a historic day for britain's bmx riders as they pick up first a silver and then a gold in tokyo — team gb's first ever olympic medals in the event. he yes, it's a silver! kye whyte took silver in the men's race, minutes before bethany shriever, in her olympic debut, scooped the gold in her event. the two medal winners, both from london, celebrated together — beth shriever said she was stunned by her achievement. you're an olympic champion! honestly, i'm in shock. like, to even be here is an achievement in itself. to make a final is another achievement in itself.

to come home with a medal, let alone a gold medal, honestly, i'm so over the moon. and yet another medal in the pool for duncan scott — his third of this games — with silver in the men's 200m individual medley. and team gb's medal tally increased with three bronze medals in swimming, rowing, and trampoling. we'll bring you all the latest, plus an extended interview with those two bmx stars. also on the programme: get your covid jab — the message from england's chief midwife to women who are pregnant. i've been very lucky that way, but ijust thought it was important luckily, i haven't had covid it at all, i've been very lucky that way, but ijust thought it was important to have it to protect me and the baby now as well, so yeah, i decided to do it. and disruption to dairy deliveries, says a major company, due to a dip in the number of drivers. and coming up on the bbc news channel, history in her sights — team gb�*s world champion dina asher—smith qualifies second in the heat for her 100m semifinals and says she's

saving her best for them. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. team gb�*s olympics success continues, with british competitors winning another six medals. there was a bronze for bryony page in trampolining, and more success in the pool, where duncan scott claimed his third medal of the games, with silver in the men's 200m individual medley. but the story of the day was in the bmx, where kye whyte took silver in the men's race, before bethany shriever — who had to fund much of her own qualification campaign after uk sport cut its support — took a spectacular gold in the women's race. our sports correspondent andy swiss has a round—up of all of the latest action.

she is british sport's new to wheeled wonder. the olympics is no stranger to fairy tales, but beth shriever�*s is something very special. the 22—year—old hadn't been among the favourites in the bmx, but the part—time teaching assistant was soon giving her rivals a lesson. she led from the start. and in this most exhilarating of events, she flew around the track. could she hang on for gold? around the track. could she hang on for old? ~ ., , around the track. could she hang on for old? ~ .,, , for gold? well, it was some finish. all the way. _ for gold? well, it was some finish. all the way. all _ for gold? well, it was some finish. all the way, all the _ for gold? well, it was some finish. all the way, all the way, _ for gold? well, it was some finish. all the way, all the way, all- for gold? well, it was some finish. all the way, all the way, all the - all the way, all the way, all the way! yes!— way! yes! bethany shriever, olympic chamion! way! yes! bethany shriever, olympic champion! cue _ way! yes! bethany shriever, olympic champion! cue elation _ way! yes! bethany shriever, olympic champion! cue elation and _ way! yes! bethany shriever, olympic champion! cue elation and utter - champion! cue elation and utter exhaustion- _ champion! cue elation and utter exhaustion. her— champion! cue elation and utter exhaustion. her team _ champion! cue elation and utter exhaustion. her team mates - champion! cue elation and utter| exhaustion. her team mates kye champion! cue elation and utter - exhaustion. her team mates kye whyte lifting her aloft as the enormity sank in. shriever had to crowdfund her own preparations for tokyo. i love you guys!! and after celebrating with her family in essex, she said her victory defied

