this is bbc news with the latest headlines. giles scott! success on the water for team gb in tokyo — giles scott takes gold in the firm class sailing — and there was gold for dylan fletcher and stuart bithell in the men's 49—ers — plus silver forjohn gimson and anna burnet in the mixed nacra 17 class. on the track, norway's karsten warholm smashes the world record for the men's aoon hurdles. and there was bronze for gb diverjack laugher in the three—metre springboard event in other news: the head of an organisation helping belarusians who have fled abroad has been found dead in the

ukrainian capital kyiv. vitaly shishov ran the belarusian house in ukraine. criticism from labour as the government abandons plans for an �*amber watchlist�* of countries for international travel — amid warnings the system was becoming too complex. what impact have the changes to the traffic light system had on your travel plans this summer? let me know — you can get in touch at @vfritznews using #bbcyourquestions gunfire. fighting is raging in helmand province between taliban militants and afghan government forces for control of the southern city of lashka ga. after a drop in rural thefts during coronavirus lockdowns last year — insurers have now issued a warning that gangs are using e—scooters to go to uk farms and steal

high—value gps technology. and mowing a meadow in historic style — shire horses are being used to harvest a wildflower meadow at king's college cambridge. it's been another bumper morning of action in tokyo — on day 11 of the olympic games — and team gb have had the wind in their sails this morning with two golds and a silver medal in the sailing. dylan fletcher and stuart bithell picked up a dramatic gold in the men's 49er medal race. and there was more drama in the finn class, as giles scott recovered from an earlier error in the medal race to retain his olympic title. in athletics — norway's karsten warholm set a stunning aoom

hurdles world record — breaking his own previous by more than half a second. and later simone biles will return in the gymnastics competition in the women's beam. for a full round up of the action at the olympics this morning — let's cross to jane dougall at the bbc sport centre. they needed to get ahead of new zealand to keep their points up. it came down to a thrilling end, with the kiwis back in third it was a dramatic race to the finish in

germany —— for germany. dramatic race to the finish in germany -- for germany. great britain win — germany -- for germany. great britain win the _ germany -- for germany. great britain win the medal— germany -- for germany. great britain win the medal race - germany -- for germany. great britain win the medal race and l germany -- for germany. great. britain win the medal race and with that the gold medal in tokyo 2020. if that wasn't enough drama for you, giles scott was up next in the men's thin. a class gb have won consecutively for the last six olympics. he needed a top five finish to retain his gold medal. he has to start overtaking. his experience _ has to start overtaking. his experience showed in the final stretch as he sailed into fourth place. stretch as he sailed into fourth lace. ., ., stretch as he sailed into fourth lace, ., ., ., stretch as he sailed into fourth lace. ., ., ., ., stretch as he sailed into fourth lace. .,., ., ., ., , place. ciao scott at the wind holds onto the gold _ place. ciao scott at the wind holds onto the gold medal. _ place. ciao scott at the wind holds onto the gold medal. and - place. ciao scott at the wind holds onto the gold medal. and into - place. ciao scott at the wind holds onto the gold medal. and into the| onto the gold medal. and into the history boors- _ and there was a silver to add to the tally on the water. great britain'sjohn gimson and anna burnet taking second in the mixed nacra 17 class. team gb's jack laugher has taken

bronze in the 3 metre springboard diving final. the yorkshireman put on an excellent display with his six dives, securing third place and sealing his olympic medal with 87.75 in his final dive. laugher took silver in this event in rio and had been hoping to do one better, but china took the gold and silver positions. on the track there was a stunning performance from norway's karsten warholm in the men's aoom hurdles. he had set a world record in oslo last month, but smashed that time when taking gold in tokyo. ben croutcher reports. warholm is going to take the win. one of the greatest athletic performances in all time in what some are calling its greatest ever

race. the fastest man to win the 100 metre hurdles was up for it all right. a showdown between he and the american orjust a race against the clock? they pushed each other to new heights in this lung busting, like sapping event, the two streaked clear, benjamin chasing down the home straight on the inside, chasing history. warholm wiped three quarters of a second off his own world record. benjamin was half a second under it and it didn't even win. and the fourth fastest time ever behind and was not even in the frame. nobody quite sure what they have just seen. i frame. nobody quite sure what they have just seen-— have just seen. i cannot believe the time, it is have just seen. i cannot believe the time. it is so _ have just seen. i cannot believe the time, it is so fast. _ have just seen. i cannot believe the time, it is so fast. i _ have just seen. i cannot believe the time, it is so fast. i was _ have just seen. i cannot believe the time, it is so fast. i was told - have just seen. i cannot believe the time, it is so fast. i was told 45 - time, it is so fast. i was told 45 can be — time, it is so fast. i was told 45 can be possible if you do everything perfect _ can be possible if you do everything perfect i_ can be possible if you do everything perfect. i said the perfect race didnt— perfect. i said the perfect race didn't exist, this is the closest thing — didn't exist, this is the closest thing i— didn't exist, this is the closest thing i have ever done. the games:

athletes to — thing i have ever done. the games: athletes to be _ thing i have ever done. the games: athletes to be faster, _ thing i have ever done. the games: athletes to be faster, higher, - athletes to be faster, higher, stronger. tokyo 2020 has found a new superman. staying with athletics, it was heaertbreak for british sprinter adam gemili in the 200 metre heats. the 27—year—old had been aiming to improve on his fourth—placed finish at rio 2016, where he missed out on bronze by three thousandths of a second — but stopped immediately after leaving the starting blocks before walking to the finish. i felt my hamstring go. i am ifelt my hamstring go. i am in so much pain. i said, strap it up, let me go out there and try. i have been training so well. this season has been really up and down and i finally put together about four or five weeks of solid work and i was ready to go out there and try and

