how has it been watching team gb in the pool? it liars watching team gb in the pool?tching team gb in the pool? it has been absolutely fantastic _ watching team gb in the pool? it has been absolutely fantastic and - watching team gb in the pool? it has been absolutely fantastic and i - been absolutely fantastic and i can't say i have had too much sleep this week as we have had to get up in the middle of the night, the final starting at 230 in the morning. i can't say that much sleep but i have been blown away by the success of the swimmers, how they performed against the best in the world and coming away with so many medals and there is so much more to come. it was a brilliant week and i've absolutely loved it. obviously such incredible _ i've absolutely loved it. obviously such incredible individual- i've absolutely loved it. obviously such incredible individual talent i such incredible individual talent but what else do you put team gb's success down to?— success down to? definitely think it has heled success down to? definitely think it has helped over _ success do

and there was record—breaking success for team gb swimmers too.nder schauffele clinched the men's golf gold medal in a nail—biting final day that has gone to a seven—way play—off for the bronze medal. and a remarkable story in the women's shotput. making history as the first athlete to compete in five different olympic shot put finals, new zealand's dame valarie adams took bronze, capping a remarkable comeback to the top level of her sport after the birth of her second child in 2019. from another olympic event — this time in the final and, the american gymnast, simone biles has withdrawn from another olympic event — this time in the final of the floor exercise — as she continues to focus on her mental health. and in the last few minutes, brazil's rebeca andrade has clinched the women's gymnastics vault gold medal, bringing brazil its first gold medal ever in women's gymnastics. what a wonderful moment for her and for the country. great britain won medals in all four bmx events at the tokyo olympics. we can speak now to mandy young — who set up adr

gb has ten goals. medal table looks at the end of day nine. gb has ten goals.after fine performances in the cross—country element. world number one oliver townend impressed, along with laura collett and tom mcewen, to give them the lead going into both contests. on the track, four—time european indoor champion laura muir begins her bid to win a first major championship medal as she features in the 1500 metre heats. twin sistersjessica and jennifer gadirova will look to add to their gymnastics medal haul in the games as they compete in the women's floor final. and finally, is there no end to tom daley�*s talents? already with a gold medal to his name, he was doing some casual knitting as he watched the women's three metre springboard final in leisurely style. the moment came ahead of the third round of dives, shortly after china's shi tingmao completed her second dive to cement her lead. this is what he was enjoying lost knitting at the same time. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. bye— bye. hello there. it's a quiet start to the

that urou - , swimmers gb has ever seen. that group. and _ swimmers gb has ever seen. gb has ever seen. that group, and i can only _ swimmers gb has ever seen. twat group, and i can only really talk about the group now, and especially the boys, they are really special. an amazing bond in the pool. and out the pool. what you do see, when they did they realise, something magical happens. they come together and do something out of this world. when the race, everybody else is frightened of them. very special times. british women have created an amazing culture, and a successful culture. all the youngsters out there who have been watching, that is the target. you want to get on that team and keep delivering, as these guys and girls have started. thank you very much indeed. he was off, wasn't going to wait around. speed is the name of the game, even for an olympic dad. a little more news from the olympics. a belarusian athlete has been forced out of the tokyo 0lympics after publicly criticising her national team. krystsina tsimanouskaya was due to compete in the women's 200m

twat result meant team gb had won a third gold injust the result meant team gb had won a third gold inharbour. five medals overall during the regatta here at the tokyo 2020 and that ensures that for the fifth olympics out of the last six, they leave is the most successful sailing nation. dan roan there. well, anything the sailors can do, 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 ha

i will cut you off and talk a little bit more about gb.— bit more about gb.ore about gb. i will not intermpt you _ bit more about gb. i will not interrupt you if _ bit more about gb. i will not interrupt you if you - bit more about gb. i will not interrupt you if you are - bit more about gb. i will not i interrupt you if you are talking bit more about gb. i will not - interrupt you if you are talking gb. also to look out for in that race is hughes in the second semi—final. good stuff, thank you for that. coming into this with simone biles, what is the latest from her? she has had the weight _ what is the latest from her? she has had the weight of— what is the latest from her? she has had the weight of the _ what is the latest from her? she has had the weight of the world - what is the latest from her? she has had the weight of the world on - what is the latest from her? she has had the weight of the world on her l had the weight of the world on her shoulders and it has been unfortunate not to watch her compete. she is a remarkable athlete, they all are at thi

