this is bbc news. the headlines at 4pm... success for team gb in tokyo — gold for gymnast mat 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. the new fastest man on earth wins italy's first ever gold 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. and coming up later this hour — wejoin zeinab badawi for take me to the opera. team gb have two more gold medals on day nine of the tokyo 0lympics, with success in gymnastics and bmx. 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 — and it brings his overall tally of olympic medals to six with three golds and three bronze. in the bmx freestyle — charlotte worthington recovered from a fall in herfirst run to claim a remarkable victory and 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 successful athlete at an olympic games. let's find out more about today's action from marc edwards at bbc sport centre. good afternoon. max whitlock has done it again. one called again for great britain at the olympic games in tokyo, delivering under the most intense pressure when it mattered most. he was first to go in the eight—man pommel horse final and

produced a stunning routine which proved unbeatable, after what was a relatively poor performance in qualifying. he showed once again he can rise to the occasion, retaining the title he won in rio. i can rise to the occasion, retaining the title he won in rio.— the title he won in rio. i feel absolutely — the title he won in rio. i feel absolutely lost _ the title he won in rio. i feel absolutely lost for _ the title he won in rio. i feel absolutely lost for words, i the title he won in rio. i feel| absolutely lost for words, but the title he won in rio. i feel. absolutely lost for words, but i can't even describe the feeling. i feel completely overwhelmed and it feels very surreal. it was an incredible kind of watching this for guthrie, team gb have been doing incredible. the gold medals have been flowing in an irish want to do the same thing and to come out here and get my own —— ijust want to. tea m team gb's singles of the day after charlotte worthington recovered from a faulty when the new bmx freestyle competition, confirming great britain's dominance of the sport at these games. dominance of the sport at these games. 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 final i would definitely have walked away with a medal. no doubt about it. it was out of my control. unfortunately my calf cramps when i went up on set 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.

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website — that's bbc.co.uk/sport great britain have had their most successful olympics in the swimming pool with eight medals. adam peaty was one of the main components of britain's success in tokyo with three medals — he became the first british swimmer to retain an olympic title in the 100 metre backstroke — he added a second gold in the mixed medley relay and a silver in the men's medley race. we can now speak to one of the men behind his success. bill beswick is adam peaty�*s performance psychologist and author of the book �*changing your story�*. good to with us. let's talk about the importance of the psychological build—up to a huge event on the world stage like this. build-up to a huge event on the world stage like this.— world stage like this. well, it's alwa s world stage like this. well, it's always important, _ world stage like this. well, it's always important, because - world stage like this. well, it's always important, because the world stage like this. well, it's - always important, because the mind drives the body. the mind is the

athlete, the body isjust drives the body. the mind is the athlete, the body is just the means. . so adam understands he has to have his mind in mint condition in order to function as a champion. especially injapan when the environment is so strange and different. you have to look over and beat the environment in order to function and operate on the training you have done for the previous four years. in you have done for the previous four ears. , ., you have done for the previous four ears. years. in terms of the psychological trainin: years. in terms of the psychological training that — years. in terms of the psychological training that you _ years. in terms of the psychological training that you help _ years. in terms of the psychological training that you help him - years. in terms of the psychological training that you help him the - training that you help him the build—up to it, how does it differ this year request mac because of all the uncertainties and question marks because it is an olympic games like no other, at one point we did not even know if it was going to go ahead? ., �* , even know if it was going to go ahead? . �* , ., , even know if it was going to go ahead? . �*, .,, , ahead? that's right. there has been ahead? that's right. there has been a lot of uncertainty _ ahead? that's right. there has been a lot of uncertainty and _ ahead? that's right. there has been a lot of uncertainty and we've - ahead? that's right. there has been a lot of uncertainty and we've had i a lot of uncertainty and we've had to deal with that. that's dealt with by british women creating a high—performance environment —— british swimming creating a high performance environment which deals and doesn't react to setbacks. 0ur motto with tokyo as we can deal with

this. we won't react emotionally, we want to get negative, we can deal with this. these conditions will be for us. —— we won't get negative. the athletes performed in the sewing pool and we understand we were successful with that. —— in the swimming pool. we successful with that. -- in the swimming pool.— successful with that. -- in the swimming pool. we cast your mind back to childhood _ swimming pool. we cast your mind back to childhood swimming - swimming pool. we cast your mind back to childhood swimming also i back to childhood swimming also makes a difference when your friends and family out there cheering you on. at this level, the elite level, just make a difference whether family and friends are able to be by the poolside, are not, as is this case in this 0lympic spice it the poolside, are not, as is this case in this olympic spice it does for some athletes _ case in this olympic spice it does for some athletes certainly - case in this olympic spice it does for some athletes certainly for i case in this olympic spice it does l for some athletes certainly for less experienced athletes, it is a good source of support and comfort, but relief for the champions, they are locked into their own mindset. they are locked into their own world that they create, which gets the best performance out of them. once more, we decided to deal with the situation rather than react, so there is no crowd, we picked up the motto we are the crowd. 0ur hashtag

