this is bbc news. the headlines at five... 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. you cannot put into words howl you cannot put into words how i feel about _ you cannot put into words how i feel about him _ you cannot put into words how i feel about him and ijust want to give him a— about him and ijust want to give him a hug— about him and ijust want to give him a hug and just tell him that we are just _ him a hug and just tell him that we are just so — him a hug and just tell him that we are just so proud of him. 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 who wins italy's first ever gold medal.

medal. 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 leaving beaches in south—western turkey, where raging wildfires are now threatening hotels and homes. and coming up at 5.30, comedian ali official has some difficult, insightful and hilarious conversations about being british—bangladeshi. team gb have 2 more gold medals on day 9 of the tokyo olympics, with success in gymnastics and bmx.

in the ariake arena, max whitlock retained his olympic 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 6, with 3 golds and 3 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 4 bmx events. and there was further success in the swimming with silver in the men's medley relay. britain have now won a record 8 medals in the pool. with 4 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 won gold 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 he produced a stunning routine which proved unbeatable. after a relatively poor performance in qualifying, he showed once again he can rise to the occasion, retaining the title he won in rio. i feel absolutely lost for words. i can't even describe the feeling. i feel completely overwhelmed and it feels very, very surreal. it was an incredible watching the sport, team gb have been doing incredible, the gold medals have been flowing in. you know, ijust want to do the same thing and to come out here and to get my own, ifeel very proud. charlotte worthington recovered from a fall to take gold in the new bmx freestyle competition and confirm great britain's dominance of the sport at these games. she also made history by landing the 360 degree backflip. it's the holy grail in the women's freestyle division, having never been landed in any competition until worthington�*s second run.

that moment capped a world—class, gold—medal winning routine which received the highest score across both the men's and women's events. it was the jewel in the crown of gb's remarkable bmx performance in tokyo, culminating with two gold medals, a silver and a bronze. idid not i did not put any pressure on myself really. you go in and out so sometimes you are thinking maybe there is some pressure and maybe it's not meant to happen this time but you just kind of let those things go really quick. and refocus. i tried not to have that much pressure, ifocused on enjoying myself and taking it one trick at a time. declan brooks took bronze in the men's freestyle event. the 25—year—old pulled off two big front flips in his second run to earn his place on the podium. that performance comes just a couple of months after a horror crash which left him unconscious. lamont marcelljacobs is the fastest man on earth. he powered to victory in the men's 100m final to give italy its first ever medal in the event.

jacobs, who only switched away from long jump in 2018 and had never gone under 10 seconds until this year, streaked clear to win in 9.80 seconds. american fred kerley took silver ahead of canada's andre de grasse who won a second successive olympic 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. 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 cramped 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 axioo metres medley relay team finished second behind the united states.

the americans broke the world record to win it, caeleb dressel ending his olympics with five gold medals. team gb can celebrate their best swimming haul at a games. they've won eight medals in all. unfortunately not all good news for gb on day 9. great britain were beaten by india in the men's hockey quarterfinals. there was only one goal in it coming to the end of the fourth quarter before hardik singh struck to seal a 3—1 win for india and book them a place in the semis for the first time in 41 years. gb captain adam dixon says it's his last game for the side. we really push the indian team their right to the bitter end and i think, ijust wish we right to the bitter end and i think, i just wish we could right to the bitter end and i think, ijust wish we could have gone through that again and that first half was a little bit slow and i think that meant we were always chasing in that game and it's so hard to chase in hockey, especially when a team wants to sit deep and a team like india who are well organised and soak up pressure, i felt we gave it a good crack but

just not quite enough on today. so this is how the medal table looks at the end of day 9. gb has 10 golds which puts them sixth. a few guaranteed medals to come though, british boxer ben whittaker will win at least a silver after he reached tuesday's 81kg final. pat mccormack will also fight for gold in the men's welterweight division while frazer clarke is into the super—heavyweight final after france's mourad aliev was disqualified. gb's sailing team have also guaranteed two more medals to add to the bronze they have already won. that's all for now. as we've been saying, max whitlock won gold defending his pommel horse olympic title in tokyo. here's his family's reaction. so proud. you cannot put it into words. it was just really emotional to watch, but yeah, so proud and so happy for him. what were the nerves like watching him doing that first performance? we were all on the edge of our seats.