i success, why is team gb so good at boxin: ? , , �* , , success, why is team gb so good at boxina?start up. and shh h boxing? i guess it's 'ust the start up, and shh field i boxing? i guess it'sjust the start up, and shh field and _ boxing? i guess it'sjust the start up, and shh field and the i up, and shh field and the constant tournaments, trainings, good coaching it's not one thing but it's several things that can make us very good and obviously into champions. good to talk to you. lou campbell who won gold at bantamweight in london 2012. you're watching bbc news. the time is 11 past five exactly. let's move away from the olympics. let's move away from the olympics. let's take a look at the latest coronavirus figures for the uk. in the latest 2a hour period, the uk has recorded 21,691 cases. 138 people have died — that's within 28 days of a positive test. looking at vaccinations — nearly 46.9 million people have received their first dose. and nearly 38.5 million people have now received both doses. nicola sturgeon has confirmed the scottish government will go ahead with plans to

but day 12 could offer more medal hopes for team gb — and, in a few hours' time, team gb�*s youngestlkerrins is in tokyo and joins us now. sarah — what a story this could be for sky brown. this has been building, hasn't it, for so long, ever since everybody realised that sky brown had qualified for the olympics, and then obviously the olympics were delayed by a year. that has helped her potentially as well because she suffered a really bad crash last year. she has recovered since from that and is here in tokyo to take part in the park events. we have discrete event in the opening weekend of the olympics. now it is the turn of the park skaters. sky brown is such a talent in that's going for uk. i world bronze medallist. also a 15—year—old as well going for team gb. however, look out for the japanese 15—year—old. she is the highly fancied skateboarder to win gold in this. we know that they were relegated in the street events, winning gold there. so they are looking for another gold medal there, but it is such a brilliant story, and i know there will be so much attention on sky brown wh

gb are sixth in the table still.games gets under way. it's skateboarding. and sky brown will be hoping to take the world by storm, in her event — the park contest. 13—year—old brown is team gb's youngest ever summer olympian — and is excited for what's in store tomorrow. honestly, i think everyone is going to be great. they are pushing boundaries and going hard like all the girls arejust boundaries and going hard like all the girls are just they've got so much better even in the last contents, since it's been postponed, everyone has gotten so good and i'm really proud of all the girls we mentioned earlier.— really proud of all the girls we mentioned earlier. how young you are, mentioned earlier. how young you are. you're — mentioned earlier. how young you are. you're going _ mentioned earlier. how young you are, you're going to _ mentioned earlier. how young you are, you're going to make - mentioned earlier. how young you are, you're going to make historyl are, you're going to make history for britain. what does that

little gb flag - this one is actually one of my favourites. little gb flag on. the oars. everything _ favourites. little gb flag on the oars. everything just _ favourites. little gb flag on the oars. everything just kind - favourites. little gb flag on the oars. everything just kind of. favourites. little gb flag on the - oars. 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 spor

and there _ very much talk about team gb and there is— very much talk about team gb and there is a —it is interesting, discussion - discussion, definitely. jonathan, it is interesting, discussion of- is interesting, discussion of englishness. one of the areas, on the one hand, people feel proud to be english in england, but measures to help with that do not always get support. i am thinking of thejohn prescott, when he was deputy prime minister, and his english regional assemblies, what about us? and that in the end people do not fancy it. nobody seems to have answered this problem about how you preserve english england within the unit. know, and the archbishop does talk about this on the telegraph reported. he talks about the need for more devolution to endless regions. i do not agree with the gist of the telegraph's interpretation of his argument, which is that a london elite are preventing us from being patriotic still i don't think that's true, but there is an issue with england. we don't know how what are english identity is meant to be, and the fact we had devolution in scotlan

success for team gb in tokyo. gold for gymnast max whitlock, who retains the olympic pommel horse title. i can't even describe the feeling. i feel completely overwhelmed and it feels very, very surreal. you cannot put into words howl you cannot put into words how i feel about _ you cannot put into words how i feel about him _ you cannot put into words how i feel about him and ijust want to give him a— about him and ijust want to give him a hug— about him and ijust want to give him a hug and just tell him that we are just _ him a hug and just tell him that we are just so — him a hug and just tell him that we are just so proud of him. another gold for team gb. charlotte worthington wins a dramatic bmx park freestyle final. and i'm at the bbc sports desk bringing you all the latest from tokyo. the new fastest man on earth who wins italy's first ever gold medal. medal. young people in england will be offered incentives to have their first covid jab, like discounts for takeaway food and taxi journeys. tourists have bee

