welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: an athlete from belarus is under police protection in tokyo, after her team officials tried to put her on a plane home against her will. i'm sarah mulkerrins, live in tokyo, where day 10 of the olympics is underway after a historic night for italy on the track — gold in the men's 100 metres and a shared gold in the men's highjump. taliban fighters continue to advance in afghanistan — attacking cities, and threatening to over—run the capital of helmand province. unarmed troops begin to patrol the streets of sydney as australia ramps up

its covid lockdown. it's eight in the morning in singapore, and 9am in tokyo where the czech republic and poland have offered to help a belarusian sprinter who was ordered home from the games by her country's 0lympic officials. this is her — krystsina tsimanouskaya. she had been due to compete in the women's 200m event on monday. but after posting a video complaining about being entered into another race at short notice, she says she was told to pack and taken to the airport. she then contacted police, and uploaded this video on social media, appealing for help. the flight took off without her on board. tsimanouskaya has said she believes she's now safe i'm joined now by sarah mulkerrins in tokyo. the international olympic committee says it has

asked the belarus authorities to clarify what happened. it comes of course against a backdrop of ongoing protests against president lukashenko of belarus — who the opposition accuse of stealing the election, and repressing any dissent against his leadership. this all emerged late last night in tokyo around the time of the men's 100 metre night in tokyo around the time of the men's100 metre final. social media posts were coming out in the story developed a few hours later the international olympic committee in tokyo 2020 updated with a statement on social media. they had said that they had spoken to the athlete who was at the airport last night, she was with the authorities at the airport and she was being accompanied by a staff member from tokyo 2020. the organisers and, importantly, she told them that she felt safe. they said they would continue their

conversations with krystsina tsimanouskaya and the authorities would determine what the next steps are in the upcoming days. she had said that she was considering applying for asylum in europe so the ioc will have a media conference midday here in tokyo and we will see what the update is. this comes against the backdrop of the ongoing protests against the president of belarus. here's what pavel latushko, a former belarussian culture minister, now an opposition leader based in warsaw in poland, had to say about the events in tokyo. translation: because the athlete, krystsina _ athlete, krystsina tsimanouskaya, criticised the belarusian national team for bela rusian national team for their violation belarusian national team for their violation of the rules and procedures for athletes participating in the olympic games, the president made the decision to take her out of tokyo and return her to belarus. she will be

accompanied by three heavily built individuals. it is important to help our belarusian citizen who merely expressed an opinion. from that controversy, that news at the olympics, looking ahead at what is happening today. it ahead at what is happening toda . , ., �* , today. it is the women's heavyweight _ today. it is the women's| heavyweight competition today. it is the women's - heavyweight competition and laurel hubbard, the 43—year—old weightlifter from laurel hubbard, the 43—year—old weightlifterfrom new laurel hubbard, the 43—year—old weightlifter from new zealand makes her first attempt today as the first openly transgender female athlete to compete at the olympics. but there has been some debate about that. it is an historic day for sport. this has been a significant story in the buildup to these olympic games ever since laurel hubbard qualified for new zealand to represent. it has sparked debate. the olympic committee say that she is an important role model and that she opens up a conversation around inclusivity and some of her fellow competitors have been supportive of the move,

having her competing here. there are critics, some athletes questioning her inclusion at these games. a key aspect around this conversation has been whether she carries an advantage due to going through mail puberty. many of the scientists and the academics have not reached a conclusion on that. laurel hubbard competed as a youngster in weightlifting. she left the spot when she was 23 years old, she came out as transgender in 2012 and returned to the sport. she is 43 years old, she has won international medals before. she comes into this slightly down in the world rankings, potentially outside the metal so we will see how that competition goes later. a significant talking point in the world of sport and beyond. and another talking point over the weekend, this touched my heart. the highjump. that incredible showing of olympic spirit between the two co—

champions who are sharing the gold. it is what it is about, isn't it? b, gold. it is what it is about, isn't it? �* ., , gold. it is what it is about, isn't it?— isn't it? a lovely moment. wasn't it- _ isn't it? a lovely moment. wasn't it. really _ isn't it? a lovely moment. | wasn't it. really beautiful. isn't it? a lovely moment. i wasn't it. really beautiful. in the men's highjump final last night and we had this epic contest between mutaz essa barshim of qatar and gianmarco tamberi of italy and they were just going toe to toe. no separating them. they were going to go to a jump off and mutaz essa barshim asked the official if they could share the metal and the official said it is possible and then they suddenly realised and they had i°y suddenly realised and they had joy and delight and jumping all over the place. a wonderful moment and a couple of minutes later, gianmarco tamberi congratulated his compatriot and teammate in the 100 metre as he won the 100 metre final, lamont marceljacobs winning that. a surprise winner in the 100 metres, everyone looking

