after an investigation found that he sexually harrassed several women — including employees in his office. mr cuomo has denied any wrongdoing. the afghan defence minister has survived an armed attack on his home in kabul. he was away when gunmen exploded a bomb and fired shots as they fought their way into the house. it's as the taliban continues its assault on major afghan cities. police in ukraine have opened a murder investigation after a belarus opposition activist, vitaly shi—shov, was found hanged in a park in kyiv. the exiles group he worked for have blamed the belarus authorities. meanwhile, the belarus sprinter kriystina timanovskaya has told the bbc — that her home country is not safe and she may not be able to go home for years. the athlete has been granted an humanitarian visa from poland.

hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the author and journalist rachel shabi; and former government special adviser, and now ceo of music industry body uk music, jamie njoku—goodwin. tomorrow's front pages. the metro reports that the number of new covid cases is continuing to fall — and says hopes are being raised that the uk may be past the peak of the third wave of coronavirus infections. the telegraph leads with the hijack of an oil tanker in the gulf of oman — it says iranian—backed forces are suspected of carrying it out. the i says the government is set to roll out covid jabs to over 16s. according to the times, the over—16s vaccination programme could begin within the next fortnight. and that story makes the front page of the daily mail as well —

underneath a picture of more british olympic medal winners. the guardian carries an interview with the labour leader sir keir starmer, in which he claims international climate crisis talks could break down because of a lack of leadership from borisjohnson. and the mirror has a full—page photo of team gb�*s cycling husband and wife, jason and laura kenny — with those new silver medals to add to the family collection. ten golds, i don't know how many silvers, and i don't know of any kind of display case in the world that can deal with that amount of hardware. let's start with the metro newspaper, rachel, jamie, beneath the picture of the silver medal winner, keely hodgkinson. that headline, third wave and retreat. jamie, what do you make of that? 50. jamie, what do you make of that? so, this jamie, what do you make of that? sr this pandemic some of the dance has been you locked down from the cases go down can you open up, and cases go down can you open up, and cases go back up again. i know one of the big race people had that as we started to reopen, where we going to

see soaring case rates? with that feed into hospitalisations? encouraging news that we see from the data right now is that despite opening back—up, despite dropping lots of restrictions in england, those case rates aren't shooting up in a way that many people feared and people warned. it's very encouraging for the future, the next couple of months or so. it obviously looks like the vaccine programme has severely weakened the link between cases and hospitalisations, but also importantly, it looks like the vaccine ride in the success of the vaccine ride in the success of the vaccine roll—out is also having a positive impact on cases and transmission and helping drive cases down, which is incredibly encouraging. i think you look at other countries, australia for one, not straying too far from home, but they are having all sorts of interesting cases go up and having nervousness about lockdowns because they haven't rolled out their vaccine yet, so we are really starting to see the benefit of the vaccine here in the uk. i starting to see the benefit of the vaccine here in the uk.— vaccine here in the uk. i must admit, vaccine here in the uk. i must admit. four— vaccine here in the uk. i must admit, four o'clock _ vaccine here in the uk. i must admit, four o'clock every - vaccine here in the uk. i must admit, four o'clock every day, j vaccine here in the uk. i must i admit, four o'clock every day, a bedrock moment as i wait for those

new case numbers, how to spit up —— hospitalisation numbers, so i'm it on my days off, because it's become a slight obsession. but they have been following for five days in a row, so that metro headline, does it make sense to you? it row, so that metro headline, does it make sense to you?— row, so that metro headline, does it make sense to you? it really doesn't matter whether _ make sense to you? it really doesn't matter whether it _ make sense to you? it really doesn't matter whether it makes _ make sense to you? it really doesn't matter whether it makes sense - make sense to you? it really doesn't matter whether it makes sense to i make sense to you? it really doesn'tl matter whether it makes sense to me because _ matter whether it makes sense to me because i'm _ matter whether it makes sense to me because i'm not a scientist, but it is very— because i'm not a scientist, but it is very encouraging news. according to the _ is very encouraging news. according to the scientists, including some of those _ to the scientists, including some of those who— to the scientists, including some of those who can as you say, there where _ those who can as you say, there where worries, concerns predicting that infections would continue to rise white — that infections would continue to rise while beyond the numbers to which _ rise while beyond the numbers to which they actually have. so it does look like _ which they actually have. so it does look like good news. it does look like there — look like good news. it does look like there are several factors for its school — like there are several factors for its school is obviously being on holiday — its school is obviously being on holiday. people still maintaining some _ holiday. people still maintaining some measure of protections in place, _ some measure of protections in place, public respect for restrictions and awareness of pandemic measures has been

