michael buchanan, bbc news, rhyl.inst india at headingley. after choosing to bat, india were dismissed forjust 78 runs. a short time ago, england were 110 without loss. 0ur sports correspondent, joe wilson, has been watching. england's players wore their t—shirts with messages of diversity and inclusion at yorkshire county cricket club, where a report into allegations of racism against a former player, azeem rafiq, is yet to be published. it is long—awaited. england's captain, and rafiq's friend, joe root, is adamant the messages mean something, mean everything. applause. and so to the test match. and to the procession. indian batsmen came in, edged the ball to the wicketkeeper and left, time and again. when the captain did it, a special celebration. the kind of reaction virat kohli himself employs in happier times. reaction virat kohli himself employs in happiertimes. not reaction virat kohli himself employs in happier times. not an injured bowler who would disagree. 0llie robinson dismissed rishabh pant. little more

in what seems to be at the heart of the problem is that rhyl?— problem is that rhyl?ignificant rises even during the pandemic local abuse charges, with a 40% increase in referrals because of domestic abuse in the north wales area. in the town of rhyl itself, the police say that some of those domestic violence abuses are exasperated by mental health, drug use, another thing is county lines gangs, gangs from other places such as liverpool or birmingham, coming into the town and bringing their battles to rhyl, so you will have stabbings and beatings and the occasional murder in rhyl which is the consequence of two or three gangs from liverpool trying to control the drug trade. what the authorities are saying in response to what borisjohnson was saying that in their view policing the town does not mean flooding the town with police officers, they were busy take more of a can get them, but actually that money has to tackle crime but also deprivation and the root causes of the problems they are saying because they are saying they can�*t just police their way out of this. th

michael buchanan, bbc news, rhyl.oungest—ever summer olympian will be competing. skateboarder sky brown turned 13 just last month and natalie pirks has been to meet her. we first met a long time ago and we talked about this dream, and now you're here. what does it feel like? it's insane. it's unbelievable. it's so cool to be here. at the village, there is all different kinds of people, like, super tall people and super strong people. was there a moment where you thought, the olympics isn't going to happen? i thought maybe it wouldn't happen and i was a little bummed, but people's lives are more important, so i thought about that and got through it. you and i last spoke after a really serious accident that you had had. yeah, that was definitely a heavy time for my parents, my family. it was bad, but i really think the accident made me want to go harder and, you know, yeah, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. how important is it for you to have dad here with you? it's really nice, you know? i'm still pretty young,

michael buchanan, bbc news, rhyl. be competing. skateboarder sky brown turned 13 just last month — she divides her time betweenjapan and the us with herjapanese mum and her british dad. last year she suffered skull fractures and broken limbs in a skateboarding accident. but she's made a remarkable recovery — as natalie pirks reports. we first met a long time ago and we talked about this dream, now you're here. what does it feel like? it's insane. it's unbelievable. it's so cool to be here, at the village, there is all different kinds of people, like, super tall people and super strong people. was there a moment where you thought, the olympics isn't going to happen? i thought maybe it wouldn't happen and i was a little bummed, but people's lives are more important, so i thought about that and got through it. you and i last spoke after a really serious accident that you had had. yeah, that was definitely a heavy time for my parents, my family. it was bad, but i really think the accident made me want to go harder and, yo

michael buchanan, bbc news, rhyl.t in beijing is stephen mcdonell. the authorities clearly worried. this is a massive testing programme. imagine being a resident of wuhan. this is a city that had the world�*s first coronavirus lockdown, a very tough lockdown that enabled them to get rid of the virus. now, thanks to the delta variant, the virus has come back. residents are being told not to panic but they are also being told not to leave the province and that everybody in that city, 11 million people, will be tested for the virus. this is not the first city with massive testing in this most recent outbreak. in another province, the residents have had three rounds of testing already. that is where the outbreak started. this is not because the authorities are worried about the raw numbers which are not that, not even 100 new cases today, it is the spread of the cases today, it is the spread of the cases that has them worried stop dozens of places across the country all have infections and so china with its elimination st

michael buchanan, bbc news, rhyl.istrates' court, accused of murdering his teenage sister. matthew selby, who's i9 and from ashton—under—lyne, is accused of killing 15—year—old amanda selby, at the ty mawr caravan park in towyn on saturday. he was remanded in custody and will appear at mold crown court tomorrow. krystina timanovskaya, the sprinter from belarus, has told the bbc that her country is not safe, and she may not be able to go home for many years. she has been granted a humanitarian visa by poland, after officials from belarus tried to send her home early from the olympics against her will. there's growing international condemnation of the regime of president alexander lukashenko, who has ruled belarus since 1994, and who stands accused of widespread human rights abuses. our correspondent sarah rainsford sent this report from minsk, the capital of belarus. she is a young athlete thrust into a political row she never sought. when sprinter krystina timanovskaya publicly criticised her coaches at the olympics,