gb.al forteam gb. but performance to win the gold medal for team gb. but there would be one more gold medal to come. capping off a successful data takes over after another brilliant display. find another brilliant display. and clear. another brilliant display. and clear- he _ another brilliant display. and clear. he will— another brilliant display. and clear. he will be _ another brilliant display. and clear. he will be a _ another brilliant display. fific clear. he will be a dual olympic gold medallist. hat clear. he will be a dual olympic gold medallist.— gold medallist. not bad for his first olympics- _ what a day then for the eventing team. for laura collett it's an amazing turnaround, eight years ago she was in a coma after nearly dying in a fall. she suffered a punctured lung, spine, shoulder and rib fractures, and lost much of her vision in one eye. alongside her teammates she's been talking about what this win means to her: just to be here was more than a dream come true and to be s

that was team gb's 18th golden 55th that was team gb�*s18th golden 55th medal of what is becoming anasingly successful games here in tokyo. but at this stage, their track and field athletes have only delivered two medals. here at the national stadium this evening, there was the prospect of some more. having chosen to focus purely on the 1500 metres here, laura muir knew this was her chance to meet the podium on such a stage for the first time. in the best performance of her career, scott proved... no one was catching the defending champion but a brilliant run insured laura muir took silver and smashed the british record. the relief at ending her near decade—long quest for a major medal clear to see. i’ee near decade-long quest for a ma'or medal clear to seed medal clear to see. i've worked so hard! for so _ medal clear to see. i've worked so hard! for so long. _ medal clear to see. i've worked so hard! for so long. yeah, - medal clear to see. i've worked so hard! for so long. yeah, that - medal clear to see. i've worked so hard! for so long. yeah, that a - medal clear to see. i've wo

day for team gb.re—outcome i think they ended up second. _ —— and re—outcome i think they ended up second. i_ —— and re—outcome i think they ended up second, i think it was 67 metals in total _ up second, i think it was 67 metals in total not — up second, i think it was 67 metals in total. not sure it's going to be quite as— in total. not sure it's going to be quite as nutty this time around, but still an— quite as nutty this time around, but still an impressive bounty. barry cheering — still an impressive bounty. barry cheering to see not just team still an impressive bounty. barry cheering to see notjust team gb, but the _ cheering to see notjust team gb, but the olympics in general, just watching — but the olympics in general, just watching all these athletes and the absolute _ watching all these athletes and the absolute top of their —— game, and some _ absolute top of their —— game, and some incredible performances. also some _ some incredible performances. also some incredible performances. also

it was a display of dominance on the water for team gb, display of dominance on the water forteam gb,isplay of dominance on the water for team gb, maintaining the strong run of success in olympic sailing. the men's 49er was a race that had all the drama of a sprint finish. we are all the drama of a sprint finish. - are going to repeat ourselves, this is a crucial moment.— are going to repeat ourselves, this is a crucial moment. dylan fletcher and stuart bithell _ is a crucial moment. dylan fletcher and stuart bithell had _ is a crucial moment. dylan fletcher and stuart bithell had to _ is a crucial moment. dylan fletcher and stuart bithell had to hold - and stuart bithell had to hold onto their lead and stay away from germany and new zealand in the final chase. flan germany and new zealand in the final chase. . , germany and new zealand in the final chase. ., , .., , germany and new zealand in the final chase. ., , , ., ., chase. can they carry out all the wa to chase. can they carry out all the way to the _ chase. can they carry out all the way to the finish? _ chase. can they carry

the history making medals keep coming for team gb.r, josh kerr has won a bronze medal, in the 1500 metres. it's the first medal at this distance for a british man for 33 years. he almost beat world champion timothy cheruiyot, on the line to silver, while the clear winner was norway's jakob ingerbrigtsen. josh care only scraped through qualification. he then had a long, hard talk with himself. it qualification. he then had a long, hard talk with himself.— hard talk with himself. it worked because he _ hard talk with himself. it worked because he set _ hard talk with himself. it worked because he set a _ hard talk with himself. it worked because he set a new _ hard talk with himself. it worked because he set a new personal. hard talk with himself. it worked - because he set a new personal best. only mo farah has run faster. great britain's tom daley has another olympic medal after winning won bronze in the men's 10 metre platform diving in an absorbing final at tokyo 2020. daley was in a three—way tussle for gold, but chinese pair cao y

