at

started. it was just below ours in a tokyo bay where they were swimming. there was a false start. the triathletes were all along the pontoon, and half of them thought it had started, diving into the water and went to swing on. however, half of the field were being blocked by a big black boat in front of them, so they had to restart a few minutes later. however, that all then went to plan. 1500 metres swim, then a 40 kilometre bike ride around tokyo, then a ten kilometre run. it was eventually the norwegian, kristian blummenfelt who broke away on the final lap. he was in a trio including alex yee from great britain and hayden wilde from new zealand. interesting to note that there were lots of people out watching them on the streets, we know that because of the coronavirus pandemic — they

would be no spectators at the ticketed events — however in some events on the streets we are seeing people out to watch them, despite being asked not to. amazing drama in the triathlon, drama in the pool, what else is coming up? iam not coming up? i am not sure we can cope with much more drama! but, the action is coming thick and fast. it always happens like this in the olympics. it is great when the sports get up and running. afew great when the sports get up and running. a few other things we have been keeping an eye on is the rugby sevens, which was a new sport back in 2016. fiji — how can you forget those scenes down in rio watching them win gold? it was so special for their team and the country. theirfirst special for their team and the country. their first ever olympic gold. they were scared a little bit byjapan, their opponents in the first half, however they stretch their legs and ran in a couple of tries later on to secure the win. one

of the other new sports for this event which we have been talking about for the last couple of days has been skateboarding. we had the men's final and the street event under way yesterday. the women's street final will get under way in the next hour. there is a street event and a park event. earlier, i spoke to a usa skateboarder who was going to make a debut next week. i asked going to make a debut next week. iasked her going to make a debut next week. i asked her how excited she was to see skateboarding happening in this game. ifeel so beyond grateful happening in this game. i feel so beyond grateful and blissful. _ i feel so beyond grateful and blissful, to see skateboarding in the — blissful, to see skateboarding in the olympics, it basically brings— in the olympics, it basically brings all of our origins into this— brings all of our origins into this play— brings all of our origins into this play of such a beautiful tend — this play of such a beautiful land where we can all that you do. land where we can all that you d0~ i_ land where we can all that you d0~ ithink— land where we can all that you do. i think the olympics is the most — do. i think the olympics is the most incredible place. i can't believe — most incredible place. i can't believe it— most incredible place. i can't believe it is really here, you know? — believe it is really here, you know? . , ., believe it is really here, you know? . , ., . know? have you been watching the street _ know? have you been watching the street event _ know? have you been watching the street event so _ know? have you been watching the street event so far? - know? have you been watching the street event so far? has i know? have you been watching the street event so far? has it | the street event so far? has it got you more excited when you

will compete in the park event? yes, i have been watching the street— yes, i have been watching the street event. it feels really surreal— street event. it feels really surreal because you think about it and _ surreal because you think about it and these people are always around — it and these people are always around you, you are surrounded by each — around you, you are surrounded by each other skateboarding. you — by each other skateboarding. you are — by each other skateboarding. you are usually in the same country. _ you are usually in the same country, you are best friends, family. — country, you are best friends, family, and they already went to tokyo _ family, and they already went to tokyo which seems like such a hologram back then, to be in tokyo. — a hologram back then, to be in tokyo, because it is weird to think— tokyo, because it is weird to think that _ tokyo, because it is weird to think that we will be there with— think that we will be there with them soon. watching them is, well, — with them soon. watching them is, well, it— with them soon. watching them is, well, it is almost like, well, _ is, well, it is almost like, well, you _ is, well, it is almost like, well, you are watching your family— well, you are watching your family compete on this platform that they have been looking towards _ that they have been looking towards for more than one year, mayhe _ towards for more than one year, mayhe two— towards for more than one year, maybe two years now. for— maybe two years now. for people at home who may not have seen skateboarding, we know it is new to the olympics explain the difference between the street event and park event, which you partake in. the park event is very transitional. it seems like every— transitional. it seems like every cornerstone of the park ieads — every cornerstone of the park leads into _ every cornerstone of the park leads into each other, like the