get a medal, at least pb. i don't get a medal, at least pb. i don't get that chance. devastating but that is sport. a quick update on the track cycling. gb's women's team pursuit team broke the world record to beat usa and go into the team pursuit final, where they will contest for a gold medal. the record was broken again. not such good news for the men. they were beaten by denmark after a crash and some confusion between the two teams. but they are out. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. a sprinter from belarus

who refused her team's order to fly home early from the olympics has been granted a humanitarian visa by poland. krystsina tsimanouskaya is at the polish embassy in tokyo, and, it's believed she plans to go to warsaw on wednesday. the athlete says she was forcibly taken to the airport for criticising coaches, but belarus says she was removed from the team because of her emotional state. mark adams from the international olympic committee has just spoken about the incident at a press briefing. we spoke yesterday twice to krystina tsimanouskaya, we spoke to her twice, she reassured us once again she is feeling safe and secure, i believe there is a call going on this morning with her as well, and together with the relevant authorities and competent organisations, she is planning herfuture. we are also in contact with the unhcr, our partner, which is helping her, we were in contact with them right from the get—go, on the evening of, as i was mentioned yesterday, on the night of the incident. she is in a safe and secure place, we have contacted the noc of poland, if you have been following the story, and in terms of what the ioc can do

for her in terms of her future, we have talked to them with regard to her sport after her arrival in warsaw, if that is where she does indeed choose to end up. so in terms of her safety and security, i think we have dealt with most of the issues that needed to be dealt with. as i said yesterday, we are expecting and have asked for a report from the noc today. we requested it yesterday, we want it today. we have decided to launch, not surprisingly, a formal investigation which will be led by the ioc administration and we need to establish the full facts, we need to hear everyone involved. that obviously can take time, and in the meantime obviously our first concern is for the athlete. mariko oi is in tokyo with more on the reaction injapan. i saw the story being covered

by several news programmes this morning, how she will be leaving for poland tomorrow. but it is really not the main story here. the top headline is still the surge in covid—19 cases and how the government has been asking covid—19 patients to stay at home unless their symptoms are very severe. so that has been getting quite a lot criticism. quite a lot of criticism. as for miss tsimanouskaya, i thought it was interesting how some people on social media have been comparing how she is being treated compared to the ugandan athlete who tried to run away earlier in the games. of course, it is not as simple asjust a difference in their skin colours — one tried to run away from his hotel room, while the other sought help through an official channel, through the ioc. but some people have also been speculating whether the fact that she sought asylum outside ofjapan may have contributed to the way she was treated, because japan doesn't grant asylum to many people, including the elite athletes.

police in kyiv say an activist who heads an ngo helping his compatriots flee repression in belarus has been found dead. vitali shishov, head of the belarusian house in ukraine, wentjogging in kyiv on monday morning but did not return and could not be reached on his mobile phone. he had been reported missing by his partner after not returning home from a run. yana lyushnevskaya from bbc monitoring in kyiv has been following the story. the police in ukraine have published an official statement this morning saying this activist was found dead after going missing yesterday during his morning run. he was found hanged in the park in kyiv and his personal belongings were found in him. the most important part but we know is that the police are investigating all kinds of theories behind this

incident. they say it could have been suicide or it could have been murder that was disguised as a suicide. we havejust had an official statement from the belarusian house in ukraine, they are saying he had been under surveillance recently. the headlines on bbc news... 9.13. team gb sails to double gold in the tokyo games — dylan fletcher and stuart bithell win the men's 49—er class in the finn class.

the government abandons plans for an amber——watchlist of countries for international travel — after warnings the system was becoming too complex. fighting is raging in helmand province between taliban militants and afghan government forces for control of the southern the southern city of lashka ga. labour has urged the government to provide the full data behind its coronavirus travel restrictions system, after ministers scrapped plans for an amber watchlist, which would have indicated which countries were likely to move to red. the party accused the conservatives of being in "total chaos" over border policy, and said "maximum clarity" was needed rather than "reckless u—turns" by downing street. simonjones reports. getting away from it all, but safely. the british government, like administrations around the world, has been grappling with how to allow international travel in an age of covid. people want to go abroad, i understand how much people plan, prepare for the summer holidays, but we've also got to remember that this is still a dangerous virus and that we must try and stop variants coming in and must stop importing variants from abroad,

so we have to have a balanced approach. on monday, britain opened its borders to people from the us and most of the eu who've been fully vaccinated, but further changes are also being looked at. the government has been using a traffic light system for travel. people can visit a green country. when they return, they need to take a covid test before departure, and another test once they're back. on returning from an amber country, people who are fully vaccinated don't need to isolate. but entering the uk from a red country will involve quarantining in a hotel for ten days. the government had been considering an amber watchlist, flagging up countries at risk of moving to red. but that's now been abandoned, following opposition from some mps. a decision welcomed by the travel industry. we already have a hugely complex system, a traffic light system that governs international travel and i think most people are struggling to keep up

with those changes and to hear that we were about to have another layer of complexity added to that, i think was concerning for people. whenever those rules change, it impacts people's plans and it dents people's confidence. so the fact that the system is going to stay the same i think is welcome news. but the opposition labour party has accused the government of being in total chaos over its border policy, saying the travel industry needs maximum clarity, not u—turns and confusion. simon jones, bbc news. let's speak to our chief political correspondent adam fleming. it seems to be a uniquely british thing, firstly overthink a traffic light and then you turn on a policy before it is ever announced. this is all caettin before it is ever announced. this is all getting into _ before it is ever announced. this is all getting into semantics. - before it is ever announced. this is all getting into semantics. rather. all getting into semantics. rather than a u—turn i would say this as may a policy being parked in a lay-by, may a policy being parked in a