consistently high throughout. the football _ consistently high throughout. the football was thought to have produced a spike in infections for people _ produced a spike in infections for people crowding to watch the match is. people crowding to watch the match is 0t— people crowding to watch the match is. of course, the vaccine were allowed — is. of course, the vaccine were allowed are _ is. of course, the vaccine were allowed are very, very lucky to have the vaccine — allowed are very, very lucky to have the vaccine numbers that we do things— the vaccine numbers that we do things to — the vaccine numbers that we do things to smart procurement from the government, but also an incredible roll-out _ government, but also an incredible roll—out from the nhs and volunteers. so all of these things have _ volunteers. so all of these things have collided to perhaps create a ceiling _ have collided to perhaps create a ceiling for— have collided to perhaps create a ceiling for the infection rate and now see — ceiling for the infection rate and now see it— ceiling for the infection rate and now see it tailing off, which is incredibly— now see it tailing off, which is incredibly good news. professor chris when _ incredibly good news. professor chris when he _ incredibly good news. professor chris when he couldn't - incredibly good news. professor chris when he couldn't have - incredibly good news. professor - chris when he couldn't have answered that any better, so that is why i ask you science questions. we will move the daily telegraph, which continues to focus on the coronavirus. jabber allowed on the front page, smaller story there, but extremely important for a lot of people here, to be extended to 16—year—olds, and that means the idea of this, jamie, is that the

school year will get under way, 16 and 17—year—olds will get there jabs. and 17-year-olds will get there 'abs. , , ., ., and 17-year-olds will get there 'abs. , ., ., , ., , jabs. yes, so one of the big draws of transmission, _ jabs. yes, so one of the big draws of transmission, one _ jabs. yes, so one of the big draws of transmission, one of _ jabs. yes, so one of the big draws of transmission, one of the - jabs. yes, so one of the big draws of transmission, one of the big i of transmission, one of the big vectors — of transmission, one of the big vectors has been schools. it's been children— vectors has been schools. it's been children much less at risk from the virus _ children much less at risk from the virus in _ children much less at risk from the virus in terms of serious illness, but also — virus in terms of serious illness, but also they are much more likely to be _ but also they are much more likely to be transmitting it and contributing to its spread. so i think— contributing to its spread. so i think the — contributing to its spread. so i think the policy question for the government is great. the third wave seems _ government is great. the third wave seems to— government is great. the third wave seems to be — government is great. the third wave seems to be retreating, but how do we keep— seems to be retreating, but how do we keep it — seems to be retreating, but how do we keep it that way? they don't want to see _ we keep it that way? they don't want to see cases— we keep it that way? they don't want to see cases start to spike back up again— to see cases start to spike back up again when— to see cases start to spike back up again when school is returned, so one again when school is returned, so ohe of— again when school is returned, so one of the — again when school is returned, so one of the policy answers to that recommending that it is safe and effective — recommending that it is safe and effective for the jab to be rolled out to _ effective for the jab to be rolled out to younger age groups, 16 and 17—year—olds, and i expect we are going _ 17—year—olds, and i expect we are going to _ 17—year—olds, and i expect we are going to ca— 17—year—olds, and i expect we are going to ca big drive over the next few weeks— going to ca big drive over the next few weeks or so to try to get 16 and i7-vear-olds— few weeks or so to try to get 16 and 17—year—oldsjab to help few weeks or so to try to get 16 and 17—year—olds jab to help drive down the transmission rate so that when they do— the transmission rate so that when they do go— the transmission rate so that when they do go back to school in a month or so, _ they do go back to school in a month or so, we _ they do go back to school in a month or so, we are — they do go back to school in a month or so, we are not going to start to see transmission increase and those case rates _ see transmission increase and those case ratesjump back up, because it is great _ case ratesjump back up, because it is great that — case ratesjump back up, because it is great that we are seeing rates drop, _ is great that we are seeing rates drop, lots— is great that we are seeing rates drop, lots of us have seen this

