dan roan, debate in sport. thank you for that. dan roan. live _ debate in sport.u for that. dan roan, live in tokyo. _ the latest government covid figures show there were 24,1170 new coronavirus cases in the latest 24—hour period, a slight fall on the previous day. that means on average there were 26,793 new infections a day, in the last seven days. 65 deaths were recorded in the latest 2a hours, that's an average of 75 deaths a day in the past week. the most recent figures show just under 6,000 people are in hospital with covid—19. more than 88% of uk adults have now had theirfirstjab, while more than 72% are now fully vaccinated. and young people in england are to be offered incentives — including discounts from uber and deliveroo — to get their covid—19 vaccinations. further inducements could involve restaurants and cafes. just over two thirds of 18 to 29—year—olds have had a firstjab. with more, here's our political correspondent, nick eardley. his report contains some flashing images. would a free meal orjourney encourage you to get a covid jab? ministers hop

ok, dan roan, iwas sports editor, thank— months. 0k, dan roan, iwas sports editor, thank you _ monthsference 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 bri

dan roan in tokyo. _ the women's100 metres final. dan roan in tokyo, thank you very much.ncentives, including discounts from uber and deliveroo, to get their covid—19 vaccinations. ministers are hoping there will be further offers involving cafes and restaurants in the coming weeks to try to improve uptake of the jabs. simonjones reports. a day out with a difference. a pop—up vaccination centre was set up last week at the thorpe park theme park in surrey, part of a drive to get more younger people vaccinated. hi, guys, we're doing covid vaccines today. just over two thirds of adults aged 18 to 29 in england have received their first dose — that is a lower uptake than in the wider population. overall, 88% of people across the uk have had a firstjab. now there will be new incentives. uber is to give discounted trips to young adults who get vaccinated. the ride hailing app bolt will be offering free ride credits to vaccination centres. deliveroo is set to offer vouchers to young people who getjabbed, though how exactly these schemes will work is yet to be revealed. but it is

dan roan, bbc news, tokyo.es are being hailed by the international olympic committee and the japanese government as a huge success, especially given the pandemic. but for the japanese people that success has been overshadowed by a renewed surge in covid infections, which have reached record levels in tokyo in recent days. from there, our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes reflects on what the games have meant to the people of japan. if you tried to get the olympic stadium tonight, this is what you were met with. hundreds of police blocking alleyways, ordering people to move along. even the closing fireworks lasted just 15 seconds. but if the authorities were trying to prevent the large gatherings that took place during the opening ceremony, then they failed. out of the park, this sport—loving family have spent much of the last two weeks glued to the telly. but even for them, watching the games on tv hasn't been an unmitigated joy. translation: | really | wanted to go and watch. it's totally different to watch

dan roan, bbc news, tokyo.memorable moments from the games in tokyo, here�*s andy swiss. rarely has bronze been quite so brilliant. for the third games running, a medalfor britain�*s women�*s hockey team. but, my, they had to work for it. they had been trailing india, but in the nick of time they turned it round. yes, they�*ve found the goal! grace balsdon�*s goal securing a 11—3 win. and after a difficult few years for the team, it was all the sweeter. if you�*d asked me a couple of months ago, would we come away with olympic bronze, i think i would have laughed at you. i think this last cycle has been so tough, we have stuck together and we�*ve come out with an olympic bronze medal. in the boxing, meanwhile, former taxi driver lauren price is en route to glory after she battled through her middleweight semifinal. price, who has played football for wales, is now guaranteed at least silver, and just listen to what it meant. cheering. yes! come on! what's tom making now? elsewhere, the return of britain�*s most

dan roan, bbc news, tokyo.lm of norway had has a stunning day — he won gold in the 400 metre hurdles and in the process destroyed his previous world record. he said after the race that it hadn't sunk in yet but he still felt ecstatic. with more on that and some of the day's other achievements — here's our correspondent andy swiss. commentator: i cannot believe what we've just seen. _ not so much rewriting the record books as ripping them to pieces. the olympics have seen some remarkable feats over the years, but nothing like karsten warholm's. the norwegian was favourite to win the 400 metres hurdles, but something extraordinary was happening. world records are supposed to get beaten by fractions. this was on a different planet. commentator: warholm is going to go away to take the win! _ it's gold for norway. 45.94! a shirt—shredding, jaw—dropping moment. he had smashed his old record by the best part of a second. if the world was in wonder, well, so was he. i can't believe the time. a lot of times i've been as

