cuba's this is bbc news with the latest headlines. track cycling events are under way at the tokyo olympics — where team gb will be looking to add to their medal haul — there are high hopes in three—day eventing later this morning. the first openly transgender olympian is in action — for new zealand — in the women's heavy weightlifting. a sprinter from belarus who says she was being forced to return home from the tokyo olympics against her will, is seeking asylum in europe — two eu countries have offered their help. new travel rules mean fully vaccinated travellers from the us and most of the eu are now able to enter the uk without quarantining. a man, a woman and a 13—year—old boy have been arrested on suspicion of murder — after the body of a five—year—old boy was pulled from the ogmore

river in south wales. how a british surgeon who travelled to aleppo to treat victims of the syrian civil war nine years ago inspired a syrian boy to become a doctor — we've a special report. also coming up this hour....with three months until the un climate change conference in glasgow — the world wildlife fund joins forces with leading international artists to inspire global action. team gb are looking to add to their medal haul at the tokyo olympics with 22 gold medals up for grabs in today's events. the first of the track cycling events are underway and there are high hopes for the team in three day

eventing this morning. meanwhile, the sprinterfrom belarus who says she was being forced to return home from the games against her will is seeking asylum in europe. more on that in a moment, but first for a full round up of the action at the olympics, let's cross to jane dougall at the bbc sport centre. good morning. qualifying for the women's team pursuit is under way with team gb up against germany. katie archibald, elinor barker, josie knight and laura kenny make up the quartet. they fell apart at the end for britain and will race against the usa in the first round. lots of action on day ten of the olympics, history has been made

in the athletics, with jasmine camacho-quinn winning puerto rico's first ever track and field gold in the women's 100m hurdles final. meanwhile, team gb�*s laura muir is aiming for her first olympic medal, sailing through her 1500 metre heat as ben croucher reports. this stage of the 1500 metres for laure muir isn't about the cheers or the acclaim... it's not even about winning. having chosen to skip the 800 to focus solely on this, the morning run was just about making it through, which she did. yeah, so excited to get started. all my flatmates have raced already so i was itching to get going. so, yeah, it's really nice to get that first run out of the way and feel comfortable. which is more than can be said for one of the favourites. sifan hassan found that staying out of trouble near the back didn't go to plan. 30 metres behind with less than a lap to go, feeling the heat in the heats? not really. she still finished first.

katie snowden also progressed to the semis. beth dobbin won't have to wait that long for hers, she will be vying for a place in the 200 metre finaljust after 11.30am, coming second in her seat. we thought the 100 metres bronze medallist shericka jackson would bejoining her. she is the jamaican in the yellow easing her way down the home straight. a little too easy. what on earth? why take such risks? knocked out. nick miller's trow of 76.93 launched him into an olympic hammer finalfor the first time. his effort was the sixth best in qualifying. two golds were won this morning, jasmine camacho-quinn became the first puerto rican woman to win a track and field medal as she overcame the hurdles. leaping the longest was miltiadis tentoglou, the european champion saved his best till last. and cuba on distance, but winning gold was his second bestjump was

further. he gold was his second best “ump was further. , , ., , ., further. he is still not sure or is he playing _ further. he is still not sure or is he playing it — further. he is still not sure or is he playing it cool? _ further. he is still not sure or is he playing it cool? you've - further. he is still not sure or is he playing it cool? you've won! | gb�*s deborah kerr has qualified for the women's kayak single 200m semi—finals, but team mate emily lewis just missed out. 23—year—old kerr won the race in 42.742 seconds, but lewis was agonisingly short by 0.005seconds. kerr will race in the semifinal tomorrow — but she'll be up against olympic champion lisa carrington of new zealand. in the women's hockey, india took a shock 1—0 victory over australia to get to the semi—finals for the first time in their olympic history. gurjit kaur scored in the 22nd minute from a penalty corner to give india the lead against the three—time champions. india then saved 10 penalty corners from australia to stay in it. india will play argentina in the semis. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport.

an olympic sprinter from belarus is said to be seeking asylum in europe — after claiming she was being forced to return home from the tokyo games by her country's officials. k rystsi na krystsina tsimanouskaya. is being given protection by japanese police. the czech republic and poland have offered to help , and the un refugee agency is involved. the belarusian authorities say she was removed from the team because of her psychological condition. ramzan karmali's report contains flashing images. surrounded by police and safe, that is what belarus and athlete krystsina tsimanouskaya believes for now. the sprinter was due to be on the starting blocks later today, but says she was forced to pack before being taken to the airport in tokyo against her will. translation: i asked the international olympic committee for help. i was put under pressure and they are trying to forcibly take me out of the country without my consent. i asked the ioc to intervene.

krystsina tsimanouskaya was due to compete in the women's 200 metres on monday, but had complained on social media about being entered into another race at short notice. she claims on sunday, officials came to her room and gave her one hour to pack her bags before being escorted to tokyo's airport. on the way to the terminal, she contacted the belarusan solidarity foundation, a group that supports athletes jailed or sidelined for their political views. translation: this whole situation began when the government and propaganda channels started a negative campaign against her. this campaign was very serious and that was a clear signal that her life would be in danger in belarus. afterthis, she began to worry and then today, she was told that she would be leaving tokyo immediately and would be deported to belarus. she understood her life is a danger. last year, protests against current

belarus president alexander lukashenko and his disputed election in august were brutally cracked down on. the president is backed by russia and has ruled for 27 years. his son is head of the country's olympic committee. but he is banned from attending the games as the ioc does not recognise last year's presidential result. the ioc are in touch with krystsina tsimanouskaya and insist her welfare is its main concern. the belarus and olympic committee said in a statement that coaches had decided to withdraw the athlete from the games on doctor's advice about her emotional, psychological state. krystsina tsimanouskaya is now said to be seeking asylum in europe, but is thought to be frightened about her family's safety back home. coronavirus travel restrictions have been eased this morning, to allow people arriving in britain from the us and most of the eu to avoid having to self—isolate, if they've been fully vaccinated. but backbench mps are worried about plans for what's being called an �*amber watch list�*,