for the new star of athletics in men sprinting after usain bolt and it was an italian went on that. it has been an exciting day all around in the action here in tokyo. one thing i particularly enjoyed watching was the bmx. let's speak to jason richards. a former competitor who joins jason richards. a former competitor whojoins us jason richards. a former competitor who joins us now. jason richards. a former competitor whojoins us now. he can talk a little about the action yesterday. we saw the thrills and spills. gymnastics on a bike. what did you make of the showing yesterday and the excitement and joy it brought to so many people? i excitement and joy it brought to so many people?— to so many people? i have to tell you. _ to so many people? i have to tell you, being _ to so many people? i have to tell you, being a _ to so many people? i have to tell you, being a life - to so many people? i have to tell you, being a life long - to so many people? i have to | tell you, being a life long bmx racer_ tell you, being a life long bmx racer you _ tell you, being a life long bmx racer you never really get our props — racer you never really get our pmps and _ racer you never really get our props and due respect so it is nice _ props and due respect so it is nice to — props and due respect so it is nice to see _ props and due respect so it is nice to see bmx racing and bmx freestyle — nice to see bmx racing and bmx freestyle on such a large and global— freestyle on such a large and global stage. the freestyle competition was absolutely amazing. women freestyle seeing tricks _ amazing. women freestyle seeing tricks never done in competition. they could showcase their talent and then

the men. — showcase their talent and then the men, it was almost like cirque _ the men, it was almost like cirque du _ the men, it was almost like cirque du soleil on a bike. reatiy— cirque du soleil on a bike. really pleased with that. really pleased with that. really pleased with how bmx was shown _ really pleased with how bmx was shown to the world and pleased with the — shown to the world and pleased with the outcome as well. bearing _ with the outcome as well. bearing in mind your history and your association with this sport, what do you think the platform of being at the olympics will do to it now? we kind of have — olympics will do to it now? we kind of have the perfect storm. ever— kind of have the perfect storm. ever since _ kind of have the perfect storm. ever since this covid—19 pandemic crisis hit a candidly many— pandemic crisis hit a candidly many bike sales have gone through— many bike sales have gone through the roof and many peorrie _ through the roof and many people are getting outside. but now with — people are getting outside. but now with bmx and the olympics it is giving people who would not normally have an opportunity to see something like that all see the actual level_ like that all see the actual level it _ like that all see the actual level it can get to, it gives someone _ level it can get to, it gives someone aspirations, possibly, or hope — someone aspirations, possibly, or hope that maybe i could do that— or hope that maybe i could do that one — or hope that maybe i could do that one day. maybe i could be there _ that one day. maybe i could be there one _ that one day. maybe i could be there one day. not only is this bicycie — there one day. not only is this bicycle just a vehicle to go

hit some _ bicycle just a vehicle to go hit some jumps with friends or -et hit some jumps with friends or get to— hit some jumps with friends or get to school, now this bicycle can actually be a vehicle for a college — can actually be a vehicle for a college scholarship or possibly even _ college scholarship or possibly even a — college scholarship or possibly even a professional career or, if not. — even a professional career or, if not, working within the industry _ if not, working within the industry. so it is nice to see bicycles, _ industry. so it is nice to see bicycles, bmx arrive and mature. _ bicycles, bmx arrive and mature, if you will, as an industry— mature, if you will, as an industry and a sport. i think it is— industry and a sport. i think it is great— industry and a sport. i think it is great all around for the participants, for the industry and for— participants, for the industry and for people who would normally see them as just hicycies _ normally see them as 'ust bicycleei bicycles. you are also a high-performance - bicycles. you are also a| high-performance coach bicycles. you are also a - high-performance coach and we high—performance coach and we are now seeing some of the images of those wonderful skills and tricks. what would you say to any youngster. how do they get into this book, what do they need to be good at? ., . , . , . what do they need to be good at? ., ., what do they need to be good at? ., at? you need a bicycle to start writinu! at? you need a bicycle to start writing! the — at? you need a bicycle to start writing! the best _ at? you need a bicycle to start writing! the best thing - at? you need a bicycle to start writing! the best thing to - at? you need a bicycle to start writing! the best thing to do i writing! the best thing to do is to— writing! the best thing to do is to get— writing! the best thing to do is to get your bike, climb on item!— is to get your bike, climb on it and figure out different ways _ it and figure out different ways to _ it and figure out different ways to write it. be creative and — ways to write it. be creative and as — ways to write it. be creative and as long as you are motivated and interested you will definitely matriculate up the chain, as it is. there are

