emma simpson, bbc news, croydon., after years of environmental protests. vessels of more than 25,000 tonnes will no longer be allowed to dock in the lagoon. campaigners and residents say the ships pollute the air and water, and cause erosion. mark lowen reports. it's been venice's david versus goliath. for years, protests by locals in their small boats against the mammoth cruise liners clogging its waterways. critics say they pollute, damage venice's ecosystem and erode foundations with their large waves. finally, victory. from today, any ship over 25,000 tonnes is now banned from the city's central canal. they brought significant amount of fear and hopelessness, because every time we saw one of these ships, you know, coming towards us in piazza san marco, it just brought to the front of our minds just how little everybody cares about venice as world heritage and, you know, about environmental and socialjustice in general. the cruise ships have been seen as symptoms of venice's over—tourism. hordes of day—trippers no

croydon south of london has its share of them. commercial buildings, from restaurants and gyms to banks. for the government, this is all about having a simpler, more flexible planning process, helping to create much—needed new homes and enabling struggling high streets to adapt. it's a seismic deregulatory shift in our planning system. the government has already made it far easier for buildings to switch between different commercial uses, but they've now gone a step further and allowed a switch between those commercial uses to residential use without the need for planning permission. there is a size limit, and there is a need for prior approval, but this could significantly change the face of our high streets. croydon has been the sharp end of planning deregulation. in recent years, it's seen a wave of office buildings converted into flats — but with mixed success. now, more change could be coming down the tracks, and it's even got landlords worried. we absolutely need to build more homes. we're already building homes in our high

in croydon today, people were mostly getting second doses, which means they'll be regarded as fully immunisedve to self—isolate at the moment, and we can't do viewings and things like that. i think having the ability to just go about your day, obviously get a test if you need one, i think will be a massive, massive help. being double jabbed doesn't mean you're immune from catching covid, and anyone testing positive is still legally required to self—isolate wherever they live in the uk. fergus walsh, bbc news. the latest government coronavirus figures show there were 28,1138 new infections recorded, in the latest 24—hour period, which means on average there were 29,086 new cases per day in the last week. 5,894 people are in hospital with coronavirus. 26 deaths were recorded in the last 2a hours — but the number of deaths recorded at weekends normally falls quite sharply. on average there were 89 deaths a day in the last week. over 89% of adults in the uk, have now had their firstjab. and 77% have had both jabs. aid workers in haiti are racing to provide food, water and shelter to survivors of

in croydon today, people were mostly getting second doses, which means they'll be regarded as fully immunisedgo about your day, obviously get a test if you need one, i think will be a massive, massive help. being double jabbed doesn't mean you're immune from catching covid, and anyone testing positive is still legally required to self—isolate wherever they live in the uk. fergus walsh, bbc news. the latest government coronavirus figures show there were 28,438 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means on average there were 29,086 new cases per day in the last week. 5,894 people are in hospital with coronavirus. 26 deaths were recorded in the last 2a hours — but the number of deaths recorded at weekends normally falls quite sharply. on average there were 89 deaths a day in the last week. over 89 per cent of adults in the uk have now had their firstjab. and 77% have had both jabs. most pupils in scotland will be returning to school this week, with many covid restrictions still in place. secondary school pupils must go on wearing masks in the classroom and socially distanc

sarah rainsford, bbc news, minsk. families of victims of the croydon train cash are asking for a newhave collided in the czech republic. local police say the two trains crashed into each other near a village in the pilsen region, in western bohemia — shortly after 8am local time. at least two people have died. nearly 40 people were injured, seven are in critical condition. rescue units, including helicopters, are at the scene. we'll bring you more updates as they come in. the crew of an oil tanker — that was targeted in an suspected hijacking in the gulf of oman — is believed to be safe. the uk's maritime 0rganisation says armed men who boarded the panama—flagged mv asphalt princess have now left the ship. iran has denied it was behind the seizure. meanwhile, a british security guard who was killed in a separate oil tanker attack has been named as adrian underwood. mr underwood was one of two guards killed in a drone attack on the mv mercer street, operated by an israeli—owned company, off 0man six days ago. fierce fighting between afghan government forces and the taliban is continui

in croydon today, people were mostly getting second doses, which means they'll be regarded as fully immunisedet a test if you need one, i think will be a massive, massive help. being double—jabbed doesn't mean you're immune from catching covid, and anyone testing positive is still legally required to self—isolate wherever they live in the uk. fergus walsh, bbc news. the latest government coronavirus figures show there were 28,438 new infections recorded, in the latest 24—hour period, which means on average there were 29,086 new cases per day in the last week. 5,894 people are in hospital with coronavirus. 26 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours — but the number of deaths recorded at weekends normally falls quite sharply. on average, there were 89 deaths a day in the last week. over 89% of adults in the uk have now had their firstjab and 77% have had both jabs. most pupils in scotland will be returning to school this week, with many covid restrictions still in place. secondary school pupils must go on wearing masks in the classroom and socially distance from their teachers. the measures a

mr mills is due to appear at croydon magistrates�* court on 3rd september.ll to come: it's considered one of the hardest gold medals to win. we meet the australian teenager competing in the new olympic discipline of sport climbing. this is bbc news. an olympic sprinter from belarus who was ordered home has been granted a humanitarian visa by poland and is due to fly to warsaw on wednesday. the international olympic committee announced an investigation. norway's karsten warholm beats his own world record to win gold in the men's 400 metre hurdles. got some breaking news from the olympics for you — and it's particularly good news for team gb and their sailing team. they have taken gold in the mens 49er class — the first time they have won the gold in history. dylan fletcher and stuart bithall were the victorius pair. they pipped the german pair to the gold by the tiniest of margins — new zealand have taken the bronze. well let's take a look at the olympic sporting action now — a little earlier i was joined by sarah mulkerrins in tokyo. i haven't completely cau

. _ families of some of the victims of the croydon tram crash have submitted a formal request to attorneyt of the original inquest. nineteen men have been arrested in the bradford area in connection with allegations of historic child sexual abuse. they are aged between 36 and 55. west yorkshire police say the alleged offences took place between 2000 and 2005, and relate to one female victim. now it's time for a look at the weather. much like the last few days, i think a lot of us will see dry and sunny weather today, a lot of us will see dry and sunny weathertoday, but a lot of us will see dry and sunny weather today, but there will be shower clouds bubbling up, particularly across central and northern parts of the uk and that will continue to give rise to some heavy showers and thunderstorms, may be some localised flooding in places. we have this weather front bringing more cloud to the rest of the uk. this area of low pressure will arrive thursday, friday, the uk. this area of low pressure willarrive thursday, friday, into the weekend, telling things at very unsettled. we have at these