which would identify countries likely to require stricter quarantine measures in the future. ministers insist they're taking a cautious approach, to avoid importing covid variants of concern. here's our business correspondent katy austin. limits on international travel affect more than holidays. gemma is looking forward to bringing her baby from los angeles to the uk to meet his grandparents. the idea that the quarantine has now gone means that we are going to have a whole trip where we can be with our family and friends. previously, only people who receive theirjabs in the uk could avoid self—isolating when arriving from amber list countries. from this morning, fully—vaccinated us or eu travellers do not have to quarantine and they will not have to take a test on day eight after arriving. they must still take a predeparture test and a covid pcr test on day two. the tougher quarantine rule

still applies to people coming from france. the us is still not allowing uk visitors in, but one the airlines told me today's changes are a step in the right direction, triggering a notable rise in bookings. week over week, more than 150% for new york, london, specifically. more than 250% increase. a big difference, much closer to the pattern, pre—pandemic, where customers are booking, because of confidence and the changes in travel restrictions. for some other british businesses which depend on tourism, including this central london hotel, this is encouraging. as soon as that announcement was made we have had many bookings, particularly from the us, we wish it could have happened earlier but the fact that it has now happened is a positive for us and the industry.

asigh of a sigh of relief that people can move around the world a little bit but we are a long wait for the opening of normal travel, we need recognition from the government, we need to understand that they understand the challenges we continue to face and we need support. uk airline bosses welcome today's changes but said ongoing restrictions could threaten the aviation sector's recovery and called for more countries to be put on the green list. the government's next review of the travel rules is due later this week. adam fleming is our chief political correspondent. the intro of a amber watchlist was due to be signed off last week, we understand. but the government

appears to be split. we are still in an era of questions rather than answers. when will the decision be made? we have got used to the traffic light system being updated on a thursday, it could be earlier this week. there is the question of which countries are added to the green list. and the question of whether france comes of the new amber plus list or does another country like spain be added to the amber plus list. and then the question of is there now and amber watch list. lots of conservative mps would ask what is the point of an amber watch list if your holiday could end up being in a red list country and you would have to be a hefty bill to quarantine a no hotel when you come home. why would anyone run that risk? that concern is echoed by quite a few government departments who are taking part in

this internal government debate. there is the question, really interesting politically, where does the new health secretary come down? he came into office as a liberalising person to left restrictions in a lot of areas, but the reason france ended up in the new amber plus category which is annoying people is because the department of health was urging it. those are the questions which hopefully will be answered at some point this week. there was speculation last week that we'd find out about the new amber watchlist and we did not, so it is a moving picture. a study has found no traces of coronavirus at four major railway stations in england, or on inter—city train services.researchers from kings college london analysed samples taken from escalators, ticket machines and benches at london euston, birmingham new street, liverpool lime street and manchester piccadilly station. the work, which took place

injanuary and june this year, also used a filter to collect any virus particles in the air. the team aims to establish where the virus is most prevalent. a man, a woman and a 13—year—old boy have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a five—year—old boy was pulled from the river ogmore in south wales. police were called out on saturday morning because of concern about a missing boy from bridgend. officers say they're trying to establish how he ended up in the water. the headlines on bbc news... later this morning.

new travel rules mean fully vaccinated travellers from the us and most of the eu are now able to enter the uk without quarantining. a man, a woman and a 13—year—old boy have been arrested on suspicion of murder — after the body of a five—year—old boy was pulled from the ogmore river in south wales. as part of the changes, international cruise ships will be able to depart from england from today — after a 16—month pause. to discuss this i'm joined by the managing director of cruise lines international association andy harmer. thank you forjoining me. when do you think things are going to get back to normal? you have been 16 months in how he tests. it back to normal? you have been 16 months in how he tests.— back to normal? you have been 16 months in how he tests. it has been uuite a months in how he tests. it has been quite a step. _ months in how he tests. it has been quite a step. but— months in how he tests. it has been quite a stop, but we _ months in how he tests. it has been quite a stop, but we have _ months in how he tests. it has been quite a stop, but we have worked i quite a stop, but we have worked with government and public health to work a set of protocols for a safe return to service, so i returned to

service, domestically, uk ports only, started on mi the 20th, international cruises will now be a phased return, we will see more ships offering international itineraries.— ships offering international itineraries. ., . ., ., itineraries. how much demand do you antici ate? itineraries. how much demand do you anticipate? we _ itineraries. how much demand do you anticipate? we are _ itineraries. how much demand do you anticipate? we are fortunate - itineraries. how much demand do you anticipate? we are fortunate in - itineraries. how much demand do you anticipate? we are fortunate in the i anticipate? we are fortunate in the cruise industry. — anticipate? we are fortunate in the cruise industry, we _ anticipate? we are fortunate in the cruise industry, we have _ anticipate? we are fortunate in the cruise industry, we have loyal- cruise industry, we have loyal guests who can't wait to get back on board, so we would carry about 2 million british people on a cruise ship in the course of a year. we can show the demand domestically, we have 20 ships operating short cruises around the uk this summer and then looking to the end of the year and 2022 how easy is it going to be to navigate the myriad of individual rules from country to country that they might visit on one cruise? we are an they might visit on one cruise? - are an industry that is used to