many— the chain, as it is. there are many skate _ the chain, as it is. there are many skate parks and three style — many skate parks and three style tracks, bmx tracks and low!— style tracks, bmx tracks and local clubs and usually those local — local clubs and usually those local clubs and usually those local clubs have coaching and at this— local clubs have coaching and at this skate parks it is a close—knit and tight community once _ close—knit and tight community once you — close—knit and tight community once you get in there. you make a few_ once you get in there. you make a few friends who ride and then you get— a few friends who ride and then you get your crew together and everyone — you get your crew together and everyone pushes everyone to do well, _ everyone pushes everyone to do well, even — everyone pushes everyone to do well, even in the competition yesterday at the olympics, you know. — yesterday at the olympics, you know, everyone seemed happy for everyone — know, everyone seemed happy for everyone else to add metal. that — everyone else to add metal. that is— everyone else to add metal. that is the kind of community it is — that is the kind of community it is my— that is the kind of community it is. my one piece of advice is to— it is. my one piece of advice is to get— it is. my one piece of advice is to get a _ it is. my one piece of advice is to get a bike and start riding, _ is to get a bike and start riding, have fun. that's not one — riding, have fun. that's not one piece. _ riding, have fun. that's not one piece, that is free but that— one piece, that is free but that is— one piece, that is free but that is my advice. we one piece, that is free but that is my advice.- that is my advice. we will allow you _ that is my advice. we will allow you that. _ that is my advice. we will allow you that. lovely - that is my advice. we will allow you that. lovely to | that is my advice. we will. allow you that. lovely to talk to you jason and thank you for your time. that was jason richards in there, it is a wonderful spectacle and so many of these sports bring so much drama, skills and tricks. perhaps i am a little too old to try the level of danger that those athletes were pulling

off. ., , ., those athletes were pulling off. ., . ., off. no, you are never too old. i off. no, you are never too old. i cannot— off. no, you are never too old. i cannot let — off. no, you are never too old. i cannot let you _ off. no, you are never too old. i cannot let you go _ off. no, you are never too old. i cannot let you go until - off. no, you are never too old. i cannot let you go until i - off. no, you are never too old. i cannot let you go until i ask. i cannot let you go until i ask you about this. i saw it over the weekend. tom daley, apart from being an olympic gold—medallist, who knew, he is also a non—stop knitter. what was going on there? also a non-stop knitter. what was going on there? absolutely amazin: , was going on there? absolutely amazing, this. _ was going on there? absolutely amazing, this. tom _ was going on there? absolutely amazing, this. tom daly, - was going on there? absolutely amazing, this. tom daly, won l amazing, this. tom daly, won gold and having a brilliant meet and there he is in the aquatics centre cheering on the rest of his teammates and, you know, keeping himself entertained and occupied with a little bit of knitting. we are looking at new gold medals, may be knitting will be the it is great. be knitting will be the it is areat. , . great. he is giving me a run for my money- _ great. he is giving me a run for my money. my - great. he is giving me a run for my money. my skill - great. he is giving me a run for my money. my skill is i great. he is giving me a run for my money. my skill is in embroidery, not so much in knitting. great to see you, sarah, as always in tokyo. i would love to hear what you are enjoying from the olympics, the things that sarah was talking about. you can get in touch with me on twitter. send me