our sports editor dan roan reports on the sailing triumph.s of the enoshima harbour, hannah mills and eilidh mcintyre able to celebrate team gb�*s third victory of the olympics here. the world number one pair, will it be gold? it had never really seemed in doubt. having taken a healthy 1a point lead into today's medal race, the british pair only needed to finish in the top seven to clinch gold. they're still pushing for every bit of speed they can find. after silver in the a70 class at london 2012 and then gold in rio, mills had teamed up with mcintyre, whose father won an olympic sailing title in seoul 33 years ago. having sat in second for much of the race, the pair slipped to fifth, but it was still more than enough. it is gold for great britain. this, what a fifth medal of these games meant to the british team. well, they've done it. mills and mcintyre have won olympic gold for team gb. it had already been a fantastic regatta for britain, well, it's just got even better. mills, who had been one of the team gb�*s flag bearers at the openin

dan roan, bbc news, tokyo. let's see how the medals table is looking. way with 2a gold medals — with the united states close behind on 20. great britain are sixth in the medal table with ten golds — and 32 medals overall. a belarussian sprinter is under police protection in tokyo, after claiming sports officials from her country were forcibly repatriating herfor criticising her team managers. the international olympic committee and tokyo game organisers say they have spoken to christina simanuskaya directly. they said she has told them that she is safe and with the authorities at haneda airport. here's our correspondent, matt graveling, with the latest. the important thing to say is tomorrow morning was meant to be the dream for christina simanuskaya, she was racing 3am uk time — in the 15th of the 200 metres. the female 200 metres. the dreams turned into a nightmare because it does not look like she will be in that race because she is at an airport injapan with officials. let's rewind a tiny bit and see how we got there. a few days ago, she criticised

dan roan, bbc news, tokyo.he medals table with 18 goals. tomorrow is the penultimate days with 3a medals up for grabs. gas bills will increase for millions of people this october after the energy regulator raised the price gap by a record amount. on average, a house sold on a standard tariff will pay an extra £139 a year for fuel. that's electricity and gas. charities warned that the timing will hit struggling families hard. the burton clan are letting their hair down. alison and ashley are here with their mum and nine of the kids. but days out don't come cheap. it costs you a fortune, yeah. especially when you've got a big family as well. after spending extra for the summer holidays, things always get tight in the autumn. you live and you work to pay your bills, and that's how it goes. so the thought of even more on their energy bill is a scary one. you never hear any good news about it going down. we only ever hear about it going up. is that how it feels? yeah, it does. that is definitely how it feels. yeah.

dan roan, bbc news, tokyo. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are.ssure. it's going to bring fairly cool conditions for the time of year, windier weather and also some heavy rain, some thundery downpours in places. but there will be some sunshine around as well. it's not going to be a complete wash—out. here it is, this area of low pressure, which is going to stick around for quite a while. it's been moving across our shores during thursday, and through tonight into friday, it'll be bringing bands of showers, longer spells of rain, some of them thundery again. in between, there will be some drier interludes, but i think tonight it's going to be fairly mild with temperatures no lower than around 111—15 degrees for many of us. so, into tomorrow, then, it's going to be a breezy one. certainly a mixture of sunshine and showers, maybe some longer spells of rain, a chance of some thundery downpours across parts of scotland, northern ireland, northern england, into north wales and the midlands. greater chance of seeing lengthier sunny spells across the sout

dan roan, bbc news, tokyo.elarus have tried to forcibly repatriate one of their olympic athletes, after she criticised her team managers. the sprinter kristina timanovskaya told police at the airport that she was afraid to fly home to belarus, and she appealed to the international olympic committee, for help. in afghanistan, taliban militants are threatening to seize control of the main city in helmand province, where british troops spent years providing security. almost all foreign forces are due to leave the country by next month after two decades fighting the taliban. 455 british troops lost their lives. the militants are now on the verge of overrunning the city of lashkar gar in the south, and there's fierce fighting in kandahar and herat in the west. our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, reports from the capital kabul. lashkar gar, helmand, the peace roundabout. now overrun by taliban. they say this square is theirs. gunfire the centre of a city once patrolled for years by british troops. afg

