this is bbc news — i'm lucy hocking in tokyo on the closing day of the olympics. team gb cyclist jason kenny successfully defends his keirin title to become the first briton to win seven olympic gold medals. lauren price wins the women's middleweight final becoming the first welsh boxer to claim olympic gold. the us women's basketball team win its seventh consecutive gold medal with a 90—75 victory over home team japan. in other news: reports from northern afghanistan say there's heavy fighting in the city of kunduz, where government forces are trying to push back taliban militants. new changes to the uk's covid travel

restrictions come into force. double—vaccinated people travelling from france to the uk will no longer have to isolate. thousands flee their homes in greece as forest fires burn out of control — the country faces its most intense heatwave in more than 30 years. and, thousands take to the streets of amsterdam as the city marks the 25th anniversary of its first gay pride parade. a warm welcome to tokyo where the olympics has and there's been plenty of action so far with a good

final haul for team gb that started with a gold medal forjason kenny in the men's kieren cycling event in the velodrome. that now makes kenny britain's most successful male athlete with a total of seven olympic gold medals under his belt, a total of nine olympic medals in all. in the boxing ring a gold for lauren price in the women's boxing middleweight final. she beat china's li qian in a 5—0 points victory. price is an amazing athlete who has played international football for wales and is a former kick—boxing champion. also in the boxing ring, irish boxer kellie harrington won gold after defeating brazil's beatriz ferreira in the women's 60kg lightweight final. that win sparking celebrations in her home town in dublin. and the usa continue their dominance in the basketball, winning gold

in the women's final. they defeated japan to take their seventh consecutive olympic basketball gold medal. and in the men's marathon kenya's eliud kipchoge successfully defends his olympic title. kipchoge is only the third person to win successive olympic marathons and is now widely regarded as the greatest marathon runner of all time. let's reflect now and how these games have been forjapan. good to see you. how can likely do you think japanese people feel on this closing day? you have done so well in the sporting arena, third the medals table, but the country is of course in the grip of the pandemic with infections rising every day? fix, in the grip of the pandemic with infections rising every day? a, lot infections rising every day? a lot of --eole infections rising every day? a lot of peeple here — infections rising every day? a lot of people here think— infections rising every day? a lot of people here think that - infections rising every day? irvt of people here think that the olympics should have been cancelled or postponed. a lot of people here

are excitedly cheering on their teams and athletes, often is the same people. no doubt team japan teams and athletes, often is the same people. no doubt teamjapan has very well. the media has been full of inspirational stories of the heroes. it has been good. has the dial shifted _ heroes. it has been good. has the dial shifted at _ heroes. it has been good. has the dial shifted at all _ heroes. it has been good. has the dial shifted at all over— heroes. it has been good. has the dial shifted at all over the - heroes. it has been good. has the dial shifted at all over the past - dial shifted at all over the past few weeks or it would you say it is still pretty much 50—50 in terms of those in favour and those who didn't want the olympics? i those in favour and those who didn't want the olympics?— want the olympics? i would not hazard a guess _ want the olympics? i would not hazard a guess at _ want the olympics? i would not hazard a guess at the _ want the olympics? i would not i hazard a guess at the percentage, but obviously it has improved. watching their heroes on tv has made a difference to the public. we will just have to see. infection rates are still very high, we do have the paralympics coming. we'lljust have to see whether things become more relaxed or not. to see whether things become more relaxed or not-— relaxed or not. have there been any roblems relaxed or not. have there been any problems behind _ relaxed or not. have there been any problems behind the _ relaxed or not. have there been any problems behind the scenes? - relaxed or not. have there been any problems behind the scenes? whatl relaxed or not. have there been any i problems behind the scenes? what has been presented to the outside world is very efficient, well run games.

has that been the case or are there things that we don't know about? you have been things that we don't know about? wm. have been hearing the same things i have. i had been hearing operationally it has been very good, the challenges of dealing with the health and safety of the visitors and athletes. the one sense i've gotten from people is that there is just a tremendous amount of gratitude. i talk to a manager of one of the visiting ceiling teams, he told me that they are just so thankful they were allowed to come and perform. you mentioned eliud kipchoge before, he said after his marathon victory that having to go 2020 means a lot and it is a sign of hope that we are on the right track for having normal lives —— to go 2020. for having normal lives -- to go 2020. ~ ., ., for having normal lives -- to go 2020. a c, a, a, _ c, for having normal lives -- to go 2020. c, c, , 2020. what about the legacy of these names? 2020. what about the legacy of these games? has — 2020. what about the legacy of these games? has that— 2020. what about the legacy of these games? has that been _ 2020. what about the legacy of these games? has that been discussed - 2020. what about the legacy of these games? has that been discussed or i games? has that been discussed or are we waiting for the pandemic

before plans are made? i are we waiting for the pandemic before plans are made?- are we waiting for the pandemic before plans are made? i think the fact that they _ before plans are made? i think the fact that they held _ before plans are made? i think the fact that they held these _ before plans are made? i think the fact that they held these games i before plans are made? i think the l fact that they held these games was a major accomplishment. 1964 it was a major accomplishment. 1964 it was a major accomplishment. 1964 it was a major watershed moment injapan�*s history, it was only 19 years after japan was defeated, demoralise and a vilified nation. they pulled off the summer olympics in 1964 only 19 years later. they are holding the games here. there has been a lot of opposition. but you could agree or disagree with the japanese government's vision of holding the games, it was a difficult decision, but they did. they invited the athletes and i think the world is gladly made that decision. you could call these games the inclusion games, it was a very high degree of