way rainwater drizzle through a trampoline. you never really know — trampoline. you never really know where it is going, but it somehow— know where it is going, but it somehow lips together. it is on high _ somehow lips together. it is on high ground. street is pretty much — high ground. street is pretty much rails, staircases, kind of like _ much rails, staircases, kind of like when _ much rails, staircases, kind of like when you take curbs and sidewalks. everything is more common— sidewalks. everything is more common ground, it is not like you _ common ground, it is not like you are — common ground, it is not like you are on _ common ground, it is not like you are on different elevations but you — you are on different elevations but you have more luxury to be on rails — but you have more luxury to be on rails or— but you have more luxury to be on rails or these ledgers, and everything seems cool, kind of like the — everything seems cool, kind of like the teacup ride at the fair— like the teacup ride at the fair rather than like the teacup ride at the fair ratherthan a fair rather than a rollercoaster. park would be like — rollercoaster. park would be like the _ rollercoaster. park would be like the rollercoaster. that is how — like the rollercoaster. that is how nty _ like the rollercoaster. that is how my mind kind of categorises the two — the two. lots of people are talking about the heat, how are the athletes coping? very difficult, most days are in the mid 30s, and humidity is very high, having a doubling effect. some of the big tennis

stars like novak djokovic have been talking about it. we had a couple of athletes as well who have suffered with heat exhaustion and collapsing. organisers are doing their best to try and protect the athletes. it is a very difficult task. our reporter, mariko has been looking at this for us. under the scorching sun of tokyo. _ under the scorching sun of tokyo, girls from this tennis ciub — tokyo, girls from this tennis ciub carry— tokyo, girls from this tennis club carry on with their extracurricular activities, but, — extracurricular activities, but, every year, around 3000 children— but, every year, around 3000 children suffer from heatstroke during — children suffer from heatstroke during club activities like this _ during club activities like this. there have even been deaths _ this. there have even been deaths in _ this. there have even been deaths in the past. the tennis coach — deaths in the past. the tennis coach has _ deaths in the past. the tennis coach has been around for 17 years— coach has been around for 17 years and _ coach has been around for 17 years and says the hottest summers mean they have to be extra _ summers mean they have to be extra careful. translation: ~ ., , ., translation: we measure heat stress indexes _ translation: we measure heat stress indexes every _ translation: we measure heat stress indexes every hour- translation: we measure heat stress indexes every hour to - stress indexes every hour to make sure it is safe to practise. lately, we have gathered early in the morning

at 7:15am and the afternoon when the temperature isn't too high. it is under the seat that the top athletes are competing for lold top athletes are competing for gold during these games. the conditions mean we are less iikeiy— conditions mean we are less likely to _ conditions mean we are less likely to see a volley of world records — likely to see a volley of world records tumbling. just _ records tumbling. just by being in heat exposure, the cardiovascular, your heart system has to work harder to maintain your performance and also your body's ability to firmer regulate, maintain your temperature in a good state — that would be greatly impacted. the last time japan held that would be greatly impacted. the last timejapan held a the last time japan held a summer— the last time japan held a summer games was 1960 for, october. — summer games was 1960 for, october, when the weather was cooier. — october, when the weather was cooier. so— october, when the weather was cooler, so having the games here — cooler, so having the games here now _ cooler, so having the games here now has raised concerns that — here now has raised concerns that the — here now has raised concerns that the intense heat and humidity of the tokyo summer couid — humidity of the tokyo summer could pose a serious risk to athletes. _ could pose a serious risk to athletes, but when the games are held. _ athletes, but when the games are held, it all has to do with the global sport calendar. these _ the global sport calendar. these are the major events. there — these are the major events. there is— these are the major events.

there is a _ these are the major events. there is a gap betweenjuly and august — there is a gap betweenjuly and august. broadcasters around the world _ august. broadcasters around the world paid billions of dollars for the — world paid billions of dollars for the rights to show the olympics. they need to show it at the — olympics. they need to show it at the right time of year in the — at the right time of year in the right— at the right time of year in the right time of day. broadcasting is one of the two most significant revenue sources for the olympics, so the ioc is going to want to keep sponsors and broadcasters as happy as can be. and that means some events like marijuana — and that means some events like marijuana and wrist walking have — marijuana and wrist walking have been moved to sapporo where — have been moved to sapporo where it— have been moved to sapporo where it is cooler, while others _ where it is cooler, while others take place in the early morning _ others take place in the early morning or evening. but, increasingly, it is notjust the — increasingly, it is notjust the battle for a medal, it is a battle — the battle for a medal, it is a battle against the heat. i battle against the heat. i can _ battle against the heat. i can tell you in last few minutes, another gold medal, before hundred metres freestyle relay, the man, it is always a good event, and the usa has won that, a shock upset with italy

