robin: we are so happy to be at heathrow. we don't have any plans to leave heathrow.right, it is not going to be easy, but we thing we have a path that will allow us to stay here. if you look at what's happened with the fed before jetblue started this rub and what's happened now, did you ever think you would see our competitors offer business class under $2000 between jfk and heathrow? and it is not covid because these fares were even higher during the covid period. we have to be able to stay at heathrow. guy: you are already having an effect, but you think if you can stay here, those fares will be permanently lower. robin: we are going to keep the fares low. what we have seen every time jetblue has come onto a market, there's a phrase called the jetblue effect. when jetblue comes on the market, fares stay low permanently. we saw it on jfk-lax back in 2014. fares are still half now in business class than they were pre-2014, seven years later. guy: i can't fly the other way. when is that going to change? you can now fly into the u.k. from the united states. what about

jetblue lands at heathrow airport.e will hear from the airport's coo about whether or not jetblue will be able to make it a permanent home. and poland forces through a media law that could disrupt the largest tv network. a little bit of weakness stateside. still just positive in europe. the stoxx 600 up by 0.1%. the dollar is on the front foot. the cable rate slipping, 1.3834. kailey: the nasdaq 100 also session lows, now up about 0.2%. while we did see yields as much as -- -- because opec is pumping more in demand -- more and manned is waning. it is down just more than 0.6 percent, just below $69 a barrel. guy: i wish the markets would wake up and pay attention. kailey is clearly a little bit frustrated. [laughter] the lack of tele-duty -- of volatility surrounding a lot this substantial news. the u.k. maintaining its economic recovery in june. growth accelerated a little more than forecast. the u.k. chancellor of the exchequer rishi sunak speaking about the recovery. >> the fastest orderly growth in the group of g-7

thank you, from heathrow. _ that reunion. thank you, from heathrow, where _ that reunion.ou, from heathrow, where the athletesj that reunion. thank you, from - heathrow, where the athletes are coming back and a number of boats debuted at the olympics, among them bmx. team gb took gold in the freestyle bmx, and because of that success, british cycling has just announced major new investment in the sport. i'm delighted to say i'm joined by the athlete who won that gold — charlotte worthington, who also became the first woman in history to land a 360—degree backflip in competition. charlotte, so lovely to have you on the programme. my heart was in my mouth watching the second race, remarkable. congratulations. have you come back down to earth yet? slowly, i am slowly coming back down. good afternoon, thanks for having me. i down. good afternoon, thanks for having me. lam down. good afternoon, thanks for having me. i am still on cloud nine, i still think it's a dream and i'm waiting to wake up.— i still think it's a dream and i'm waiting to wake up. because of your achievement

heathrow on monday.— back tomorrow and i'm going to be at heathrow on monday.n monday. so you can make a banner between now and _ heathrow on monday. so you can make a banner between now and then? - heathrow on monday. so you can make a banner between now and then? yes, | a banner between now and then? yes, ma be! a banner between now and then? yes, maybe! i'm — a banner between now and then? yes, maybe! i'm not— a banner between now and then? yes, maybe! i'm not sure _ a banner between now and then? yes, maybe! i'm not sure i've _ a banner between now and then? yes, maybe! i'm not sure i've got time, but it_ maybe! i'm not sure i've got time, but it will— maybe! i'm not sure i've got time, but it will he — maybe! i'm not sure i've got time, but it will be lovely to see him in person — but it will be lovely to see him in erson. , ,., person. there will be something. the will person. there will be something. they will be _ person. there will be something. they will be something _ person. there will be something. they will be something special i person. there wil

