georgia taylor brown's father. _ and she can do that. georgia taylor brown's father. s father. what a brilliant - brown's father. what a brilliant week she has had. she brown's father. what a brilliant week she has had.— brown's father. what a brilliant week she has had. she has been fantastic. eight _ week she has had. she has been fantastic. eight or _ week she has had. she has been fantastic. eight or nine - week she has had. she has been fantastic. eight or nine weeks i week she has had. she has been l fantastic. eight or nine weeks ago she was on crutches. she was in her crutches and my heart broke for her. but she was always so positive on the face of things. i'm sure underneath it was hard for her and she was worried and stressed, but to come through an injury that would normally put you out for the rest of the year, and to win a silver medal and back that up with a perfect performance in the mixed team relays is incredible and so inspirational and like herfather said, she is such a lovely person and knows how to train, she trains smart and is probably one of th

georgia taylor-brown's silver was great _ it paid off. ilver was great britain's seventh olympic triathlon metal, the most of any country and there could be another to come in the mix to relay this weekend. nick parrott, bbc news. now, while the conditions weren't great for the triathlon, the remnants of a typhoon that's hit parts of tokyo, made it idealfor surfing. it's one of the new sports included in the olympics and there's been some incredible stories along with it. ben croucher has more. along with it. surfing along with it. had to wait an extra year for surfing had to wait an extra year for its on bout but it started a day early, taking advantage of the more powerful wind and waves provided by a passing typhoon. so strong in fact it broke this surfers board in the final. keeping his composure is not a prompt for the brazilian using the lead of his dad puts a cold box. the aim was simple, find the big wave, write it as best he can't with judges assessing skill, commitment and difficulty. he judges assessing skill, commitment and dif

jessica learmonth, georgia taylor brown, alex yee and finallyjonny brownlee. first is some achievement, but being the first to finish first is how olympic history is made. this, the inaugural triathlon relay. a 300—metre swim, 6.8 kilometres on the bike, followed by a two—kilometre run, before handing over to your team—mate. first to rise isjessica learmonth. emerging from the water first then the turn ofjonny brownlee, individual bronze in london and silver in rio, this his final olympic race. a last chance to complete the set. into the water, they run, they fly, they swim. - by the time georgia taylor brown finished her leg, britain had a 21—second advantage. would it be enough? this was drama to the end. the lead wiped out as alex yee was caught by the french team but on foot, yee is in a class of his own. he will win gold. alex yee is the olympic champion. jessica learmonth and jonny brownlee has his olympic gold _ and georgia taylor brown adds the gold to her silver- from the individual. yeah, i can't believe it, i was slightly nervous being in a team wit

georgia taylor—brown! just three months ago she was on crutches. with a solid swim. but come the cycling, calamity. i think she has a flat back tyre. a puncture meant she had to nurse her bike home. taylor—brown now trailing the leaders. but once by one she picks them off in a superb run. she couldn't quite catch flora duffy, who clinched a first ever olympic gold for bermuda. but taylor—brown followed her home for silver and after overcoming a puncture — and, she revealed, a serious leg injury in may — it was some feat. i had two weeks on crutches. no load through the bone at all. then i had another four weeks of no running and then i managed to basically cram my training in for the past six weeks. you just want to make everyone proud and give everyone a reason to be happy and lift everyone up. but in the taekwondo, what heartbreak. britain's bianca walkden fighting for a place in the final against south korea's lee da—bin. and as the clock ticked down she edged into the lead. victory beckoned, but then with just one second remaining, guess what? s

elsewhere there was a stunning silver in the women's triathlon with georgia taylor—brown.e had already been able to face time her mum and dad. they cried together and she cannot wait to get home to share their success with them. here is our sports correspondent. just three months ago she was on crutches. today she was on an olympic podium. georgia 0lympic podium. georgia taylor—brown, it has been some journey. 0n the wild, wet day for the triathlon she began well with a solid swim. come the cycling, calamity. i solid swim. come the cycling, calami . ~ , ., , solid swim. come the cycling, calami . ~ , ., ., calamity. i think she has a flat back tyre _ calamity. i think she has a flat back tyre step _ calamity. i think she has a flat back tyre stop at _ calamity. i think she has a flat back tyre stop at the - calamity. i think she has a flat back tyre stop at the culture i calamity. i think she has a flat - back tyre stop at the culture meant she had to nurse her bike home. now trailing the leaders. fine she had to nurse her bike home. now trailing the leaders.— trailing the