before, — drop, lots of us have seen this before, so— drop, lots of us have seen this before, so to speak, we have seen it happen— before, so to speak, we have seen it happen this — before, so to speak, we have seen it happen this time last year with rates _ happen this time last year with rates going down, something happens, things— rates going down, something happens, things go— rates going down, something happens, things go back up again, so it is really— things go back up again, so it is really important that we are kind of making _ really important that we are kind of making sure and taking the benefits of unlocking, and my industry, we have _ of unlocking, and my industry, we have had — of unlocking, and my industry, we have had a — of unlocking, and my industry, we have had a year and a half of not really _ have had a year and a half of not really being able to function, stuff is not _ really being able to function, stuff is not being able to help them about restrictions, and we are all keen to make _ restrictions, and we are all keen to make sure — restrictions, and we are all keen to make sure we keep it that way. so i think— make sure we keep it that way. so i think that's — make sure we keep it that way. so i think that's what the to get at with this expansion of the jab or expected expansion of vaccines to younger— expected expansion of vaccines to youngerage expected expansion of vaccines to younger age groups. | expected expansion of vaccines to younger age groups. i did expected expansion of vaccines to younger age groom-— expected expansion of vaccines to younger age groups. i did think we could do this _ younger age groups. i did think we could do this paper— younger age groups. i did think we could do this paper review - younger age groups. i did think we could do this paper review with - younger age groups. i did think we | could do this paper review with last year's paper sometimes looking at restaurant people to return to work, cases are low, everything will be so on, but we are sticking with this year paper. we will look at the times next which also has a reference to that jab times next which also has a reference to thatjab programme, children over 16 will be offered covid jabs, children over 16 will be offered covidjabs, but children over 16 will be offered covid jabs, but the story we are going to focus on here is on the top. spain escapes travel read list as variants fails to take hold,

rachel? i as variants fails to take hold, rachel? ., ., ._ as variants fails to take hold, rachel? ., ., ., rachel? i have to say i love the idea of reviewing _ rachel? i have to say i love the idea of reviewing last _ rachel? i have to say i love the idea of reviewing last year's - rachel? i have to say i love the - idea of reviewing last year's paper. i am idea of reviewing last year's paper. i am all— idea of reviewing last year's paper. i am all for— idea of reviewing last year's paper. i am all for the idea. you can see if we _ i am all for the idea. you can see if we can— i am all for the idea. you can see if we can spot the difference. yes, this is— if we can spot the difference. yes, this is an — if we can spot the difference. yes, this is an interesting headline that it fails _ this is an interesting headline that it fails the — this is an interesting headline that it fails the vaccine, the infection tales _ it fails the vaccine, the infection tales to— it fails the vaccine, the infection tales to take hold, the virus failed. _ tales to take hold, the virus failed, it's a weird way of putting it, failed, it's a weird way of putting it. trut— failed, it's a weird way of putting it. but it — failed, it's a weird way of putting it, but it does mean that spain is going _ it, but it does mean that spain is going to — it, but it does mean that spain is going to stay off the amber list and therefore _ going to stay off the amber list and therefore travellers to spain who are vaccinated can return without having _ are vaccinated can return without having to — are vaccinated can return without having to quarantine. i have to say, this has— having to quarantine. i have to say, this has been getting a bit messy desk. _ this has been getting a bit messy desk. vou — this has been getting a bit messy desk, you know, colour—coded list, you know. — desk, you know, colour—coded list, you know, red, amber, plus, and green _ you know, red, amber, plus, and green it— you know, red, amber, plus, and green. it does look like the government is going to add some more countries to the green list, including germany and other