difficulties of travelling, we would normally carry many different nationalities of gas and go to many countries. we will be working with local ports and authorities as we plan our itineraries for that international resumption. our guests can rest assured that we are working very closely with international governments to ensure we can start these international cruises. one of these international cruises. one of the reasons it will be a phased return to international services because by the time we set sail to some of those destinations, some of the rules will have changed. what some of those destinations, some of the rules will have changed. what do ou make the rules will have changed. what do you make up — the rules will have changed. what do you make up the _ the rules will have changed. what do you make up the relaxation - the rules will have changed. what do you make up the relaxation today - the rules will have changed. what do you make up the relaxation today on| you make up the relaxation today on travel rules? are the two late or are the welcome and a sign of things to come? we are the welcome and a sign of things to come? ~ ~ , are the welcome and a sign of things to come? ~ _, ~ , ., to come? we welcome them. we rely on our travel agent — to come? we welcome them. we rely on our travel agent community _ to come? we welcome them. we rely on our travel agent community and - to come? we welcome them. we rely on our travel agent community and the - our travel agent community and the other supply chain as airlines and hoteliers, we welcome the relaxation of rules or the cruise industry and for the supply chain. so manyjobs

depend on a successful travel and cruise industry, the uk cruise industry is worth 10 billion to the economy so we welcome steps towards relaxation and we want to give people the holy do they want in a safe way. people the holy do they want in a safe wa . ., , . a little bit of breaking news, olympics coverage, simon giles will be starting for the olympics on the beam final. —— simon biles, who had dropped out earlier because of a huge amount of press and a lot of controversy, she will now be starting for the beam final.

we have also been covering the story of the belarus sprinter who was trying to be forcibly removed from the olympics by her own officials, she was entering the polish embassy in tokyo, she is arriving there at the moment. poland, one of the two countries of the eu who had offered her sanctuary, the other being the czech republic, there she is entering the polish embassy in tokyo. temperatures are forecast to exceed a0 degrees celcius this week in southern turkey, which is battling a series of wildfires. eight people have died in the worst blazes the country has seen in a decade. the authorities say most fires are now under control, but as simonjones reports, the huge firefighting operation is continuing. the fires continue to rage, fanned by strong winds, fuelled by soaring temperatures.

more than 100 blazes have broken out. volunteers have been working night and day to try to do what they can, providing food and drink for exhausted firefighters and helping them with local knowledge. translation: while there are these fires and this disaster, many residents, including myself, cannot put our heads on the pillow and fall asleep peacefully. we must be responsible for our land to prevent our future from burning. but the situation is really bad now. that is evident from these pictures showing the scorched earth. the holiday resort here now resembles a ghost town. it is being evacuated. the safest way out is by boat. something is different, because i have never seen this before. we had little fires before but i have never seen this devastation.

it is notjust here, it is everywhere. the police are trying to establish whether some of the fires were started deliberately. the turkish government is facing criticism for the shortage of firefighting aircraft in the country, it insists it will do everything to help those affected by the flames rebuild their lives. it says the majority of the fires have been contained. many people are wondering what will be left of their homes and belongings when they are finally allowed to return. parts of italy, spain and greece have also been suffering, and as temperatures rise, so do the concerns. let's get more on the olympics now — and speak to charlotte dujradin who is britain's most decorated female olympian, after winning two dressage bronze medals at tokyo. and carl hester who is the oldest member of team gb who has a

wonderful medal round his neck. thank you very much forjoining me today. has it sunk in what you have done? , ., ., ., ., done? yes, now we are home. coming home makes— done? yes, now we are home. coming home makes it — done? yes, now we are home. coming home makes it all _ done? yes, now we are home. coming home makes it all worthwhile, - done? yes, now we are home. coming home makes it all worthwhile, seeingl home makes it all worthwhile, seeing everybody, i'm sure everybody will feel the same who has competed there, we have missed ourfamily and friends, you miss the audience and the people who love what you do, to come home, we have been home since friday, the horses arrived yesterday, we have enjoyed it over the weekend and run around with these round our necks. tell the weekend and run around with these round our necks.— the weekend and run around with these round our necks. tell me about these round our necks. tell me about the celebrations _ these round our necks. tell me about the celebrations this _ these round our necks. tell me about the celebrations this weekend. - these round our necks. tell me about the celebrations this weekend. it - the celebrations this weekend. it must have been a bit wild? mine weren't. charlotte _ must have been a bit wild? m ye: weren't. charlotte probably. charlotte went home to visit her family because her mum was not well. it was lovely to go home and see my

friends _ it was lovely to go home and see my friends and _ it was lovely to go home and see my friends and family and catch up and celebrate. — friends and family and catch up and celebrate. i— friends and family and catch up and celebrate, i had photographs with my brothers_ celebrate, i had photographs with my brothers and my sister, went to hospital— brothers and my sister, went to hospital to _ brothers and my sister, went to hospital to visit my mother, took pictures— hospital to visit my mother, took pictures with my mum in hospital, members — pictures with my mum in hospital, members of staff came in to take pictures— members of staff came in to take pictures with my medals, it was a very proud — pictures with my medals, it was a very proud moment to see my family, that is— very proud moment to see my family, that is the _ very proud moment to see my family, that is the greatest thing when you come _ that is the greatest thing when you come home, it is what you look forward — come home, it is what you look forward to— come home, it is what you look forward to the most.— come home, it is what you look forward to the most. they must be incredibly proud _ forward to the most. they must be incredibly proud of— forward to the most. they must be incredibly proud of you _ forward to the most. they must be incredibly proud of you and - forward to the most. they must be incredibly proud of you and how. incredibly proud of you and how proud are you of your horse? he was a last—minute replacement. incredibly proud of my horse. what he delivered out there was, to me, i didn't— he delivered out there was, to me, i didn't expect — he delivered out there was, to me, i didn't expect it. i know he has always— didn't expect it. i know he has always been a fantastic horse and he is only— always been a fantastic horse and he is only ten— always been a fantastic horse and he is only ten years old, he is very