wejust wanted him to do a good job. it has been a long—time training, from training in the garden and everything else that has been on with the year of covid, i think the fact he was even at the olympics, we were just happy that he had the opportunity to still compete, so we just wanted him to do a good job for him, really. when he did that landing, what went through your mind? i think we all screamed. yeah. we were jumping up and down. just so happy that he had done it and we could see as well by his reaction of how he finished it that he was happy with it as well. for you to be with all the family and for your children to see their uncle, being olympic champion again, what was it like to be all together? it was just amazing. we loved it. it was just really, really good. really good. what do you want to say to uncle max? well done, well... done. we are so proud of you,. we are so proud of you, max. what about you ?

what would you like to say to him? we are so proud of you, can't wait to see you. that's lovely. the fact he had gone through such a difficult time when he went there as defending champion, obviously he was quite emotional and it looked like there was a bit of a relief because that was such an enormous amount of pressure to carry. the fact he was able to do that to be able to cope with the pressure, what are your thoughts about how he has overcome all of that to then go out there and defend the title? i think it is, what he did was amazing, because the preparation was not a normal preparation. but with being able to do about it home last year through lockdown and then when he went back into the gym, i think it has worked, timing has actually worked quite well for him and for him to go and do that routine just shows that he is my champion.

not just. .. you have produced the greatest british gymnast of all time. that must feel, you and your husband and the whole family mustjust be beaming with pride? so proud. you cannot put into words how i feel about him and ijust want to give him a hug and tell him that we are so proud of him. that moment when he comes back and he has got that medal and he comes to you all and shows it, that will be quite... special. very special. see you soon, dad. see see you soon. see you soon! say, "well done, dad." well done, dad! a belarusian olympic 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 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. our correspondent matt graveling explained what happened. what we believe has happened, head of heat tomorrow, 200 metre, fifth heat. we believe she has been told to leave the country by her coaching team. there is quite a lot to unpick here. we believe what happened is in

an instagram post, she criticised her coach's decision for putting it into a four by 400 female relay on thursday. this critcism was not met well in belarus by state media, they criticised her and said it was not in keeping with team spirit. krystsina has told reporters 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 pictures surrounding as you can see on the tv of her actually talking to japanese police. she has also spoken, we should say, to the belarusian sport solidarity foundation, bssf, a group founded in 2020 to support athletes jailed or sideline for their political views, and in that she has today from the airport said...

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 olympic committee for clarification. so as we understand it right now, krystsina has said she is 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. let's take a look at the latest coronavirus figures for the uk. in the latest 2a hour periods the uk has recorded 24,100 cases. 65 people have died, that's within 28 days of a positive test. looking at vaccinations, 46.9 million people have received their first dose. and 38.3 million people have

now received 2 doses. young people in england are to be offered incentives, including discounts from uber and deliveroo, to get their covid—i9 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 2i 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. the headlines on bbc news... gold for gb gymnast max whitlock. taking the team's tally to ten at the tokyo olympics. 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 leaving beaches in south—western turkey, where wildfires are now threatening hotels and homes. foreign secretary dominic raab has condemned the attack on an oil tanker off the coast of oman in which two crew members, including a british national, were killed. mr raab accused iran

of being behind the reported drone strike on the vessel, managed by an israeli company and said it was a clear violation of international law. iran has denied any involvement. tourists have been leaving 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 6 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. our 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, the tourism industry in a very bad way. hotels have been evacuated, people have left their 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... and were spending the night in another place. many of the stories coming from the region, the fire is still strong. the wind and weather conditions are not helping at all, the 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. so 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, and turkish tourism is a vital part of the turkish economy. 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. lewis hamilton said he was "devastated" to hear of the incident. he said, "these volunteer marshals are what makes racing "possible, they are heroes. "my heart is with his family".

