this is bbc news. the latest headlines... success for team gb in tokyo — gold for gymnast max whitlock, who retains the olympic pommel horse title. i can't even describe the feeling. i feel completely overwhelmed and it feels very, very surreal. another gold for team gb — charlotte worthington wins a dramatic bmx park freestyle final. and i'm at the bbc sports desk bringing you all the latest from tokyo. including italy's first ever medal in the men's 100 metre final. young people in england will be offered incentives to have their first covid jab —

like discounts for takeaway food and taxi journeys. tourists have been evacuated from beaches in south—western turkey, where raging wildfires are now threatening hotels and homes. and living in—store. from today developers in england have more freedom to convert empty commercial properties into housing — without planning permission. team gb have two more gold medals on day nine of the tokyo 0lympics, with success in gymnastics and bmx. and in the last hour, italy's lamont marcelljacobs has taken an unexpected gold in the 100m final. it means there's a new 0lympic champion for the first time since 2008 but heartbreak for britain's zharnel hughes

who was disqualified after a false start. in the gymnastics, max whitlock retained his 0lympic title, with gold in the pommel horse final. the 28—year—old now becomes the most successful gymnast ever in the event. in the bmx freestyle — charlotte worthington recovered from a fall in herfirst run to claim a remarkable victory and becomes the first woman to complete a 360 degree backflip in competition. duncan brooks took bronze in the men's event — britain have now won a medal in all four bmx events. and, there was further success in the swimming with silver in the men's medley relay. britain have now won a record eight medals in the pool. with four medals, duncan scott becomes britain's most decorated athlete at an olympic games. let's find out more about today's action from marc edwards at bbc sport centre. good afternoon.

as we've been hearing max whitlock retained his 0lympic pommel horse title with a fantastic display. he has now won six medals across three 0lympics. he showed once again he can rise to the occasion, retaining the title he won in rio. i the occasion, retaining the title he won in ric-— won in rio. i feel absolutely lost for words but _ won in rio. i feel absolutely lost for words but i _ won in rio. i feel absolutely lost for words but i can't _ won in rio. i feel absolutely lost for words but i can't even - won in rio. i feel absolutely lost l for words but i can't even describe the feeling. i feel completely overwhelmed. it feels very surreal. it was an incredible watching the sport, team gb are doing incredible, the gold medals have been flowing in. i want to do the same thing and to come out here and to get my own, ifeel very proud. that was team gb�*s second gold of the day after charlotte worthington recovered from a fall to win the new bmx freestyle competition, confirming great britain's dominance of the sport at these games.

declan brooks took bronze in the men's event, to add to the gold and silver the team took on the track. adam wild reports: the brits are in raptures, it's a huge score! british bmx has never before reached such heights. she's smashed it! charlotte worthington on top of the world. it's the first time bmx park freestyle has been in the olympics. suddenly, it's what everyone wants to see. charlotte worthington! not so long ago, worthington was working as a restaurant chef, now her moment to deliver. 0n herfirst run... oh, no! ..not quite. but in this sport, riders get two chances. back in the saddle, she had another go. i think she's going for it. 0h, she's got it, she's got it, ed! from then on, worthington was simply flawless, a near—perfect performance. aflairto finish! the scores, when they came, were stunning. 97.5! oh, my god! it's a huge score! now, only the american hannah roberts could come

between her and gold. this was pressure. 0ne slip and it was all over. she's slipped a pedal! no...no! and that's it — celebration for great britain. it's kind of unreal. i'm waiting to wake up, mate. i've been dreaming about thisi for four years and is still feels like i'm dreaming four years ago, so i'm of waiting to wake up! - a second sensational gold medal for british bmx and still the men's event to come. this was declan brooks for team gb. another dazzling display — enough to take the bronze. i've just cried for the last couple of minutes. man, it's an unbelieveable journey i've had on the way here and i'm just so stoked. so a third and fourth bmx medalfor team gb, a quite remarkable week for british bmx. adam wild, bbc news. italy have won a men's hundred metres medal for the first time and it was gold thanks to lamont marcelljacobs.