dan roan, bbc news, tokyo.etiton in tokyo. china are top with 29 gold medals, the us is second, with japan, the host nation, third. team gb are currently in sixth place with 11 gold medals, 12 silver and 12 bronze, making a total of 35 medals so far. south wales police have named a five—year—old boy found dead in the river ogmore on saturday as logan mwangi from bridgend. he was also known as logan williamson. a man and a woman in their 30s and a 13—year—old boy are being questioned on suspicion of murder. the police said they were "not looking for anyone else in relation to this incident". the latest research from the university of glasgow on the risks of football players developing dementia has found that those who play in defence and tend to head the ball most often are five times more likely than the general population to develop a neuro—degenerative disease. leading scientists say footballs should carry health warnings when they are sold, as our health editor hugh pym reports. how safe is heading? question

our sports editor dan roan reports from tokyo. here she is, simone biles.ck tokyo had been waiting for. simone biles, returning to competition earlier, a week after the world's greatest gymnast stunned the sport by pulling out of the team finals to focus on her mental health. she has broken boundaries in every level. having sat out four other events, her olympics looked to be over, but today, on the balance beam, a final chance to remind these games what they have been missing. beautiful, triple spin. she moves with such speed. biles said she had suffered from what gymnasts called the twisties, a mental block in which they lose their sense of orientation, but having amended her routine, the us superstar held her nerve. needs now this great dismount. so here, flip to one, flip to two, double pike. and so simone biles is back. her series of withdrawals, and now subsequent return here this evening, is arguably the story of these games. one that has been a landmark moment when it comes to raising awareness of the pressures that athletes are under, even the grea

dan roan, bbc news, tokyo.f the most difficult circumstances. let's talk to our tokyo correspondent, rupert wingfield—hayes. how do you assess these games and how will they how do you assess these games and how will they be how do you assess these games and how will they be remembered beyond the sport? it how will they be remembered beyond the sort? . , how will they be remembered beyond the sort? .,, , how will they be remembered beyond the sort? , , how will they be remembered beyond thesort? , , , ., the sport? it has been very strange, as was suggested — the sport? it has been very strange, as was suggested in _ the sport? it has been very strange, as was suggested in that _ the sport? it has been very strange, as was suggested in that report. - the sport? it has been very strange, as was suggested in that report. we j as was suggested in that report. we have had the tale of two cities. inside the olympic bubble, where we have seen this tremendous sporting achievement, team gb has done very well and japan h

dan roan, bbc news.ay, and with this roundup, here's andy swiss. rarely has bronze been quite so brilliant. for the third games running, a medalfor britain's women's hockey team. but, my, they had to work for it. they had been trailing india, but in the nick of time they turned it round. yes, they've found the goal! grace balsdon�*s goal securing a 11—3 win. and after a difficult few years for the team, it was all the sweeter. if you'd asked me a couple of months ago, would we come away with olympic bronze, i think i would have laughed at you. i think this last cycle has been so tough, we have stuck together and we've come out with an olympic bronze medal. in the boxing, meanwhile, former taxi driver lauren price is on route to glory after she battled through her middleweight semifinal. price, who has played football for wales, is now guaranteed at least silver, and just listen to what it meant. cheering. yes! come on! what's tom making now? elsewhere, the return of britain's most famous knitter. tom dal

dan roan, bbc news, tokyo.ion tomorrow. biles, who's widely considered to be one of the greatest gymnasts of all time, withdrew from the team event and several of the individual finals in tokyo because of mental health issues. let's take a look at the medal table, after ten days of competition. china are top, with 29 gold medals, the us is second, with japan, the host nation, third. team gb are currently in sixth place, with 11 gold medals, 12 silver and 12 bronze, making a total of 35 medals. the time is 18:20. our top story this evening: there's joyful family reunions, as fully vaccinated people coming from the us and most of the eu no longer have to self—isolate. and coming up: fancy trying your hand at all 96 olympic events? we visit a couple doing just that — for charity. coming up on sportsday, on the bbc news channel: hockey hero maddie hinch saves all four of spain's attempts in the shoot—out, as the defending olympic champions, great britain, reach the semi—finals, where the netherlands await. leading

dan roan, bbc news, tokyo. let's take a look at some of today's other 0lympics news.e perfect 10s. in the men's hockey, india took bronze after coming from behind against germany, in a thrilling 5—4 victory. it's india's first medal in the event for 41 years. belgium beat australia in a shoot—out to win gold. spain's alberto henez—lopez became the first—ever 0lympic sport—climbing champion, winning the men's combined event. the 18—year—old beat the american nathaniel coleman into second place, with jakob schubert of austria taking bronze. and a quick look at the medals table shows great britain slipping to sixth place, with 16 golds, 18 silvers and 17 bronzes. the time is 6:16pm. our top story this evening... thousands of british tourists in mexico scramble to get home to avoid hotel quarantine as the country moves on to the red list. and coming up: england fight back against india in the first test but rain delays play. and coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel: we will show you how the skateboarders took playing up to the cameras to a whole new level in the