countries, so, yes, this will be good _ countries, so, yes, this will be good news _ countries, so, yes, this will be good news for travellers who may be in spain _ good news for travellers who may be in spain or— good news for travellers who may be in spain or france and are now relieved — in spain or france and are now relieved that they can carry on uninterrupted and without concern for having — uninterrupted and without concern for having to quarantine when they -et for having to quarantine when they get back — for having to quarantine when they aet back. , ., ., for having to quarantine when they aet back. , . ., , get back. jamie, that green list, it is re get back. jamie, that green list, it is pretty threadbare. _ get back. jamie, that green list, it is pretty threadbare. you've - get back. jamie, that green list, it is pretty threadbare. you've got i is pretty threadbare. you've got south sandwich islands, south georgia, the falklands, it's not exactly, let's go there to summer holiday, it's impossible to get that, but the story, as rachel assange, suggests that the czech republic and so on might added to pump that up a bit. it’s republic and so on might added to pump that up a bit.— pump that up a bit. it's good news for --eole pump that up a bit. it's good news for people wanting _ pump that up a bit. it's good news for people wanting to _ pump that up a bit. it's good news for people wanting to go _ pump that up a bit. it's good news for people wanting to go on - pump that up a bit. it's good news| for people wanting to go on holiday and the travel industry who has been hammered over the last year and a half as a result of the pandemic. i think this does raise interesting questions because the thing everyone has been saying is when as the end point of this pandemic is not going to make a back to normal? even though cases are going down, the way from government seems to have been to me is not going to make a back to normal? even though cases are going down, the way from government seems to have been, yes, cases are going

down, the see that, that sends us back to square one, so we are seeing what i assume is the norm of the possible feature of relaxing things here domestically but also being still very cautious about travel restrictions and things coming in from other countries, which is obviously not great news for the travel industry, which has had a lot of pressure on its, also has an impact on all sorts of things like events, bringing people in from overseas, and music festivals lots of them have been affected by these rules, and he had a quite a lot across the sector.— rules, and he had a quite a lot across the sector. let's head up to scotland for _ across the sector. let's head up to scotland for the _ across the sector. let's head up to scotland for the scottish _ across the sector. let's head up to scotland for the scottish daily - scotland for the scottish daily mail. the headline, freedom, but read the small print. rachel, what is that small print? that read the small print. rachel, what is that small print?— is that small print? that small rint is that small print? that small print isn't _ is that small print? that small print isn't really _ is that small print? that small print isn't really anything - is that small print? that small. print isn't really anything major. it's print isn't really anything major. it'sjust— print isn't really anything major. it'sjust pointing out that even though— it'sjust pointing out that even though all measure will be released and then— though all measure will be released and then into the now that the zero co. and then into the now that the zero co bad _

and then into the now that the zero co. bad policy has been met. some things— co. bad policy has been met. some things will— co. bad policy has been met. some things will stay on pace, things like mask— things will stay on pace, things like mask wearing indoor areas, social— like mask wearing indoor areas, social distance saying and working from _ social distance saying and working from home in some cases where possible — from home in some cases where possible. so these are, i mean, they are fairly— possible. so these are, i mean, they are fairly minor things compared to her, are fairly minor things compared to her. you _ are fairly minor things compared to her, you know, everything that we have _ her, you know, everything that we have been— her, you know, everything that we have been there over the last 18 months. — have been there over the last 18 months, but it does seem to be a small— months, but it does seem to be a small print — months, but it does seem to be a small print-— months, but it does seem to be a small rint. ., ., ., ., small print. your view on scotland, jamie? there _ small print. your view on scotland, jamie? there has— small print. your view on scotland, jamie? there has been _ small print. your view on scotland, jamie? there has been a _ small print. your view on scotland, jamie? there has been a number. small print. your view on scotland, | jamie? there has been a number of times where — jamie? there has been a number of times where at _ jamie? there has been a number of times where at the _ jamie? there has been a number of times where at the broad _ jamie? there has been a number ofj times where at the broad substance of the unlocking has been very similar to what is happening in england. some small things that sort of scene. a cynic might say you might differentiate yourself from the rest of the uk, but there are the rest of the uk, but there are the slight differences. and i think it's important to remember that we all talk about unlocking as the whole of the uk being free from restriction since july the 19th can actually commit are still a lot of restrictions in northern still restrictions in northern still