jacobs broke the european record finishing in nine point eight seconds as he claimed gold. american fred kerley took silver ahead of canada's andre de grasse who won a second successive 0lympic bronze in third. you might have noticed that lane three was empty in that race. that's because britain's zharnel hughes was disqualified for a false start. ifi if i was in the finals i would definitely have walked away with the meadow, no doubt about it. the thing as it was out of my control. unfortunately my calf cramp when i went up and i moved. i can't describe it. it hurts a lot. second time again. i'm just disappointed. swimmer duncan scott has become the first british athlete to win four medals at a single games. he now has a gold and three silvers, after the men's 4x100 metres medley relay team finished second behind

the united states. the americans broke the world record to win it, caleb dressel ending his 0lympics with five gold medals. team gb can celebrate their best swimming haul at a games — they've won eight medals in all. and the team gb men's hockey team is out, beaten by india in their quarter—final. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website — that's bbc.co.uk/sport as we've been hearing max whitlock retained his 0lympic pommel horse title with a fantastic display. we can speak now to max whitlock�*s former team mate nile wilson — who won bronze in the horizontal bar at the rio 0lympics. happy with us, your take on the stunning performance from max? unbelievable, three—time 0lympic unbelievable, three—time olympic champion, six medals, like you say there. i think this week in tokyo,

there. i think this week in tokyo, the competition, it probably means the competition, it probably means the most and he feels the pressure retaining his title and was first up and went out and did the best routine i think i have seen him do any long time, and it's so good to see, legend of the sport and legend in british gymnastics.— in british gymnastics. when you say ou saw in british gymnastics. when you say you saw him — in british gymnastics. when you say you saw him do _ in british gymnastics. when you say you saw him do the _ in british gymnastics. when you say you saw him do the best _ in british gymnastics. when you say you saw him do the best routine, i in british gymnastics. when you say you saw him do the best routine, is| you saw him do the best routine, is that the routine he will have been practising and finessing throughout, or does it come to be functioning on the day or deciding which moves... i think with them going. , him and his coach decided we are going to go all out, the most difficult routine in the world and he all out there, put a good score down and put the pressure on for everyone else to try and beat it. he did the same routine in the team final a few days ago and

scored a9, today scored 15—5, 8—2, whatever that was, stepped up its game and put the pressure on everyone else and came out with the gold. it was so good to watch. what gold. it was so good to watch. what difference does _ gold. it was so good to watch. what difference does it _ gold. it was so good to watch. what difference does it make _ difference does it make psychologically when competing at that level as to which order you 0n? does not have any effect, he went first? ., does not have any effect, he went first? . ., , ., , , first? yeah, if he was last up he would have _ first? yeah, if he was last up he would have been _ first? yeah, if he was last up he would have been watching - first? yeah, if he was last up he would have been watching the l first? yeah, if he was last up he - would have been watching the scores and the coach may have decided to do things differently, but he is very much at that level where the process, you focus on the job in hand, try and block out everything else, all the noise, discourse, everything else. you can only control what you can control and thing a clean routine, like he has done thousands and thousands of times. in high pressurised environments in the gym every day. that's what he did today, like he always does, six on pitt meadows, and rail. ~ . ., ,, ,