your thoughts. this is newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme, australia is deploying an armed troops to ensure its covid lockdown in sydney is being observed. —— deploying unarmed troops. the question is if we want to save our people in the japanese as well and win the war or take in the japanese as well and win the war ortake a in the japanese as well and win the war or take a chance on being able to win the war by killing all our young men. the invasion began _ killing all our young men. the invasion began at _ killing all our young men. tue: invasion began at two killing all our young men. t'ta: invasion began at two o'clock this morning. mr bush, like most other people, was clearly caught by surprise. taste most other people, was clearly caught by surprise.— caught by surprise. we call for the immediate _ caught by surprise. we call for the immediate and _ caught by surprise. we call for i the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all iraqi forces. 100 years old and still full of vigor, — 100 years old and still full of vigor, vitality— 100 years old and still full of vigor, vitality and _ 100 years old and still full of vigor, vitality and enjoyment of life — vigor, vitality and enjoyment of life no _ vigor, vitality and enjoyment of life. no other— vigor, vitality and enjoyment of life. no other king - vigor, vitality and enjoyment of life. no other king or- vigor, vitality and enjoyment i of life. no other king or queen in british— of life. no other king or queen in british history— of life. no other king or queen in british history has _ of life. no other king or queen in british history has lived - of life. no other king or queen in british history has lived so i in british history has lived so long — in british history has lived so long in— in british history has lived so long in the _ in british history has lived so long in the queen _ in british history has lived so long in the queen mother. in british history has lived so long in the queen mother isl long in the queen mother is said — long in the queen mother is said to _ long in the queen mother is said to he _ long in the queen mother is said to be quietly— long in the queen mother is said to be quietly very- long in the queen mother is i

said to be quietly very pleased indeed — said to be quietly very pleased indeed that— said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she _ said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she has _ said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she has achieved i indeed that she has achieved this landmark— indeed that she has achieved this landmark anniversary. . indeed that she has achieved . this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal _ this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment _ this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for - this landmark anniversary. is a pivotal moment for the church is an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is newsday on the bbc. our headlines. an athlete from belarus is under police protection in tokyo, after her team officials tried to put her on a plane home against her will. and later history will be made in tokyo when weightlifter laurel hubbard becomes the first openly transgender woman to compete in a solo event at the games. now to afghanistan, where taliban militants this are threatening to seize control of the main city in helmand province. the militants are now on the verge of overrunning the city of lashkar gar in the south, and there's

fierce fighting in kandahar and herat in the west. our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, reports from the capital kabul. lashkar gah, helmand, the peace roundabout — now overrun by taliban. they say this square is theirs. gunfire the centre of a city once patrolled for years by british troops. afghan special forces, trained by britain and other nato armies, are rushing in. this video's from the afghan ministry of defence. explosion the battle intensifies on the ground and on social media. 35—year—old general sami sadat is the commanding officer in this southern area. he says the taliban have suffered hundreds and hundreds of losses, but his forces have lost most rural areas.

it's much the same across afghanistan. now the taliban are bent on seizing the cities. this war is being raged street—to—street. on one of them, the family ofjamal barak. a former interpreter for the british army, now in the uk. people are stuck in their homes. they cannot go outside. there is no electricity, there is no food. people will die without food, without water. and the taliban is actually walking the streets and looking for the people who have worked for the afghan government and for the british government, and we haven't heard anything positive from the british government at the moment. we are hoping that they will do something very soon. otherwise there are people that are going to lose their life. all the beds are full at this hospital in helmand, run by the emergency ngo. more beds being brought in.

hundreds of thousands are on the run. look at the way these children are moving across the fields in the western province of herat. the crackle of gunfire all too close. but civilians are also standing their ground. this man is said to be the head of herat�*s provincial council. "don't waste your bullets", he says. "take careful aim." and old warlords are back, too, to take on the taliban. white—bearded commander ismail khan fought soviet forces in the �*80s, taliban in the �*90s. "we're doing our best to suppress the enemy so they can't enter the city", he says. "i call on the people to support us, especially those who are armed, to resist the terrorists." but the taliban are at their strongest since their defeat nearly two decades ago,

after the us—led invasion. it's a moment of reckoning for afghan forces. a moment of risk for the very future of afghanistan. much more about this on our website — including this map, created by our visual journalism team, showing who is in control of which parts of afghanistan. just log to bbc.com/news — or download the bbc app. let's have a look at some other stories in the headlines today. zoom hazard read to pay $86 million to settle a class—action privacy lawsuit in the united states. the lawsuit alleged that they had invaded the privacy of millions of users by sharing personal data with facebook, google and linkedin. the firm denied any wrongdoing but has agreed to boost its security practices.