restrictions in northern still restrictions in wales, again, we still see restrictions in scotland. lots of different parts of the carousel operating under restrictions and it still has an impact on different parts of the country, but it will be interesting to see how long this co—sign for, because what you've got is the whole of the uk with different laws, different restrictions, governing all different constituent parts of the uk, and as we chart —— start talking about scottish independence and the scan —— constitutional strength of the nation, it is interesting to think of what sort of impact that will have over the next month or so. impact that will have over the next month or so— month or so. let's look at a different — month or so. let's look at a different story. _ month or so. let's look at a different story. the - month or so. let's look at a different story. the daily i different story. the daily telegraph. we are moving to the gulf of oman now. there were —— story on the front page, iran hijacks tanker and golf of oman. tronic used of set —— second shipping attack as the us and israel threatened to strike back. this is often called the shadow were, rachel.- back. this is often called the shadow were, rachel. that's right. this comes — shadow were, rachel. that's right. this comes a _ shadow were, rachel. that's right. this comes a week— shadow were, rachel. that's right. this comes a week after— shadow were, rachel. that's right. j this comes a week after reportedly iran this comes a week after reportedly iran was— this comes a week after reportedly iran was accused of hijacking a as

ralev_ iran was accused of hijacking a as ralev run— iran was accused of hijacking a as raley run tanker off the coast of oman. — raley run tanker off the coast of oman, and that was two people killed in that— oman, and that was two people killed in that raid~ _ oman, and that was two people killed in that raid. and now there are reports — in that raid. and now there are reports of— in that raid. and now there are reports of a _ in that raid. and now there are reports of a hijacking of a tanker just off the coast of the united arab and — just off the coast of the united arab and red spot stop again, fingers — arab and red spot stop again, fingers being pointed in the direction of iran. as before, of course. — direction of iran. as before, of course, they deny all responsibility for any— course, they deny all responsibility for any of— course, they deny all responsibility for any of this. it says that the countries _ for any of this. it says that the countries making the accusations, israel. _ countries making the accusations, israel. the — countries making the accusations, israel, the uk and the us are basically— israel, the uk and the us are basically setting the scene for increased pressure or some kind of attack— increased pressure or some kind of attack on _ increased pressure or some kind of attack on iran. this is in the context— attack on iran. this is in the context of— attack on iran. this is in the context of trump tearing apart the pcl with _ context of trump tearing apart the pcl with iran and subsequent pressurised sanctions on the country as well _ pressurised sanctions on the country as well. ., ., ,., .,

as well. you made the point earlier that there are _ as well. you made the point earlier that there are a _ as well. you made the point earlier that there are a lot _ as well. you made the point earlier that there are a lot of _ as well. you made the point earlier that there are a lot of new- as well. you made the point earlier that there are a lot of new leaders| that there are a lot of new leaders in the region. 50 that there are a lot of new leaders in the region-— in the region. so in the whole reuion in the region. so in the whole region coming _ in the region. so in the whole region coming out _ in the region. so in the whole region coming out of- in the region. so in the whole region coming out of israel. in the region. so in the whole l region coming out of israel and in the region. so in the whole i region coming out of israel and iran as those actors of power politically. you have a new prime minister in israel who is a much more hard—line, he takes much more hard—line position to think. some of the rhetoric we see from him in the past three days on this has been quite fiery. at the same time, an ultraconservative in iran who may be seems like a moderate by iranian standards and got a much more hard—line ultraconservative iranian ha rd—line ultraconservative iranian leader hard—line ultraconservative iranian leader now, so both have got their own domestic constituency that that they are going to want to be playing too. you might see a harder rhetoric from both sides, and and make it seem like a hijacking of an oil tanker may not say that relevant now, but these things have a tendency to escalate,, and it's concerning if you have these two sides hard and erratic playing gl political chicken in the middle east which is a region with what everything is going on in afghanistan right now doesn't need