belief. honestly, i'm in shock. like, to even be here is an achievement in itself. to make a final is another achievement in itself. to come home with a medal, let alone a gold medal, honestly, i'm so over the moon. �* , . , medal, honestly, i'm so over the moon. �* , ., , ., medal, honestly, i'm so over the moon. �* , .,, ., medal, honestly, i'm so over the moon. �* , ., ., ., , moon. but this was a day of double celebration- — moon. but this was a day of double celebration. just _ moon. but this was a day of double celebration. just moments - moon. but this was a day of double celebration. just moments earlier, | celebration. just moments earlier, kye whyte, nicknamed the prince of peckham, had produced a regal display to take a stunning silver, enjoyed as much in south—east london as it was in tokyo. it enjoyed as much in south-east london as it was in tokyo.— as it was in tokyo. it means everything- _ as it was in tokyo. it means everything. just _ as it was in tokyo. it means everything. just look- as it was in tokyo. it means everything. just look at - as it was in tokyo. it means| everything. just look at that. once—in—a—lifetime opportunity. as i said, it was pretty hard to even get to the olympics in the first place. to do well and to even get a medal, yeah, it special. he to do well and to even get a medal, yeah. it special-— yeah, it special. he then turned cheerleader, _ yeah, it special. he then turned cheerleader, roaring _ yeah, it special. he then turned cheerleader, roaring shriever i yeah, it special. he then turned| cheerleader, roaring shriever on before the pair could finally celebrate together, and they weren't the only ones. former oasis star liam gallagher described shriever as a ledge, while cyclist geraint

thomas tweeted that the one good thing aboutjet lag is that i got to watch bethany and kye smashed lives, amazing. it's a word that might also apply to this man, duncan scott, winning his third medal of the games, with silver in the 200m individual medley, while in the 200m backstroke, luke greenbank took bronze. forteam gb, backstroke, luke greenbank took bronze. for team gb, the pool is certainly proving productive. in the trampolining, meanwhile, could bryony page bounce to glory? well, after two years out with injury, it was some display. after two years out with in'ury, it was some displayfi after two years out with in'ury, it was some display. whoa, well done, b on ! was some display. whoa, well done, bryony! following — was some display. whoa, well done, bryony! following her— was some display. whoa, well done, bryony! following her silver - was some display. whoa, well done, bryony! following her silver in - was some display. whoa, well done, bryony! following her silver in rio, l bryony! following her silver in rio, this time bronze, _ bryony! following her silver in rio, this time bronze, which _ bryony! following her silver in rio, this time bronze, which she later. this time bronze, which she later described as amazing. there was also bronze in the rowing for the men's eight. of one of team gb's flagship sports, this has been a disappointing games, just two medals, and for the first time since 1980, no gold. on the first day of athletics, dina asher—smith

confirmed her status as a contender in the 100m, easing through her heat and into the semifinals. and in the boxing, pat mccormack and ben whittaker are both guaranteed medals, although whittaker has more than just victory medals, although whittaker has more thanjust victory in medals, although whittaker has more than just victory in his sights. i thanjust victory in his sights. i want to go back with a gold medal, and i want to become the mayor of wolverhampton. i want one of those nice chains round my neck, and i will be calling all the shots! everybody in wolverhampton will have a nice chain, courtesy of ben whittaker. a nice chain, courtesy of ben whittaker-— a nice chain, courtesy of ben whittaker. . g , ., whittaker. excited? just a little. andy swiss. _ whittaker. excited? just a little. andy swiss, bbc— whittaker. excited? just a little. andy swiss, bbc news. - after their outstanding performances, i had the chance to speak to britain's new bmx heroes, bethany shriever and kye whyte. i began by asking kye what victory meant to him. it's phenomenal. yeah, it was exciting, it was thrilling. yeah, it has been a dream come true obviously since i was a kid. and to even get to the olympics, to be selected on the team,

to be called an olympian is great, but to be called a medallist is even better. it's been a crazy experience. and bmx is something that's in yourfamily, isn't it? yeah. from when i even first started, my two brothers, my older sister, then my younger sister got into it. my dad is a senior coach at peckham bmx club. that club is just a great club. and they're doing very well with their riders, obviously. clearly, they are! that's very modest of you. so you won your medal and you were watching on the sidelines as beth got that gold medal, how did that feel? do you know what, it's the craziest experts i've ever experienced. out of all the races i've been to, the team—mates i've cheered on, beth has been through a tough ride.