i think georgia taylor—brown has got a flat tyre. _ it's everyone's worst nightmare, really.re's nothing i can do, i can't really control this right now, i can only do my best." there was nothing she could do about flora duffy's commanding 10k, but it soon dawned on her she was going to come second. there was a lot of emotion coming down that finishing chute, and i cried, and ifinished on the floor, and it took a lot out of me mentally and physically. now it's, i guess, on to paris. so an early start, then, here in 0daiba bay, but elsewhere was still a packed day of sport forteam gb, including plenty of medal chances. in the dressage team final, britain's double olympic gold medallist charlotte dujardin was last to go on newcomer gio, affectionately known as pumpkin. but his performance wasn't a patch on germany's, who danced to gold again, with usa snatching silver at the last, bronze for britain. and if these 0lympics have taught us anything, it's that taekwondo can be cruel. bianca walkden was denied a place in the final with a kick to the head in the last second of her se

i think georgia taylor brown has got a flat— i think georgia taylor brown has got a flat lyre _ it'sen i thought, "well, there's nothing i can do, "i can't really control this right now, i can only do my best." there was nothing she could do about flora duffy's commanding 10k, but it soon dawned on her she was going to come second. there was a lot of emotion coming down the finishing chute, and i cried, and ifinished on the floor, and it took a lot out of me mentally and physically. now it's, i guess, on to paris. so an early start, then, here in 0daiba bay, but elsewhere was still a packed day of sport forteam gb, including plenty of medal chances. in the dressage team final, britain's double olympic gold medallist charlotte dujardin was last to go on newcomer gio, affectionately known as pumpkin. but his performance wasn't a patch on germany's, who danced to gold again, with usa snatching silver at the last, bronze for britain. and if these 0lypics have taught us anything, it's that tae kwon do can be cruel. bianca walkden was denied a place in the final with a kick to the head in

and duncan scott pick up a historic gold and silver in the men's 200 metres freestyle, and georgia taylor—browns silver in the women's triathlon. i'm lucy hockings live in tokyo, and i'll be bringing you all the latest sporting action and medal wins. there's a shock defeat for the hosts, as japan's naomi osaka who lit the olympic torch at the opening ceremony is knocked out of the tennis in the third round. our other headlines. as borisjohson leaves self—isolation, it's anounced workers in england, including refuse collectors and prison staff, will be allowed to take daily tests if they're identified as a close contact of a postive case. more electronic tagging for burglars, and a pledge to provide a named officerfor every neighbourhood are announced as part of a new crime reduction strategy for england and wales. if you want to get in touch about any of our stories this morning you can find me on @annita—mcveigh or use the hashtag bbcyourquestions — i'll read out as many of your comments as i can. also this morning — masks make a come back in california as cases of the delta variant surge in t

there was more success in the triathlon, as team gb�*s georgia taylor—brown won silver.r the host nation with naomi osaka out of the women's singles tennis. and a bermudan athlete has made history in tokyo — winning the tiny island's first ever olympic gold. for a full round up of the action at the olympics this morning — let's cross to chetan at the bbc sports centre. so much drama and excitement. it has all been happening and what an extraordinary moment in the early hours of this morning as you said, for the first time since 1908 two male british swimmers have finished on the podium. tom dean taking gold. duncan scott silver. it hasn't happened for 113 year, two british swimmers one and two in an olympic final. fortom dean swimmers one and two in an olympic final. for tom dean and duncan scott, this was the race where it all went right. nerves reallyjangling at the start of the men's 200 metres freestyle. as always, tom dean looks really good, closer to us. dean is just 21. he studies mechanical engineering and deferred two years of his course to train for these games

great britain's first medal of the day came in the women's triathlon, where georgia taylor—brown tookn 1—1 as well. more burglars will have to wear electronic tags on release from prison under a government plan to cut crime in england and wales. borisjohnson launched the programme on his first day out of covid isolation. it includes removing rules introduced by the former prime minister theresa may which made it harderfor police to stop and search suspects, and also includes having a named officer for each local area. but the police federation said these were old ideas presented as new. daniel sandford reports. a dramatic arrest in london this year as armed officers intercepted a man carrying two scorpion sub—machine guns. as the lockdowns ended, criminal activity has started up again — much of it linked to drugs. aware that crime is a high priority for the public, the prime minister and home secretary promised today to "build back safer" after the pandemic — with less crime, fewer victims and a safer society. what we are announcing today is plans to back the police but also to back t

bermuda's flora duffy won gold in the women's triathlon — ahead of team gb�*s georgia taylor—brown.un suggest afghanistan has seen a record number of civilians killed in the first half of this year. the un says there's been a 47 percent increase in deaths the inuit rights advocate — mary simon — has become canada's first indigenous woman to hold the post of governor—general. at her swearing—in ceremony — the official representative of queen elizabeth pledged to strive to build bridges across the diverse backgrounds and cultures that reflect canada's uniqueness and promise.