difficulty. i think that's what people see years from now. i don't think anybody _ people see years from now. i don't think anybody got _ people see years from now. i don't think anybody got used _ people see years from now. i don't think anybody got used to - people see years from now. i don't think anybody got used to the - people see years from now. i don't i think anybody got used to the image of the empty stands. these beautiful venues of such high quality without spectators there. the japanese people think these games will deliver value for money? i think the course 25 billion. {iii deliver value for money? i think the course 25 billion.— course 25 billion. of course that will always _ course 25 billion. of course that will always be _ course 25 billion. of course that will always be in _ course 25 billion. of course that will always be in the _ course 25 billion. of course that will always be in the back - course 25 billion. of course that will always be in the back of - will always be in the back of everyone's heads. whatever city or country house at the olympics, that is at the same thought that goes through everybody�*s heads. the ioc is going to have to think about how they are going to attract her cities going into the future. all i can say is that the role of the crowd means a lot to athletes. we wish there where a lot of people and those beautiful arenas. where a lot of people and those beautifularenas. i where a lot of people and those beautiful arenas. i think team japan might have been able to do better against team usa in basketball if they had fans in the stands. it's

been an unusual and tough olympics but i think they have done ok. thea;r but i think they have done 0k. they didn't win the _ but i think they have done ok. they didn't win the basketball but they didn't win the basketball but they did when the baseball. thanks so much forjoining us. japan beating the usa in the baseball, which was such a huge moment for the house japan. talking of venues, all of the young japanese skateboarders means there is hope they will keep the skate park spoke for these olympics. let's just have a look at the medals table. you can see the united states is topping the table, china second, japan third. a fantastic performance for on them. because of the good day we have had, in the boxing and the cycling, team gb now sitting in fourth place. so far at the rain has held. very stormy and wild weather this morning but it seems to have eased. fingers crossed it stays that

way for the closing ceremony. some other news 110w. reports from northern afghanistan say there's heavy fighting in the city of kunduz, where government forces are trying to push back taliban militants. a taliban spokesman said their fighters had already captured some districts and were inching towards the centre of the city. on saturday, us central command said it had intensified air strikes in support of the afghan government. earlier, the taliban said they had taken control of sheberghaan — the second provincial capital to have fallen in two days. richard galpin reports. in this fast—moving offensive the taliban now claiming a second provincial capital, sheberghaan, is in their hands. here video filmed by the fighters appears to show them releasing inmates from the local prison. the afghan authorities admit some parts of the city have been taken. in response, the afghan defence

ministry says it has called in american b—52 long—range bombers to try to halt the taliban offensive in sheberghaan. air strikes, it claims, have already hit the insurgents, killing many of them. there is a risk, though, of civilian casualties. already many civilians have been killed or injured, including children. the hospitals filling up. the taliban have been specifically targeting government officials, such as the head of the government's information centre. he was shot dead on friday. his funeral has now taken place in the capital, kabul. a killing designed to intimidate those working for the government in kabul. as the situation deteriorates, many afghans outside of the country in pakistan are now trying to get back in. but one of the key border crossings has been closed by the taliban,

leaving many stranded. translation: we came here to attend a funeral three days ago, _ now the border is closed, we are sitting here with no food and no money, we cannot go to a hotel to sleep for the night. i appeal to the taliban leaders to find some solution for us. and now while afghans are trying to get back home, the british and american governments are calling on their citizens to leave the country. richard galpin, bbc news. our correspondent in delhi, anbarasan ethirajan, is following developments in afghanistan and how the taliban is driving the situation. yes, the taliban have scored quite a few military victories in recent months, capturing vast rural areas in the south and west. after capturing the countryside they are focused on the provincial capitals, sending out a very clear

message to the government and international community they will not keep quiet with what they have. it is suggested they have nearly half the country's districts. kunduz city, heavy clashes inside the city, even though earlier reports suggested the taliban could have captured more parts of the capital. they are fighting the militants inside the city, reports are saying. intense clashes going on now. a taliban spokesman told me a short while ago they have captured most parts of the city but no independent confirmation yet. the ground report is changing even before the authorities in kabul could realise. this will have a major impact in the whole region. interesting developments

in the last few weeks, the taliban starting to capture cities whereas traditionally their strongholds have been outside of the cities, the more rural areas. they have changed their strategies. it will be a big propaganda victory if they can capture some provincial capitals. next time they go to doha for any peace talks they can talk from a position of strength. it's also showing increasing military capability, look at the number of fighters fighting all across the country, not only across the south, the traditional stronghold. they are getting enough resources, fighters and weapons, that is why they were able to launch major attacks on different cities. there is a domino effect, if you capture for example a city in the south, you get access to four orfive provinces, you do not have to go step—by—step. in kunduz, if it falls it

will have an impact on other cities in the northern region, denting the confidence of the government. the taliban are very clever in playing a very psychological game, taking out key cities, sending messages to the rival commanders asking them to surrender. it will be a huge challenge not only for the afghan government and also the international players who are bringing them to the peace talks. anbarasan ethirajan. with temperatures in the high 40s advancing wildfires on the greek island of evia have forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents. thousands of locals and tourists have also been evacuated from athens' northern suburbs, and others have had to abandon their homes elsewhere. the greek army has been deployed to help fight the blazes, and several countries including britain and germany have sent emergency aid teams to help. helena wilkinson has the latest. this is greece's second biggest island, evia. the scenes are devastating. wildfires are continuing