and to see her when the medal, i wouldn't want to see anyone else do it better. even the way she done it, she won from the start, she led out every race. i think she only dropped one lap today. i think she was chilling anyway! she's a crazy rider, the best i have ever seen and she deserves it. beth, how does it feel? you'ave got a gold medal. oh, it's absolutely crazy, it's crazy. i'm honestly speechless. the amount of support we have both received, it has honestly been amazing and todayjust couldn't have gone any better. and you give it your all, didn't you? we saw you at the end, completely exhausted. yeah, i literally left everything on that track. i knew i had to work hard to get that gold. i knew someone was on my tail. obviously, the previous double olympic champ, i saw her coming on and i knew i had to keep smooth with one last push. i literally left everything, i had nothing left. i couldn't even stand. kye picked me up. it was honestly crazy.

well, so many thousands of young people will be looking at where both of you are today and looking at you as inspiring figures, thinking that if you can do it, maybe they can as well. what would you say to them? kye first. of course they can do it. i'm only a kid from peckham, not a bad place, not a great place, just peckham. and look where i am today in tokyo. the whole trip, all i've been saying is, peckham to tokyo in every picture. it's obviously a dream come true for a young kid and any kids that do have those dreams, please chase it, and while you're chasing it, have a lot of fun. beth? i totally agree with kye. if you've got a dream, you chase it, you dream it. every athlete dreams of this moment and if you fully commit and give it everything you've got, you will be rewarded, i promise you. so wherever you are from, honestly, just get down to the track. in any sport, just get cracking and have a good time,

have a really good time. beth shriever, kye whyte, huge congratulations to both of you. thank you so much for talking to us. thank you very much. thank you. eleanor roper is at the peckham bmx track in south london where kye trained. yeah, from peckham to tokyo! we are here where it all started for kye. four years old, he was on this track, and we are joined four years old, he was on this track, and we arejoined now by four years old, he was on this track, and we are joined now by his dad, who has a massive smile on his face. how are you doing? i am dad, who has a massive smile on his face. how are you doing?— face. how are you doing? i am fine. been awake — face. how are you doing? i am fine. been awake all _ face. how are you doing? i am fine. been awake all night? _ face. how are you doing? i am fine. been awake all night? yeah. - face. how are you doing? i am fine. been awake all night? yeah. did . face. how are you doing? i am fine. | been awake all night? yeah. did you exect him been awake all night? yeah. did you exoect him to _ been awake all night? yeah. did you exoect him to get — been awake all night? yeah. did you expect him to get a _ been awake all night? yeah. did you expect him to get a medal? i - been awake all night? yeah. did you expect him to get a medal? i knew. been awake all night? yeah. did you. expect him to get a medal? i knew he was auoin expect him to get a medal? i knew he was going to — expect him to get a medal? i knew he was going to do _ expect him to get a medal? i knew he was going to do something _ expect him to get a medal? i knew he was going to do something special, i was going to do something special, he always— was going to do something special, he always does. yes, i believed he was going — he always does. yes, i believed he was going to make the final and do us all_ was going to make the final and do us all proud. you was going to make the final and do us all proud-— was going to make the final and do us all proud. you do look very proud this morning- _ us all proud. you do look very proud this morning- i _ us all proud. you do look very proud this morning. i want _ us all proud. you do look very proud this morning. i want to _ us all proud. you do look very proud this morning. i want to ask- us all proud. you do look very proud this morning. i want to ask you - this morning. i want to ask you about yourfamily. you have this morning. i want to ask you about your family. you have got three sons and they are all top quality bmxers. tell us about them. daniel is the oldest. he led the way