team gb have theirfirst boxing gold of the tokyo olympics.ai won the flyweight olympic title to add to his family's honours — his brothers are both professional boxers, something the younger yafai might now be considering. craig templeton has this report. galal yafai is the olympic champion. it's been a successful olympics for team gb in the ring. galal yafai made it golden. the man from birmingham was working in a car factory six years ago, so he should know a thing or two about fast starts. , ., know a thing or two about fast starts-_ just - know a thing or two about fast starts._ just 90 - know a thing or two about fast - starts._ just 90 seconds starts. he is down! just 90 seconds in, he starts. he is down! just 90 seconds in. he produced _ starts. he is down! just 90 seconds in, he produced a _ starts. he is down! just 90 seconds in, he produced a flurry _ starts. he is down! just 90 seconds in, he produced a flurry of- starts. he is down! just 90 seconds in, he produced a flurry of punches| in, he produced a flurry of punches that was t

gold medal number 2a team gb. the first gold of the day for team gb goes to goes to galal yafai, beating carlo paalam from the philippines in the flyweight boxing. success in the pool, with tom daley taking the bronze in the 10m platform diving — his second medal of the games. china's cao yuan took the gold. britain's matt walls and ethan hayter took aim medal in the cycling. the united states and britain urge their remaining citizens in afghanistan to leave immediately because of the worsening security situation. we are extremely concerned about the safety and security of people in cities under taliban attacks and what brutality would await them. a volunteer firefighter has died as wildfire spread crossbreed greece, with residents moved from their homes across athens. the end of most coronavirus restrictions in wales — no more limits on meeting indoors and an end to rules on social distancing. hello and welcome if you are watching in the uk. team gb have got two more goals on day 15 of the olympic games. galal ya

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another gold for team gb — charlotte worthington wins a dramatic bmx park freestyle final. i'm at the bbc sports desk bringing you all the latest from tokyo. the new fastest man on earth wins italy's first ever gold medal in the men's 100 metre final. young people in england will be offered incentives to have their first covid jab — like discounts for takeaway food and taxi journeys. tourists have been evacuated from beaches in south—western turkey, where raging wildfires are now threatening hotels and homes. and living in—store. from today developers in england have more freedom to convert empty commercial properties into housing — without planning permission. and coming up later this hour — wejoin zeinab badawi for take me to the opera. team gb have two more gold medals on day nine of the tokyo 0lympics, with success in gymnastics and bmx. max whitlock retained his 0lympic title, with gold in the pommel horse final. the 28—year—old now becomes the most successful gymnast ever in the event — and it brings his overall tally of olympic medals to six with three golds and thre

so that is exciting for team gb.est to make it through to the final, but anything can happen. it would be one of the most significant moments in the history of british track and field if he were to do it, but it's almost the first time since 1984 that britain has had a representative in both the men's and the women's100 metres final. dan roan in tokyo. _ the women's100 metres final. dan roan in tokyo, thank you very much. young people in england are to be offered incentives, 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

tea m team gb have won a bronze in that four by 100 final. a, team gb have won a bronze in that fournze medal for the women. more on - four by 100 final. a bronze medal for the women. more on that - four by 100 final. a bronze medal| for the women. more on that later run and indeed the men's race goes off and the few minutes or so. india have edged ahead of england in their first innings of the opening test in nottingham. opener kl rahul has helped the tourits past england's 183 all out. there has been some rain which has interrupted play but india in a good it has taken him clear third on the all—time wicket takers list. india is steadily building a lead there on 205 46. the barcelona president has confirmed the club simply can't afford to keep lionel messi, who despite wanting to stay, will be leaving after 20 years as a barca player. joan laporta says the club's wage bill would have been more than its entire turnover after offering messi a new contract... initially for two years but paid over the next five... but the spanish league's strict salary rules meant it wasn't possible. t

boxing gold for galal yafai — as he wins in the flyweight division for team gb. in the pool, too. tom daley earning bronze in the 10 metre platform diving — his second medal of the games. in afghanistan, the taliban say they've captured their second provincial capital in 2a hours. britain and the us warn their citizens to leave the country immediately. we are extremely concerned about the safety and security of people in cities under taliban attacks and what brutality would await them. a volunteer firefighter has died as wildfires spread across greece, with thousands being moved from their homes to the north of athens. and the tiny bat who beat records — by flying more than 1200 miles across europe. hello and welcome to bbc news. team gb has taken its gold medal tally to 20 with two more golds on day 15 of the olympic games. joe choong won gold in the men's modern pentathlon, giving britain a clean sweep in the discipline after kate french's gold in the women's event on friday. britain has won a sixth medal on the track with a bronze forjosh kerr in the men's 150