to break out on this island. dozens of residents have had to leave their homes. i closed all the windows but they put the water around it. firefighters are doing all they can under extreme conditions. but strong scorching winds have made the situation worse. flames have ripped through vast areas, destroying homes and burning forest. more than 2000 people from the island had to be carried to safety after they fled to the beaches. one man filmed the inferno once he was safe on a ferry. ten ships remained on standby ready to evacuate more people if needed. the greek prime minister kyriakos mitsotakis has called this a nightmarish summer. he speaks greek. he said the government's priority

was to protect human life. people scream. "help, help," they scream in athens as the flames grow closer. people are trying to put out the fires in any way they can. thousands of people have been evacuated. a big national tragedy. i don't live here, my sister lives here but it is horrible for the whole of greece. greece is experiencing its worst heat wave in more than 30 years. authorities have warned that the risk of further fires remains high in many parts of the country. helena wilkinson, bbc news. tea m team gb cyclist jason kenny successfully defends his title to

become the first briton to win seven olympic gold medals. the us women's basketball team wins its seventh consecutive gold medal with victory over home team japan. reports from northern afghanistan say there is heavy fighting in the city of kunduz, where government forces are trying to push back taliban militants. people fully vaccinated against coronavirus can now visit france without quarantining on their return to the uk. it's one of several changes to the government's travel list that have come into effect this morning. seven countries, including germany, have been added to the green list — but mexico is now on the red list, meaning a mandatory ten—day stay in a hotel for visitors coming back to britain. katy austin reports. kyle cannot wait to drive down to the south of france with his dog indy. if he'd gone in the past three weeks

he would have had to self—isolate for ten days upon return, while fully vaccinated travellers coming from other amber list countries did not. the announcement the stricter rule would end today gave him the confidence to finally make a plan. it would have been great to book from before but everything has been changing so rapidly it is hard to really understand when it will actually be safe to travel. so i'm trying to go now while i can. i need to get straight back to work when i return to london which is great. brittany ferries have seen a surge in bookings but still only hopes to carry half a million passengers this year, less than a quarter of pre—pandemic numbers. the season �*21 will be worse than season �*20 for brittany ferries so i guess it is more than welcome, it is good news but it comes in a year when, at the end of the day, for us it is about �*22 and making �*22 a real normal year, hopefully. also from today, india and a handful of other places have moved to the amber list.

however, mexico is among those joining the red list. that means paying for hotel quarantine. to avoid it, lotus and her husband, celebrating their anniversary after a tough year, scrambled to fly back to england one week early. i would be lying to you if i told you i was not incredibly upset when it happened. i know people say it can change quickly but three days' notice to travel from halfway across the world. struggling tourism and aviation businesses saw this season as crucial. one travel agent told me testing requirements were still putting many british people off booking foreign trips on the latest change had only made a small difference. it's far too late to save the summer. for a lot of consumers, they already made their plans and while we have seen an increase, literally, from the next day we have seen an increase, it is marginal, and when you think most businesses are trading 80% down you need a huge amount of volume to make up anywhere near the shortfall

that they're experiencing. those who do now want to book a getaway will still need to check what the rules are for holiday—makers arriving at their destination. katy austin, bbc news. a drug to treat cystic fibrosis that became available on the nhs in england last year is transforming lives. medics say that the drug is having an impact as some have described as mind blowing. the bbc�*s signs corresponding went to meet laura, who had been told she may not live beyond 30 but has now celebrated a birthday in good health and has even started a family. this is life with cystic fibrosis. a few months ago at laura filmed herself exhausted by a simple walk. the transformation is incredible. after taking a newly available drug, she has got her life back and created a

new one. laura, when this drug first came out, we all heard how amazing it was, but you dare to hope it could have this kind of impact on your life? could have this kind of impact on our life? ., . , could have this kind of impact on ourlife? ., ., , �* , could have this kind of impact on ourlife? ., �* , ., your life? not really. because of how ou your life? not really. because of how you feel _ your life? not really. because of how you feel with _ your life? not really. because of how you feel with cystic - your life? not really. because of how you feel with cystic fibrosis | how you feel with cystic fibrosis and how scary it can be, ijust thought two tablets in the morning, a tablet at night, how can i do everything everybody is telling me it is doing? it made me feel so much better, clearer, i could breathe better. ijust couldn't believe the effects it was having on me even in the first few days.— the first few days. laura's lung function went _ the first few days. laura's lung function went from _ the first few days. laura's lung function went from 52% - the first few days. laura's lung function went from 52% to - the first few days. laura's lung j function went from 52% to 9296 the first few days. laura's lung i function went from 52% to 9296 in the first few days. laura's lung - function went from 5296 to 9296 in a function went from 52% to 92% in a matter of weeks. after years of struggling to start a family... it only took seven weeks to fall pregnant, which is obviously incredible and it has just been the best thing ever because we have wanted to be parents for so long. we finally got our miracle baby. itrailiiile