for our team is one team gb. and they support the other athletes gave was fantastic. it is they support the other athletes gave was fantastic.— was fantastic. it is one thing to -s ch was fantastic. it is one thing to psych yourself _ was fantastic. it is one thing to psych yourself up _ was fantastic. it is one thing to psych yourself up and - was fantastic. it is one thing to psych yourself up and get - was fantastic. it is one thing to psych yourself up and get in i was fantastic. it is one thing to | psych yourself up and get in the right mindset in an individual race, but how do they make sure that is consistent among a team when you have something like the medley, for example? have something like the medley, for examle? ~ ., , have something like the medley, for examle? . ., , ., example? well, actually, most of the athletes will — example? well, actually, most of the athletes will tell _ example? well, actually, most of the athletes will tell you _ example? well, actually, most of the athletes will tell you that _ example? well, actually, most of the athletes will tell you that it _ example? well, actually, most of the athletes will tell you that it is - athletes will tell you that it is easier, because you are inspired by being part of a team, and germane desire is not to let the others down. —— your main desire. that is a strong motivation eddie force, i do not want to let the other people in my team down. for the other swimmers, begin eating with adam peaty is highly motivational because they are swimming with the world 0lympic they are swimming with the world olympic champion. that is very comforting —— of being in a team. we comforting -- of being in a team. we heard comforting —— of being in a team. we heard earlier in the wiki concept that was new to me, i'm sure it's new to many of her peers as well,

the concept in gymnastics of the twisting, where the body does not want to do exactly what the mind wants it today. is there an equivalent within swimming or as a very unique to that particular discipline?— very unique to that particular disciline? ., ., �* ~ �*, discipline? no, i don't think it's uniuue discipline? no, i don't think it's unique to _ discipline? no, i don't think it's unique to that _ discipline? no, i don't think it's unique to that discipline. - discipline? no, i don't think it's unique to that discipline. i - discipline? no, i don't think it's| unique to that discipline. i think there is always a time in every sport, and every athlete's career where the mind suddenly wonders and strays, and that is often due to a realisation that the expectations are overbearing, the consequences of failure are too much to cope with, and suddenly, whereas you have had ioy and suddenly, whereas you have had joy in your computing your event, there comes fear. and when that moment when your mind moves from joy to fear, then you get what they call the twisties. to fear, then you get what they call the twisties— the twisties. with that in mind, when we have _ the twisties. with that in mind, when we have seen _ the twisties. with that in mind, when we have seen such - the twisties. with that in mind, when we have seen such a - the twisties. with that in mind, - when we have seen such a successful start to the olympics, does it make more gold medals in silver medals in

bronze medal is likely or does it make it harder to then achieve that because the pressure is on? well. make it harder to then achieve that because the pressure is on? well, i would like to _ because the pressure is on? well, i would like to think _ because the pressure is on? well, i would like to think it _ because the pressure is on? well, i would like to think it makes - because the pressure is on? well, i would like to think it makes it - because the pressure is on? well, ij would like to think it makes it more likely because people will feed off that brilliant start that gb has had, to think that anything is possible. is it possible for meare extraordinary athletes in the swimming pool, but very ordinary people. any athlete competing for great britain must think now i have a chance. and it should feed their motivation. a chance. and it should feed their motivation-— a chance. and it should feed their motivation. . , ' . ~ motivation. fascinating stuff, thank ou for motivation. fascinating stuff, thank you for speaking — motivation. fascinating stuff, thank you for speaking to _ motivation. fascinating stuff, thank you for speaking to others. -- - you for speaking to others. —— speaking to us. let's see how the medals table is looking. china are leading the way with 23 gold medals — with the united states close behind on twenty. great britain are sixth in the medal table with ten golds — and 32 medals overall.

a belarusian 0lympic athlete has been taken to the airport in tokyo to fly home after publicly complaining about the national team. krystsina tsimanouskaya was due to compete in the women's 200m event on monday. the sprinter told reuters she was removed from her team because she spoke out on instagram about the negligence of the team's coaches. it comes after she alleged that she'd been enterred 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. i'm joined by our reporter matt graveling... what more do we know about this? we are what more do we know about this? - are used to the headlines that they will peace be made on the track, not at the japanese airport, this seems to be the case today with the

belarusian sprinter 24—year—old krystsina tsimanouskaya. what we believe has happened, head of heat tomorrow, 200 metre 58, up against some strong competition —— fifth heat. we believe she has been told to leave the country by her coaching team. there is quite a lot to on pet care. we believe what happened is in an instagram pudsey criticised coach's decision for putting it into a four by 400 relay on thursday. this was not met well in belarus by state media, they criticise and said it was not in keeping with team spirit. krystsina tsimanouskaya has told reporters that injapan today, coaching staff came into her room and told her to pack her bags, she is leaving, so she was taken to the airport where there is now picture surrounding as you can see on the tv of her actually talking to japanese police.