inexperienced, the last 18 months with the _ inexperienced, the last 18 months with the pandemic it was very difficult — with the pandemic it was very difficult to get the horses to compete, we have done very little competition, so to go to the olympic games. _ competition, so to go to the olympic games. it _ competition, so to go to the olympic games, it was a little bit unknown what _ games, it was a little bit unknown what to _ games, it was a little bit unknown what to expect, he gave me everything and more in everything he did. everything and more in everything he did these _ everything and more in everything he did. these medals might look bronze, but what _ did. these medals might look bronze, but what he _ did. these medals might look bronze, but what he did for me, they are like gold — but what he did for me, they are like gold i— but what he did for me, they are like gold. i was incredibly proud and very— like gold. i was incredibly proud and very emotional on the last day when _ and very emotional on the last day when i _ and very emotional on the last day when i got — and very emotional on the last day when i got the individual. i remember looking at the pictures. he might have been an experience, although ten years old seems quite old. the two of you are incredibly experience, you have been here before, can you tell me what it was like at these olympics? was it a weird atmosphere in which to perform? it weird atmosphere in which to erform? ., ,

weird atmosphere in which to perform?— weird atmosphere in which to erform? ' , , perform? it was different because ou half perform? it was different because you half to — perform? it was different because you half to self _ perform? it was different because you half to self motivate - perform? it was different because you half to self motivate in - perform? it was different because you half to self motivate in that i you half to self motivate in that situation. we are very lucky that we were together. we have been doing this together for 1h years, we train together every week, and we keep ourselves motivated because we help each other so that was really good. the atmosphere, although it might be nice for us to have atmosphere, sometimes with younger horses they prefer a more quiet atmosphere because they get very tense and make mistakes in their performances so far the horses, it was a gentle introduction into olympic level. there is a lot of stress with travelling and flying and the heat and humidity that they have never experienced, the stables are very well air—conditioned and coming out of the stables into a competition atmosphere, you hit a wall. it was

different for them, they perform brilliantly and coped so well, perhaps, for them, this really worked not having so much atmosphere.— worked not having so much atmoshere. ~ . ., ., worked not having so much atmoshere. . . ., ., , ., atmosphere. what did it mean for you in terms of the _ atmosphere. what did it mean for you in terms of the atmosphere _ atmosphere. what did it mean for you in terms of the atmosphere for - in terms of the atmosphere for team gb? did you see other athletes and share experiences or where you isolated within your own bubble? brute isolated within your own bubble? - were kept in our bubble. we went to the hotel where all the athletes would come through, it is still exciting, you see great names from all sports, andy murray was on our flight on the way back, charlotte got a photograph with him and tom daley and anyone else. we were meeting and coming in and out through doors, it was a shame because in the normal olympics we would go and watch other events and

meeting other people and sharing stories so that was different. we were not able to do that. ourjob at the end of the day was to bring home a medal, and that is the third olympics we have done that. that was our focus, olympics we have done that. that was ourfocus, and it was olympics we have done that. that was our focus, and it was great to have the support staff to look after us, everyone that made it fun for us because it could have been a very lonely olympics, but it was fun in the evening, although we couldn't set around a table, we could be in the same room. they did an amazing job considering the difficulties of this year. job considering the difficulties of this ear. ~ ., job considering the difficulties of this ear. ., ., , ., ., this year. what does it mean for you now? a rest — this year. what does it mean for you now? a rest or— this year. what does it mean for you now? a rest or a _ this year. what does it mean for you now? a rest or a holiday _ this year. what does it mean for you now? a rest or a holiday or- this year. what does it mean for you now? a rest or a holiday or are - this year. what does it mean for you now? a rest or a holiday or are you i now? a rest or a holiday or are you thinking about paris? brute now? a rest or a holiday or are you thinking about paris?— thinking about paris? we are already thinkin: thinking about paris? we are already thinking about _ thinking about paris? we are already thinking about paris, _ thinking about paris? we are already thinking about paris, it _ thinking about paris? we are already thinking about paris, it is _ thinking about paris? we are already thinking about paris, it is only - thinking about paris, it is only three — thinking about paris, it is only three years, that time will fly. we will already be preparing for that

but we _ will already be preparing for that but we have the european championships in six weeks, so the horses— championships in six weeks, so the horses will— championships in six weeks, so the horses will be rested and we will start _ horses will be rested and we will start training again and aiming hopefully to bring more medals home. well, i_ hopefully to bring more medals home. well, i hope so, why not? just keep on going! thank you so much for your time this morning and i am so happy that the horses are home also. enjoy your celebrations and i hope your mother's health continues to improve. more than two million rural homes and businesses are to get a broadband upgrade. yorkshire, staffordshire and kent are among the places identified for the scheme. the prime minister has promised all homes and businesses in the uk will have gigabit broadband speeds by 2025. i'm nowjoined by matt warman mp, minister for digital infrastructure.