finally got our miracle baby. while we were filming, _ finally got our miracle baby. while we were filming, cystic— finally got our miracle baby. while we were filming, cystic fibrosis - we were filming, cystic fibrosis nurse chi came along. you have looked after laura for years, what difference have you seen? it’s looked after laura for years, what difference have you seen? it's 'ust amazinu. difference have you seen? it's 'ust amazing. .— difference have you seen? it's 'ust amazing. i saw�* difference have you seen? it's 'ust amazing. i saw her i difference have you seen? it's 'ust amazing. i saw her since i difference have you seen? it's 'ust amazing. i saw her since she h difference have you seen? it'sjust amazing. i saw her since she was. difference have you seen? it'sjust i amazing. i saw her since she was 16, now she _ amazing. i saw her since she was 16, now she is _ amazing. i saw her since she was 16, now she is a — amazing. i saw her since she was 16, now she is a month, now it is like if you _ now she is a month, now it is like if you 60~ — now she is a month, now it is like if you 60 it's _ now she is a month, now it is like if you 60. it's amazing to see her having _ if you 60. it's amazing to see her having her— if you 60. it's amazing to see her having her dream come true and it's all very— having her dream come true and it's all very emotional.— all very emotional. what do you think of louis? _ all very emotional. what do you think of louis? 0h, _ all very emotional. what do you think of louis? oh, i _ all very emotional. what do you think of louis? 0h, ijust - all very emotional. what do you think of louis? oh, i just want l all very emotional. what do you | think of louis? oh, i just want to think of louis? oh, i 'ust want to cuddle! i want h think of louis? oh, i 'ust want to cuddle! i want to _ think of louis? oh, i just want to cuddle! i want to take _ think of louis? oh, i just want to cuddle! i want to take him - think of louis? oh, i just want to | cuddle! i want to take him home. think of louis? oh, i just want to - cuddle! i want to take him home. you have been any — cuddle! iwant to take him home. ym. have been any medicine a long time, how you ever seen a drug have this kind of impact? ida. how you ever seen a drug have this kind of impact?— kind of impact? no, definitely not. this is really _ kind of impact? no, definitely not. this is really unique _ kind of impact? no, definitely not. this is really unique in _ kind of impact? no, definitely not. this is really unique in my - kind of impact? no, definitely not. this is really unique in my career l this is really unique in my career in medicine _ this is really unique in my career in medicine. when— this is really unique in my career in medicine. when i— this is really unique in my career in medicine. when i first - this is really unique in my career in medicine. when i first startedl in medicine. when i first started looking — in medicine. when i first started looking after— in medicine. when i first started looking after cf— in medicine. when i first started looking after cf patients - in medicine. when i first started looking after cf patients we - in medicine. when i first startedl looking after cf patients we were lucky _ looking after cf patients we were lucky if _ looking after cf patients we were lucky if they _ looking after cf patients we were lucky if they would _ looking after cf patients we were lucky if they would survive - looking after cf patients we were lucky if they would survive into i lucky if they would survive into their— lucky if they would survive into their 30s — lucky if they would survive into their 30s and _ lucky if they would survive into their 30s and 40s. _ lucky if they would survive into their 30s and 40s. now- lucky if they would survive into their 30s and 40s. now if- lucky if they would survive into their 30s and 40s. now if thisl lucky if they would survive into - their 30s and 40s. now if this new treatment— their 30s and 40s. now if this new treatment i— their 30s and 40s. now if this new treatment i think— their 30s and 40s. now if this new treatment i think it— their 30s and 40s. now if this new treatment i think it would - their 30s and 40s. now if this new treatment i think it would change. their 30s and 40s. now if this new. treatment i think it would change at all. , , ., treatment i think it would change at all. , , . . , , treatment i think it would change at all. _ . , ., treatment i think it would change at all. this year has been a big year for laura. _ all. this year has been a big year for laura. she — all. this year has been a big year for laura, she was _ all. this year has been a big year for laura, she was told _ all. this year has been a big year for laura, she was told she - all. this year has been a big year.

for laura, she was told she probably wouldn't _ for laura, she was told she probably wouldn't see her 30th birthday. she has turned — wouldn't see her 30th birthday. she has turned 30, she got the job... now— has turned 30, she got the job... now we _ has turned 30, she got the job... now we have got a family. the has turned 30, she got the 'ob. .. now we have got a family. the whole thin has now we have got a family. the whole thing has changed _ now we have got a family. the whole thing has changed life _ now we have got a family. the whole thing has changed life completely. i thing has changed life completely. louis. _ thing has changed life completely. louis. you — thing has changed life completely. louis, you a few weeks old, your view on life so fast? yeah, good answer. amsterdam has marked the 25th anniversary of its first pride parade. around 10,000 people carried rainbow flags and banners through the city, capping off a month of events. celestina olulode reports. car horns to0t. a demonstration of equality with a clear message. all chant. a walk through the historic city centre is how thousands marked the 25th anniversary of amsterdam's pride festival. and while the party atmosphere gripped the streets... cheering and applause. gripped the streets...