to british _ daniel is the oldest. he led the way to british cycling. tre followed and obviously. — to british cycling. tre followed and obviously, little sibling kye wanted to be with — obviously, little sibling kye wanted to be with his brothers. so he ended up to be with his brothers. so he ended up chasing _ to be with his brothers. so he ended up chasing his dream and following his brothers in being a cyclist for british— his brothers in being a cyclist for british cycling. he his brothers in being a cyclist for british cycling.— his brothers in being a cyclist for british cycling. he wanted in on the action. british cycling. he wanted in on the action- how — british cycling. he wanted in on the action. how long _ british cycling. he wanted in on the action. how long till— british cycling. he wanted in on the action. how long till you _ british cycling. he wanted in on the action. how long till you get - british cycling. he wanted in on the action. how long till you get kye i action. how long till you get kye back home? i action. how long till you get kye back home?— action. how long till you get kye back home? ., ., , ., ., back home? i am not sure. from what i have back home? i am not sure. from what i have heard. — back home? i am not sure. from what i have heard. i — back home? i am not sure. from what i have heard, ithink— back home? i am not sure. from what i have heard, i think they _ back home? i am not sure. from what i have heard, i think they might - back home? i am not sure. from what i have heard, i think they might be - i have heard, i think they might be getting _ i have heard, i think they might be getting kicked out in 48 hours. not lonu. how getting kicked out in 48 hours. iirrt long. how proud are you, what does this mean to have started here? you obviously couldn't be that about him, but it must mean huge amount. i am super proud. it's crazy, it's amazing — am super proud. it's crazy, it's amazing. he always makes me proud. yeah, _ amazing. he always makes me proud. yeah, it's_ amazing. he always makes me proud. yeah, it's been a greatjourney, and it hasnt— yeah, it's been a greatjourney, and it hasn't finished. i yeah, it's been a great “ourney, and it hasn't finishedh yeah, it's been a great “ourney, and it hasn't finished._ it hasn't finished. i imagine it's 'ust it hasn't finished. i imagine it's just getting _ it hasn't finished. i imagine it's just getting started, _ it hasn't finished. i imagine it's just getting started, his - it hasn't finished. i imagine it's just getting started, his first i just getting started, his first olympics. and amazing to see those pictures of him with beth. that

olympics. and amazing to see those pictures of him with beth.— pictures of him with beth. that is brilliant. that _ pictures of him with beth. that is brilliant. that is _ pictures of him with beth. that is brilliant. that is kye _ pictures of him with beth. that is brilliant. that is kye all _ pictures of him with beth. that is brilliant. that is kye all over. - pictures of him with beth. that isj brilliant. that is kye all over. the kids love — brilliant. that is kye all over. the kids love him, parents love him. talk— kids love him, parents love him. talk to— kids love him, parents love him. talk to anybody —— he will talk to anybody — talk to anybody —— he will talk to anybody and he will make you feel like you _ anybody and he will make you feel like you are the star.— anybody and he will make you feel like you are the star. thank you for chattin: like you are the star. thank you for chatting to — like you are the star. thank you for chatting to us. _ like you are the star. thank you for chatting to us, we _ like you are the star. thank you for chatting to us, we hope _ like you are the star. thank you for chatting to us, we hope you - like you are the star. thank you for chatting to us, we hope you get. like you are the star. thank you for. chatting to us, we hope you get some sleep! everyone in peckham today is so excited. amazing pictures of him salivating with beth as she won her gold medal. salivating with beth as she won her gold medal-— salivating with beth as she won her gold medal. well�*s beth shriever�*s largely self—funded path to olympic glory has cast a sharp focus on how money for olympic sports is distributed — and the scrutiny that many athletes are under. it contrasts with rowing — britain's best—funded sport, where competitors have achieved only one silver and one bronze in tokyo, despite receiving millions of pounds. laura scott looks at how the key decisions are made. bethany shriever! at times on her route to olympic glory, beth shriever wondered where the money was going to come from. she had to crowdfund and work

part—time as a teaching assistant to keep her dreams alive. it was only in the summer of 2019 that she was moved onto uk sport funding. her gold in bmx earlier today is some return for her tenacity. i relied a lot on my mum and dad to get me through most of my career in bmx. ended up doing a crowdfund, which raised a decent amount of money to get me to a few world cups and pay for my coach at the time. meanwhile, britain's best funded sport, rowing, no longer rules the waves. one silver and one bronze medal makes this the worst games since atlanta's 1996 in medal terms and the first without a gold in more than 40 years, prompting some tough questions about whether this is value for money. i think we have got to make some significant changes to step up. we have to look at the analysis of what the other countries