and rail. what happens in the immediate — and rail. what happens in the immediate hours _ and rail. what happens in the immediate hours and - and rail. what happens in the immediate hours and days i and rail. what happens in the i immediate hours and days after winning a medal? does it stay busy? conference at a press conference? you've had all that excitement and then you're back in the village, checking your social media and stuff? i5 checking your social media and stuff? , , , ' stuff? is slightly different with cova, i'm sure, _ stuff? is slightly different with cova, i'm sure, in _ stuff? is slightly different with cova, i'm sure, in real- stuff? is slightly different with cova, i'm sure, in realwe - stuff? is slightly different with cova, i'm sure, in realwe did| stuff? is slightly different with | cova, i'm sure, in realwe did a stuff? is slightly different with - cova, i'm sure, in realwe did a lot cova, i'm sure, in real we did a lot of partying which i don't think will be the same environment —— slightly different with covid. i think they get flown home. it is a crazy feeling, the euphoria of being in that moment, it is indescribable. i know a lot of athletes struggle going back to normal life when they get home and ijust sat in the kitchen. at the same time, it will keep busy, a lot of opportunities will come his way, he might have a drink or two, but i know max, he'll be buzzing to get him to his family, his office he got his baby and wife who have had to stay home and watch on the tv, so he will be buzzing to

see his family. i’m on the tv, so he will be buzzing to see his family.— see his family. i'm sure they will be 'ust see his family. i'm sure they will be just as _ see his family. i'm sure they will be just as excited _ see his family. i'm sure they will be just as excited to _ see his family. i'm sure they will be just as excited to see - see his family. i'm sure they will be just as excited to see him. i see his family. i'm sure they will. be just as excited to see him. thank you very much. great britain have had their most successful olympics in the swimming pool with eight medals. away from the triumphs of duncan scott and adam peaty, james guy has been a important part of britain's form in the pool. he won three medals in the relays in tokyo — two golds and a silver to add to his two silvers from rio. we can now speak to james guy's dad, andrew... you must be bursting with pride? yeah, absolutely. just can't believe he has actually won the olympic gold medals, you want your child to do the best you can come and go to the olympics, and the pinnacle of any sport and get on that podium. i knew he could get on the podium, but winning that gold is a little bit different, and i'm just ecstatic for him bursting with pride for him. it

must be so exciting to watch, but different to actually being there in person at the poolside, which presumably is what you would have hoped to have been?— presumably is what you would have hoped to have been? we've been to every meet — hoped to have been? we've been to every meet he _ hoped to have been? we've been to every meet he has _ hoped to have been? we've been to every meet he has ever— hoped to have been? we've been to every meet he has ever done. i hoped to have been? we've been to every meet he has ever done. we . hoped to have been? we've been to i every meet he has ever done. we went to rio, russia in 2015, everywhere, everything was booked forjapan enough other say with covid and the rules we never went, but it is very difficult watching on telly, it's great because you get a great viewing that you would rather be there, because it is a one—off. he will want to go to paris, but there is a lot of things in the way of doing that, and it is still great to watch. it was amazing, watching on the telly, but very emotional. very emotional. i am just so pleased for him and all the team, that they have been able to do something pretty special. been able to do something pretty secial. ~ ., , .., ., ., special. when he does come home, how are ou special. when he does come home, how are you going — special. when he does come home, how are you going to — special. when he does come home, how are you going to celebrate _ special. when he does come home, how are you going to celebrate with - special. when he does come home, how are you going to celebrate with him? i are you going to celebrate with him? the element do you know what? we

will get him tomorrow. he is not ones for big celebrations, he won't see as girlfriend, want to be with this family, desperate to go for an indian. 0bviously like all the athletes and swimmers, they are on a nutrition plan, they don't eat food like that, orjames doesn't, he does not drink, he might have a couple of years now, and he will get, i don't know how long he will get off, four weeks, we won't do a lot of celebrations, how he enjoyed himself will he want to play a couple of calls, eat some nice food, fish is a law and spent a lot of time with his girlfriend and his family. —— fishes a lot. we look at the generation of swimmers he is part of, it looks as if they are on course to be one of the finest generations of olympic swimmers gb has ever seen. that urou - , swimmers gb has ever seen. that group. and _ swimmers gb has ever seen. that group. and i _ swimmers gb has ever seen. that group. and i can _ swimmers gb has ever seen. that group, and i can only _ swimmers gb has ever seen. twat group, and i can only really talk about the group now, and especially the boys, they are really special. an amazing bond in the pool. and out

the pool. what you do see, when they did they realise, something magical happens. they come together and do something out of this world. when the race, everybody else is frightened of them. very special times. british women have created an amazing culture, and a successful culture. all the youngsters out there who have been watching, that is the target. you want to get on that team and keep delivering, as these guys and girls have started. thank you very much indeed. he was off, wasn't going to wait around. speed is the name of the game, even for an olympic dad. a little more news from the olympics. a belarusian athlete has been forced out of the tokyo 0lympics after publicly criticising her national team. krystsina tsimanouskaya was due to compete in the women's 200m event on monday.