claiming silver, and the australians claiming bronze. thank you for keeping us up—to—date. let's look at the other news of the day. supporters of tunisia's president kais saied have taken to the streets to celebrate — after he sacked the prime minister and suspended parliament. the president's move came after a day of demonstrations across the country calling for the government to resign over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. gail maclellan reports. crowds celebrate in tunis as news of the government's dismissal is announced. president kais saied also froze parliament for 30 days in an escalation of the political crisis in tunisia, much to the delight of his supporters. translation: it is the first time in my life i have heard| of a head of state take the correct decision. we have taken back our country.

this is the first time i have gone out to the streets to celebrate. the measures, the president said, are aimed at saving the state. not everyone agrees, the speaker of parliament has accused the presidnet of launching a coup against the revolution and constitution. the president's move followed a day of protests in tunis and other cities on sunday, demanding the government step down after a spike in a covid 19 cases that has aggravated economic troubles. translation: our main demand is that the ennahda movement, l which ruled for ten years, leave the parliament. as a young man in 2011, i called forjobs, freedom and dignity. in 2021, i still call forjobs, freedom and dignity. now, the crowds celebrate as military vehicles glide by. the extent for support for the president's move not yet clear. gail maclellan, bbc news.

stay with us on bbc news, still to come: feeling the beat in tokyo — we meet a british—nigerian dancer who's part of a growing afro hip hop dance scene injapan's capital. mission control: we see - you coming down the ladder now. neil armstrong: 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. 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. crowd: seven, six, five, four, three... i 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, the latest headlines: adam peaty has won britain's first gold medal of the tokyo olympics and successfully defended his 100m breaststroke title. celebrations in tunisia as the president sacks his prime minister and suspends parliament following a day of protests against the government's handling of the covid pandemic. extreme weather is being recorded around the world from flooding in europe to wildfires in the us, and scientists say it's

underlined the urgent need for action on climate change. in less than a hundred days, the uk will host a major meeting of world leaders on climate issues. the cop26 summit in glasgow has been billed as the world's last best chance to control climate change. ahead of the meeting, representatives from more than 50 countries are meeting in london to discuss the key concerns. courtney bembridge reports. extreme temperatures and dry conditions are fuelling wildfires in northern california. fire is threatening spain, too. this is the catalonia region and one of the worst fires here in years. there were similar scenes on the italian island of sardinia. an out—of—control fire after a heat wave. while no single event can be attributed to climate change, scientists say its impact has never been more clear. no, no, no, no, no, no...no! in belgium, heavy rainfall has

caused severe flooding, less than a fortnight after deadly flash floods across western europe. a typhoon is battering china, days after severe flooding killed dozens of people. scientists say these events are becoming more common because warmer temperatures mean the air holds more moisture, which leads to more extreme rainfall. there was flooding in london, too — water streamed into a train station and turned roads into rivers, as representatives from more than 50 countries met to lay the groundwork for november's big climate summit in glasgow. this was the message from the british host. we are seeing in every part of the world, on each of our doorsteps, what happens when climate change gets out of control and so what i hope that we have at this meeting

is an opportunity for us to shape the vision of the final outcomes from cop26 in glasgow and to build that unity of purpose amongst the ministers to deliver that. world leaders are under pressure to phase out coal power and set more ambitious targets on emissions which may not always win them favour at home. in some ways, they can only commit to, or it doesn't matter what they commit to if they can't get that through their parliaments so there is a very complex process behind all this. the fires, floods and extreme heat mayjust focus their minds. courtney bembridge, bbc news. the speaker of the us house of representatives nancy pelosi has appointed over a republican former committee to a special committee investigating the capital riot last january. adam kinzinger who voted to impeach mrtrump has accepted the appointment

despite his party's leadership boycotting the enquiry. a typhoon is battering china, days after severe flooding killed dozens of people. scientists say these events are becoming more common because warmer temperatures mean the air holds more moisture, which leads to more extreme rainfall. let's return to the big games in tokyo. we met a british nigerian dancer who is part of a growing attributes dancing in the japanese capital. afrobeat injapan is getting more popular but i think the scene is still really small. right now there's no kind of really famous afrobeat dancers coming out