in the world are doing that we are not doing. we have got a great base and great model that has given us performances over the years, but everyone else is moving forward and we have to move forward with them. rowing received £24.6 million for the tokyo cycle, topping the uk sport investment table ahead of cycling, athletics and sailing, which get more than £20 million each. some sports received less than £1 million, leading to some claims the system is unfair. for fencing, it was extremely difficult. we lost our funding in 2016 after our results at rio and that created an enormously difficult environment for our athletes. but what we've seen and what we've really welcomed in the last cycle is a change in approach and the ambition to fund more, wider sports. and so we have benefited from some of that investmen,t which has helped us in being able to send an athlete to tokyo. under its new strategy, uk sport has shifted its focus away from a win at all costs mentality, meaning medals will not be the only measure of success. the agency wants to find a broader range of sports, factor in potential over a longer period, and look at the inspiration

communities get from performances. the british public have told us very clearly when we've consulted with them that they love to see british athletes winning at the olympics and paralympic games, and they want us to do that with integrity and do it well. they have also told us they want to see us winning in more sports. so it is fantastic to think we have now medalled in so many sports at this games. while they may not be counting the medals, at a time when government funding is still under review, they will be counting the pennies. there is already a sense for some sports, the post games review could get ugly. laura scott, bbc news. our sports editor dan roan is at the olympic stadium in tokyo, where the athletics competition has been getting under way today. that is right, the first day of competition here at athletics and so

many people feel this is the highlight of the games. team gb have had a good day, three women through to the semifinals of the 800 metres, three more through to the 100, including dina asher—smith as you saw earlier on. she was fastest across all of the heats. but there are six wherein under 11 seconds, including the jamaican former olympic champion who is favourite. it will be a mouthwatering final tomorrow. sebastian coe has been speaking to us. everybody was doing everything they possibly could to agree

the famous playbooks and protocols and safety for the athletes, and all the local communities that you have to protect as well. but i think there were moments, and some of them are political as well, but i think there were moments where we were beginning to doubt whether or not this was going to happen. but everybody kept their nerve. it has been easy to forget there are no fans at these games because of the situation with covid, but then this massive arena, the athletes are putting their team—mates during the heats. a huge amount to look forward especially this evening with the final of the 10,000m for men, the world champion will be favourite in that. and over the course of the next week so much to look forward to

at the athletics. many thanks. our top story this lunchtime: a historic day for britain's bmx riders as they pick up first a silver and then a gold in tokyo. winner beth shriever said she was stunned by her achievement you she was stunned by her achievement are an olym- honestly, you are an olympic champion. honestly, i am you are an olympic champion. honestly, lam in you are an olympic champion. honestly, i am in shock. you are an olympic champion. honestly, lam in shock. to you are an olympic champion. honestly, i am in shock. to even be here _ honestly, i am in shock. to even be here is— honestly, i am in shock. to even be here is an _ honestly, i am in shock. to even be here is an achievement in itself. to make _ here is an achievement in itself. to make a _ here is an achievement in itself. to make a final— here is an achievement in itself. to make a final is another achievement in itself _ make a final is another achievement in itself to — make a final is another achievement in itself. to come away with a medal let alone _ in itself. to come away with a medal let alone a _ in itself. to come away with a medal let alone a gold medal, honestly i am shocked. jumping for joy, am shocked. jumping forjoy, a second medal for jumping forjoy, a second medalfor bryony page. labour is calling for the government to bring forward the day on which fully vaccinated people will no longer have

to self—isolate in england. the welsh government confirmed last night that it would make the change next saturday — while scotland plans to do the same two days later. in england, the change is not due to come in until 16th august. our political correspondent iain watson is at westminster. what is labour�*s reasoning? keir starmer is arguing currently the economy is in chaos, it is being crippled by the fact more than 700,000 people may now be in self isolation, but he is also arguing the government has never explained why they are choosing august the 16th. so he was asked why is he choosing august the 7th and on what scientific basis is that decision being made? we have been talking to scientists throughout the 18 months of this pandemic on a regular basis. it is not the _