lay—by, to continue the driving metaphor. this is something that was proposed to ministers and discussed at a meeting in whitehall last week, this idea of an amber watch list. no decision was made about it, the pros and cons were discussed, and yesterday at the point of decision, the prime minister in the words of a whitehall source, decided to kill it. it has never been adopted as government policy but when you looked at reports in the newspapers and heard government ministers briefing it may have felt like that. that is why we have ended up here. the reason it is happening is because we are getting to one of these regular review points of the traffic light system where normally they are deciding which countries go into which category, although greatly new categories have been invented at the last minute. that process is becoming ever to be noisier than it has been in the past. the government minister who was on duty in the media this morning had thejob of was on duty in the media this morning had the job of trying to

explain what was going on was skills minister gillian keegan. the explain what was going on was skills minister gillian keegan.— minister gillian keegan. the most imortant minister gillian keegan. the most important thing — minister gillian keegan. the most important thing was _ minister gillian keegan. the most important thing was to _ minister gillian keegan. the most important thing was to try - minister gillian keegan. the most important thing was to try and - minister gillian keegan. the mostj important thing was to try and get that balance right. we have explored a number— that balance right. we have explored a number of options including amber watchlisl _ a number of options including amber watchlist etc. on the whole we have thought _ watchlist etc. on the whole we have thought we need to make sure the system _ thought we need to make sure the system is — thought we need to make sure the system is simple enough for people to understand. if it gets too complicated, people cannot follow it. ~ , it. the prime minister said yesterday _ it. the prime minister said yesterday when _ it. the prime minister said yesterday when asked, - it. the prime minister said - yesterday when asked, simple. the simplest form of the traffic light system would be red, amber, green. by system would be red, amber, green. by the end of this week have we returned to a pure colour system or do we still have the green watch for countries that are green but potentially trending toward amber, and do we still have the amber plus west, which at the moment only has france on it, the travel industry would like it to be streamlined. the boy at heathrow airport were saying the best way to encourage

international travel would be making the testing system much simpler and cheaper for british nationals when they return to the uk. thanks, adam fleming. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon is to set out plans today for the lifting of most legal covid—19 restrictions in a statement to msps. the whole of scotland is currently in level zero of the virus alert system, and the first minister has said she is hopeful of going further on 9 august, which could see physical distancing rules relaxed, the return of office working and larger crowds at events. the authorities in the central chinese city of wuhan, where coronavirus first surfaced in 2019, have said its entire population of 11 million people will be tested for covid—19. the announcement comes a day after the city reported seven cases of the highly—transmissible

delta variant. china is now battling to contain its largest covid outbreak in months, with mass testing and travel restrictions. more than 300 cases have been detected over ten days across 15 provinces. stephen mcdonnell joins us from beijing. should we be worried about this because my 11 million people now being tested in one city in china? imagine being a person who lives in that city, a resident of wuhan. this is the first city to have a lockdown in the world. a very tough lockdown which eventually worked, they got rid of the coronavirus and have gone a whole year without any cases. now the government is saying to them, do not panic, there is only six or seven infections in the city. however, do not let the province —— leave the province and we are going to test everyone, 11 billion people.

it is not the first city to have mass testing because of this outbreak. the price it is all thought to have started, millions have already been tested three times in recent weeks there. authorities are worried not so much about the raw numbers, less than 100 new cases across the country, but it is the spread. dozens of locations have infections now. it is the delta variant which is giving the chinese authorities are headed the same as it has right across the world. highways closed. rail connections from beijing from high—risk areas have been cancelled. the authorities here despite the fact there has been quite an extensive roll—out of vaccines, we are told more than a billion doses, they have a back to zero approach. they are hoping that

by the strict measures being put in place all over the country, some cities are totally being locked down. there is one place you cannot leave. they are helping with tracking and tracing, strict measures, cutting transport, advising everyone in the country not to travel if you don't have to, they can get back to zero in the run—up to the winter olympics coming up next february. they do not want any coronavirus in the country when the winter olympics kicks off but it will be very interesting to see if the chinese authorities can do it again with the delta variant. can they crush this latest outbreak using their very strict measures being put in place? or will the delta variant be too much for them? thank you, stephen mcdonell in beijing. time to bask in some olympic glory. beth shriever picked up a gold medal

in the women's bmx final on friday — and she can speak to us now. amazing. beth — only a few years ago, even though you were the world junior champ, you were still working part time as a teaching assistant. did you believe this day would come? now is the honest answer. i knew i had potential, iwas now is the honest answer. i knew i had potential, i was a hard worker, but my main goal throughout this whole career and training was to just enjoy myself. i said in the future when i am old and grey i want to look back at this time in my life and say i had the best time for and i was happy, and so for that is what is happening. so i couldn't have asked for anything better. we have words going _ asked for anything better. we have words going across _ asked for anything better. we have words going across the _ asked for anything better. we have words going across the bottom - asked for anything better. we have words going across the bottom of. words going across the bottom of you. you have had yourfunding cut, a double leg break before you got to the stage. it is unbelievable what you have had to overcome in the last

few years, and money is notoriously difficult for a number of sports and the athletes that play them. what loops did you have to go through to get to the world stage? llustith loops did you have to go through to get to the world stage?— get to the world stage? with my double let get to the world stage? with my double leg break, _ get to the world stage? with my double leg break, i— get to the world stage? with my double leg break, ijust - get to the world stage? with my double leg break, ijust had - get to the world stage? with my double leg break, ijust had to i get to the world stage? with my| double leg break, ijust had to be patient with that, take a lot of time out. i think it was almost two years i was out with that. but we stayed positive, never give up and ended up having a full recovery. i still have physio for my leg now. with regards to the funding, we ended up doing some crowdfunding to get me to the world cup two for the olympic qualification and to pay for a really good coach at the time as well. that was able to get me there and get me qualified for the games, and get me qualified for the games, and after the period when the games was fast approaching, british cycling came to me and so my potential and wanted to give me the opportunity of being a full—time athlete. now, for the past two or