dan roan there.it appears the equestrian riders can do just as well. they too have five medals from these games, after a dramaticjump—off in the individual showjumping saw ben maher claim gold by the finest of margins. it equals britain's best—ever medal tally in equestrian from london 2012. rishi persaud saw the action unfold. tonight here in tokyo, the equestrian park, ben maher and six ridersjump off with equestrian park, ben maher and six riders jump off with a beautiful horse explosion w and all the hype about how good that horses in the way he floated around the arena, both in the third round does make a first round tonight and then in the jumper. has such a deceptive away about and that you think maybe he could go a bit faster, but he moved very quickly and has grace and elegance. the interesting thing about bennett meir, this is a big summerfor him, not only is he here at the olympics but he is getting married as well when he gets back home. —— interesting thing about ben maher. the olympics

dan roan, bbc news, tokyo.of this year's games, adam peaty, was asked by eleanor roper, if he was already looking ahead to the next 0lympics in paris to make yet more history. thejob is never done. you know, there is a silver round my neck, that means someone has annoyed me. so we have got to find a way to be better, we have got to find a way to improve on that. the relay with the boys, we have got to become stronger. how do we do that? do we come together as individuals, do we come together as a team? we don't know, but we know it is probably going to be another world record to beat america. so, hopefully the investment continues. obviously a massive thank you to the national lottery who make these dreams happen. it is great, it is great to have the support of the nation and let's go get gold in paris. i just want to ask you very quickly around there seems to be a growing debate and conversation around mental health for athletes and ijust wonder how important do you think that is as a high—profile athlete? i t

our sports editor dan roan is at the athletics stadium in tokyo.elodrome-— that was a wonderful gold in the velodrome. . , . ., , , velodrome. it was and it was timely as well because _ velodrome. it was and it was timely as well because we _ velodrome. it was and it was timely as well because we have _ velodrome. it was and it was timely as well because we have become i velodrome. it was and it was timelyj as well because we have become so accustomed to cycling being team gb's accustomed to cycling being team gb�*s banker in successive recent games. they have delivered a huge amount of medal success that they have had to wait until the fourth day for action in the velodrome for the first gold medal by that 23—year—old, and as andy suggested, there has been this feeling of a changing of the guard with jason kenny failing to progress in the pursuit, and his long reign being over. jack carlin did progress to the final but matt walls will take all of the headlines and they could be the prospect of more british success here at the national stadium in t

dan roan, bbc news, enoshima harbour.g bronze in the women's park skateboarding. her stunning performance comesjust a year after she suffered serious injuries in an accident during training. our sports correspondent natalie pirks has the story. sky brown will take bronze. she's already lived her young life in the spotlight. 13 years of age. but for the girl born injapan, draped in the british flag, this was the best feeling in the world. so much hype, but the talk is over. thejudges were looking for difficult tricks, quality and consistency. sky brown has a giant trick bag. strap yourselves in, here we go. straight in... all she needed was a smooth run. 0h! going for that kick flip indy, we knew it was going to come out. not ideal, but with three runs allowed there was still hope. just missing the kick flip indy. the pressure is on that third and final run now. time for a pep talk. and in the searing heat of the ariake skatepark, one british teenager shook off the nerves and kept her cool. there it is. that's what we need

our sports editor dan roan is in tokyo— where i believe we've just won another gold medal.ght. kate french, in the modern pentathlon. she hasjust won, she came into the final day in sixth place out of 36 but in the past few minute she has clinched team g's 18th gold medal, a fabulous day here for the british here. it was a big one for laura kenny, she was already among the very greatest british olympians and she was one of four women in team gb trying in tokyo to become the first in british olympic history to win gold medals in three successive olympic games. now, the velodrome has always been a very happy hunting ground in recent games and somewhat frustrating until yesterday until winning gold in the omnium but one of the established names laura kenny alongside katie archibald delivered to date when it mattered most. hurtling into the history books, a day when laura kenny went were no british woman has gone before, a fifth olympic title as she and katie archibald produced a sporting masterclass. the medicine is cycling's version of the relay and there were no shortages of