to heathrow.rywhere we've — cues to heathrow. i'm not surprised, everywhere we've been, _ cues to heathrow. i'm not surprised, everywhere we've been, that - cues to heathrow. i'm not surprised, everywhere we've been, that this - everywhere we've been, that this been huge staff shortages and the pandemic is supposed to be over and flying to seems to be such a mess of the moment. you know the delta variant is distributed to the world and that vaccines are very effective at preventing hospitalisations and deaths. but as far as i concerned, my notjust relax the travel concerns pandemic restrictions and vaccinated me people as possible. —— as many people. lucy this for months and years to come and i am not travelling to the next six months and i don't see why anyone would. thank you very much for this evening. quite a busy evening for everyone here. thank you for your time. thank you for watching us here at bbc news. from the team and myself. good night. hello and welcome to the film review. i'm fillin

kennedy to heathrow.helane becker, cowan managing director. robin is pretty determined to drive prices down. helane: thanks for having me on the show. jetblue lowers fares to more affordable levels for people to travel, and i think the way to think about it is not only do they make it affordable for people to buy tickets and travel comfortably in their mid class, but also corporations who may not have deals with the bigger airlines, and may be small and medium-sized companies where you are paying for it out-of-pocket. those folks are likely to use jetblue as well. i think it was the number one requested market but they didn't fly by their corporates. so that makes a whole lot of sense, and since they have the aircraft to do it, why not? kailey: given the spread of the delta variant, given guy can't come visit me in the u.s. even though i can technically go visit guy in london, given that landscape, did jetblue make this move at the wrong time? helane: i don't think so. what it does is give them a really g

jfk to london heathrow. up with robert hayes first thing tomorrow morning, tomorrow at lunchtime. it will take quite a while to clear london and heathrow. we are also getting disney. my producer has been telling me about the new star wars hotel that sounds really cool but quite expensive, and doordash, u.s. ppi, u.k. gdp tomorrow, also a turkish rate decision. turkish central banks under pressure. alix: that wraps it up for me and diane television will stop coming up, george pataki -- that wraps it up for me and guy on television. coming up, george pataki, former new york governor. guy: we have the cable show coming up. we will be joining you on dab digital radio. this is bloomberg. ♪ in business, it's never just another day. it's the big sale, or the big presentation. the day where everything goes right. or the one where nothing does. with comcast business you get the network that can deliver gig speeds to the most businesses and advanced cybersecurity to protect every device on it— all backed by a dedicate

at heathrow airport, _ organisations too. absolutely. at heathrow airport, the _ organisations too.ow airport, the team - organisations too. absolutely. at heathrow airport, the team here j organisations too. absolutely. at - heathrow airport, the team here have been absently fantastic, and as i said, the ambulance, we have added has practitioners here as well —— nhs practitioners. many others have been involved, but of course our fantastic colleagues at the red cross, just amazing. it is fantastic colleagues at the red cross, just amazing. cross, 'ust amazing. it is wonderful to cross, just amazing. it is wonderful to hear cross, just amazing. it is wonderful to henr but — cross, just amazing. it is wonderful to hear but the _ cross, just amazing. it is wonderful to hear but the work— cross, just amazing. it is wonderful to hear but the work you _ cross, just amazing. it is wonderful to hear but the work you are - cross, just amazing. it is wonderful to hear but the work you are doing. i know it will be well received by those people going off those flights from afghanistan. aq very

we thought, what, heathrow to moscow, no problem, sunshine!d it was an epicjourney _ no problem, sunshine! we said it was an epicjourney and _ no problem, sunshine! we said it was an epicjourney and is _ no problem, sunshine! we said it was an epicjourney and is of _ no problem, sunshine! we said it was an epicjourney and is of huge - an epicjourney and is of huge interest to scientists studying these creatures. what can those scientists learn from thatjourney? there is a huge amount that bats can teachers. forstarters, it is there is a huge amount that bats can teachers. for starters, it is only relatively recently that we recognise the nathusius pipistrelle is a different type of bat. we used to think they only came to the uk to feed and then went back to europe. but we now know we have really colonies here in the south—east. we are always learning more and more. when you consider bats really are top predators sport flying insects and flying insects themselves are an incredible indicator of environmental health, ecological health. you know,