three years, i have been fully backed by uk sport and the national lottery so i am very grateful for their support now. without their support over the past years i wouldn't be in the best shape i am in now and i am very grateful. bmx is absolutely _ in now and i am very grateful. bmx is absolutely thrilling to watch, loads of people got really involved in the sport. it must be pretty terrifying to do. the likes of connor fields coming off the course on a stretcher, you mentioned your double leg break. how do you mentally prepare for the danger of being on the course? i mentally prepare for the danger of being on the course?— being on the course? i think i can seak on being on the course? i think i can speak on behalf _ being on the course? i think i can speak on behalf of _ being on the course? i think i can speak on behalf of quite - being on the course? i think i can speak on behalf of quite a - being on the course? i think i can speak on behalf of quite a few . being on the course? i think i can l speak on behalf of quite a few bmx athletes, i think we have to kind of put it aside and obviously keep our training pretty consistent so we can know how to save ourselves from getting in the scary positions. i think the main thing is just getting in the scary positions. i think the main thing isjust kind of moving on, trying to keep a smooth wrap, but with bmx anything can

happen. i think we all know it is inevitable that he will crash. yes, it can be scary at times but i think for most of us it is just about putting it to one side and focusing on your lap. if you overthink it, it can all go wrong.— can all go wrong. putting it aside and focusing _ can all go wrong. putting it aside and focusing on _ can all go wrong. putting it aside and focusing on yourself. - can all go wrong. putting it aside and focusing on yourself. you . can all go wrong. putting it aside l and focusing on yourself. you have done nothing short of create history here, you are the only woman in the camp and have the opportunity to shape the sport, what do you want to do with your influence? i shape the sport, what do you want to do with your influence?— do with your influence? i want to insire do with your influence? i want to inspire more _ do with your influence? i want to inspire more women _ do with your influence? i want to inspire more women to - do with your influence? i want to inspire more women to get - do with your influence? i want to - inspire more women to get involved, especially in male dominated sport. hopefully i have proven you can do it if you can commit and never give up. especially as a woman in a male dominated sport. i hope to inspire other people, notjust men, —— not just women but men and boys, this port is amazing and the community around it is incredible. already i

have heard we have sell—out sessions at tracks now, which isn't saying, it has only been a few days since we got our medals. the see an influx of new writers is absolutely amazing so hopefully we can keep inspiring people to get involved and get more riders on the bmx track. i am people to get involved and get more riders on the bmx track.— riders on the bmx track. i am not sure if you _ riders on the bmx track. i am not sure if you realise _ riders on the bmx track. i am not sure if you realise but _ riders on the bmx track. i am not sure if you realise but you - riders on the bmx track. i am not sure if you realise but you both . sure if you realise but you both have become pin—ups. let's talk about kye white. you've known eachoher a long time. trained together. what does your friendship mean to you? we started on the talent team at about 12, going to camps together up in manchester, going to all these races together. he helps me in training, helped support me. it can be hard with the lads�* banter because i am the only girl but i

feel like they know now how to do with me and deal with the kind of emotions that we face. i am so proud of him, i cannot believe he got the meadow as well. i had to compose myself when he got the silver because he was just on before myself when he got the silver because he wasjust on before me. but to celebrate with him, it was amazing. that picture — dismounting from her bike, whyte sprinted over to you and lifted you into the sky. enjoy some normality back home in essex. ., ., ., enjoy some normality back home in | essex-— isn't essex. , thanks for having me. isn't she great? — and let�*s reflect more on the sailing

success this morning — our reporter kheredine idessane is at royal northern yacht club in helensburgh in scotland. it started here at the royal northern and clyde yacht club, just outside from helensburgh and glasgow. anna burnett started here at the age of round about five or six. she has won olympic silver in the knacker 17, six. she has won olympic silver in the knacker17, the mixed class, and her delighted familyjoins me now. excited because we are going to have a medal ceremony. sister fiona flagged by proud parents. give me your thoughts on a silver medal for your thoughts on a silver medal for your sister anna.— your sister anna. a huge day, so happy for them. they have - your sister anna. a huge day, so i happy for them. they have worked your sister anna. a huge day, so - happy for them. they have worked so hard for— happy for them. they have worked so hard for this, — happy for them. they have worked so hard for this, so many years in the

making _ hard for this, so many years in the making. just — hard for this, so many years in the making. just to see them out there and performing so well and enjoying the regatta. just absolutely loving every _ the regatta. just absolutely loving every minute of it, which is what we hoped _ every minute of it, which is what we hoped to _ every minute of it, which is what we hoped to see. even if they had not -ot hoped to see. even if they had not got medals, just enjoying it, but to have a _ got medals, just enjoying it, but to have a silver medal on top in their first olympics, it isjust epic. colin— first olympics, it isjust epic. colin and _ first olympics, it isjust epic. colin and louise, many congratulations, her parents. you are desperate to see the medal ceremony. tell me what it is like to have watched your daughter sale to olympic silver. have watched your daughter sale to olympic silver-— olympic silver. thrilling and who would have _ olympic silver. thrilling and who would have believed _ olympic silver. thrilling and who would have believed it? - olympic silver. thrilling and who would have believed it? we - olympic silver. thrilling and who | would have believed it? we knew olympic silver. thrilling and who - would have believed it? we knew they were capable of it. we believed it quietly _ were capable of it. we believed it quietly. but to have it and witness it on _ quietly. but to have it and witness it on the _ quietly. but to have it and witness it on the screen was really a great delight, _ it on the screen was really a great delight, such a thrill, and emotional.— delight, such a thrill, and emotional. , ., emotional. delighted for them, terrific. yes, _ emotional. delighted for them, terrific. yes, very _ emotional. delighted for them, terrific. yes, very pleased, - emotional. delighted for them, | terrific. yes, very pleased, yes. louise, tell me a little bit about