injapan, and i think if there was, then i think there'd be perhaps more of an explosion of it here. my name is yinka oshitelu and i was born in london, and i'm originally, like, my family are west african, nigerian — yoruba. and i now live in greatertokyo, injapan. dance to me is freedom. i just think it's something that's been with me since as long as i can remember so it's just, it's part of myself. when i'm dancing completely, like, not worrying about what other people think, it's like the time i feel closest to god and it's like a really sacred space for me. i grew up in african churches in london. my family always used to just go, oh, get yinka to dance, and stuff like that. but i think i first started any sort of formal training,

i think i was around seven years old, i started ballet, and then i went to this local street dance school. hip—hop, like, dance, and hip—hop culture injapan is insanely popular. ifeel as english speaker and a hip—hop dancer injapan i don't think i could ever be unemployed. i have my own, kind of, dance business out here, i guess. i call it a dance school. i have four, five classes a week, ages ranging from four to 14. the kids here in general, literally, they'rejust the light of my life and i'm so, so, so, so, so grateful to god that i can combine my two loves my experience out here as a british passport holding person injapan is completely different to that of someone

with a citizenship of an african country. i remember once, a few years ago i was in tokyo and i heard footsteps running behind me so i turned around to step out of the way to let whoever was running go past me and it was just the police chasing me down the street, and they wanted my passport, they wanted to see my id. when i showed them my passport, the way the attitude completely changed, like honestly, it was visible. they were asking me about peter rabbit and harry potter. and i was like...what are you talking about, what? like... and that was a real awakening to me and because i think they saw me and on principle just thought, oh, maybe she's here illegally. dance is like, it's been like a teacher to me and it's a journey and it's something that has challenged me and broken me and saved me all at the same time. more from tokyo later.

you can reach me on twitter — i'm @lvaughanjones. good morning. once again, sunday was a day of extreme. the highest temperature was in northern ireland with 28 celsius, but there was lots of sunshine for scotland, as you can see by this weather watcher picture. northern ireland, northern england, and northwest wales were by contrast further south, there's quite a lot of cloud, and it certainly went downhill, the story, after lunchtime. this is a weather watcher picture sent in from kent, where there was a severe cluster of thunderstorms that developed, and it brought some localised flooding as well. and you can see the volume of lightning strikes too, stretching all the way down from east anglia over

to the isle of wight. they slowly faded away and the area of low pressure is moving away as we speak. it will bring a fair amount of cloud across eastern scotland and northeast england, but it's going to be a relatively quiet start to monday. dry with some sunshine coming through, maybe a few isolated showers lingering for a time, but generally a better day. there will be a few showers developing through the afternoon, some of these possibly heavy and thundery, but they should be a little more interspersed in comparison to the weekend. temperatures, well, with a little more sunshine, higher in england, with 26 celsius the high. but we will start to see more showers developing. from the west, moving into northern ireland, southwest wales, southwest england by the end of the day. it's a weather front that's going to move through, and the weather story changes as we go through the week. with low pressure anchored to the north and those winds swinging in a clockwise direction, it will be driving in more moisture, more cloud, and certainly more of a breeze on those exposed west—facing coasts. so tuesday is really

quite a messy picture, there will be a lot of cloud around, there will be some showers, and some of those showers thundery in nature once again. i'm not going to be too clever about it, almost anywhere could catch a shower on tuesday and it could be quite heavy, and the temperatures — well, they are going struggle, 15—21 celsius, sojust going below where they should be now for the time of year. the low pressure doesn't move very far at all throughout the week. we still keep this feed coming in off the atlantic, a cooler source, brisk wind as well, so that means it stays rather cool and showery. indications of something a little better, though, as we head to the weekend. take care.

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the headlines: adam peaty has secured team gb�*s first gold medal of the tokyo olympics, and successfully defending his olympic title with victory in the one hundred metres breast—stroke. the 26—year—old was the only swimmer to finish in under 58 seconds. there have been celebrations on the streets of tunisia after the president, kais saied, sacked his prime minister and suspended parliament following a day of nationwide protests against the government's mishandling of the coronavirus crisis. mr saied, said the measures were aimed at saving the state. the president of the cop26 climate summit in glasgow in november, alok sharma, has told the bbc the impact of global warming can be seen around the world, and there is now an urgent need to prevent temperatures rising by more than 1.5 degrees celsius. now on bbc news — hardtalk.