said it would stick to its plan of launching its first transatlantic flight, from jfk to london heathrownd true to its word the inaugural flight will take off today but why launch with restrictions still in place? joining me now is charles read, who's the news editor at the economist. welcome. what do you make of this timing? fist welcome. what do you make of this timing?— this timing? at first, this seems to _ this timing? at first, this seems to be _ this timing? at first, this seems to be an - this timing? at first, this seems to be an odd - this timing? at first, this seems to be an odd timej this timing? at first, this | seems to be an odd time in this timing? at first, this - seems to be an odd time in the travel between the us and europe, and it has not fully reopened, but european citizens are still banned from visiting america for most obvious reasons. 0n the other hand, it does seem to be a good time for other reasons. the reduction in the number of airlines flying to and from london means there are three slots or slots available to borrow at heathrow and so rather than flying t

remarkably, the bat had been ringed in 2016 near heathrow airport.terest to scientists studying the creatures in the uk. broadcaster and wildlife expert tom hird said that bats are small — but mighty creatures, and there's a huge amount we can learn from them. you're talking about an animal that really, a chunky one might be five centimetres. it's a long way, and across the north sea as well. it's an incredible effort from such a small mammal. bats are pretty hardy creatures. here in the uk we have 18 species of bats, and apart from taking a bit of a break overwinter, they've got to get out there, they've got to get out there and feed. so they can withstand a bit of wind. they can withstand a bit of rain, because they're just, they're so tough. they really are 0lympians. if you watch bats in the wild, they are just going, going, going, fighting for it, really, really tough competitors. so i'm sure that this particular bat just thought, "what, heathrow to moscow? no problem, sunshine." and off it went. there is a huge amount that bats can teach us. fo

they are all now back on british slander after arriving at heathrow at lunchtime.econd uk phone company to bring back roaming charges for people travelling in europe. from january, new and upgrading customers will be charged at least £1 a day to use their mobiles in eu countries. initially, all operators said they would not reintroduce a roaming charge after brexit despite having the option to. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren. hello. we still have heavy showers in other areas of the uk and they will continue into this evening. of a of the will fade and there will be stumbling across points of northern england. temperatures will remain in in double figures, 12 or 13 degrees. the early showers will turn to move away. can't root out 102 showers breaking out of wales. especially to whites east coast of england. the bulk of the showers will be in scotland. the senate will be further north. try across central and southern parts of the country and the over a bit more but they will be my sunshine elsewhere. the wind will unite and it will feel warmer an

time for the top of the news >>> emotional reunions at heathrow airport after tight travel restrictions lifted in the u.k. >>> a tragic ending to a first date a tiktok star dies after being shot at a movie theater. >>> secretary of state blinken announcing a new policy. >> the u.s. opening up the refugee program to even more at-risk afghans as the taliban hunts them down. secretary blinken says afghans who did not qualify for special visas but are in serious danger can apply. for example, that includes afghans who worked for american ngos or media organizations and now have a target on their backs. meantime, violence is escalating in afghanistan as u.s. troops withdraw today the american embassy in kabul accused taliban fighters of massacring dozens of civilians in a series of revenge killings a series of revenge dan deluse covers major an affairs for us dan, there's a imaginer catch to this refugee program >> that's right, there is a big catch. that is the afghans have to get themselves out of the country to apply for this refugee status. and that is a very dangerous prospect the talib

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and the dean barbara has more from felt him near heathrow airport. elena, one of the hotels near heathrow airport where new newly arrived off guns are encouraged seeing under the coffee 19 roads for the time being largely they are being supported by the efforts of the general public can of volunteers. we've been at a center not far away where they have been inundated with donations of things like clothes, nappies for babies, toiletries and sanitary products. really, the essential is that have been brought to these guns who are not allowed out. so they know that they are being supported by, by local efforts. but what i don't know is exactly where they're going to go off to vis. it's up to local authorities on the home office to coordinate to find accommodation for these people. now, in the 1st instance, they are going to be going to try to house them in existing counsel accommodation. but many local councils are in england, at least a saying that they don't think they have got enough money. the program that's bringing thousands of afghans to the u. k. is cold operation warm welcome. the u.