heartbreakfor heartbreak for team gb in the heartbreakfor team gb in the gulf after missing out on thet for first place and casey was in a group of 15 under par but he was limited at the first extra hole with rory mcavoy following soon after and the bond bronze eventually went to a player from chinese taipei and rory sabatini hitting an olympic medal to take silver. this is all the spot. back this is all the spot. as we've been hearing max whitlock retained his olympic pommel horse title with a fantastic display. he has now won six medals across three olympics. we can speak now to max whitlock�*s team mate, james hall — who was part of the gb team who came fourth in the team event and he also made it into the men's all—round final — where he finished eighth. james this was your first olympics — and you made it through to two finals — congratulations! how has it been? it has been completely — how has it been? it has been completely surreal _ how has it been? it has been completely surreal and - how has it been? it has been completely surreal and even | completely surreal and even finish

. ., ., , gb.edalwith pride. you have earned it with _ gb. carried the medalwith pride. you have earned it with such - gb. carried the medalwith pride. | you have earned it with such grace and skill. thanks forjoining us. anna hopkin, bear, a member of the 4x100 medley team who won gold —— there. that is a heck of an achievement. almost all of scotland's remaining coronavirus restrictions have been lifted today. it means an end to social distancing and limits on indoor gathering — although the wearing of masks is still compulsory in some public spaces. many nightclubs opened at midnight for the first time in nearly 18 months. the first minister, nicola sturgeon, says it's the right moment to try to get back to normality — while warning people the pandemic is not over. our scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie reports. cheering it's been a long wait, but for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, clubs and clubbers in scotland are back. we're so buzzing, we're so excited. it's my f

. but he has a silver medal, so another medalfor team gb. street. the skills minister, gillian keegan, said it was important to keep the system as simple as possible. the most important thing was to try and get that balance right. we have explored a number of options including amber watchlist etc. on the whole we have thought we need to make sure the system is simple enough for people to understand. if it gets too complicated, people cannot follow it. with me now isjim mcmahon, he is labour's shadow transport secretary. good morning. a simple system, the travel industry wanted clarity and has welcomed the move there will be no amber watch list, so do you welcome that move to? i’m no amber watch list, so do you welcome that move to? i'm afraid the current system _ welcome that move to? i'm afraid the current system is _ welcome that move to? i'm afraid the current system is not _ welcome that move to? i'm afraid the current system is not fit _ welcome that move to? i'm afraid the current system is not fit for _ current system is not fit for p

team gb _ flip, hands in the air. third time is a charm. team gb had - flip, hands in the air.b had everything crossed. only the world champion could deny her a medal. the bronze was in the bag and history was made. as the tears flowed the camaraderie was clear, friends and teenage girls living out a dream. it is was clear, friends and teenage girls living out a dream.— living out a dream. it is so cool because i— living out a dream. it is so cool because i got _ living out a dream. it is so cool because i got to _ living out a dream. it is so cool because i got to be _ living out a dream. it is so cool because i got to be on - living out a dream. it is so cool because i got to be on the - living out a dream. it is so cool. because i got to be on the podium with my friends and being in tokyo and eating my favourite food, spending time in the village, this is one of my best memories. she says she siml is one of my best memories. she says she simply wanted _ is one of my best memories. she says she simply wanted to _ is one of my best memories. she says she simply wanted to come

brilliant performances all round from the gb team when you i all round from the gb team when you consider all about the medals, there have been civilian story so considering fraser clark who managed to come back having missed out on olympic selection previously. he has won a bronze and a couple of summers as well for pat maccormack and ben whitaker, but you wonder now, will galal yafai win gold? it will be gold or silverfrom that galal yafai win gold? it will be gold or silver from that final and we have lauren prices well guaranteed a bronze as these stories, these brilliant stories from the boxing 14 gigabytes continue at these games. well, if you were watching yesterday's olympic coverage kicking off at 11 o'clock uk time last night, you may have seen the incredible endurance of the open water marathon swimmers. one of the performances of these games came from germany's florian wellbrock, who led the ten kilometre race from start to finish, crossing the finish line in just over one hour 48 minutes. he adds gold in this race to a bronze he won in the pool earlier in these games, in such