pandemic on a regular basis. it is not the day— pandemic on a regular basis. it is not the day that is driving it, but the principle of the double vaccination, and the idea as welsh labour— vaccination, and the idea as welsh labour have — vaccination, and the idea as welsh labour have put forward that if you are double — labour have put forward that if you are double vaccinated you do not have _ are double vaccinated you do not have to _ are double vaccinated you do not have to isolate if you have been in contact _ have to isolate if you have been in contact with someone as is automatically run at the moment. at the moment we have hundreds of thousands— the moment we have hundreds of thousands of people a week isolating, and you can see the chaos that is— isolating, and you can see the chaos that is causing. interestingly, if this is about double vaccination rather than scientific data, many conservative mps and some labour mps including ben bradshaw asking why isn't sir keir starmer simply calling for self isolation to end right now? why isn't borisjohnson doing that? sir keir starmer�*s answer on that if he thinks the 7th of august is pragmatic and gives times for changes to be brought in although it seems to be in step with a labour led administration in wales. conservatives have accused him of chasing headlines, the government have said this is about getting

people double—jabbed. and critical workers can escape self isolation through testing although there are only 300 testing sites in operation. it is interesting increasingly it seems sir keir starmer is looking for points of conflict with the government over covid rather than consensus. our political corresondent iain watson. england's chief midwife has written to gp practices, obstetricians and midwives, stressing the need to encourage pregnant women to be vaccinated against coronavirus. estimates suggest that only one in ten pregnant women have had the jab but the number of mothers—to—be in hospital with the virus is rising, as our health correspondent cath burns reports. the message couldn't be any clearer. expectant mothers should take action to protect themselves and their babies by getting the covid vaccine. any midwife not encouraging pregnant women to do so will now be going against official guidance.

at the antenatal clinic at chelsea and westminster hospital most of the pregnant women we spoke to had beenjabbed. it is just for the safety, i started getting worried especially during my third trimester. luckily i haven't had covid, i have been very lucky, but i thought it was important to have it to protect me and the baby now as well. yes, i decided to do it. i was really nervous before i had it done. then i did a bit more reading i thought this is perfect. i've had it done and feel much safer, happier and freer to go out. i decided it was, i was in a better position having the vaccine - than i was potentially being exposed to the risk of covid. _ but it is not always a straightforward decision. if it had been going for five years or something, i would feel confident but because it is so new, i think that is why i am still hesitating. so i think that is what is keeping me from getting vaccinated. new data from the uk obstetrics

surveillance system shows of the 742 pregnant women admitted to hospital with covid since the start of february, only four had received a single dose of the vaccine, and none had been double—jabbed. the later also suggested the delta variant has increased the likelihood of pregnant patients having more severe symptoms. at chelsea and westminster they outline other risks, too. if you are umming and aahing about having the covid vaccination, it is really important to remember that in pregnancy, if you aren't vaccinated, you are more likely to end up needing respiratory support. unfortunately it can lead to early miscarriages or preterm births which can have a detrimental impact on your baby's health. more than 51,000 pregnant women in england have had theirfirstjab and nearly 21,000 have had their second. but that means hundreds of thousands remain unvaccinated.

medical experts insisted there had been no safety concerns for pregnant women who have taken the jab, and it is safe. catherine burns, bbc news. the latest data from the office for national statistics shows the number of people testing positive for coronavirus continued to increase in the week to last saturday. it comes after a several days of falling daily case numbers in the uk. so what's going on? our health correspondent jim reed is here to explain. jim. what is going on? there are two main ways confusingly of measuring covid infections in the uk. the daily data you might hear every evening on the news, measuring people who come forward normally with symptoms of the virus and then test positive. those figures have been very encouraging for the last week showing a sharp downward trend as you can see on the graph. on the right hand side you are saying that