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the baba is live for us in fountain, near heathrow, add ports, and a demon. start with the process. what awaits arrivals to the u. k. will send me those new arrivals. there are many, many, hundreds of them, a different locations in the u. k. i'm a one of the hotels near heathrow airport where new newly arrived off guns are in currently under the coffee 19 roads for the time being largely they up being supported by the efforts of the general public can volunteers. we've been at a center not far away where they have been inundated with donations of things like clothes, not peas for babies. i toiletries and summer tree products. really the essential is that have been brought to these guns who are not allowed out. so they know that they are being supported by, by low co efforts, but what they don't know is exactly where they're going to go off to vis. it's up to local authorities on the home office to coordinate to find accommodation for these people. now, in the 1st instance, they are going to be going to try to house an existing council accommodation, but many local councils are in en

today returning to london heathrow, their bags a little heavier than when they left.ak from the pool. probably three months, three months at least, which is a very, very long time in terms of sport and and swimming especially, because you lose a feel for the water after, like, three days. so, sport is one of those ones where it's a 365—24—7, so the amount of pressure firstly, but also the amount ofjust... ..the kind of self—talk, you know? if you do one thing wrong, is that going to affect your whole day? so, the mental kind of well—being is more important than ever. adam peaty is the double olympic champion! fantastic... belief — that's what peaty credits for this british brilliance in the pool. their eight medals a long way from the disappointment of london 2012. the home games saw the team missed its medal target, its funding then slashed. tom dean wasn't around for that, though. tokyo his first games, and he leaves with two gold medals around his neck. it's amazing. to see them all here finally, to be able to hug everyone, | and it was so tough not having them the

the last of team gb�*s athletes in the tokyo 0lympics landed back at heathrow airport today to a hero'saking it one of the team's most successful olympics in history. the queen has congratulated the nation's athletes, saying their hard work has been "an inspiration to us all". this report from our correspondent eleanor roper contains flashing images. touchdown from tokyo. after a games like no other, it's a welcome home like no other, too. cheering. britain's most successful couple ever are first off the plane, jason and laura kenny. with family and friends unable to travel to japan, today, the first day that many athletes have been reunited with their loved ones. how does it feel to be home? oh, it's... it's the best feeling in the world, honestly. i've missed these lot so much. i went there, you know, with dreams. i've come back and this is what it's all about, these lot here. oh, it wasjust absolutely, like, amazing, like, unbelievable. i didn't expect there to be such a huge reception. obviously, i was looking forward to seeing my family but i didn't think, like, i kind of understoo

the first passengers arrive at heathrow after the change in rules which means people coming in from the no longer have to quarantine. they haven't been back to see grandparents for about two and a half years. so it took us about 15 documents as well as passports to get back. as soon as we got off the aeroplane we got so excited. child shouts: yeah! you know, even the little ones were shouting, "london, london!" and the british doctor killed in syria who inspired this young medical student to follow in his footsteps. i thought to myself constantly, actually, during medical school that, you know, the reason i'm doing this was because i was inspired by him. and coming up on the bbc news channel: team gb�*s men and women's teams have both qualified for track cycling's team pursuit. the women now take on the usa in the first round — the men face denmark. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. in the last hour, team gb have clinched another gold medal at the tokyo olympics — their first gold in the team eventing for almost half a century. meanwhile, one of america's greatest olympians — the

heathrow to moscow? no problems, sunshine. went. there is a huge amount that bats can teach us.europe. but we now know we are breeding colonies here in the south—east. they are always learning more and more and when you consider bats really are top predators for flying when you consider bats really are top predators forflying insects when you consider bats really are top predators for flying insects and flying insects themselves are an incredible indicator of environmental health and ecological health, you know, you've got to have those little midges and flies pollinating our season grasses and all that kind of stuff. they are an amazing keystone species in a where