but in this case, the gb team— this case, the gb team is doing outstandingly _ this case, the gb teambecause it was for at the — outstandingly well because it was for at the other day and now it's going _ for at the other day and now it's going to — for at the other day and now it's going to sext. theyjust keep on typing _ going to sext. theyjust keep on typing up— going to sext. theyjust keep on typing up those metals. it's usually impressive, and it's interesting that it's — impressive, and it's interesting that it's not in cycling, you i have been watching skateboarding, bmx, wall climbing, some diving. i usually— bmx, wall climbing, some diving. i usually love athletics, and i've been _ usually love athletics, and i've been watching a bit less of that at the moment. but bravo and well done, france _ the moment. but bravo and well done, france is _ the moment. but bravo and well done, france is not _ the moment. but bravo and well done, france is not doing as sterling lee at all— france is not doing as sterling lee at all as— france is not doing as sterling lee at all as the — fran

a third and fourth bmx medalfor team gb, a quite remarkable week for british bmx.n scott has become the first british athlete to win four medals at a single games. he now has a gold and three silvers, after the men's 4x100 metres medley relay team finished second behind the united states. the americans broke the world record to win it, caleb dressel ending his olympics with five gold medals. team gb can celebrate their best swimming haul at a games — but they were still disappointed with silver. unfortunately we just didn't do enough to take the gold but with the success of the british women and all of us have had — sometimes you need a little bit of pain. it's painful to come away and then not get gold. that's the standard we're at now. we're not looking at bronze or silver, we're looking at how to get gold and that is my mindset. i know these guys are disappointed with that as well and that's just an honest opinion about our performance and how we thought we could do. paul casey missed out on a bronze medal in the golf, with the fight for third place going down t

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and japan, and team gb.re are no plans to cancel a decision to put down an alpaca who lives on a farm. twice tested positive for an infectious disease. >> geronimo, in quarantine at this farm for the past four years since he was imported from new zealand. the owner foster fight against his positive tests for tb. >> it is frustrating. anxiety. trauma. constant legal options. what do we do? all of this was avoidable. we had four years of trying to sit down and rationally discuss the science. the science is not there. >> they understood how distressing it was to lose an animal and everything that need to be done to tackle tb. >> if you get a positive, they are under a slaughter order. >> last year, two cows re infected. >> what you make of geronimo the alpaca? >> i feel unbelievably sorry for the lady and geronimo. but the law is the law, an alpaca cannot be more important than a cow. it is an animal. every owner of those 40,000 cows that suffer the same fate love them just as much as the lady who loves geronim

team gb are back up fourth in the medal table at the tokyo olympics.ne of them came in the velodrome, with laura kenny becoming the most successful female british olympian. she and katie archibald won the madison. kenny is also the first british woman to win golds at three consecutive games. the british pair dominated the 120—lap race, winning ten of the 12 sprints on offer to finish on 78 points, over twice as many as the danes who finished second. out of all the medals kenny has won, this fifth gold seems to mean the most. i have never wanted to win a race so badly in all my life, and that was the one. i messaged jason this morning, i said the one. i messaged jason this morning, isaid ifeel the one. i messaged jason this morning, i said ifeel it my the one. i messaged jason this morning, i said i feel it my olympic and stewed a. that was really our main target. i love the team pursuit, but it was giving me fears like i have never had before. once that was out of the way, it is almost hard to say, but i felt relieved because the one race i wanted to d

so it's been quite a games for team gb. 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

gb's gb�*s sailing team has guaranteed two more medals.ak. he had to fight hard to get any points after a chaotic hungarian grand prix which saw esteban ocon claim a totally out—of—the—blue first f1 victory.... asjoe wilson reports. out—of—the—blue first f1 victory, asjoe wilson reports. formula 1 simmered in the hungarian rain. what could possibly happen next. hold on. behind lewis hamilton, chaos. revisit the start and the other mercedes. his mistake, the knock on effect of that concision. it did nation already raised between the teams. max verstappen was frank at and the tractor i, and the next drama —— was repaired. found himself at the back. max verstappen and his past up car got to tenth, but there was lewis hamilton overtaking into fourth. keep going, urge the team. the race was once really memorably ljy the race was once really memorably by esteban ocon, but hamilton's third puts them back in the lead in the championship, and that was the grand prix. joe wilson, bbc news. so a maiden victory for esteban ocon — this is what he had t

there were successes for team gb�*s athletes on the track too.n silver in the 1500 metres and there were medals for both the men's and women's ax100m relay teams. our sports editor dan roan watched all the action, begining with team gb�*s kate french, who took gold in the modern pentathlon. one of the olympics�* toughest and most curious events, the modern pentathlon, features a variety of disciplines. sitting sixth after the fencing round, britain's kate french stayed in contention during the swimming and then excelled at the show jumping, with competitors asked to ride a horse selected at random and givenjust 20 minutes to become familiar with the animal. with that scuppering some rivals�* chances, french sealed victory in the final round, a combination of running and shooting, becoming britain's second olympic champion in the event. kate french, the new olympic champion here at tokyo 2020. i don't know whatjust happened, i can't really believe it right now. i knew i could do it if ijust focused on my shooting and ran as hard as i could. yeah.