the sprinter told the reuters news agency that she was removed from her team because she spoke out about the negligence of the team's coaches. it comes after she alleged that she'd been entered into thursday's a00m relay event at short notice by belarusian officials, after some team mates were found to be ineligible to compete. krystsina says she is afraid to return to her home country and has asked the international olympic committee to intervene. young people in england are to be offered incentives, including discounts from uber and deliveroo, to get their covid—19 vaccinations. ministers are hoping there will be further offers involving cafes and restaurants in the coming weeks, to try to improve uptake of the jabs. simonjones reports. a day out with a difference. a pop—up vaccination centre was set up last week at the thorpe park theme park in surrey, part of a drive to get more younger people vaccinated. hi, guys, we're doing

covid vaccines today. just over two thirds of adults aged 18 to 29 in england have received their first dose — that is a lower uptake than in the wider population. overall, 88% of people across the uk have had a firstjab. now there will be new incentives. uber is to give discounted trips to young adults who get vaccinated. the ride—hailing app bolt will be offering free ride credits to vaccination centres. deliveroo is set to offer vouchers to young people who getjabbed, though how exactly these schemes will work is yet to be revealed. but it's a carrot—and—stick approach. ministers have warned that they will introduce covid passports in certain places from september, meaning those who haven't been vaccinated won't be able to get into nightclubs. asking festival—goers to show proof of their covid status is being used at this weekend's camp bestival music event in dorset. we have got very stringent measures here, you know,

double vaccination proof or lateral flow negative tests for people over the age of 11. more sanitation, really great compostable toilets with a lot more air space in them, things being wiped down, hand sanitiser. the uk isn't the first to try new incentives. in the us, the governor of newjersey launched shot and a beer in may, offering a free drink to those over 21 getting vaccinated. and in colorado, some vaccination sites are giving out $100 supermarket gift cards to the jabbed. if i can get it, you all can get it. i am a cancer survivor. i'd recommend you all to have it. the hope is people won'tjust grab a vaccine but a bargain too. simon jones, bbc news. a volunteer marshall has died after being hit by a car during a race meeting at brands hatch. competition at the circuit — near dartford in kent — was suspended, but is expected to resume today.

an investigation is under way. the headlines on bbc news... gold for gb gymnast max whitlock — taking the team's tally to ten at the tokyo 0lympics. young people in england will be offered incentives to have their first covid jab — like discounts for takeaway food and taxi journeys. and living in store. from today developers in england have more freedom to convert empty commercial properties into housing — without planning permission. tourists have been evacuated from beaches in south—western turkey, where raging wildfires are now threatening hotels and homes. firefighters have been struggling since wednesday, to contain dozens of fires around several popular tourist towns —— which have now killed at least six people and injured another 200. in the turkish holiday resort of bodrum tourists were told to wait for rescue boats last night to escape nearby wildfires, according to local media.