our sports correspondent eleanor roper is at heathrow.lf an hour with everyone coming off the plane and arriving, we have had people waving flags. we had the kennys arriving, they got a great reception, although we did not get to speak to them. i spoke to lauren price who won olympic gold, these athletes have been at an olympics like no other, with empty stadiums and worries about the spread of the coronavirus but it has provided a huge distraction back home for some really special moments for those of us watching. the closing ceremony was yesterday and here is a round—up of the action now. the show had to go on. an olympic games like no other, finishing how it started, a stunning spectacle but no spectators. led by its most successful woman, laura kenny, team gb celebrated its second most successful overseas games with a celebration fitting of the olympic stadium. the end of 16 days we thought might never happen. you created the magic of these olympic games, tokyo 2020. in these difficult times, you gave to the world, the most precious o

heathrow to moscow, no problem, sunshine. and of it went.a different type. we used to think that the only came to the uk to feed and that they then went back to europe but we now know went back to europe but we now know we have breeding colonies here in the south—east. so we are always learning more and more and more and what you consider bats really are top predators for flying what you consider bats really are top predators forflying insects what you consider bats really are top predators for flying insects and flying insects themselves are an incredible indicator of environmental health and ecological health, you know, you've got to have those little midges and flies pollinating our season grasses and all that kind of stuff. they are an amazing keystone species are where they started, where they are going, and what they might encounter along the way gives us more opportunity to protect them, to look after them and in doing so get an idea of the current day of health of our own ecosystem. current day of health of our own ecosystem-— curren

to help the more than 1000 afghan refugees who are in quarantine in the hotels just by heathrow airportd to what they've been receiving over the last three or four days. the generosity is quite staggering and they're incredibly grateful, the association says, for all that's been arriving — clothing, nappies, pushchairs. it really is a very moving thing to see, but that's not all that the association is doing. they're also helping british afghan5 who are worried about their family members in afghanistan. this is a community in west london of some 100,000 british afghans, and people are coming here to try and get help, to get advice. what can they do to help family members back in kabul? you have family members in kabul. you're very worried about them, but also, your family has suffered terrible lo55e5 just in the last few days. ye5, yes, we had the terrible news of losing my cousin in a bomb blast which happened near the airport at abby gate. it was really horrendous moment for everyone in afghanistan and especially for my family that we lost them. i am in fear that we are losing, my oth

heathrow to moscow? no problems, sunshine. went. there is a huge amount that bats can teach us. it is only relatively recently that we recognised this as a different type of bat. we used to think that the only came to the uk to feed and that they then went back to europe. but we now know we are breeding colonies here in the south—east. they are always learning more and more and when you consider bats really are top predators for flying when you consider bats really are top predators forflying insects when you consider bats really are top predators for flying insects and flying insects themselves are an incredible indicator of environmental health and ecological health, you know, you've got to have those little midges and flies pollinating our season grasses and all that kind of stuff. they are an amazing keystone species in a where they started and where they are going and what they might be encountering way gives us more opportunity to protect them and look after them and in doing so get an idea of the current state and health of our own ecosystem. pretty and settled for august

the queen has congratulated team gb as the final olympians arrived back to heathrow, after the tokyojoyed one of their most successful games with 22 golds and 65 medals in total, matching the achievement of london 2012. laura kenney, who won a gold and a silver, and also carried the flag in the closing ceremony, led the team off the plane with her husband, jason, now britain's most decorated olympian after his gold in the men's. well, inside the terminal, one of the biggest receptions was afforded to boxer galal yafai, who won gold in the flyweight division. and as you heard, his friends and family were in fine voice. his fellow boxer lauren price won britain's 22nd and final gold of the games yesterday morning. she's already looking ahead to paris in three years time. looking at the likes of obviously nicola adams and katie taylor, they inspired a lot of people after london 2012, when women's boxing was introduced, and from there, i think it has come on leaps and bounds, so itjust keeps getting bigger and better all the time. and hopefully, like myself and a lot of the others have i