alex yee and georgia taylor—brown added to their individual silvers. joined byjonny brownlee and jessica learmonth. then, in the pool, great britain claimed another gold in the mixed axioom medley. so where does all this leave the medal table? well, great britain remain sixth, with eight gold medals and 27 in total. up at the top is china with 20 golds and 44 overall. meanwhile, the american gymnast simone biles has pulled out of two more olympic events as she deals with mental health issues. on the track, the leading nigerian sprinter blessing okagbare has failed a drugs test and is out of the games. she won her heat in the 100m on friday and had been due to run in the semifinals later. let's take you now live to tokyo and speak to the bbc�*s sarah mulkerins, who is following all the action. a great day for the mixed events. we have the mixed triathlon relay, two men and two women in the team. we know that team gb had a very strong triathlon history and pedigree, the two individual silver medals, as you say. they were highly fancied coming into it but

great britain's first medal of the day came in the women's triathlon, where georgia taylor—brown tooknd nation's first gold at an 0lympics. for taylor—brown, second was a great achievement, too — she revealed afterwards she was on crutches just 12 weeks ago and spent part of the bike stage of the race with a flat tyre, but powered on regardless to finish second. that's all the sport for now. day four has been packed full of action. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. we look forward to it, thank you very much, hugh. more burglars will have to wear electronic tags on release from prison, under a government plan to cut crime in england and wales. borisjohnson launched the programme on his first day out of covid isolation. it includes removing rules introduced by the former prime minister, theresa may, which made it harderfor police to stop and search suspects — and having a named officer for each local area. but the police federation said these were old ideas presented as new. i'm joined now byjohn apter, national chair of the police

alex yee and georgia taylor brown added to their individual silvers from the opening week at the gamese and jessica learmonth. then, in the swimming pool, great britain claimed another gold. this time in the mixed four by 100 metres medley. so where does that leave the medal table? well, team gb remain sixth — they have picked up eight gold medals and 28 in total. at the top is china with 21 golds and 45 overall. meanwhile the american gymnast, simone biles, has pulled out of two more olympic events — as she deals with mental health issues. on the track, the leading nigerian sprinter, blessing okagbare, has failed a drugs test and is out of the games. she won her heat in the 100 metres on friday and had been due to run in the semi—finals later. let's go live to tokyo, the bbc�*s sarah mulkerrins is there. so we know the line—up for the women's 100m final. some quick times in the semis but no dina asher smith. disappointment for those looking for dina asher smith tobacco perform in recent years, knowing she has performed on the very high stage —— to back up her performance. probably bet

georgia taylor—brown had given britain a 21—second advantage, and although alex yee was dramaticallyass of their own. he will win the gold. four new british olympic champions before breakfast. forjonny brownlee, gold at last. the olympics, i've completed it! i've been waiting for that one. yeah, it feels absolutely amazing. third olympics, and to finally walk away with olympic gold, and we did everything we possibly could. whilst over in the pool, team gb have surpassed expectations. now a moment for the team's finest to come together. the mixed medley relay, another new olympic event. in the company of the finest swimmers on earth, britain have already proved they can excel. here, they were doing it again. kathleen dawson gave way to the peerless adam peaty. he did what he always seems to do, before james guy powered britain into the narrowest of leads, and here was anna hopkin on the final leg. great britain are going| to win their fourth gold in the swimming pool! one word that has changed the whole team is belief. we've got champions who believe we can win, we've got champions wh

bermuda's flora duffy won gold in the women's triathlon — ahead of team gb's georgia taylor—brown.rmuda's first ever gold — and they are the smallest nation competing at the games. new figures from the un suggest afghanistan has seen a record number of civilians killed in the first half of this year. the un says there's been a 47 percent increase in deaths the inuit rights advocate — mary simon — has become canada's first indigenous woman to hold the post of governor—general. at her swearing—in ceremony — the official representative of queen elizabeth pledged to strive to build bridges across the diverse backgrounds and cultures that reflect canada's uniqueness and promise. 214 year old boys have been found guilty of the murder of ollie stevens would elude into a park in reading. the ollie stevens would elude into a park in reading.— ollie stevens would elude into a park in reading. the girl was convicted _ a park in reading. the girl was convicted of — a park in reading. the girl was convicted of manslaughter. - a park in reading. the girl was convicted of manslaughter. he i convi

bermuda's flora duffy won gold in the women's triathlon, finishing well ahead of team gb's georgia taylor—brown45 years ago. new figures from the un suggest afghanistan has seen a record number of civilians killed in the first half of this year. the un says there's been a 47 per cent increase in deaths. now on bbc news: hardtalk.