this is not new money but the locations are new and which rural areas will be levelled out but not all areas will have access to broadband so how do you choose the winners? this broadband so how do you choose the winners? , , , ., winners? this is the first level of the 5 billion _ winners? this is the first level of the 5 billion funding _ winners? this is the first level of the 5 billion funding pot - winners? this is the first level of the 5 billion funding pot and - winners? this is the first level of the 5 billion funding pot and it i winners? this is the first level of the 5 billion funding pot and it is| the 5 billion funding pot and it is not the whole country but that is a function of the process that we will be working through the rest of it over time. we are seeing here an attempt to focus on areas that will benefit most from the upgrade. what we have seen over the last 16 months of the pandemic is how important a really good broadband connection else. a part of this is going to places like cumbria, county durham, cornwall, that have the less good speeds and making sure they are at the front of that year. i am

speeds and making sure they are at the front of that year.— the front of that year. i am looking at the dates _ the front of that year. i am looking at the dates and _ the front of that year. i am looking at the dates and project _ at the dates and project commencement dates and i'm seeing a lot of 2023, particularly in yorkshire, had people not waited long enough? we yorkshire, had people not waited long enough?— yorkshire, had people not waited long enough? we are doing this as ruickl as long enough? we are doing this as quickly as we _ long enough? we are doing this as quickly as we can. _ long enough? we are doing this as quickly as we can. it _ long enough? we are doing this as quickly as we can. it is _ long enough? we are doing this as quickly as we can. it is the - long enough? we are doing this as quickly as we can. it is the fastest| quickly as we can. it is the fastest two upgrade in europe. the delay primarily is how fast can we take up the road? how fast can we get the people on the ground to do an enormous nationwide infrastructure project? the other thing worth saying is on top of what government is doing, there is also a really significant commercial upgrade programme from bt and virgin and other relatively small but still large players making sure that we are going to get to at least 60% gigabit coverage by the end of this year, up from 9% a couple of years ago. i share your impatience but we are going faster than anyone

expected. i5 are going faster than anyone expected-— are going faster than anyone exected. , . ., ~ expected. is that fast enough? are the companies _ expected. is that fast enough? are the companies going _ expected. is that fast enough? are the companies going as _ expected. is that fast enough? are the companies going as fast - expected. is that fast enough? are the companies going as fast as - expected. is that fast enough? are | the companies going as fast as they could and rolling this out?— could and rolling this out? we are t in: to could and rolling this out? we are trying to pick— could and rolling this out? we are trying to pick up _ could and rolling this out? we are trying to pick up everything - could and rolling this out? we are trying to pick up everything as - trying to pick up everything as those companies identified as slowing them down, we change the law to make it easier to install broadband in blocks of flats even if the landlord does not respond to we changed the rules around taking up streets, roadworks, that sort of thing. it is about saying what are theissues thing. it is about saying what are the issues that are holding the roll out back and how do we make sure the money and the world to change the regulations as they are. that is why we are seeing an incredibly quick roll—out programme now. iitruifliiiie we are seeing an incredibly quick roll-out programme now. while you are here, roll-out programme now. while you are here. i — roll-out programme now. while you are here, i have _ roll-out programme now. while you are here, i have other— roll-out programme now. while you are here, i have other business - roll-out programme now. while you are here, i have other business to i are here, i have other business to talk to you about. the tanker that was attacked off the coast of oman on thursday, two on board were killed, the foreign secretary

believes iran was behind the attack describing it as targeted and violation of international law. what is britain going to do about that? having identified iran as the perpetrators is working with international partners to ensure there is a coordinated response that tries to put an end to this pattern of behaviour because obviously it is going to be a stronger response working more than simply alone but we are committed to taking forward those internationally cooperative arrangements.— those internationally cooperative arranrements. ., ., , ., ., arrangements. what does that mean? it means arrangements. what does that mean? it means talking _ arrangements. what does that mean? it means talking to _ arrangements. what does that mean? it means talking to those _ arrangements. what does that mean? it means talking to those partners - it means talking to those partners about what they identify as the issues and what they identify as the right approach to take forward. i cannot say more about that at this stage but it is as you'll know an unusual step to identify

perpetrators at this stage and even to be talking about these international cooperative measures. so this is in itself a big moment and you will see more action in the future. , ., , ., and you will see more action in the future. , . , ., ., future. given that israel and the uk and the us navy — future. given that israel and the uk and the us navy have _ future. given that israel and the uk and the us navy have yet _ future. given that israel and the uk and the us navy have yet to - future. given that israel and the uk and the us navy have yet to show | future. given that israel and the uk i and the us navy have yet to show any physical evidence from the strike or offer any intelligence information on why you blame iran for this attack. i on why you blame iran for this attack. .. ., ., on why you blame iran for this attack. ., ., ., , ., attack. i cannot go into why we have come to this — attack. i cannot go into why we have come to this conclusion _ attack. i cannot go into why we have come to this conclusion but - attack. i cannot go into why we have come to this conclusion but we - attack. i cannot go into why we have come to this conclusion but we are l come to this conclusion but we are confident that the evidence as they are and that is why not only have we talked about it publicly but also will be talking international partners about what the step should be. orso of or so of course the travel changes that are coming in for double jab to people, people in the united states are still being urged not to travel to the uk and the border is currently close to many countries

including the uk. so what does today's announcement do? it removes the requirement _ today's announcement do? it removes the requirement to _ today's announcement do? it removes the requirement to quarantine - today's announcement do? it removes the requirement to quarantine if - today's announcement do? it removes the requirement to quarantine if you i the requirement to quarantine if you come back from those humblest countries. that is a really important step for british people benefiting from the uk's extraordinary vaccination programme —— amber list countries. of course uk isn't for health policy and other countries but we talk to other countries but we talk to other countries all the time to make sure there are fairand countries all the time to make sure there are fair and reciprocal arrangements that do recognise the extraordinary number of people britain who are now vaccinated at least once and in 70 plus percent of cases twice. least once and in 70 plus percent of cases twice-— least once and in 70 plus percent of cases twice. ., ,, i. , . ., cases twice. thank you very much for our time cases twice. thank you very much for your time today- _ cases twice. thank you very much for your time today. time _ cases twice. thank you very much for your time today. time for _ cases twice. thank you very much for your time today. time for the - cases twice. thank you very much for your time today. time for the latest l your time today. time for the latest round—up in the sport. the cycling is well under way in the world record has been broken in the