let's go straight to istanbul where we can speak to our correspondent, esra yalcinalp. what's the situation in the south—west? it is now the fifth day in the series of fires that turkey has seen, to the largest extent in its history. firefighters are trying to put out the flames, both on land, and also an area through helicopters and also an area through helicopters and planes that were given by russia, ukraine and azerbaijan. so far more than 100 fires have been going on in 32 cities. however, five or six of them are still going on in bodrum and marmara is, and it is affecting the tourists in the tourism in a very bad way. hotels

have been evacuated, people have left the summerhouses, whole villages have completely burnt down. for example, i have talked to a couple last night, and i have been in contact since. they have evacuated their summerhouse and were waiting on show, waiting for the officials to give them, to provide them with boats, so that they can evacuate the shore, because the fire kept coming towards them. so they get on the boat... not many of the stories coming from the region that magnifier is still strong —— the fire is still strong. the weather forecast and conditions are not helping, dry for the week, until at least friday. so we are following

the news. ., ., , ., ., ., the news. you mentioned is an area --oular the news. you mentioned is an area popular with — the news. you mentioned is an area popular with foreign _ the news. you mentioned is an area popular with foreign tourists. i the news. you mentioned is an area popular with foreign tourists. howl popular with foreign tourists. how important is to listen to that part of turkey? important is to listen to that part of turke ? , ., ~' , of turkey? yes, with covid, turkey took a huge _ of turkey? yes, with covid, turkey took a huge toll, _ of turkey? yes, with covid, turkey took a huge toll, because - of turkey? yes, with covid, turkey took a huge toll, because last i of turkey? yes, with covid, turkey took a huge toll, because last yearj took a huge toll, because last year and this year there was a sharp decrease in foreign tourists coming to the country. especially the uk tourists, as turkey is on the red list still. these areas are the livelihood of turkey, they are the ones with the magnificent sea, the trekking places in the mountains, full of pain trees. it is a vital part of turkish tourism —— pine trees. and turkey to dismiss a vital part of the turkish economy. rockets have been fired at kandahar

airport as the taliban continues its offensive against the afghan government. two of the missiles hit the runway and the airport has now been closed to all flights. the militants are trying to seize three major cities in the south and west. they've entered parts of herat, lashkar gah, and kandahar — which is afghanistan's second biggest city. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani spoke to us from the capital kabul. well, we saw heavy fighting overnight, particularly in lashkar gah, capital of helmand province. both afghan and american air strikes being used against the taliban positions inside the city. you'll remember that yesterday the taliban had advanced at one point to around, we're told, 300 metres from the governor's compound right in the centre of lashkar gah before being pushed back. special forces were flown in. the government says that dozens of taliban fighters have been killed, but fighting has been continuing this morning, and, as you say, clashes have also been taking place in recent days

elsewhere in the country too, notably around the cities of herat in the west and kandahar in the south. kandahar airport, three rockets were launched, hitting the runway last night — that's led to the closure of the airport today. when it comes to herat, well, the government say extra reinforcements have now arrived in the city. taliban forces are not inside herat, but they were fighting on the outskirts and clashes are continuing there, but those reinforcements are making government forces sound a bit more optimistic there. i think the most concerning place remains lashkar gah at the moment. companies still running with reduced staff because of the pandemic, will have to pay 20% of workers' wages from today — as the government's furlough scheme continues to wind down. it'll stop completely at the end of september. our business correspondent, katy austin, reports.

it's been credited with preventing unemployment rising sharply. now, we're in the final two months of thejob retention scheme. the economy has been reopening, but nearly two million people were still furloughed at the end ofjune. receptionist ruby, who is 65... hi, ruby. hiya. ..has been on full or part—time furlough since march last year. she's grateful for it, but the future is unclear. i think there's every possibility that come one october when the furlough scheme ends completely, then yes, i will possibly have to start looking for anotherjob. she can't afford to retire yet, so that's a worry. i don't think a lot of employers are happy to employ you if you're over 65. the highest rates of people on furlough used to be among the under—25s. but in the most recent data, we've seen that it's over—60s