any more conflict are strife. there is a story in _ any more conflict are strife. there is a story in the — any more conflict are strife. there is a story in the times _ any more conflict are strife. there is a story in the times that - any more conflict are strife. there is a story in the times that we i is a story in the times that we have chatted about in the bed in the office. it makes my blood go called when i read it out. civil servant in the bus stop drop was set to be ambassador. he left documents at a bus stop. we all must at one point had left something, but probably not really classified documents, rachel. probably not highly sensitive government documents, but this is the present has been named, so they are a civil— the present has been named, so they are a civil servant who left those classified — are a civil servant who left those classified ministry of defence documents at a bus stop. you are not supposed _ documents at a bus stop. you are not supposed to— documents at a bus stop. you are not supposed to take any documents out of the _ supposed to take any documents out of the ministry without special permission, never mind sit at a bus stop with _ permission, never mind sit at a bus stop with them or leave them there. but the _ stop with them or leave them there. but the thing that drew my attention to this _ but the thing that drew my attention to this story was this person was lined _ to this story was this person was lined up — to this story was this person was lined up in — to this story was this person was lined up in the running to be ambassador to nato, which sources are now—

ambassador to nato, which sources are now saying it is unlikely, which seems _ are now saying it is unlikely, which seems like — are now saying it is unlikely, which seems like the most british of understatements on that matter. jamie. _ understatements on that matter. jamie. you — understatements on that matter. jamie, you have worked and government. he must have been in the room where there has been sensitive documents. you get a sense that it's drilled into you to not take them out of the room. if you do, do not take them out of the building, never leave them at a bus stop. you take them out of the building, never leave them at a bus stop.— leave them at a bus stop. you have some meetings _ leave them at a bus stop. you have some meetings where _ leave them at a bus stop. you have some meetings where you - leave them at a bus stop. you have some meetings where you have i some meetings where you have got guards over your shoulder to make sure you are reading these things and taking them —— not taking them out, i'm a bit conflicted on this, but this is a personal tragedy that is, my heart goes out to him. it's very embarrassing. he has probably worked very hard over decades long career that seems to be highly affected by this, but also the principle that when you've got sensitive information, you have to be keeping it completely secrets, being very careful about it, and not even get into a position where you might accidentally be leaving on a bus somewhere, because by reading the story, some of it wasn't too

sensitive. there were things in there that where ultra secrets, but it's also the principal. when you have got things that can be very damaging and could be harming british interest that they find to the wrong hands, you have got to be incredible careful. it's lucky they fell into the hands of the bbc rather than somewhere else. i think on some of— rather than somewhere else. i think on some of those _ rather than somewhere else. i think on some of those hollywood - rather than somewhere else. i think on some of those hollywood films, | on some of those hollywood films, the secret service are the people at the secret service are the people at the nuclear codes go around with a suitcase handcuffed to them, which presumably would then stand you out at a bus stop anyway. so we are going to the guardian newspaper now, which concentrates on the olympic games. tokyo games, keely hodgkinson is silver star as gb wins eight medals in a day. i want to ask you to name allaid, medals in a day. i want to ask you to name all aid, but nevertheless, a pretty good day for team gb. abs, pretty good day for team gb. a pretty good day for team gb. a pretty good day for team gb. a pretty good haul for them. they are sixth in— pretty good haul for them. they are sixth in the — pretty good haul for them. they are sixth in the lead table. they said -- and _ sixth in the lead table. they said —— and re—outcome i think they ended up —— and re—outcome i think they ended up second. _ —— and re—outcome i think they ended up second. i_ —— and re—outcome i think they ended up second, i think it was 67 metals in total _ up second, i think it was 67 metals in total not — up second, i think it was 67 metals in total. not sure it's going to be

quite as— in total. not sure it's going to be quite as nutty this time around, but still an— quite as nutty this time around, but still an impressive bounty. barry cheering — still an impressive bounty. barry cheering to see not just team still an impressive bounty. barry cheering to see notjust team gb, but the _ cheering to see notjust team gb, but the olympics in general, just watching — but the olympics in general, just watching all these athletes and the absolute _ watching all these athletes and the absolute top of their —— game, and some _ absolute top of their —— game, and some incredible performances. also some _ some incredible performances. also some incredible performances. also some incredible spirit as well in tokyo — some incredible spirit as well in to 0. g ., ., , ., ., tokyo. jamie, does it matter that the crowds _ tokyo. jamie, does it matter that the crowds weren't _ tokyo. jamie, does it matter that the crowds weren't there - tokyo. jamie, does it matter that the crowds weren't there in i tokyo. jamie, does it matter that the crowds weren't there in the i tokyo. jamie, does it matter that i the crowds weren't there in the end? i mean it... it is so difficult to say. i rememberi i mean it... it is so difficult to say. i remember i was at one of the pilots for wimbledon and seeing players playing to crowds, and you see just how much it really means to them, and how different it is on there is no atmosphere, there is no crowd to keep them going. i think it does make a huge impact, i get huge credit to these people who have been able to not only be at the top of the game, but i think another thing that really gets over the line are those hundreds of thousands of people in the crowd were urging yuan, wheeling un, and to perform these sporting heroics that they have done this week without that i