woman's team pursuit on the track but not by team gb. it had looked like they were going to beat the record set by germany earlier today. they were half a second faster at the start of the race but itjust fell apart towards the end for britain. they did held out to finish in second place in qualifying and race against the usa in the first heat. in the last few minutes we have learnt that simon biles is on the starkness for tomorrow's beam final. she has withdrawn from five events to focus on her mental well—being, that this after she struggled with the twisties, which is losing your sense of direction in midsummer salt. is losing your sense of direction in midsummersalt. history is losing your sense of direction in midsummer salt. history has been made in the athletics with jasmine

camacho-quinn winning puerto rico's first track and field gold. meanwhile, team gb�*s laura muir is aiming for her first olympic medal, sailing through her 1500 metre heat as ben croucher reports. this stage of the 1500 metres for laure muir isn't about the cheers or the acclaim... laure muir. it's not even about winning. having chosen to skip the 800 to focus solely on this, the morning run wasjust about making it through, which she did. yeah, so excited to get started. all my flatmates have raced already so i was itching to get going. so, yeah, it's really nice to get that first run out of the way and feel comfortable. which is more than can be said for one of the favourites. sifan hassan found that staying out of trouble near the back didn't go to plan. 30 metres behind with less than a lap to go, feeling the heat in the heats? not really. she still finished first. katie snowden also progressed to the semis. beth dobbin won't have to wait that long for hers, she will be vying for a place in the 200 metre final

just after 11.30am, coming second in her seat. we thought the 100 metres bronze medallist shericka jackson would bejoining her. she is the jamaican in the yellow easing her way down the home straight. a little too easy. what on earth? why take such risks? knocked out. nick miller's throw of 76.93 launched him into an olympic hammer finalfor the first time. his effort was the sixth best in qualifying. two golds were won this morning, jasmine camacho-quinn became the first puerto rican woman to win a track and field medal as she overcame the hurdles. leaping the longest was miltiadis tentoglou, the european champion saved his best till last. tying with cuba's miguel echevarria on distance... ..but winning gold as his second bestjump was further. he is still not sure or is he playing it cool? you've won!

gb�*s deborah kerr has qualified for the women's kayak single 200m semi—finals, but team mate emily lewis just missed out. 23—year—old kerr won the race in 42.742 seconds, but lewis was agonisingly short by 0.005 seconds. kerr will race in the semi—final tomorrow — but she'll be up against olympic champion lisa carrington of new zealand. the weighlifting takes place later — where brit, emily campbell is competing in the same category as new zealander laurel hubbard, who will become the first openly transgender athlete to compete in a different sex category at an olympic games to the sex that they were born. it's being seen as controvertial because the ioc changed the rules in 2015 — meaning that athletes who have transitioned from male to female can compete in women's sport — without having had any surgery — as long as they have declared their identity as female and kept their testosterone below a set level for 12 months. critics have questioned the inclusion because of the obvious

advantage hubbard has due to going through male puberty, — some dispute this. at 43, hubbard will be the third oldest lifter in olympic history. the new zealand olympics committee says hubbard is a "really important role model" who "opens up a conversation about inclusivity". that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. hospitality venues say they risk having to close as staff are pinged by the nhs covid app and told to isolate, exacerbating the existing worker shortage. the industry is warning the critical summer trading period could be wiped out by — what's been called — "the pingdemic". i'm joined now by kate nicholls, chief executive of uk hospitality. thank you very much forjoining me. we have outlined what the issue is but do we have any numbers? what kind of impact is the app having on

the sector? it kind of impact is the app having on the sector?— the sector? it is having a very severe impact _ the sector? it is having a very severe impact on _ the sector? it is having a very severe impact on the - the sector? it is having a very severe impact on the sector, | the sector? it is having a very i severe impact on the sector, we the sector? it is having a very - severe impact on the sector, we are seeing around 15% of our workforce, down from the height of one in five a couple of weeks ago but still 15% of the workforce pinged by the app and unable to work. we're also seeing around a quarter of a venue saying that they had to close at least one day during the last month and a further one in five having to receive early —— one in five having to severely restrict their trading hours. this is being particularly felt in our tourism hotspots, devon, cornwall, the lake district, yorkshire. they are part of the country that are just starting to open up and recover and desperately needed some holidays to get them through the winter. we needed some holidays to get them through the winter.— through the winter. we knew for months in _ through the winter. we knew for months in advance _ through the winter. we knew for months in advance what - through the winter. we knew for months in advance what the - through the winter. we knew for| months in advance what the road through the winter. we knew for- months in advance what the road map out of lockdown would look like,

when it would happen and what it would consist of. was it always going to be a coded cases as people mix more? it going to be a coded cases as people mix more? , ., ,., ., ., going to be a coded cases as people mix more? , ., ., ., , ., mix more? it is about having a plan in lace. mix more? it is about having a plan in place- we _ mix more? it is about having a plan in place. we knew— mix more? it is about having a plan in place. we knew that _ mix more? it is about having a plan in place. we knew that there - mix more? it is about having a plan in place. we knew that there was i in place. we knew that there was going to be an increase in cases as we reopened but the delta variant took everyone by surprise and it was a very fast moving and changing situation. one thing we didn't see coming is the impact this would have on the pings. the app we had developed last autumn and last summer was much less sensitive, more sensitive now that we have reopened and we simply didn't have the experience that it record this amount of absences across notjust hospitality but the whole economy. retail, distribution, the nhs, police were all taken by surprise by the high number of cases that are being seen as pings on the app.