the sailing history in the family and a little about your red socks i believe you are wearing. irate and a little about your red socks i believe you are wearing.- and a little about your red socks i believe you are wearing. we are, our luc red believe you are wearing. we are, our lucky red socks _ believe you are wearing. we are, our lucky red socks linking _ believe you are wearing. we are, our lucky red socks linking back- believe you are wearing. we are, our lucky red socks linking back to - believe you are wearing. we are, our lucky red socks linking back to sir - lucky red socks linking back to sir peter _ lucky red socks linking back to sir peter blake who was married to my sister, _ peter blake who was married to my sister, we _ peter blake who was married to my sister, we always wear them for good luck. sister, we always wear them for good luck it _ sister, we always wear them for good luck. it certainly happened today, they work — luck. it certainly happened today, they work. everyone should read red socks_ they work. everyone should read red socks when— they work. everyone should read red socks when they need them. tell they work. everyone should read red socks when they need them.- socks when they need them. tell us about the fabulous _ socks when they need them. tell us about the fabulous journey, - socks when they need them. tell us about the fabulous journey, sir- about the fabulous journey, sir peter blake, his day started when she was four or five?— peter blake, his day started when she was four or five? peter was very charismatic. — she was four or five? peter was very charismatic, she _ she was four or five? peter was very charismatic, she adored _ she was four or five? peter was very charismatic, she adored him, - she was four or five? peter was very charismatic, she adored him, all- she was four or five? peter was very charismatic, she adored him, all the family— charismatic, she adored him, all the family did~ _ charismatic, she adored him, all the family did. sailing was in her blood from _ family did. sailing was in her blood from the _ family did. sailing was in her blood from the start and from the age of five she _ from the start and from the age of five she just gradually progressed up five she just gradually progressed up through the ranks and enjoyed it, her passion — up through the ranks and enjoyed it, her passion was always serving. and a messare her passion was always serving. and a message on _ her passion was always serving. jifuc a message on a mirror? her passion was always serving. and a message on a mirror? there - her passion was always serving. and a message on a mirror? there was, | a message on a mirror? there was, actually on — a message on a mirror? there was, actually on the _ a message on a mirror? there was, actually on the bathroom _ a message on a mirror? there was, actually on the bathroom window, | actually on the bathroom window, which _ actually on the bathroom window, which is _ actually on the bathroom window, which is steamed up. the first thing

i which is steamed up. the first thing i remember— which is steamed up. the first thing i remember herwriting which is steamed up. the first thing i remember her writing at the age of five was _ i remember her writing at the age of five was i _ i remember her writing at the age of five was i love sport. she spelt it sport. _ five was i love sport. she spelt it sport. but— five was i love sport. she spelt it sport, but we knew what she meant. ouite _ sport, but we knew what she meant. quite a _ sport, but we knew what she meant. quite a journey? is sport, but we knew what she meant. quite a journey?— quite a “ourney? is the younger sister quite a journey? is the younger sister to see _ quite a journey? is the younger sister to see her _ quite a journey? is the younger sister to see her as _ quite a journey? is the younger sister to see her as a _ quite a journey? is the younger sister to see her as a role - quite a journey? is the younger| sister to see her as a role model the whole way growing up, she has a was been so competitive and always just strove to be the best, and with my older sister as well, to grow up having the two of them there always pushing each other made me really want to get involved, she is just so inspirational. hopefully she inspires notjust me and the family but also a whole heap of youngsters who will take on sailing as well. colin, is a sailor of some repute and talent, this is quite a moment? i don�*t know about the talent! sailing, i have always loved it, my

family have always sailed. 50. sailing, i have always loved it, my family have always sailed. so, yes, a very special _ family have always sailed. so, yes, a very special moment. _ family have always sailed. so, yes, a very special moment. listen, - family have always sailed. so, yes, l a very special moment. listen, many congratulations to all of you. there is a certain medal ceremony coming so thank you so much forjoining us. the medal ceremony for a super silver on the water, anna burnet, john gimson, more yet to come. met certainly hope so. who knew that all had to be wearing. —— knew that red is what we all had to be wearing? sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here�*s jane. good morning. a successful day for great britain on the water today —

winning two gold medals within an hour. dylan fletcher and stuart bithell won the men�*s 49er, and then giles scott successfully defended his olympic finn title. jess softley was watching. team gb has never won gold in the men�*s 49er class until now. british pair dylan fletcher and stuart bithell were well placed for a medal but would need to get ahead of new zealand to keep their points up. it came down to a thrilling end with the kiwis back in third it was a dramatic race to the finish with germany. mere centimetres between them. right on the line! great britain when the medal race and with it the gold medal in tokyo 2020! if that wasn�*t enough drama for you, giles scott was up next in the men�*s finn, a class gb has won consecutively for the last six olympics. he didn�*t have the best of starts but quickly made up time. giles needed a top five finish to retain his gold medal. he has to start overtaking. his experience showed in the final

stretch as he sailed into fourth place... giles scott at the line holds onto the gold medal. ..and into the history books. jess softley, bbc news. and we have just been hearing from the family of anna burnet. shee took silver to add to the tally on the water. john gimson and anna burnet taking second in the mixed nacra 17 class. in the cycling keep you updated on that. not such good news for the mens. one of the danish riders went ino the back of charlie tanfield, taking the british rider down.