think it's a huge testament to their grit, determination and ability. he pretends at that crowd is cheering against and that they are cheering for him. so it didn't necessarily do a much get in tokyo seeing as he got knocked out. we will leave you with the picture from the daily mirror, jason kenny and laura kenny, tangled mess between them, celebrating their silver medals this time around. you can't quite win them all. rachel, jamie, it's been a pleasure to speak to you both. thank you so much. that's it for the papers for this evening. goodbye. thanks forjoining us. day 11 of the tokyo olympics saw great britain's best medal performance at the games so far. eight podium finishes for team gb — matching the eight medals won on day 11 of both the london and rio olympics.

two of them came in the track cycling. golden couple jason and laura kenny both added to their already impressive tallies. a silver in the team sprint forjason means he draws level with bradley wiggins on eight medals, as britain's most decorated olympian. going into the final against the netherlands, team gb had far too much work to do in the final lap. kenny, along with ryan owens and jack carlin, battled but had to settle for silver — beaten comprehensively by the dutch team who set a new olympic record. and laura kenny was denied a fifth olympic title — her team were beaten by germany, who broke the world record on their way to gold, in the women's team pursuit. kenny does have the chance of two more golds though in the omnium and the madison later in the week. the day got off to the perfect start with two golds in the space of an hour on the water in the sailing. the brits having a great regatta so far and dylan fletcher and stuart bithall made it even better, finishing in first in the men's 49er. and it was a nail—biting race to the finish line with germany.

but in the end gb coming out on top for a first gold in the classification. and shortly after that, giles scott defended his title in the men's finn. that's six consecutive gold medals in that class for gb. and there was a silver to add to the tally on the water with anna burnet and john gimson getting second place in the mixed nacra 17 class. team gb has a new star on the track —19—year—old keely hodgkinson — who took silver in the women's 800 metres, against a really tough field. she managed to finish second behind america's athing mo— in a time of1 minute, 55.88 seconds. britain'sjemma reekie finished 4th, with alex bell in 7th. but the brilliant run from hodgkinson was a new british record, beating dame kelly holmes's previous best. i'm speechless right now. obviously kelly is a legend. she will be a legend of british athletics for a long time. i have looked up to her.

i've spoken to her during the last couple of days, she is a lovely person. i just... i have no words for that, honestly. but i want to thank my amazing team, my family, they have made so many sacrifices for me. oh, i'm going to cry. and trevor and jenny, they have got so much belief in me, because i did it. look what that meant to her. staying in athletics — andjust like in rio, jamaica's elaine thompson—herah has been crowned the sprint queen of the tokyo games. she took gold in the women's 200 meters to go with her gold in the 100 at the weekend. she surged to victory in 21.53 seconds — the second fastest time in history. it means that thompson—herah completes the "double—double" after achieving golds in the same events at rio in 2016. jack laugher, with bronze in the three metre springboard, and pat mccormack, with silver in boxing's welterweight division, complete the medal haul on day 11. mccormack was beaten in the gold—medal fight by cuba's ron—eel iglesias. mccormack�*s silver means team gb has secured a record six medals in the boxing events at tokyo.

and this is how the medal table looks tonight — great britain sixth with 13 golds, 43 medals overall. it is down on both rio 2016 and london 2012. and the 13 golds won so far falls well short of london's 22 and rio's 19 at this stage. but day 12 could offer more medal hopes for team gb — and, in a few hours' time, team gb�*s youngest olympian since 1928 — the 13 year old sky brown will compete in skateboarding's park contest. sarah mulkerrins is in tokyo and joins us now. sarah — what a story this could be for sky brown. this has been building, hasn't it, for so long, ever since everybody realised that sky brown had qualified for the olympics, and then obviously the olympics were delayed by a year. that has helped her potentially as well because she suffered a really bad crash last year.