polls are closing in a referendum in mexico on possible investigations into the country's former president. the president put the measures forward as part of his anticorruption drive but anticorru ption drive but critics anticorruption drive but critics say they are unnecessary and there are concerns that not enough people will turn out to vote to make the proposals binding. the american rapper the baby has been dropped from one of america's biggest annual musical festivals america's biggest annual musicalfestivals over america's biggest annual musical festivals over comments he made about people with hiv and aids. he has apologised, firstly freeze contact —— contact —— firstly for his honda at a comment —— concert. lolla palooza said honda at a comment —— concert. lollapalooza said it had been founded on the principles of diversity inclusivity and accordingly the rapper had been dropped. thousands of people in southern turkey have been forced to leave their home. six

people have died and hundreds have been injured. parts of a tourist city have had to be evacuated. he was angus crawford with more. clouds of smoke and flame behind them, the sea, their only escape. locals and holidaymakers queued for boat to take them away from parts of the holiday resort in the south—west of turkey. wildfires which began five days ago burned their way through hillsides towards the city. in less than one week, more than 100 forest fires had broken out across the country. local teams, but also those from iran, russia and ukraine deployed to tackle them. fighting on the ground and from the air. this man said his home was almost overwhelmed. translation:— was almost overwhelmed. translation: , ., translation: the fire started 400 metres — translation: the fire started 400 metres from _ translation: the fire started 400 metres from here - translation: the fire started 400 metres from here and - translation: the fire started 400 metres from here and it i 400 metres from here and it took only five minutes to reach

us. everybody here was crying and screaming for help. we have not slept the past three days. the country has been hit by record high temperatures and numbers of wildfires this summer. the president, visiting one affected area here, has been criticised for not doing enough. and the hot weather is set to continue. in the south tomorrow it is expected to hit 40 celsius with bone dry forests and no prospect of rain. this summer of fire may not yet be over. the australian military has deployed 300 unarmed soldiers to enforce sydney's strict lockdown as the city tries to suppress a surge in covid cases caused by the delta variant. among their duties — conducting door to door checks to ensure residents are complying with the stay at home order. they are due to hit the streets on monday after training. the state reported 239 new locally acquired cases on sunday despite having been under a stay at home order

for over five weeks. our correspondent shaimaa khalil is in sydney — i asked her how people have been reacting there. there is a great deal of apprehension and tension, especially in those areas where the police and now the military presence is going to be concentrated. that is eight areas in the west and southwest of sydney, considered to be the epicentre of this latest outbreak. it's home to about 2 million people, mainly from ethnic diverse migrant backgrounds, but also home to many people who work in the construction industry, the manufacturing industry, also owners of small businesses. they've been struggling. now, these areas have already been under stricter rules than the rest of sydney, and they feel that with this military coming in, going door—to—door, they feel targeted and they feel afraid. i've been speaking to some members of the community, and one of them told me that

people are afraid to leave their homes, that those who are flouting the rules are the minority, but also that it almost feels that there is an invisible wall that's been drawn around the community. also, of course, these are areas where there are refugees, and any interaction with law enforcement and with the military now could be a traumatic experience. let's return to our top story and the olympic games in tokyo. we are now well into the competition but the threat of covid infections continues — particularly from those that have finished competing. let's check in with mariko oi who is there for us.... it looks like some of these athletes, after they have done athletes, after they have done a stellarjob, it must be said, in some of the games, have decided that they will take a look around town but that is not allowed, is it?—

not allowed, is it? no, it is not. not allowed, is it? no, it is not- as— not allowed, is it? no, it is not- as you _ not allowed, is it? no, it is not. as you said, _ not allowed, is it? no, it is not. as you said, over - not allowed, is it? no, it is not. as you said, over the l not. as you said, over the weekend we heard that two athletes from georgia who won a silver medal injudo have been stripped of their olympic accreditation and sent home because they went out sightseeing. there were several other officials being treated the same. there was an outside drinking party within the olympic village which is also not allowed. that is now under investigation. i don't think anyone here blame those foreign athletes or officials for spreading the virus because, of course, we are seeing a surge in cases. on saturday we saw a record number of over 4000 in tokyo for the very first time. yesterday we saw just over 3000. but the fact of that over the weekend usually means that numbers tend to be lower because of the number of tests that have to be carried out, that have to be carried out, thatis that have to be carried out, that is concerning and, the proportion of those tests coming back positive hitting almost 20% according to the tokyo government. i was listening to a radio programme on our way here were about 60%