and within the last hour, many of team gb�*s medallists have landed at heathrow.enny, who won a gold and a silver, and who also carried the flag in the closing ceremony, led the team off the plane with her husband, jason, gold medallist in the men's keirin, just behind. well, adam peaty has been back in the uk for a day or two, after winning two golds and a silver in tokyo, and he said he's already thinking ahead to paris in three years time. and he said he's already thinking ahead to paris in three years�* time. it is always in the back of your mind you are thinking how can do this again because it feels so good. but it is almost a tactical retreat now, i am choosing to take the time away from the sport because i know i want to peak again, if not, i want to have the best race of my life race in paris. it is going to be a home game pretty much, london is one hour away. british swimming is coming up so it is how do we get as many kids through. well, like peaty, max whitlock was another olympic champion to retain his title in tokyo. the gymnast won gold in the men's

. >> at heathrow, hundreds more of the fortunate, girls who would have had little future under the talibano can say what the children will make of this time? >> before we go, let's update you on the bomb attacks. the pentagon says there were t blasts. one by a gate and one close to a hotel. thhotel had been used as a staging point for evacuations since the airlift began. officials confirm 12 u.s. service members were killed and 15 injured during the attacks. officials say more than 60 people died. despite the bloodshed, the evacuations are continuing. i am laura trevelyan. thank you for watching bbc world news america. president biden is speaking. we are going to go live to narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutionsor america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from views like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ narrator: you're watching pbs. ♪ da-da-da-duh-da-da-da♪ ♪ da-da-da-d

after their most successful olympics games, great britain's swimming team have returned home to heathrownd he insists athletes of any sport must find their own way to recuperate to maintain both their physical and mental health. thisjob is extremely, extremely intensive, and taking nothing away from everyone else's job, intensive, and taking nothing away from everyone else'sjob, they intensive, and taking nothing away from everyone else's job, they are difficult in their own right, but support is one of those where it is 365, 20 47. so the amount of pressure but also the kind of self talk. there's so much stigma around meta— health, firstly, especially in sport because people see us as indestructible, immortal, people who, you get every thing perfect. we are not perfect. in the men's hundred, it was a tale of two english batsmen, as the oval invincibles beat the welsh fire by six wickets. put into bat, ben duckett starred for the fire as he hit 65, as the invincibles were set 122 to win from their 100 balls. and they reached it with seven balls to spare, captain sam billings finishing un

. >> these are pictures of families reuniting at heathrow airport in london starting today. vaccinated travelers from places on britain's amber list will no longer have to quarantine for 10 days. but some of the uk hospitality industry say they're not optimistic about american travelers who are now flocking to the uk anytime soon. the white house confirming last week that it has no plans to change existing travel restrictions for travelers coming from the uk and other european nations last month. both the u.s. state department and cdc issuing their highest warnings against travel to the u k because of a surge in covid cases. let's switch gears now to talk weather. this monday evening. a live look outside at coit tower really couldn't ask for a more better weekend of weather around these parts. so it's beautiful as talk to a lawrence karnow again. but you said it's going to cool down a little bit. but okay. yeah, which is great thing. i think actually the 1st half of august may actually see a cooling trend which me. >> very, very the help of the firefighters on the fires. oth

daughter who are local to local these on a 981 more, one left egypt and started a new life in london. heathrow arrived in london's corporate business having already forged high level connections in the middle east. he made new business relationships with prominent figures, including the late tiny roland, a controversial high profile business figure. roland was connected with a company called tradewinds with an international footprint. more one also maintained his contact in the middle east, including with um i got off on down cousin and close confident of the van libyan leader. my godaddy. the idea of trade winds was a private cargo company, which would with rowlands input transport throughout the middle east and africa goods and services that modeling for the introduced including weapons. and the trade winds company was supposed to be shepherding weapons around africa, the libyans, and everybody else can beth allen. and as i mean, leave can be raised and that i wonder what kind of island might affect. well, hopefully you feel of the bargain though i get off about in the market. ask about that