who are now more likely to be furloughed. and that's concerning because we're likely to see a rise in unemployment when thejob retention scheme ends in the autumn, and any workers who are kind of left on furlough are more likely to become unemployed. in its final stage, the scheme is changing. previously the government paid 80% of wages for hours not worked. in july that contribution fell to 70%, with the employer picking up 10%. from today, the government will pay 60% and the employer 20%, until furlough stops at the end of september. the british chambers of commerce estimates a fifth of firms still using it are considering redundancies as the cost to them increases. it's a concern for businesses which are still struggling, like travel agents. there are still lots of destinations we can't sell. it's come to a point where the money is going to run out. and obviously with the furlough scheme, we've been able to keep staff on, or we've kept 50% of the staff on, and it's

just going to just drain the money even faster. furlough will soon become a thing of the past. that means tough decisions for some firms. in a statement, the government told us, it's helping people of all ages find the skills they need to get back into work. katy austin, bbc news. from today, developers will have more freedom to convert empty shops into housing without the need for planning permission. permitted development rights are being expanded for a range of vacant commercial buildings on high streets in england. the government says the move should help ease the housing crisis and breathe new life into town centres trying to recover from the pandemic. our business correspondent, emma simpson, reports. empty shops blighting our town centres. croydon south of london has its share of them. now it's going to be easier to turn units like these into housing on england's high streets. it's notjust shops — all sorts of vacant commercial buildings, from restaurants

and gyms to banks. for the government, this is all about having a simpler, more flexible planning process, helping to create much—needed new homes and enabling struggling high streets to adapt. it's a seismic deregulatory shift in our planning system. the government has already made it far easier for buildings to switch between different commercial uses, but they've now gone a step further and allowed a switch between those commercial uses to residential use without the need for planning permission. there is a size limit, and there is a need for prior approval, but this could significantly change the face of our high streets. croydon has been the sharp end of planning deregulation. in recent years, it's seen a wave of office buildings converted into flats — but with mixed success. now, more change could be coming down the tracks, and it's even got landlords worried. we absolutely need to build more homes. we're already building homes in our high streets and town centres, and we'll do more of that

in the future to deliver the homes that we need, but that needs to be planned for in a coherent way, and our worry about these new changes is that it will create a haphazard approach and we will get a broken—up high street rather than a place that brings people together and draws them in for the future. something's going to have to fill these gaps to revive our town centres, but this change will be contentious, with likely battles ahead. emma simpson, bbc news, croydon. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. good afternoon. it's a rather grey sunday out there for many. if we take a look at the satellite picture, you can see exactly what i'm talking about. there are some breaks in the cloud and some brightness into western scotland in particular and parts of north wales but a weak weather front is shifting its way steadily south and it's enhancing some sharp, possibly thundery downpours to develop a little bit later on in the day. also, a northerly flow means that it's quite cool out there, particularly on exposed north sea coasts. there will be a good deal of dry weather but, as i say, quite a lot of cloud around as well.

so top temperatures, 12—20 degrees at the very best. it looks likely that the best of the weather as we go through the week, though, will be monday and tuesday, as this little bump of high pressure will build in from the atlantic and keep things relatively quiet. so if you've got some outdoor plans, certainly monday and tuesday look likely to be the best days but it's not going to be very warm for the early half of august, with top temperatures of 20 degrees. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: success for team gb in tokyo — gold for gymnast max whitlock, who retains the olympic pommel horse title. another gold for team gb — charlotte worthington wins a dramatic bmx park freestyle final. young people in england will be offered incentives to have their first covid jab — like discounts for takeaway food and taxi journeys. tourists have been evacuated from beaches in south—western turkey, where raging wildfires are now threatening

hotels and homes. now on bbc news, the media show. hello. what a summer of sport this is. sport is all over tv, and coverage of sports events is what we are focusing on today. the olympics is on, we've just had the euros, and there's a new cricket competition called the hundred on primetime bbc, as well as sky. but in this age of infinite choice, live sport has to compete to hold our attention. does sport need to be more attractive than an hour of fortnite or netflix, or tiktok? and has the amount of money tv companies are prepared to pay for sport fallen during the pandemic? well, these are some of the questions that my all—star panel of sporting supremos

will answer today — and between them, they are reaching hundreds of millions of viewers.