of the japanese pop bleak now say that the government needs to do something more, more than the state of emergency which has been expanded and extended as of today. of course, the japanese constitution does not allow the japanese government to impose a strict lockdown in the state of emergency, despite the state of emergency, despite the serious name, there is no penalty so the effect has been somewhat limited. but what the government can do, we don't know because critics argue that the government should have and could have changed the law to impose a lockdown but they have not done so so they seem to be out of options.— out of options. and, briefly, what else — out of options. and, briefly, what else can _ out of options. and, briefly, what else can the _ out of options. and, briefly, i what else can the government do? ~ ., ., what else can the government do? ., ., ,, ., , . do? we do not know. they are hoinu do? we do not know. they are hoping that — do? we do not know. they are hoping that people _ do? we do not know. they are hoping that people will - do? we do not know. they are hoping that people will start i hoping that people will start to listen to their request to stay—at—home. one thing they can do is offer financial

incentives to businesses so that people do not have to commute to their office. bars and restaurants have been offered financial support to close early but they have been complaining that it takes much far too long for them to receive the money and therefore some of them are not obliging —— some of them are doing financially well and that sends the wrong message to others who are listening to the request from the government. so whether or not the government would take a further step and actually start to offer financial incentives remains to be seen. but at the moment, they do have to do something if they do have to do something if they want to control the numbers. they want to control the numbers-— they want to control the numbers. a, ., ., numbers. mariko in tokyo with the latest _ numbers. mariko in tokyo with the latest on — numbers. mariko in tokyo with the latest on the _ numbers. mariko in tokyo with the latest on the surge - numbers. mariko in tokyo with the latest on the surge in - the latest on the surge in covid cases injapan and we have been telling you on the programme it is one of the major concerns for authorities as they try to host the olympics which, of course, had a huge controversy around it being held injapan in the very

first case. that is all we have time for on newsday. thank you forjoining us. for most parts of the uk, sunday got august off to a relatively quiet start weatherwise. i say most parts of the uk but for some there were vicious downpours and thunderstorms in the afternoon. a similar story into monday. a relatively dry start to the new week vertical start as well and then wet windy weather set to develop later in the week. high—pressure trying to control things at the moment but it is a weak ridge of high pressure, not strong enough to fend off all the showers. most places are having a largely dry day on monday was sunshine but a lot of cloud clinging on across north—east scotland, certainly across the northern isles. this area now brings rain to much of

northern ireland and then showers are breaking out across parts of england and wales as we head into the afternoon. some turning heavy and hungry for the south—west of england and wales in the midlands. the wind is very light so get into some sunshine. it will not feel too bad despite these temperatures and disappointing for the time of year. 14—20 degrees. showers across england and wales will continue into the early hours of tuesday, those places will be dry with clear spells but you can see an area of rain approaching the five south—west. a cool fresh start to tuesday morning as well but that area of rain in the far south—west looks set to dive away southwards towards parts of france. that rain not making a lot of progress across our shores, we will see some rain across the channel islands but most places on tuesday seeing spells of sunshine. a couple of showers popping up again into the afternoon and few will be heavy with possible thunder and temperatures again 20 - 21 thunder and temperatures again

20 — 21 degrees. into wednesday i think we could see a few more showers breaking out at this stage. a line of showers pushing on across north—west scotland, some breaking out elsewhere in the afternoon again, heavy thundering ones, temperatures around 20— 21 degrees. as we head towards the end of the week, things are set to be more unsettled. one area of low pressure rolling into thursday and another one behind it. that is our weather maker for the next weekend. generally speaking as we head towards the end of the week it turn more unsettled was showers and longer spells of rain and potentially some brisk wind as well.

this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the news straight after this programme at the top of the hour. i'm ali shahalom, also known as ali official, and i'm a comedian. no, no, man, just chilling. just filming this thing for the bbc. yeah, bangali british corporation and that. white people get degrees to getjobs, right? asian people get degrees to get married. laughter. one of the easiest ways for me to show love is just by bringing mangoes home. yeah, just bring mangoes, you know, and i come home, bring the mango box, shout, "hey, rukhsana, i've got mangoes." if that's not love, i don't know what love is. there are around half a million people of british—bangladeshi ethnicity in the uk, and i am one of them. but honestly, sometimes i feel like we're forgotten about. i remember growing up.