. >> reporter: it's an emotional reunion for families at london's heathrow airport.for many, they've been separated for almost 2 years by an ocean and pandemic. >> amazing! surreal! >> it's a big date! >> reporter: fully vaccinated americans can now travel to the uk without having to quarantine. many arriving here some of being able to see family and friends again in a single word of it as awesome. >> i'm regnant with my in-laws first grandchild so it's exciting to finally be able to be here and share that news with them. >> reporter: all that's now required is a covid test the fourth line, and a pcr test two days after arriving. you'll also need to show your cdc vaccination card at the airport as proof you've been fully vaccinated. officials hope the cards become the ticket to traveling more. >> the vaccine is a passport to freedom. >> reporter: freedom to fly into the arms of your loved ones. >>> late last month the white house says it currently has no plans to change the existing travel ban that makes it difficult for british and eu citizens to come here and visit

the first passengers arrive at heathrow after the change in rules which means people coming in from theso coming up this hour... with three months until the un climate change conference in glasgow, the world wildlife fund joins forces with leading international artists to inspire global action. welcome to bbc news. team gb have won their eleventh gold at the tokyo olympics. great britain's eventing team did it after producing a dominant display in the showjumping finale at tokyo equestrian park. the showjumpers — oliver townend, laura collett and tom mcewen — took team gb�*s first gold in team eventing for 49 years. meanwhile, one of america's greatest olympians — the gymnast simone biles — has decided she will compete in tomorrow's beam final. that's after she pulled out of several previous finals in tokyo to focus on her mental health. and the belarusian sprinter krystina tsimanouskaya has taken refuge at the polish embassy in tokyo after claiming she was forcibly taken to the airport yesterday after criticising her country's coaches. andy swiss reports. hoping to ride into the record

remarkably, the bat had been ringed in 2016 near heathrow airport.nterest to scientists studying the creatures in the uk. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. hello. not much change for today and tomorrow. a lot of cloud, gusty winds in places. scattered downpours across the uk, particularly northern parts of the country, they are likely to continue into the evening hours, through to sunday and into monday as well. quite a cool picture across the uk. low pressure on top of us is slow—moving, gradually moving to the east and the north—east. the weather that it brings sits on top of the country for a considerable amount of time. through the afternoon, showers continue, particularly heavy across northern parts of the uk, maybe fewer for a time for the south of wales and devon, could be decent sunshine in plymouth. hello. this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines: gold medal number 20 for team gb — asjoe choong takes top spot in the men's modern pentathlon there's a bronze forjosh kerr in the men's1500 metres — britain's first medal

the public, not just from afghans, but other members of the wider community here in west london heathrow airport. turned up with one back of the nation. i managed to get some neighbors, literally in the whole was we have to box, i think, and then manage to the neighborhood. what's that group trade twitter link in between us? you know, we've actually managed to get this kinds of responses. incredible. all these bags, if afghans who are staying temporarily, and currently hotels around the u. k, there's been a huge effort by small charities and large organizations like the red cross to make sure that you're right have the basics. this is just one of several locations where newly arrived, afghans are being held in quarantine beyond their immediate needs. many of them will be wondering just what the new life in britain is going to look like. i'm at the la uvie is one of them. he's a former african special forces soldier and fled with his wife and 2 young children . he says he hopes his family can contribute to society. here you start from 0. it's like you need to start it from the beginning.