a former diplomat who was sentenced to eight months in jail over blogs he wrote about the high court trial of alex salmond in 2020, has handed himself into the police. this comes after supreme court judges 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. 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 they've entered parts of herat, lashkar gah, and kandahar, which is afghanistan's second biggest city. our 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. new zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern, has formally apologised for police raids which disproportionately targeted pacific communities in the 1970s. hundreds of people attended a special ceremony at the town hall in the city of auckland to hear this significant statement. the so—called dawn raids were carried out to find, convict and deport people from the pacific islands, suspected of overstaying their visas, but never those from the uk or the us or south africa. let's hearfrom ms adern. today, i stand on behalf of the new

zealand government to issue a formal and unreserved apology to pacific communities for the discriminatory implementation of the immigration laws of the 1970s that led to the events of the dawn raids. 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. large cruise ships have been banned from the centre of venice, after years of environmental protests. vessels of more than 25,000 tonnes will no longer be allowed to dock in the lagoon. campaigners and residents say the ships pollute the air and water, and cause erosion. mark lowen reports. it's been venice's david versus goliath. for years, protests by locals in their small boats against the mammoth cruise liners clogging its waterways. critics say they pollute, damage venice's ecosystem and erode foundations with their large waves. finally, victory. from today, any ship over 25,000 tonnes is now banned

from the city's central canal. they brought significant amount of fear and hopelessness, because every time we saw one of these ships, you know, coming towards us in piazza san marco, it just brought to the front of our minds just how little everybody cares about venice as world heritage and, you know, about environmental and socialjustice in general. the cruise ships have been seen as symptoms of venice's over—tourism. hordes of day—trippers not the model of sustainable tourism many here want. and they've contributed to the flooding that's long plagued venice. the high tide in 2019, the worst in 50 years, inundating st mark's square and devastating homes and businesses.

a new port in the nearby city of marghera will be fast—tracked for the cruise liners, but those depending on the industry are worried. translation: such a decision taken so quickly without - planning is absurd. in our opinion, it is evil, and a crime against the workers. "la serenissima" venice was called, the most serene. but its beauty is fragile. the battle over who can drift through the city of water might now help preserve this jewel of civilisation. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. two sumatran tigers are recovering at a zoo in the indonesian capital, jakarta, after being infected with coronavirus. 9—year—old tino and 12—year—old hari tested positive in mid—july, after they experienced flu—like symptoms, trouble breathing and appetite loss. officials at the zoo say the tigers are healthy now. scientists are trying to find

the source of the infection. the zoo has been closed sincejune, as covid—19 cases have been soaring nationwide. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise. hello there. it's a quiet start to the month of august, but nothing particularly outstanding, i'm afraid. in fact, today summarises it quite nicely. we have seen some breaks in the cloud out to the west, a lot of cloud generally elsewhere and some nuisance showers from a weather front that's drifting its way steadily south and east. some of these may well turn quite heavy and thundery before the day is through, but as that cold front clears away, it then allows this ridge of high pressure to build from the west and quieten things down. but the wind direction�*s still coming from a northerly source, so it's a cool start to monday. some early morning sunshine will quickly be spoilt by quite a lot of cloud developing into the afternoon, and a few sharp showers as well could break out across south wales and southwest

england. temperatures subdued, really, for early august — the maximum of 20 degrees, but perhaps feeling even cooler on those exposed northeast coasts. dry, settled and a little more sunshine around on tuesday, but still not particularly warm. hello, this is bbc news with ben boulos. 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 leaving beaches in south—western turkey, where raging wildfires are now threatening hotels and homes. now on bbc news, ali official is one of the uk's top british—bangladeshi comedians.