she has recovered since from that and is here in tokyo to take part in the park events. we have the street event in the opening weekend of the olympics. now it is the turn of the park skaters. sky brown is such a talent in that's going for uk. a world bronze medallist. also a 15—year—old as well going for team gb. however, look out for the japanese 15—year—old. she is the highly fancied skateboarder to win gold in this. we know that they were really good in the street events, winning gold there. so they are looking for another gold medal there, but it is such a brilliant story, and i know there will be so much attention on sky brown when she competes a little bit later. apart from that, sarah, what else can we look forward to on day 12? while comedy action has already started here early in tokyo because we have the open water swimming, the ten km

marathon under way. alice dearing is taking part in that for great britain. the first black female swimmer to represent team gb at the olympics. she is in action right now, just down below us in tokyo bay. that will be a bit of a slog later on on the track, we are going to have the start of the heptaholan, it will be all eyes on this battle between katerina johnson, thompson, the world champion from 2019, the olympic champion from belgium. katerina johnson thompson and has been struggling a little bit with any achilles injury this year. it will be interesting to see how it goes. the hurdles are up first, and then they have the high jump and the shot put and the 200 years later. ——jump and the shot put and the 200 metres later. they will also then compete tomorrow. the women's golf gets under way in terms of gb there. you're looking at mel reid, jodi, we also have another new sport making its debut in sport climbing.

the men went yesterday and today it of the women with shauna going in for that for great britain. thank you very much for taking us through everything to look forward to on day 12 of the tokyo olympics live there from tokyo. now to some football. players from all 20 premier league clubs say they'll continue to take the knee next season as a symbol of their "unity against all forms of racism". a "no room for racism" sleeve badge will also be worn by players and match officials. the premier league say they "wholeheartedly support" the decision. the opening game of the new season takes place next friday — with newly promoted brentford hosting arsenal. rangers have lost 2—1 to malmo in sweden in the first leg of their champions league third round qualifying tie. they were 2—0 down when steven davis scored deep into injury time. the away goals rule is no longer applied but steven gerrard's side will be delighted to have halved the defecit ahead of the return game at ibrox. david willey blasted northern superchargers to a crushing

63 run victory over london spirit in the men's hundred. willey smashed 81 not out from 45 balls at lord's, the highest score of the men's tournament so far. superchargers jump from seventh to third in the table. spirit remain without a win with 4 defeats and a washout. earlier london spirit women beat northern superchargers in a thrilling finish to their match. needing 2 runs from 3 balls, jemima rodriguez hit a 4 to give her side only their second victory of the new competition. and that's all the sport for now. from me and the rest of the team, bye—bye. hello. well, the weather's looking pretty good for most of us on wednesday, with lengthy spells of sunshine. it's fairly quiet on the weather front out there right now, just a little bit of rain here in the far north west of the uk.

these are our early morning temperatures. around ten degrees in glasgow, 13 in liverpool, 11 in cardiff. a little bit colder in the countryside, but it's sunshine right from the word go. but clouds will develop through the afternoon, and we are expecting showers almost anywhere, from scotland, across the pennines, a few scattered across the midlands and the south. and actually, in northern ireland, it may end up being a fairly cloudy day with on and off showers. despite that, temperatures still up to 21 in belfast and widely, i think, in the low 20s. the winds'll be light. it'll feel warm enough in the sunshine. now, towards the end of the week, it's going to turn more unsettled. low pressure is expected to swing by off the atlantic, bringing breezy weather and frequent showers.

welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines — piling on the pressure — president biden urges andrew cuomo to resign as governor of new york after an investigation found he'd sexually harassed women while in office. afghanistan's defence minister survives a suicide bomb and gun attack on his home in kabul as the taliban's insurgency continues. the olympic sprinter refusing to go home to belarus tells the bbc that she asked poland for protection because of serious concerns for her safety. translation: i can't go back to belarus now, of course. i it's definitely not safe for me. i have no idea when i can go back. it may be five or ten years.