the danes say they�*d got the catch and had won the heat when the crash happened. britain are saying they hadn�*t won the heat — but as it stands denmark are through. but better news in the mens team sprint — team gb will race the netherlands for the gold medal in a few minutes�* time. jason kenny, ryan owens and jack carlin — kenny crossed the line to set the second fastest fine. the second fastest ——time. so he�*s guaranteed an eighth olympic medal — we just don�*t know which colour. team gb�*s jack laugher has taken bronze in the 3 metre springboard diving final. the yorkshireman put on an excellent display with his six dives, securing third place and sealing his olympic medal with 87.75 in his final dive. laugher took silver in this event in rio and had been hoping to do one better, but china took the gold and silver positions. on the track there was a stunning performance from norway�*s karsten warholm in the men�*s 400m hurdles. he had set a world record in oslo

last month, but smashed that time finishing in an incredible 45.94 seconds, to cut more than seven tenths off his old record and take the gold. american rai benjamin took win silver, having also beaten the previous world record. staying with athletics, it was heaertbreak for british sprinter adam gemili in the 200 metre heats. the 27—year—old had been aiming to improve on his fourth—placed finish at rio 2016, where he missed out on bronze by three thousandths of a second — but stopped immediately after leaving the starting blocks before walking to the finish. i felt my hamstring go. i am in so much pain. i said, strap it up,

let me go out there and try. you have to try. i have been training so well. this season has been really up and down and i finally put together about four or five weeks of solid work and i was ready to go out there and try and get a medal, at least pb. i don�*t get that chance. just devastating to see, isn�*t it? and to bring you up to date — the british women have taken silver in the cycling team pursuit — germany took gold and a new world record. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that�*s bbc.co.uk/sport let�*s continue with the olympics and as we�*ve hearing british diver jack laugher has won a bronze in the men�*s three metre springboard

in tokyo to add to his gold and silver he won at in rio. let�*s speak now to someone who knows jack very well. chris mears won olympic gold alongsidejack in the men�*s synchronized 3 metre springboard at the rio 2016 olympics. who could forget that green tinged pool in rio back in 2016? thank you so much forjoining me this morning. as someone who knows him what do you think this means to him, this medal? on reflection from the competition, i think we can actually calljack the most successful team gb diving olympian, which is something amazing to be able to say. he has now completed the set, he has got the goals, the silver and he hasjust been awarded the bronze in this event. so an incredible performance. he just showed an incredible display of mental strength, coming back from

defeat from the synchro, where he tried and failed to retain the title of olympic champion, to come back to this event such a strong headspace. it feels like this time round we�*re talking about mental health, stress, confidence, how you maintain composure far more than any previous olympics, has the pressure mounted or is the conversation more open? i think the conversation is becoming more open which is really good. in this case there is always going to be a time when you perform a job best and there is always a time when you perform at your worst but the conversation we�*re having is how you process good, bad or in the middle. because it is different for everybody. because it is different for everybody-— because it is different for eve bod. ., ,., because it is different for eve bod. ., , everybody. what has this form been off of late? — everybody. what has this form been off of late? it _ everybody. what has this form been off of late? it has _ everybody. what has this form been off of late? it has been _ everybody. what has this form been off of late? it has been pretty - off of late? it has been pretty difficult even train.—

off of late? it has been pretty difficult even train. yes, it has been hard _ difficult even train. yes, it has been hard to _ difficult even train. yes, it has been hard to train. _ difficult even train. yes, it has been hard to train. i _ difficult even train. yes, it has been hard to train. i have - difficult even train. yes, it has| been hard to train. i have been difficult even train. yes, it has i been hard to train. i have been in contact with him in the years since i retired, and i think he has been really struggling with a couple of injuries so i think itjust means all that much more to go on the tokyo stage in front of the world and perform like he did. unfortunately, the chinese were unreachable today but he put out his best performance, really, it was so consistent and he should be so proud of himself. it is consistent and he should be so proud of himself. , ' . consistent and he should be so proud of himself. , , . ., of himself. it is difficult, not 'ust a of himself. it is difficult, not just a lack — of himself. it is difficult, not just a lack of _ of himself. it is difficult, not just a lack of training, - of himself. it is difficult, not just a lack of training, but i of himself. it is difficult, not l just a lack of training, but also the lack of competition, you�*re not sort of geared up as you would normally be. sort of geared up as you would normally be— sort of geared up as you would normall be. ' :: :: , ., �* normally be. 100%, there haven't been the normally be. 10096, there haven't been the competitions, _ normally be. 10096, there haven't been the competitions, the - normally be. 10096, there haven't been the competitions, the world series where they battle it out with each other. they don�*t really see the form of a chinese athlete to what the other divers are doing. they�*re kind of basing their performance on nothing, really,

other than training. you can do all the training and all of the competition environment training but it is not the same as the competition standard and the buzz and the adrenaline you get from it. what now forjack? it is and the adrenaline you get from it. what now for jack?— what now forjack? it is only three ears, i what now forjack? it is only three years. i feel _ what now forjack? it is only three years, i feel like _ what now forjack? it is only three years, i feel like he _ what now forjack? it is only three years, i feel like he has _ what now forjack? it is only three years, i feel like he has another. years, ifeel like he has another one in him. fingers crossed to see him, him and dan as a synchro team is blossoming and they didn�*t show the full potential at the games so they will want to do that next time. as a part of you that wishes you were there?— as a part of you that wishes you were there? ., ., ., . were there? yeah, i am watching them in or to be honest. _ were there? yeah, i am watching them in or to be honest. it _ were there? yeah, i am watching them in or to be honest. it would _ were there? yeah, i am watching them in or to be honest. it would have - in or to be honest. it would have been a long stretch for me to carry on, i spoke about my mental health and my feelings and thoughts on all of that and how difficult that was for me to get over and i think of me