trent fall. there is a different way of measuring infections carefully watched and this is where the office of national statistics goes out and randomly sampled people in the population, about half—a—million people in the uk. that can measure notjust people with symptoms but people who are not sick with covid at the time. that data shows in the week to last saturday actually cases where rising slightly, across the uk, short of a million people, 950,000 had covid in that week, up from 830,000 the week before, up in england, wales and northern ireland, down slightly in scotland. why these different trends? a lot could be down to timing, that ons survey measures people up to last saturday, so it might have missed this very recent fall in those daily cases. it

also measures people without symptoms which can make a difference. they ons said they will continue to investigate whether the current wave of infections is stabilising or not and it remains too early to say. many thanks. the number of drug deaths in scotland has risen to a record level for the seventh year in a row. there was a total of 1,339 drug—related fatalities in 2020 — the highest rate in europe. our correspondentjames shaw is in glasgow. this is clearly a persistent and worrying problem. it has been described as a public health emergency and i think you're right, one the things particularly shocking is the fact it has been going on for so many years. the seventh record year for the drug death rate in scotland. in fact the drugs policy minister here angela constance has admitted it is a national disgrace as she put it, and

that the number of deaths, the death rate, was not acceptable. to put it in context, this is a 3.5 times the drug death rate for the whole of the uk. and it is particularly affecting deprived parts of scotland, much more than it is the least deprived areas, and that gap has been increasing over the last 20 years. the scottish government is setting aside £250 million to deal with this to try to make sure everyone who needsit to try to make sure everyone who needs it gets treatment, and there is a emergency treatment for people who suffer from overdoses. is a emergency treatment for people who sufferfrom overdoses. but is a emergency treatment for people who suffer from overdoses. but the opposition here, the scottish conservatives, say really that they scottish government's inadequate, there needs to be legislation, a right to recovery bill, to guarantee people get the treatment they need. thank you very match, james. it's been confirmed that human

remains found in the pyrenees mountain range are those of a british woman who went missing last november. esther dingley, who was 37, was hiking near spain's border with france when she vanished. she and her partner had been on an open—ended camper van tour of europe, but he wasn't with her at the time of her disappearance. the hollywood star scarlett johansson is suing disney for breach of contract, after it streamed her superhero film black widow at the same time as its cinema release. the film set a post—pandemic box office record, grossing £157 million in its first weekend. msjohansson argues that the decision to stream the film has deprived her of potential earnings. disney said it had "fully complied" with her contract, and her case had "no merit whatsoever". the uk's biggest dairy company, arla, has told the bbc that it failed to make 25% of its deliveries to supermarkets last weekend, because of a lack of lorry drivers.

the firm said 600 stores did not receive deliveries. they say the ongoing shortage of drivers, alongside staff having to isolate because of covid alerts, is causing major disruption. the company boss has been speaking to our business correspondent emma simpson. this is the world's largest fresh milk dairy. we process over a billion litres of milk from our cooperative farmer owners a year, so you can see this is a vast operation. in fact, one in every five bottles of milk that's sold in the uk is made here. since the beginning of april, we have experienced driver shortages, so being able to take the products from a factory like here in aylesbury to the supermarkets, and that has now increased to such a level where we're not able to deliver milk to every store that would like it. can you quantify this? normally, we deliver milk to 2,400 stores daily, so we're a very big milkman.

unfortunately at the moment, there's about 10% of the stores every day that we can't deliver to and at the weekend, it's worse. last saturday, there were 600 stores that we couldn't deliver milk to. that's a lot of milk. that's a lot of milk and it's very worrying for customers when they go into shops — and it's notjust milk, it's an industry issue — it's worrying for customers when they go into shops and find that the shelves are empty. what do you want to see happen here? i think it's a structural issue of a shortage of drivers in the uk, and it needs a structural solution. however, going into the summer with lots more holidays coming up, there's a short—term crisis that we need to make sure that we don't have food shortages in the summer and therefore, we would like to work with the government first to recognise that it's a crisis. secondly, there's a backlog of tests for hgv drivers. we predict about 30,000 drivers are waiting to be tested. we want the government to work with us to accelerate that.

secondly, we believe that driving should be recognised as a skilled