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team gb have now won six medals on the track at tokyo. thrown out of the olympics for appearing to punch a horse who was refusing to jump or trot during the modern pentathlon. the coach, kim raisner, was heard on german tv urging the athlete, annika schleu, to "really hit" the horse, which she was struggling to control during the showjumping round of friday's women's event. athletes are given just 20 minutes to bond with a horse they have never ridden. modern pentathlon's governing body, said it had reviewed video footage that then appeared to show raisner striking the horse with her fist. firefighters are continuing to battle an unprecedented outbreak of wildfires in greece. blazes are raging across the country including in the capital athens. where one volunteer firefighter has died after being hit by a falling electricity pole. thousands of people have been evacuated from areas surrounding the capital. in the villiage of limni more than a thousand people fled on ferry boats as the fires closed in. the greek prime minister said the peop

tit is; been one of the best 88 for the team gb boxing team.ng family in birmingham and has two other fighters as brothers. just six years ago he was working in a car factory. he spoke of his dream of becoming olympic champion. now it is reality after beating carlo paalam. his brother typing been tweeting, saying they have been lost for words. it has been an incredible day for him and the whole family. the philippines are now celebrating the silverfor philippines are now celebrating the silver for carlo philippines are now celebrating the silverfor carlo paalam. we used to scavenge around rubbish heaps to make ends meet. boxing is given a way out of poverty, changed his life around. his medal means it is the best ever olympics for his country, the philippines. it was the woman's marathon earlier. this was moved to the northern city of sapporo, where it is supposedly cooler than tokyo. it was also moved to 6am in the morning, but it was still a sweltering 28 degrees. ia runners didn't finish, including the reigning world champion from calais ——

team gb has won another cold.kyo showjumping individualfinal at the tokyo olympics. that news just enter us that ben maher has just won the gold medal in the showjumping individualfinal at the gold medal in the showjumping individual final at the tokyo olympics. more in the sports bulletin coming up. the oxford coronavirus vaccine co—creator, professor dame sarah gilbert, has been honoured with a barbie doll from the toy company mattel. the oxford astrazeneca vaccine is now the most widely used around the world, with doses sent to more than 170 countries. ramzan karmali has the details. a barbie doll with a difference. this one is modelled on the scientist professor dame sarah gilbert. she's the co—designer of the oxford coronavirus vaccine. although she finds the concept of a barbie doll created in her likeness strange, she hopes it will inspire girls to think about a career in science. i hope that my barbie doll, as well as others of women who work in science and medicine willjust keep reminding them there are m

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she is only 19 and is the youngest member of team gb's and is the youngest member of team gb�*s athleticavy and perhaps thundery showers affecting parts of the midlands, eastern and southern england, but not many for wales and northern england with a few in northern ireland but overall a brighter day compared to yesterday and one or two in scotland, especially in the north and west. temperatures a bit higher than yesterday so if few spots reaching 22 celsius across parts of northern england and some of the showers will continue into the evening and then fade away while overnight most places are dry and there will be outbreaks of rain affecting north—western parts of scotland and it has been very dry this summer, so some of the rain it may be welcome. temperatures lower than this in rural spots so some places starting tomorrow in single figures. plenty of sunshine from the word go but we will see showers for northern ireland, northern and western scotland, more in northern england tomorrow compared with today and if you elsewhere in england and wales but some heavy, thundery downpours. he