..some marched with these flags in hand, representing countries where homosexuality is still against the law. in 2001, the netherlands became the first country in the world to legalise same—sex marriage. but according to a report by human rights watch, there were over 1,500 anti—lgbt incidents in the country in 2017 — a 66% increase compared to just over a decade ago. ernst verhoeven helped organise amsterdam's first pride parade and said there has been a lack of tolerance towards lgbt people from some immigrants coming from countries where homosexuality is illegal. the city became more colourful and diverse which is great but the city became also, parts of it, more conservative and aggressive toward differences.

we are now in a situation that there is quite a bit of violence instigated against us by youngsters with migration background, and on the other hand, we have the politicians that, the left—wing and liberal politicians don't know how to tackle the problem because they're also afraid to discriminate. so i hope that we invest in each other, in solidarity, and that in the coming five years, we make a safe space of amsterdam again. a gay paradise. it's the second consecutive year the city's canal parade was cancelled due to coronavirus, but despite covid, young and old, the message on these streets is still the same — equal rights for all. celestina olulode, bbc news.

don't forget, you can reach me and the team here on social media. plenty more on the website when you wanted. thousands of fans gave the comedian peter kay a standing ovation as he made his return to the stage last night. after several years away he it on two sold—out charity shows at the manchester apollo in aid of a local university student who is having treatment for brain cancer. peter said getting back on the stage was like getting in a hot bath. i think that's a good thing. time for a look at the weather. with heavy showers across much of the uk today and sunny spells, you mightjust the uk today and sunny spells, you might just catch the uk today and sunny spells, you mightjust catch a rainbow outlet. as of yesterday, showers are heavy,

slow—moving, thundery downpours. the reason we are seeing this is due to low pressure moving slowly to the north. i think southern parts of the uk should see something brighter and drier today. the south seeing sunshine initially, the far north of scotland also. then the showers will reach most parts. as with yesterday, some sunny spells in between. quite windy at times, especially across southern parts thanks to that low. today's top temperatures have nothing to dazzling, between 18—20. towards this evening, the low pressure is still with us, introducing further heavy, slow—moving showers, some are bunching together into a longer, more prolonged spells of rain. through today and this evening, some of those could lead to localised flooding. some drier weather starting to creep in, temperatures deny down to 13 or 14 celsius. low

pressure still nearby tomorrow and still likely to introduce more of those showers. spells of rain across southern parts, northern ireland and southern parts, northern ireland and southern parts, northern ireland and southern parts of scotland. these will bring showers building through the day. many of us will see one of that sunshine, especially across england and wales, tomorrow. top temperatures in a similar sort of place, probably getting to 19 or 20 celsius at best. tuesday, the low is slowly creeping away from us, you ridge of high pressure tries to build so a better day. however, another area of low pressure will swing a weather front towards us as we head towards wednesday, introducing some rain into northern ireland, western parts of scotland. it doesn't look like we will then see that moving across a more eastern parts of the uk introducing

cloud and rain. temperatures potentially climbing a touch through the mid of the week, but it looks likely to turn less settled once more towards the end of the week. we will keep you posted, that the forecast. stay safe, see you soon.

hello this is bbc news. the headlines... another golden for jason kenny.

the us women's basketball team win its seventh consecutive gold medal with a 90—75 victory over home teamjapan. in other news: reports from northern afghanistan say there's heavy fighting in the city of kunduz, where government forces are trying to push back taliban militants. new changes to the uk's covid travel restrictions come into force. thousands flee their homes in greece as forest fires burn out of control — the country faces its most intense heatwave in more than 30 years. and, thousands take to the streets of amsterdam as the city marks the 25th anniversary of its first gay pride parade. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. great britain have won two more gold medals on the final great britain have won two more gold medals on the final day great britain have won two more gold medals on the final day of competition in tokyo. 65 medals in total which matches their achievement at london 2012. what a finish it was forjason kenny, the first british man to win 11 olympic golds, —— seven olympic golds, overtaking chris hoy. he retained his title in the karen kerin. i was

disappointed _ his title in the karen kerin. i was disappointed this _ his title in the karen kerin. i was disappointed this way, _ his title in the karen kerin. i was disappointed this way, i - his title in the karen kerin. i was disappointed this way, i wasn't l his title in the karen kerin. i —" disappointed this way, i wasn't as competitive as i wanted to be but in the kerins, you can ride your luck a little bit, i can't believe nobody came past. ijust kept telling myself, "it's a medal, even if someone comes it is still a medal." in a monocrystalline i thought, "it's a gold medal!" i couldn't believe it. it is bizarre.- "it's a gold medal!" i couldn't believe it. it is bizarre. there was disappointment — believe it. it is bizarre. there was disappointment for _ believe it. it is bizarre. there was disappointment for laura - believe it. it is bizarre. there was disappointment for laura kenny l believe it. it is bizarre. there was. disappointment for laura kenny on the track, she was brought down in the track, she was brought down in the first discipline of the omnium. she eventually finished sixth. that's painful to look at, isn't it? she has written two most successful female athletes after she and katie

archibald won the female madison yesterday. and lauren price one boxing gold after beating the chinese athlete. she switched to boxing only in 2014 and now she is olympic champion.— she has done it all but this is the one she really wanted. there was no doubt who won the first round. the following two were tighter but the chinese boxer was kept at an arms length with the welsh were meant

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said she had a sense of relief while she won gold for ireland. it is only their 11th gold medal and she follows in the famous footsteps of katie taylor who won in 2012. leonel messi was in tears at the start of the barcelona press conference, he is speaking for the first time since they said the club could not afford to keep him. the president said on friday he wasn't prepared to put the club at risk as they tackle huge financial problems ahead of the start of laliga next weekend. he admitted that a move to paris saint—germain was a possibility. a quick note on the cricket at trent bridge where england are trying to save the first test against india. has halted proceedings there. we'll bring you more on that as we have