of her actually talking to japanese olice. ,, . , of her actually talking to japanese olice. ,, .,, ., ,., of her actually talking to japanese olice. ,, ., . , police. she has also spoken, we should say. _ police. she has also spoken, we should say. to _ police. she has also spoken, we should say, to the _ police. she has also spoken, we should say, to the belarusian i police. she has also spoken, we i should say, to the belarusian sport solidarity foundation, a group founded in 2022 support athletes jailed our sideline for their political views, and in that she has today from the airport said that mac —— founded in 2020. it carries on. the ioc have seen this in the media and they have issued a short statement and said that they are asking the belarus national 0lympic asking the belarus national olympic committee for clarification. so as we understand it right now, krystsina tsimanouskaya has said she was too afraid to return to belarus, we have also been told by some belarusian reporters she is looking for asylum in austria, but as of right now she is still in that airport injapan, less than 11 hours away from what was going to be one of the biggest races of her life.

thank you for picking up on the forest. we will continue to watch the developments. 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. a former diplomat, who was sentenced to eight months injail, over blogs he wrote about the high court trial of alex salmond in 2020, has handed himself into the police. this comes after supreme courtjudges refused 62—year—old craig murray, the former british ambassador to uzbekistan, permission to appeal his conviction for breaching a court order.

prosecutors had said mr murray deliberately risked jigsaw identification of women, who had made complaints against mr salmond. scotland's former first minister was acquitted of all 13 sexual assault charges. 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. 0ur correspondent in istanbul, esra yalcinalp, gave me this update. 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 in air 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 it is affecting the tourists in the tourism in a very bad way. hotels have been evacuated, people have left 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 shore, 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... spent a night in another place. many of the stories coming from the region that the fire is still strong. the weather conditions are not helping, forecast is dry for the week, until at least friday. so we are following the news. you mentioned it is an area popular with foreign tourists. how important is tourism to that part of turkey? yes, with covid, turkey 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 in the mountains, full of pine trees. it is a vital part of turkish tourism — 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. 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. there's evidence people drank more heavily during the pandemic. injuly, public health england reported a 21% year—on—year increase in deaths from alcohol—related liver disease. but now, heavy alcohol consumption seems to be falling. a recent survey showed one in five people in newcastle and darlington — in the north of england — have cut back on their drinking. from there, phil connell reports. it's a region that likes to party, with many of our towns and cities known for their drinking culture. but here in the north—east it's an image that may be changing. new research shows increasing numbers of adults living here are turning their back

on booze, preferring instead a life without it. people are taking more of a conscious approach about what they're actually putting into their bodies. not only will they feel better, their mental health will be better and they will look better. according to public health england, the north—east�*s most sober place is newcastle, with more than 21% of adults quitting booze completely. darlington at 18.2% is second, with northumberland named as the region's worst place for sobriety, with only 10.2% choosing to stay sober. the figures suggest in towns like darlington, at least one in six people are teetotal. i'm vegan as well so it's a lifestyle choice, really. i like a glass of wine and he doesn't drink. i haven't drunk for about two months now.

i think the old—fashioned boozer game of darts - and pint and a pie and fisticuffs at the end - of the night has all gone now. for most it's our way of life they are happy to enjoy, with sensible drinking still good advice. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. good afternoon. a quiet start to the month of august but nothing critically outstanding. today summarises it nicely. we have seen some breaks in the cloud out to the west. a lot of cloud generally elsewhere. some showers from a weather front drifting south and east. some of these may well turn quite heavy and thundery before the day is through. as the cold front clears away, then allows this ridge of high pressure to build from the west and quieten things down. the wind direction still coming from a northerly source, so a cool start to monday, some early morning sunshine will quickly be spoilt by quite a lot of cloud developing into the afternoon, and if you sharp showers as well could break out across south

wales and south—west england. temperatures subdued for early august, a maximum of 20 degrees, perhaps feeling even cooler on those exposed north—east coast. dry, settled and yields little more sunshine around on tuesday, but still particularly warm.

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. and living in store. from today developers in england have more freedom to convert empty commercial properties into housing — without planning permission. now on bbc news, zeinab badawi talks to two of today's biggest opera names — italian mezzo soprano cecilia bartoli, and tenorjuan diego florez.