nobody could expect this level of staff absences. 50 nobody could expect this level of staff absences.— staff absences. so we have staff absences in _ staff absences. so we have staff absences in hospitality - staff absences. so we have staff absences in hospitality but - staff absences. so we have staff absences in hospitality but right| absences in hospitality but right across the board what for you looks like a workable policy so that you can get your industry back on track? our industry is slightly different from others. we have 60% of our workforce aged under 30. for those younger workers, through no fault of their own, they cannot be double vaccinated or fully vaccinated by the 16th of august so we need a workable cipher isolation policy for those who are not double vaccinated. we would like something that is similar to schools or travel, such as test to release. this keeps the economy moving and last people to carry on working and we have the pandemic testing trace happening over and above the app. so we know

we can keep our workers and staff safe with a test release system to allow workers to return to work. kate nicholls, chief executive of uk hospitality, thank you. in scotland the government says children aged 12 and over with certain health conditions will receive their first vaccine before the 16th of august. shots will be offered to about 4,000 young people with learning disabilities and down's syndrome. katie hunter has been speaking to one teenager and her mum. emotional. happy. emotional. a bit emotional this morning. it's the news 14—year—old katie and her family had been longing to hear. she had a wee moment just before you came on to speak to you, she was quite... just quite bubbly. i think it's just we've waited this long. we've really been waiting since november, since the news came out that there was going to be a vaccine. now that vaccine will be going into younger arms. the scottish government says children 12 and over with certain conditions,

including down's syndrome, severe neuro disabilities and lower immunity will be offered the pfizer jag before august the 16th. as well as those children healthy young people of the same age who live with someone who is immunosuppressed will also be given the option of a vaccine. it will give some protection after the first dose but they will need to wait until they have had their second doses, which will be eight weeks after the first dose. we are really looking towards this protection being in place for them into the autumn and through the winter months as well. in some countries, including the us, healthy children, 12 and over, are being routinely vaccinated. the uk's committee of experts, thejcvi, has advised against this for now. while most people here are currently vaccinated at a clinic or pop—up centre, the scottish government says children from eligible groups will be able to get the jag in a setting that suits them, including their own home. katie, who has been shielding in the hopes that vaccine

will mean greater freedom. where do you want to go? home bargains for a hedgehog. she is desperate to get there. vesr - and school. you said the s word. school and shopping are now within sight for katie and many other older children most at risk from covid. katie hunter, bbc news. the time is 9:45am. the headlines on bbc news... track cycling events are under way at the tokyo olympics — where team gb will be looking to add to their medal haul — there are also high hopes in three—day eventing later this morning. new travel rules mean fully vaccinated travellers from the us and most of the eu are now able to enter the uk without quarantining. a man, a woman and a 13—year—old boy have been arrested on suspicion of murder — after the body of a five—year—old

boy was pulled from the ogmore river in south wales. the family of a british surgeon who travelled to aleppo nine years ago to treat victims of the syrian civil war have discovered how he inspired a syrian boy to become a doctor. shortly after arriving, dr abbas khan was captured by the regime and killed. but his work led karim aljian to follow in his footsteps; charlie haynes has the story. born in aleppo, syria, karim moved to the uk as a child, he watched the syrian war from afar, tracking it on social media. one man in particular stood out to him, dr abbas khan, a british surgeon. with doctors in short supply in aleppo, abbas travelled there to save lives. he was detained by the syrian government and killed in prison. struck by the difference that he had

made, karim followed abbas into medicine, and eight years after abbas�* death, karim graduated as a doctor himself, bringing a photo of abbas to his graduation. having finished medical school, had my graduation, i thought to myself, constantly during medical school, the reason that i am doing this is because i was inspired by him. so i printed a photograph and put it in a frame and wanted to pay homage to him in hopes that his mother would see that as a fitting tribute. a photo caught the attention of social media users. sarah, abbas�* sister, saw the post and reached out. lovely to meet you. karim met with abbas�* brother and sister. it is inspiring that you have dedicated your medical career

and said thanks to him, i cannot explain to you how touched my family and i are. it was so beautiful to read. i want to be an orthopaedic surgeon, like abbas, there are some transferable skills you can take in conflict areas and apply those. abbas was a passionate doctor, a very caring individual, - and i guess today if he was here, i he would be filled with pride to see that he would have inspired one person to go to medical schooll and be involved in the work that he was doing. - health care professionals do. incredible things in extremely difficult circumstances, - whether it is here on covid wards or abroad in war zones, _ and there needs to be much greater protection that they are offered. karim has mentioned that he hopes to go into the same field of carrying out humanitarian aid work, and concern comes to our family's mind that we do not want another family to go through what we did.

the pandemic has taught us the value and the sacrifices that they give. the family gave karim a final touching gift — a surgical textbook once belonging to dr abbas khan, now with a new generation of doctor. johnny haynes, bbc news. russia is banned from the tokyo olympics because of past doping violations. but more than 300 athletes are competing under the banner of the russian olympic committee — and they�*re winning a string of medals. that�*s upset rival athletes who�*ve openly speculated that the russians are still cheating. but in russia itself, many feel their athletes have been punished — as they�*re unable to use their national flag or anthem. sarah rainsford reports from moscow. these are russia�*s next generation of olympic hopefuls. they are focussed on perfecting complex moves, not criticism that their country isn�*t

being punished enough for doping. the girls told me theyjumped forjoy when russian gymnasts took gold, inspired even though the team has to compete without the national anthem and flag. translation: you can take away our flag and anthem, l but you can never take our love for russia. russian athletes are hardly anonymous. their entire kit is in the form of the flag. more than 330 athletes are competing for the russian olympic committee. that is even though russia was caught cheating on a giant scale after the 2014 games in sochi. russia has been punished. former olympians do not think russia has got off lightly because its reputation is now in tatters. we are cleaning, cleaning, cleaning sport and the people around, the other countries, they say we are not clean — it is not fair.