the bat had been ringed in 2016 near heathrow airport.stav danaos. hello, it has been a very unsettled day, we had some torrential downpours around giving rise, some localized flooding and some travel disruption. sunday is pretty much a repeat performance. got low pressure right on top of the uk. that's going to bring further heavy showers in places now through this evening and overnight. most of the showers will be across central northern western areas. could see some lengthy, drier interludes across the southeast quadrant. it'll be breezy here through the night. and temperatures pretty much like they've been the last few nights, range of around 11 to 1a degrees. so low pressure sitting right on top of the uk on sunday. again, the lightest, the winds will be on its centre to the north of the uk, stronger winds further south. so it does mean the showers, which will start across western areas, will rattle their way eastwards quite quickly on that breeze, whereas the showers further north will tend to be slow moving with light winds here ar

the financial times has a picture of a woman meeting her baby grand—daughterfor the first time at heathrowport, after quarantine rules for people arriving in the uk were eased. the government scrapping plans for a travel amber watchlist is the main story in the i. that story makes the front page of the daily mail too, which adds that the number of new covid cases is the lowest for a month. the ending of plans for an amber watchlist is the lead on the telegraph, next to a picture of team gb's latest gold medallists, the team eventers. the guardian says the head of the joint biosecurity centre, which advises the government on travel rules, has quit, which the paper claims has left the organisation rudderless. finally, the sun reports on death threats received by the girlfriend of the england footballer jack grealish — she says she received 200 a day during the euros. let's get cracking, and we are going to start with the daily telegraph, alongside a picture of the winning of enters — more undone hopefully a little later on — there is the main story. rachel cunliffe, iam little later on — the

at heathrow airport, there was an 80% drop in passenger flights thisjuly, compared with before the pandemicthis year comes with added costs, including pcr tests. so, how many pcr tests have you had? there's five, five of us. how much? i think about 270. so, i paid about ego—something. so, i paid £132 for myself and my daughter. holiday—makers also have to navigate the traffic light system, a guide to the testing and quarantine measures needed to travel abroad. paul charles runs a pr firm that represents holiday and travel businesses worldwide. he lobbied the government to introduce the system, but isn't impressed with how it's being run. the traffic light system i think has failed consumers. it hasn't worked in the way it should've done. it should've been really simple, enabling consumers to know whether a country's red or whether its green. as simple as that. then you either know somewhere's out of bounds, or it isn't. do you think the uk's international travel industry has been left out in the cold? this summer is a write—off, really. it hasn't been the summer the industry dreamt of. the

. >> and swimmer matt wit lock being surprised by his little girl at heathrow. >> i love these videos>> so nice. >> it's good. >> that's going to do it for us. have a great evening. we'll be back tomorrow. >> and we're going to quiz you begin on monday. sydney's time a. it's a world rorld! ♪♪ >>> as the olympic games approach their final weekend, back state side the big names are coming home. a short time ago simone biles returning to texas with two medals. she is not the only gymnast back home. in the twin cities suni lee. and out in phoenix this reception, mykayla skinner welcomed home. the way she should be. in independence indiana, parade for their 3x3 basketball gold medalist jackie young. and in hawaii carissa moore took surfing gold to the birthplace of the sport and was honored at the state capital. more americans are going to be heading home from tokyo with medals, including team usa's volleyball team, april ross and alix klineman, they could make theirs gold. women's beach volleyball final is coming up for you live tonight. some of the storylines as we say good thursday even

so i'm sure that this particular bat just thought, "what, heathrow to moscow? no problem, sunshine." and off it went. there is a huge amount that bats can teach us. for starters, it's only relatively recently that we recognised the nathusius is a different type of pipistrelle. we used to think that they only came to the uk to feed, and that they then went back to europe. but we now know we have breeding colonies here in the south—east, so we're always learning more and more and more. and when you consider bats really are top predators for flying insects, and flying insects themselves are an incredible indicator of environmental health and technological health. you know, you've got to have those little midges and flies pollinating our seeds and grasses and all that kind of stuff. they're an amazing keystone species, so knowing where they started, where they're going and what they might encounter on the way gives us more opportunity to protect them, look after them and in doing so, get an idea of the current state of health of our own ecosystem. now it's time for