retiring was one of the keys to becoming happy again and getting better mental health. so actually i couldn�*t see myself on the tokyo stage and i think i was kind of at my peak in rio so i think it was the right time for me to go.— right time for me to go. good, i'm lad to right time for me to go. good, i'm glad to hear— right time for me to go. good, i'm glad to hear it _ right time for me to go. good, i'm glad to hear it and _ right time for me to go. good, i'm glad to hear it and i'm _ right time for me to go. good, i'm glad to hear it and i'm glad - right time for me to go. good, i'm glad to hear it and i'm glad to - right time for me to go. good, i'm| glad to hear it and i'm glad to hear glad to hear it and i�*m glad to hear that you think if you were a betting man perhaps we are going to see jack again in paris. thank you so much for your time this morning, chris. chris mears, former olympic gold medallist. how does the world deal with so—called killer robots? diplomats from 50 nations are meeting at the un in geneva today to discuss just that. some say lethal autonomous weapons could save lives with fewer troops on the battlefield, while human rights groups warn they raise big moral questions about war and who decides to kill. our correspondent, imogen foulkes,

joins us from geneva. these negotiations have been going on for quite some years, since the start of 2014. since then, and this makes it ever more difficult, technology has raced ahead on autonomous weapons. our viewers technology has raced ahead on autonomous weapons. 0ur viewers may know about drones which are used very often in conflict zones. at the end of a drone usually still is a human being making a final decision, whether to attack killed not, but the newer generation of what many call killer robots don�*t have that final human control. here the international committee of the red cross is taking part in these negotiations in geneva, because the guardians of the geneva conventions and the rules of war. neil davidson

is the red cross senior scientific adviser and he explained to me what his particular concerns were. critically, the user doesn't choose what they are fired at, when they fire or exactly where they fire, and that brings a number of risks. firstly, difficulty in anticipating or controlling their effects, so their inherent risk to civilians in that. also risks of conflict escalation. from a legal perspective, humans must apply the rules of international humanitarian law, the law of war, in carrying out attacks, and they must make those context—specificjudgments to apply those rules. so weapons that function in this way complicate that. and indeed it is complicated, these negotiations will be complicated too. the red cross says it wants meaningful human control over autonomous weapons, other human

rights groups want almost bands, then there is talk of prohibiting autonomous weapons that specifically target people. this becomes really complicated. how do you define meaningful control? how do you define unpredictable killer robots? they are also on the shopping list of what should be banned. so countries are supposed to come up with a treaty for approval by december. personally i think that will be tough because some of the world�*s biggest military powers are investing heavily in these kinds of weapons and they are not quite ready, they say, to work towards a real treaty. ready, they say, to work towards a real treaty-— real treaty. interesting and very difficult questions _ real treaty. interesting and very difficult questions there. - imogen foulkes in geneva, thank you.

fighting in a major city in afghanistan has been intensifying. there are fears lashkar gah in the southern helmand province could be the first provincial capital to fall to the taliban. a tv station there is reported to have been seized by the militants, and thousands of people have been fleeing rural areas. ramzan karmali has the details. gunfire. firing on the city of herat, just one of the three provincial capitals coming under fire from the taliban. in kandahar in the south, thousands have been forced to flee, and in lashkar gah in helmand province, the taliban are reported to have seized a local tv station. over the last few months, the taliban have taken over large parts of the countryside, the insurgents�* main focus has been on three provincial cities, with the cities under the heaviest assault being lashkar gah in the southern helmand province. the president of afghanistan is clear who is to blame for the increase in violence. translation: the reason

for our current situation i is that the decision to withdraw was taken abruptly. i told the president of the united states that i respected his decision but i knew it would have some consequences. president ghani said that there was a plan to regain control, but that is giving little comfort to the many who find themselves close to the violence. translation: for me as a herati and a lady, this war is worrying. the situation in the city of herat has changed these days and people are scared. there are no women in herat. this is not a good situation and women who usually work in government offices are not going to work. artillery fire. although nearly all of its military forces have left, the us has continued its air offensive in support of afghan government troops. strikes targeting lashkar gah continued late on monday. the biden administration condemned the actions of the taliban. we�*ve seen the reports of atrocities being committed by the taliban in various places where they are on the offensive.

and these reports are deeply disturbing and totally unacceptable. helmand was the centrepiece of the us and british military campaign, but if lashkar gah were to fall, it would be the first provincial capital won by the taliban in five years and would be a bitter blow to the afghan government. ramzan karmali, bbc news. the government�*s key "levelling up" policy to end entrenched inequalities between richer and poorer regions, must begin with fighting crime, according to the prime minister. nowhere is the challenge clearer than in the north wales seaside town of rhyl — one of the most violent areas in england and wales, and also, among the most deprived. in rhyl, serious violence rose every year for four years until the first coronavirus lockdown, bbc research has found. it has the two most deprived neighbourhoods in wales and is preparing its bid for "levelling up" funding.

joining me now is social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan. what seems to be at the heart of the problem is that rhyl? in what seems to be at the heart of the problem is that rhyl?— problem is that rhyl? in terms of crime, a couple _ problem is that rhyl? in terms of crime, a couple of _ problem is that rhyl? in terms of crime, a couple of things - problem is that rhyl? in terms of crime, a couple of things are - problem is that rhyl? in terms of. crime, a couple of things are going on. one is domestic abuse, seeing significant rises even during the pandemic local abuse charges, with a 40% increase in referrals because of domestic abuse in the north wales area. in the town of rhyl itself, the police say that some of those domestic violence abuses are exasperated by mental health, drug use, another thing is county lines gangs, gangs from other places such as liverpool or birmingham, coming into the town and bringing their