we are cleaning the sport seven years, still we get these questions. the russian government is hitting back at its critics, in its own way. this is none other than the foreign ministry spokeswoman — her message to the world turns the roc team�*s acronym into a defiant hashtag. we will roc you. from russia, she adds, with love. the latest street art in russia shows a russian bear wrestling wada to the ground. this mural really captures the mood — there is no soul—searching or public remorse over the doping violations, instead there

is defiance, contempt even for the punishment. russian officials have acknowledged there was a problem with doping in sport but they have never accepted that it was widespread and officially sanctioned. there is a mentality of us against the rest of the world, that russian athletes were framed by the international community, that they are not really complicit, that everyone is doping, they are always after us and now we are unfairly punished. the gymnasts�* success has brought new recruits to the club, taking their first steps towards possible medals of their own. russia thinks it is time to move on from the scandal of sochi, but it is a long way from convincing the world that it can be trusted. today marks three months until the 26th un climate change conference in glasgow — known as cop 26. it is anticipated to be the most important meeting on climate change since the paris agreement in 2015. the world wildlife fund is partnering with leading international artists such as tracey emin, anish kapoor and gavin turk to inspire global action. tom webb reports.

from mary mattingly�*s vanishing point on southend pier to ackroyd & harvey�*s beuys�* acorns here at the tate modern, artists are creating eye—catching pieces to draw attention to our changing climate. for me, the role of artists is both to demonstrate how we got to this emergency but also to help empower people with images and hope and belief that can help all of us feel empowered to take action. ahead of the climate summit in glasgow, artists, galleries and museums are coming together to highlight issues around climate change. art for your world is a project where we're working with a leading range of artists to really help tell the story and involve a much wider community in the fight against climate change. we are hoping the work of artists will inspire hearts and minds and audiences around the world to do something to help save their world.

one british artist, gavin turk, is creating work for this campaign. i have actually gathered the sump oil from the bottom of a white transit van. then i painted the canvas with the sump oil. the painting will actually never dry, it will always be wet. slowly, the oil is descending down the canvas, which is almost like saying, "come on, we�*ve got to get ourselves engaged "in this conversation about the planet." i think it�*s brilliant to be able to associate selling art with actual physical projects that hopefully will make a change into the future. one project being funded by the sale of the artwork at auction is the uk�*s first seagrass restoration project in pembrokeshire�*s coastal national park. 1 million seagrass seeds were collected by a team of volunteers in england and wales before being placed into hessian

bags and planted on the sea bed, following the disappearance of up to 92% of the uk�*s seagrass in the last century. seagrass accounts for 10% of annual ocean carbon storage, capturing carbon from the environment 35 times faster than tropical rainforests. we have been back recently to some nearby very small plots we planted about four years ago now and they have taken a while to develop. now they�*re expanding quite rapidly. the fact we�*re seeing mature plants is a very good sign. it transforms those shallow seas to having a hugely complex habitat. all sorts of exciting, interesting animals live in that environment. with their unique ability to inspire and communicate through creativity, campaigners hope more artists will come together to paint a brighter future for our planet. tom webb, bbc news. so interesting. the royal mint is issuing a commemorative coin to mark 150 years of lewis carrol�*s

�*through the looking glass�*. the e5 coin is based on the book�*s original illustrations and shows alice with tweedledum and tweedledee. the first coin, introduced earlier this summer, featured the cheshire cat. from cats to tigers... two sumatran tigers are recovering at a zoo in the indonesian capitaljakarta after being infected with coronavirus. 9—year—old tino and 12—year—old hari tested positive in mid—july. officials at the zoo say the tigers are now both healthy. the zoo has been closed sincejune, as covid—19 cases have soared across the country. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with carole. as we start a new working week the weather remains unsettled. a chilly start to the day with temperatures picking up nicely now. it will be relatively dry for most

but there are showers in the forecast and it gets wet and windy later in the week. we have this weather front coming in from the west which brings rain into northern ireland as it bumps into this ridge of high pressure the raining tend to weaken through the course of the day. it will continue to migrate eastward through the morning and the afternoon. the cloud in the north and east breaks up in north—east england but continues across the northern isles and you can see a lot of bright weather across england and wales but there will be some slow—moving showers because there�*s not much the way of wind and some of those could be heavy and thundery. temperatures today below par for the time of year, normally we would be looking at 20 to 24 but we have a range from 12 to about 20 in london. this evening we hold onto some of the showers and we lose the thundery element, a lot of clear skies with mist forming then we have a new front from the south—west introducing rain from the isles of

scilly and cornwall. not particularly cold with overnight lows between eight and 13. this system bringing the overnight rain will also bring some rain into the channel islands and then it will weaken and move away. so many we start off with a dry and bright note with some sunshine but showers expected tomorrow and you could catch on almost anywhere, if you do it is likely to be slow—moving, heavy and potentially thundery. temperatures, more widely see 20s than we do today. a similar story on wednesday, dry notes with some showers getting going through the day. temperatures again upper touch with 22 for example in liverpool. then things become a little bit more uncertain because this area of low pressure comes in from the west end drift eastwards or it might sink southwards. so a lot to play for with this one, if it does travel eastward it will take the rain with

it. the outlook from thursday to sunday does remain unsettled with sunshine and showers and some brisk winds.

i�*m lucy hockins in tokyo. today�*s headlines from the olympics... the belarus olympic athlete krystina timanovskaya is seeking asylum in poland after belarusian officials tried to fly her home against her will. and us gymnast simone biles is on the start list of eight finalists for tomorrow�*s final of the beam. the first openly transgender olympian is in action for new zealand in the women�*s heavy weightlifting. i�*m victoria fritz. the other headlines: new travel rules mean fully vaccinated travellers from the us and most of the eu are now able to enter the uk without quarantining. more soaring temperatures predicted in turkey where authorities are battling a series of devastating wildfires.