rhyl, and certainly the town centre and the west part of rhyl does have long—standing issues with unemploymentnce here has changed dramatically. natasha harper has intimate knowledge of crime locally. not only does she hear about it through her charity work, she was a victim of domestic abuse herself. there was beatings, theft of jewellery to sell for drink. lots of emotional abuse. broken bones, cuts. he was standing over me with a chair and i knew if i couldn�*t get away he would have killed me. natasha�*s charity delivers furniture to those in need. this time, another woman fleeing domestic abuse, which is a major driver of crime in rhyl. violence however is also being imported to the town. this car chase ended with the murder of a local man as gangs from nearby cities fought for control of rhyl�*s drug trade. crime just gives the place a bad name and reputational issue, isn�*t it, for us all. that�*s probably been one of the key barriers we�*ve had to address in terms of getting the private sector and getting confidence in the town of rhyl. millions of pounds have been spent in recent year

michael buchanan, bbc news, rhyl.s, tourist bosses say that shortages are hitting them hard. mobeen azhar reports. when you're on holiday, you are on holiday can be taken as is, so rain or shine. :: ' . holiday can be taken as is, so rain or shine. i: ' , , ., holiday can be taken as is, so rain or shine. :: ' , , ., ., or shine. 2021 is the year of the uk staycation. — or shine. 2021 is the year of the uk staycation, with _ or shine. 2021 is the year of the uk staycation, with the _ or shine. 2021 is the year of the uk staycation, with the pandemic- or shine. 2021 is the year of the uk i staycation, with the pandemic making going abroad more competent than usual, more than 20 million of us plan to stay at home for our holidays this year. bbc panorama has been travelling around the country's holiday hotspots looking at the impact of the influx of visitors. we found a hospitality industry that is over stretched and understaffed. there were 102,000 job vacancies in the field between april and june this year. that is 1a%

michael buchanan, bbc news, rhyl.identifies another 26. are we talking primarily about seaside areas as we saw in that report? aha, about seaside areas as we saw in that report?_ about seaside areas as we saw in that report? a number of different areas, that report? a number of different areas. rural— that report? a number of different areas, rural and _ that report? a number of different areas, rural and coastal, _ that report? a number of different areas, rural and coastal, that - areas, rural and coastal, that we have identified in the additional towns. 50 have identified in the additional towns. have identified in the additional towns, ., have identified in the additional towns. . . . i, towns. so you have analysed local labour markets _ towns. so you have analysed local labour markets in _ towns. so you have analysed local labour markets in more _ towns. so you have analysed local labour markets in more detail, . labour markets in more detail, then the governments, to get to your analysis. tell us more about what

michael buchanan, bbc news, rhyl.ng for some pictures at the moment as if we can show you that but i understand a thick plume of smoke over the sky and these are the life pictures from kabul this afternoon which gives you an idea of the smoke. we don't know the source of the explosion but we do know that the taliban has been intensifying its assault on regional capitals. government forces in afghanistan are battling to stop the taliban from taking control of lashkar gah, the capital of helmand province, where british troops were stationed for many years. the militants are reported to have captured most of the city. the taliban's assault in helmand is part of a major offensive across the country following the departure of american troops. the afghan president said things would be better in six months but the question is whether his government has six months. our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet has the latest from the capital kabul. these are not images that would be easy to see for british soldiers on th

suzi taylor is on the front line of rhyl�*s covid recovery. for regeneration funding will fuel more sustainable work. tens of millions have already been spent updating its seafront. there is a sense that the town is now at a crossroads — how do you attract new visitors, new money into the area at the same time as making a meaningful difference in the lives of some of the poorest people in the united kingdom? hi, it's natasha calling _ from the good news mission in rhyl. at this charity, they've been inundated with requests for help — both food and furniture are in great demand. any new money, they say, should come to their neighbourhood. why in 2021 is somebody deciding to put food on the table _ or electricity in the meter who's got a family? _ it's great to get the tourists in, but what about the people that| actually live here that, - every day, have to choose — electricity, food? yeah, no, i can fully understand that. but we had to start somewhere. so the challenge is to marrying up the level of investments to the benefits of the people in

susie taylor is on the front line of rhyl�*s covid recovery.elp you... she's helping people find work in a town that saw a 50% increase in universal credit claims during the pandemic. things are, at last, getting better. the amount ofjobs are increasing. but, unfortunately, it's all very low—skilled. it's very important, because i can pay my way in life, then. i don't have to scrounge from the government. denver geoff is one of susie's successes — thanks to the salvation army's help, he started work on monday in a supermarket. the former labourer had struggled through the pandemic to find work. it's impossible because everything's shut. you've got papers, but there's no jobs in the papers no more, either. they're all on the internet — job search and things like that. and i haven't. .. i did not have a computer. this year's staycation frenzy has created many seasonaljobs here. rhyl hopes its bid for regeneration funding will fuel more sustainable work. tens of millions have already been spent updating its seafront. there is a sense that the town