battles to rhyl, so you will have stabbings and beatings and the occasional murder in rhyl which is the consequence of two or three gangs from liverpool trying to control the drug trade. what the authorities are saying in response to what borisjohnson was saying that in their view policing the town does not mean flooding the town with police officers, they were busy take more of a can get them, but actually that money has to tackle crime but also deprivation and the root causes of the problems they are saying because they are saying they can�*t just police their way out of this. there are multiple levels of deprivation on a different scale. how does one go about preparing a bid for this funding and what kind of difference could it actually make? , ., _ , of difference could it actually make? , ., , ., make? the first thing to say is that rh 1 make? the first thing to say is that rh i has make? the first thing to say is that rhyl has had _ make? the first thing to say is that rhyl has had money _ make? the first thing to say is that rhyl has had money spent - make? the first thing to say is that rhyl has had money spent on - make? the first thing to say is that rhyl has had money spent on it - make? the first thing to say is that rhyl has had money spent on it in l rhyl has had money spent on it in the last few years, there has been a lot of effort to update the seafront to put new attractions in. what the

authorities are trying to do is create a town that is good to visit, to work in and to live in. they believe they are on the verge of cracking good to visit. so now the question is how you make it good to work in and get to live in. what they will work on next is to try and develop the town centre itself. a number of retail outlets have left in recent years, such as marks & spencer is, and they are trying to create a new retail offer in the town although they are in competition with other towns in north wales. then there is investing in ambition which is very difficult to do, so for example, the two schools in the town have built new buildings and have betterfacilities but the councils are now saying that they need to ensure that the children that go to them, their expectations are raised in line with the new facilities that have been provided. the new facilities that have been rovided. . , the new facilities that have been rovided. ., , , provided. really interesting. michael buchanan _

provided. really interesting. michael buchanan on - provided. really interesting. michael buchanan on this . provided. really interesting. - michael buchanan on this violent crime story. there is more on this online as well. this week gardeners at the university of cambridge are abandoning their mechanical lawn mowers and turning to a much more historic way of managing their land. shire horses will harvest a wild flower meadow which has recently been planted outside one of the country�*s most famous buildings. it is happening outside some of the most famous buildings in the country as well. part of the lawn at the back of the world—famous king�*s college chapel has been replaced with grassland. once harvested the hay bales will be sent across cambridge so more meadows can be sown. jo black reports. it looks like a glimpse into the past, but actually six—year—old cosmo and 15—year—old boy are kings college�*s latest lawnmowers. come on now. come on. keep going. good lads. and today they�*re

here to mow a meadow. for two years, this carpet of wild flowers has replaced some of the college�*s 18th century pristine lawn. the idea was to boost biodiversity on the site. the results, an increase in the number of species, a more natural environment and an eruption of colour. our wild flower meadow is now in its second year. we installed it to demonstrate the fact that wild flower meadows do have a place in urban areas because, of course, we are more or less in the middle of cambridge. the sustainability issues, they address, the biodiversity they bring in, there�*sjust so much fun. and the shire horses are here to demonstrate the fact that you can actually manage these meadows, attempting to minimise the internal combustion engine. you know, you don�*t need to be flying over the top of it with a tractor all the time because, of course, horses are a lot lower carbon than tractors. for 250 years, the back lawn of king�*s college has been part

of this iconic image of cambridge. changing it was a big gamble, but researchers say different species of plants and insects have been thriving. i�*ve been really surprised. i thought this project would be largely tokenistic, but actually it�*s having collected the data over three years. it is... it�*s big enough that it really does make a difference in terms of biodiversity. it�*s notjust species that were in the area anyway, feeding opportunistically at species that are finding and using this meadow as a meadow. for brett, the apprentice gardener, documenting the meadow has allowed him to fulfill his other passion of photography. it's changed so much in the last two years. the first year it was very showy — poppies and cornflowers and things, and now it's a lot more intense — a lot more wild carrots. but the insect life isjust incredible. but once you're actually inside, there's so many things... so many things buzzing around you, it's amazing. good lads, good lads.

the meadow will be back next spring and could be expanded in years to come. using cosmo and boy may not be the fastest or most efficient way of cutting the grass, but these heavy horses are kinder to the wildlife. jo black, bbc news. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with carol. for many of us today it will be dry with lengthy sunny spells but there are scattered showers in the forecast. some of those rather like yesterday will be slow—moving and potentially thundery as well. not all of us will catch one though. yesterday resort moving eastwards and we had this line of cloud coming in overnight and the of scilly. this morning it has been producing some showery outbreaks of rain. most of that will move away but it will

leave a fair bit of cloud in its wake. a lot of dry weather and sunshine showers getting going especially in the afternoon —— through this evening and overnight a lot of showers will fade, we will have clear skies and where we have had showers by day we will see mist and fog forming. we have a new weather front from the west bringing in rain overnight to scotland and northern ireland. you can see these lows in towns and cities and it will be lower than that in rural areas. tomorrow here is a weather front bringing raining by the end of the nights, slowly weakening, so start with a lot of dry weather, any mist and fog evaporating and will get some sunshine. but that will spark off some more showers. a bit warmer in

england than it was today, feeling pleasant in that sunshine. then it is all change on thursday courtesy of this area of low pressure. you can see from the squeeze on the isobars in parts of wales and the south that it is going to be windy with gusts of winds up to 45 miles an hour and with gusts of winds up to 45 miles an hourand then with gusts of winds up to 45 miles an hour and then the rain piles in as well. eastern areas stay dry for the longest and cloud bills with temperatures rising later on. beyond that, the outlook does remain unsettled, we are looking at a mixture of sunshine showers with temperatures up to about 20 degrees but i think something drier and warmer come away afterwards.

i�*m lucy hockins — in tokyo — today�*s headlines from the olympics: joy for norway�*s karsten warholm — as he smashes the world record for the men�*s 400—metres hurdles in one of the greatest peformances in olympic history. team gb sails to success — with golds for dylan fletcher and stuart bithell in the men�*s 49—ers class — and giles scott retained his title in the finn class and us gymnast simone biles competes in the women�*s vault final. they have just emerged. i�*m victoria fritz — the other headlines...

a sprinter from belarus who refused her team�*s