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good morning. on the final day of the tokyo olympics, team gb have equalled their success of london 2012 with 65 medals. middleweight lauren price won gold in the boxing, and jason kenny took a surprise gold on the cycling track. that win moves him up to seven golds, making him britain's most successful olympian. here's our sports correspondent andy swiss. hold the front page. jason kenny a picture of delight after hurtling into the record books. the keirin is usually a slow burner of a race before a frantic late dash, but with three laps still to go, kenny took his rivals completely by surprise. kenny sensed an opportunity,

and jason kenny is going to go for it here for great britain. and in a flash he was out of sight, kenny charging clear and heading where no british athlete had ever been before. and they're not going to catch him. kenny comes into the finish here, and we're watching british olympic history as jason kenny takes the title. his seventh gold, the most by any british olympian, a remarkable feat achieved in utterly remarkable fashion. i can't believe that no—one came past. i felt like i was standing still ran that last corner. i was hacking away. but ijust kept telling myself, it's a medal, it's a medal, even if one comes, it's still a medal. and then when i crossed the line, i was like, it's a bloody gold medal! so, yeah. i couldn't believe it. it's just bizarre, amazing. and while there was history for one kenny, there was frustration for another. there is a big crash! laura could only finish sixth in the omnium after an early crash. but disappointment was outweighed by pride for her husband. the amount of people who have come

i up to me afterwards and was like, i "i'd have counted him out of this." and to be honest, so had i! just speaking to him i last night, he was like, "i just want to go home." and then obviously. when he went, i was like, he's only gone and done it. typicaljason, that. lauren price! and britain's boxers rounded off their best games for a century in more glory. lauren price has played football for wales and won a kickboxing world title. now, after a dominant display, she's an olympic champion. for the 27—year—old who has battled up through the ranks, the ultimate reward. yeah, i still can't believe it. i've got to pinch myself. but itjust goes to show, years of hard work, if you dream and you work hard enough, you can achieve anything. it looks like we're getting a gold postbox right outside my house! so, happy days. for team gb, a suitably golden end to a glittering games. andy swiss, bbc news.

live now to our sports editor, dan roan. so it's been quite a games for team gb. absolutely, yes, the fact that britain have equalled that medal haul that they achieved in a home games at london haul that they achieved in a home games at londo— games at london 2012, of 65, the fact that this _ games at london 2012, of 65, the fact that this is _ games at london 2012, of 65, the fact that this is their _ games at london 2012, of 65, the fact that this is their second - games at london 2012, of 65, the fact that this is their second mostj fact that this is their second most successful overseas games, the first being rio five years ago, is a very significant achievement and for many people made even more impressive by the challenges that the athletes faced in the build—up with the pandemic and lockdown affecting their training regimes, the conditions they phased out here, with unfamiliar, sweltering heat over the past three weeks. and, yes, it wasn't as high up in the medals table as at rio, where they finished second, remarkably, but this will be seen as a crime. in the next few

minutes, the closing ceremony will get under way behind me, the flame behind me will be extinguished to mark the end of a hugely controversial games but for millions of people watching around the world, a compelling one as well. of course, it was unprecedented, taking place amid a pandemic with no fans allowed, but it will be remembered, certainly by british fans, with a great deal of fondness. sports like swimming, sailing, boxing, as andy mentioned, have produced huge amounts of success. others, like rowing, clearly were disappointing compared to previous olympics. but i think, for many people, the excitement and the drama that these games provided, despite the empty seats, was exactly what they needed, given the challenges of the past 18 months. ., , , , months. 0k, dan roan, iwas sports editor, months. ok, dan roan, iwas sports editor, thank— months. 0k, dan roan, iwas sports editor, thank you _ months. 0k, dan roan, iwas sports editor, thank you very _ months. 0k, dan roan, iwas sports editor, thank you very much. - alok sharma, the minister in charge of november's climate change conference in glasgow, says the world was "dangerously close" to running out of time

to stop a climate catastophe. with me is our political correspondent, jonathan blake. jonathan, what has prompted him to say there is now in particular? he sa s time say there is now in particular? he: says time is running out to act, a stark warning from alec sharma, seeing the world is on the brink of catastrophe, pointing to floods and fires that we have seen, saying that he had seen forms of community is being devastated, having to flee their homes because of flooding. he has travelled extensively since taking on this role and been criticised for that, but he has defended his trips, saying in person meetings make a vital difference to building a consensus, and he and the government are under huge pressure to do that in the run—up to cop26, securing commitments from high polluting countries to cut their carbon emissions, and pressure closer to home on the uk government, fears that their policies to bring down emissions could hit ordinary people to harden their pockets, environmental campaigners warning

over the hypocrisy of the expansion of fossil fuels. the task will become clearer tomorrow when the intergovernmental panel on climate change releases a report which alex sharma says he expects to be a wake—up call. sharma says he expects to be a wake-up call-— sharma says he expects to be a wake-u call. . ., . . . , . wake-up call. jonathan, many thanks, jonathan blake. _ wake-up call. jonathan, many thanks, jonathan blake, our— wake-up call. jonathan, many thanks, jonathan blake, our political— jonathan blake, our political correspondent there. let's take a look at some of today's other news. wildfires continue to rage on greece's second largest island, evia, where firefighters and residents who haven't been evacuated are trying to save properties from the flames. dozens of settlements have had to be evacuated in the past couple of days, with boats being used to rescue people from the coast. taliban fighters in afghanistan have fought their way into the northern city of kunduz, as they seek to capture a third provincial capital. airstrikes by american long—range bombers over the weekend are said to have killed scores of militants in the country. the argentine footballer lionel messi has been giving a tearful press conference in barcelona in the