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kate french also takes gold for team gb, winning the modern pentathlon. and a flurry of medals on the track — laura muir wins silver in the 1500. the men miss out on gold byjust one hundredth of a second in the 4 x 100 metres relay, and britain's women pick up bronze in their relay. away from the olympics, gas and electricity bills will go up for millions of people after the regulator raised the energy price cap by a record amount. medical schools in england will received funding for hundreds of extra places after more students than expected get the required grades. thousands sign a petition to save an alpaca who faces being put down after being tested positive for bovine tb. and coming up at quarter to six, we'll have the best and worst of this week's film and dvd releases in the film review. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. it's been a successful day for team gb in tokyo as the 14th day of the olympics draws to a close. the cyclist laura kenny has become britain's most decorated female olympic athlete after she and teammate katie archibald won th

but this is it — the final medal of the tokyo games for team gb.en price? well, there is lauren price making herfamiliar march towards the boxing ring. the life of this champion from the valleys is a script straight from hollywood. raised by her grandparents, 52 football caps for wales and multiple kickboxing world titles. along the way she worked night shifts as a taxi driver to support her boxing training. today, li qian of china — the rio bronze medallist — was the passenger in this fight. there's confirmation. lauren price! and in her moment of glory, a glance to the heavens for her late grandfather. it's a dream come true. 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. this was british boxing's most successful olympics since 1920. but as the sun set on the tokyo games, one man's audacious victory left him head and shoulders above the rest. natalie pirks, bbc news, tokyo. tokyo handed its olympic flag to the mayor of paris, s

it’s the games for team gb. i got the reaction of his brother.— the games for team gb.er. it's been a very emotional — reaction of his brother. it's been a very emotional morning _ reaction of his brother. it's been a very emotional morning but - reaction of his brother. it's been a very emotional morning but i - reaction of his brother. it's been a | very emotional morning but i don't think i've ever been so happy in my life. �* , ., think i've ever been so happy in my life. �* ,, ~ ., think i've ever been so happy in my life. ~ ~ ., a, think i've ever been so happy in my life. �* ,, ~ ., ., ., , life. and you know what the “ourney is like to get — life. and you know what the “ourney is like to get to i life. and you know what the “ourney is like to get to an i life. and you know what the journey is like to get to an olympics. - life. and you know what the journey is like to get to an olympics. five . is like to get to an olympics. five or six years ago he was working in a carfactory. tell us or six years ago he was working in a car factory. tell us what he's had to do

on the whole, pretty good day for gb. _ took silver. on the whole, pretty good day for gb.e whole, pretty good day for gb. thank you very| good day for gb. thank you very much. now to cricket, and england are firmly in control at lunch on day one of their third test against india at headingley. the visitors chose to bat first and probably regretted that ever since becausejimmy anderson was on fire this morning... he took three ealy wickets, including the prize scalp of captain virat kholi. india steadied the ship slightly butjust before the interval, ollie robinson got rid of ajinkya rahane to leave india on 56—a at lunch. well, there's much more on all of those stories, of course, on the bbc sport website. including the news that serena williams has pulled out of next week's us open because she hasn't yet recovered from a torn hamstring. that's all on the website. i'll have more in the next hour. mcdonald's this weekjoined a long list of big names reporting shortages of some products as a result of supply problems. and there are fears the problem is getting worse and affec

another gold for team gb — charlotte worthington wins a dramatic bmx park freestyle final. people in england will be offered incentives to have their first covid jab — like discounts for takeaway food and taxi journeys. tourists have been evacuated from beaches in south—western turkey, where raging wildfires are now threatening hotels and homes. employers who still have staff on furlough will have to start contibuting 20 per cent of workers�* wages from today. and coming up later this hour, witness history. team gb have two more gold medals on day nine of the tokyo olympics, with success in gymnastics and bmx. and in the last few minutes, italy's lamont marcelljacobs has taken gold in the 100m final. it means a new olympic champion for the first time since 2008. but heartbreak for britain's zharnel hughes who was disqualified after a false start. in the gymnastics, max whitlock retained his olympic title, with gold in the pommel horse final the 28—year—old now becomes the most successful gymnast ever in the event — and it brings his overall tally of olympic medals to six wi

you mention in the opening from team gb's you mention in the opening from team gb�*s point of view weng extraordinary things in the velodrome and becoming the most successful british olympian ever, we were there for that but we also had the introduction of the new sports, skateboarding lit up the whole city in the way it was done, climbing was an exciting new spot to watch but everywhere we have gone there has been incredible stories. during the marathon this morning, an absolute masterclass in how to race events i can globally we have just seen athlete showing the world what is possible. de athlete showing the world what is ossible. , ~ .,, athlete showing the world what is ossible. , ~ , , possible. de think those new spots have done the _ possible. de think those new spots have done the job _ possible. de think those new spots have done the job of _ bringing ina bringing in a whole lot of young people to the olympics and inspiring a lot young people and encouraging them to be involved?— them to be involved? there was a real conscious _ them to be involved? there was a real consciou