last few minutes. the catalan's club all—time goal—scorers said he never imagined he would leave and blamed the spending rules in spain's la liga for the fact his contract has not been renewed. the latest changes to the uk's covid travel restrictions have come into force. mexico is now on the red list, with arrivals having to stay in a government—approved hotel for ten days at their own expense. seven countries, including germany, have been added to the green list. meanwhile, passengers who've had two jabs don't now need to isolate when they get back from france, as our business correspondent katy austin reports. for some foi’ some passengers for some passengers heading to france on holiday this morning, the fact that they won't have to self—isolate when they return to the uk is a relief. brute self-isolate when they return to the uk is a relief-— uk is a relief. we will no longer have to quarantine. _ uk is a relief. we will no longer have to quarantine. so - uk is a relief. we will no longer have to quarantine. so what - uk is a relief. we will no longer. have to quarantine. so what does that mean _ have to quarantine. so what does that mean for— have to quarantine. so what does that mean for you? _ have to quarantine. so what does that mean for you? is _ have to quarantine. so what does that mean for you? is that - have to quarantine. so what does that mean for you? is that good i have to quarantine. so what does| that mean for you? is that good in terms of work or anything like that? it means we can come back to work, i

am self— it means we can come back to work, i am self employed, and we get to see his family _ am self employed, and we get to see his famil . �* ., , am self employed, and we get to see his famil . �* . , , am self employed, and we get to see his famil . �* ., , , .,, his family. brittany ferries has seen a surge _ his family. brittany ferries has seen a surge in _ his family. brittany ferries has seen a surge in bookings - his family. brittany ferries has seen a surge in bookings but i his family. brittany ferries has i seen a surge in bookings but still only hopes to carry 500,000 passengers this year, less than a quarter of pre—pandemic numbers. the quarter of pre-pandemic numbers. the season 21 quarter of pre—pandemic numbers. iie: season 21 will quarter of pre—pandemic numbers. "iie: season 21 will be quarter of pre—pandemic numbers. i"ie: season 21 will be worse quarter of pre—pandemic numbers. iie: season 21 will be worse than the season 21 will be worse than the season 20 for brittany ferries, so i guess it is more than welcome, this announcement, it is good news, but it comes in a year where, at the end of the day, for us, everything is about 22 and making 22 a really good year, hopefully. fir about 22 and making 22 a really good year. hopefully-— year, hopefully. or so from today, india and year, hopefully. or so from today, india and a — year, hopefully. or so from today, india and a handful— year, hopefully. or so from today, india and a handful of _ year, hopefully. or so from today, india and a handful of other- year, hopefully. or so from today, india and a handful of other places have moved to the amber list. however, mexico is among those joining the red list, and that means paying for hotel quarantine. to avoid it, this couple celebrating their anniversary after a tough year scrambled to fly back to england a week early. i scrambled to fly back to england a week early-— week early. i would be lying to you if i told week early. i would be lying to you if i told you — week early. i would be lying to you if i told you that _ week early. i would be lying to you if i told you that i _ week early. i would be lying to you if i told you that i wasn't _ if i told you that i wasn't incredibly upset when it happened. i

know that people say it can change quite quickly, but three days notice to travel from halfway across the world. ,, ., , ., world. struggling tourism and aviation businesses _ world. struggling tourism and aviation businesses sold - world. struggling tourism and aviation businesses sold this. world. struggling tourism and - aviation businesses sold this season as crucial. one travel agent told me testing requirements were still putting many brits off booking foreign trips in the latest change had only made a small difference. it is far too late to save the summer, but a _ is far too late to save the summer, but a lot— is far too late to save the summer, but a lot of— is far too late to save the summer, but a lot of consumers have already made _ but a lot of consumers have already made their— but a lot of consumers have already made their plans, and while we have seen an— made their plans, and while we have seen an increase, literally from the next day _ seen an increase, literally from the next day we — seen an increase, literally from the next day we have seen an increase, it is marginal, and when you think most _ it is marginal, and when you think most businesses are trading 80% down, _ most businesses are trading 80% down, you — most businesses are trading 80% down, you need a huge amount of volume _ down, you need a huge amount of volume to— down, you need a huge amount of volume to make up anywhere near the shortfall _ volume to make up anywhere near the shortfall they are experiencing. those _ shortfall they are experiencing. those who do now want to book a getaway will still need to check what the rules are for holiday—makers arriving at their destination. katy austin, bbc news. the next news on bbc one is at 6:05. have a great afternoon.

hello. you're watching the news channel. the labour leader has warned the government that a second summer of exam chaos is not an option ahead of results day on tuesday. concerns have been raised about possible grade inflations with people is again being assessed by teachers instead of formal exams. some experts say there will be increased competition for some universities as a result. sir keir says it is vital people don't miss out on opportunities.— people don't miss out on opportunities. people don't miss out on o- aortunities. ,, , ., opportunities. students are entitled to be able to _ opportunities. students are entitled to be able to plan _ opportunities. students are entitled to be able to plan into _ opportunities. students are entitled to be able to plan into the - opportunities. students are entitled to be able to plan into the next -

to be able to plan into the next year and instead they are faced with chaos. we called on the government in autumn of last year to have a plan b in place exams couldn't be taken and they gathered and delayed and now thousands of students are anxious about what will actually happen this week. i want the prime minister to step up now and show some leadership. the minister to step up now and show some leadership.— some leadership. the leading research organisation - some leadership. the leading research organisation has - some leadership. the leading - research organisation has warned that the number of patients in nhs waiting lists in england could easily see the government estimate of 13 million by autumn next year. the institute for fiscal studies believes there was a hidden backlog of patients on top of the 5.3 million people already known to be waiting for procedures. teachers, secondary school pupils, prisoners and prison officers will be offered the flu vaccine this year. it is the biggest flu vaccine programme that has ever been done in

scotland and the programme will run from september to march 2022. we have become used to seeing spectacular pictures of world class athletes at the olympics. shots from the games so far. bbc news has spoken to three sports photographers about their favourite shots from the games so far. what makes a great sports photograph? it's gotta be impactful, it could be in—your—face action shots, celebrations, emotion, dejection. subtleties, details. artistic compositions. the beauty about sports photography is it can take on so many different forms. my name's lawrence griffiths. i'm chief photographer in the uk of sport with getty images and this is my third summer games. i look at life as a photographer. you know, as soon as i'm walking into a place, i'm analysing what i've got,

you know, i'm looking at the way the light is, i'm looking — you know, i walk into a venue and i'm assessing backgrounds, i'm assessing angles. obviously lady luck does play a part, but if you want to get those perfect moments, you have to get the perfect spot and, laughs, you have to get there early. three hours, four hours before, to sit in that spot. you know, if you leave it, someone willjump in it. i think a lot of people think you just turn up, take a few pictures and go home, but, you don't— like, it's early morning, you've got a lot of camera gear, it's so hot out here as well so it's quite physically tough. your day kinda never really stops. for me, it's gotta be a great picture to look at, it's gotta be something that kind of draws you in, something that you think, wow, not only does it capture the moment of that sport but it's, you know, aesthetically very nice to look at. i had a brilliant position at opening ceremony —

bang opposite the cauldron. i was able to take in all the fireworks and all the razzmatazz. but i was particularly pleased with this — as the cauldron opened and naomi osaka turned round, she's just got this, like, little cheeky look on her face and she's looking up at the torch and it was just a really, sort of, nice moment. this one's actually probably one of my favourites. see both the little gb flags on the blades, and both the same kind of distance from the water, and i feel like everything just kind of comes together. i mean, simone biles is right up there with the greatest athletes of all time. you know, i've photographed her a lot through previous olympics and world championships and when she is in full flow, she is a sporting perfection, absolutely incredible to photograph as well. perhaps these games have, you know, we're seeing a different side to her. she's holding the chalk, you know,

the chalk for the rest of the team and she's pulling her mask off and looking a bit sad and vulnerable, and i think that picture really tells that story of that day for me. historically down the years when people look back on the tokyo games, that was in the middle of that pandemic and there were no spectators there. as sport photographers, we want to turn around and say look, you know, the picture that sits in history is something you've ta ken. they are, what it takes to capture the olympic moment. now for the weather with owain. you mightjust catch a rainbow out there but some of the showers won't be as

nice. some of the showers and heavy downpours and the reason we're seeing this is because of low pressure. this is moving towards the north slowly and in doing so some southern parts of the uk should see something drier and brighter today. then these showers which swell around the low as you can see that will reach most parts. as with yesterday some sunny spells in between these, quite windy at times, especially across southern parts thanks to that low again and today's top temperature, nothing too dazzling, between 18 and 20 celsius. as we head through towards this evening, the low pressure is still with us, introducing further heavy slow—moving showers, i don't think we will see these bunched together into longer spells of rain but some of these can lead to localised flooding. drierweather of these can lead to localised flooding. drier weather starting to creep in with temperatures tonight

down to 13 or 14 celsius. tomorrow the low pressure is nearby and is still likely to introduce more of those showers with a couple of red —— weather fronts across the uk. a few showers in southern scotland and northern england and northern ireland, the showers will tend to build through the day but i think many of us impulsive england and wales will see more of sunshine and brightness tomorrow. those top temperatures in a similar place, about 19 or 20 at best. as we cast an eye on tuesday the low slowly creeps away from us and we have a bit of high pressure trying to build, so a better day. this is en route, however, another area of low pressure will swing a weather front towards us as we head towards wednesday introducing rain into northern ireland, western part of scotland at first and it does look like we will see that move across

more eastern parts of the uk, introducing cloud and some rain. temperatures potentially climbing just a touch as we head through the middle of this week but it looks like things are likely to turn less settled as we turn to the end of this week. we will keep you posted. stay safe and see you soon.

this is bbc news — i'm lucy hocking in tokyo on the closing day of the olympics. i'm mariko outside the stadium. we will be looking back at what the games have meant forjapan. team gb cyclist jason kenny successfully defends his keirin title to become the first briton to win seven olympic gold medals. lauren price wins the women's middleweight final becoming the us women's basketball team win its seventh consecutive gold medal with a 90—75 victory over home teamjapan. in other news: reports from northern afghanistan say there's heavy fighting in the city of kunduz,

where government forces are trying to push back taliban militants.