bermuda's flora duffy won gold in the women's triathlon — ahead of team gb's georgia taylor—brown.rmuda's first ever gold — and they are the smallest nation competing at the games. new figures from the un suggest afghanistan has seen a record number of civilians killed in the first half of this year. the un says there's been a 47 percent increase in deaths the inuit rights advocate — mary simon — has become canada's first indigenous woman to hold the post of governor—general. at her swearing—in ceremony — the official representative of queen elizabeth pledged to strive to build bridges across the diverse backgrounds and cultures that reflect canada's uniqueness and promise. now on bbc news: engineers leading the field in clean energy solutions come together for a special event. hello, i'm kevin fong, and welcome to the engineers: clean energy. we are here at the victoria and albert museum in london with a socially distanced public audience, a virtual audience from around the globe, and three of the world's leading engineers. now, the climate catastrophe threatens all of us. but the

bermuda's flora duffy won gold in the women's triathlon, finishing well ahead of team gb's georgia taylor—brown's bermuda's first ever gold, and they are the smallest nation competing at the games. they last won a medal — a bronze — 45 years ago. new figures from the un suggest afghanistan has seen a record number of civilians killed in the first half of this year. the un says there's been a 47 per cent increase in deaths. now on bbc news: hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. whoever first said that politics and sport shouldn't mix, well, they were wasting their breath. they've always mixed. and why wouldn't they, given the huge part that sport plays in our culture? right now, england is consumed by an agonising debate about racism in football after three black players on the national team were targeted for vile abuse, but it affects other sports, too. this is lords, the headquarters of english cricket. my guest today is the former west indian fast bowler michael holding, who has become a prominent voice confronting racism. but is this a fight that sport can win? michael holding,

team gb still had their two silver medallists from the individual events to come — first georgia taylor—brown alex yee, who powered home to seal a 1a—second victory. after a bronze and silver in his previous two games, brownlee finally emulating brother alistair and claiming olympic gold. it's something that i've wanted to do for a long time. i've chased that dream for a long time. i've seen my brother, obviously, achieve it twice, and now i've done it and it feels amazing. introduced to try and improve gender balance, the new mixed team events have been one of the features of the games here in tokyo, and britain are certainly enjoying them. team gb swimmers have already had a remarkable 0lympics, but it got even better in the ax100m mixed medley relay. great britain are going| to win their fourth gold in the swimming pool! anna hopkin sealing a stunning win and new world record after kathleen dawson, adam peaty and james guy had established a lead. this a seventh medal for the team here — one more tomorrow and it will be british swimming's best ever games. dan roan, bbc news, tokyo. britain'

the 33 year old clinch victory in the women's trial long had a great britain's georgia, taylor brown. the only other metal awarded to the nation was the boston bronze, the montreal games back in 1970 and bermuda. and they said it's a small country, but it's very passionate about it, sport. and yeah, i'm just so grateful that i could achieve a personal dream here of winning and olympic metal. but i think it's bigger than me . it's going to inspire the use of bermuda and everyone back home that competing on the world from a small island is really possible. and the japanese mixed doubles pair seal their countries for several in pic, table, tennis gold metal june mid to tiny and me, my ito, put on a come back to span china, ending the countries dominance in the sports british swimmer and tom dean has come back from having corona virus twice in the lead up to the games when gold and the 200 meter freestyle ill at home, his teammate duncan, scott, for brandon 1st. britain is 1st swimming 12. over a 100 years, dean has described the win as the single greatest achievement of his life. the 2nd

great britain's first medal of the day came in the women's triathlon, where georgia taylor—brown tookt happened to bradley sinden and lauren williams in theirfinals, where they were seconds away from gold. agony for bianca walkden. so close but not to be. that is all your support for now. andy murray and joe salisbury are through to the quarterfinals of the men's doubles in the tennis. back to you. thank you. a group of mps is urging the government to introduce a national register to monitor children who are home schooled in england. a new report by the education select committee says the government is only able to make a "best guess" about the standard of education for children who are currently taught at home. ministers say they're committed to introducing a national register soon. the conservative mp robert halfon is chair of the uk's parliamentary education committee, and says more needs to be done. the astonishing thing about all this is that there is no data, no information properly collected by the department for education in terms of how many home educated children there are,

alex yee and georgia taylor brown added to their individual silvers from the opening week at the games byjonny brownlee and jessica learmonth. then, in the swimming pool, great britain claimed another gold. this time in the mixed 4 x 100 metres medley. so where does that leave the medal table? well, team gb remain sixth — they have picked up eight gold medals and 27 in total. at the top is china with 21 golds and 45 overall. meanwhile, the american gymnast, simone biles, has pulled out of two more 0lympic events — as she deals with mental health issues. 0n the track, the leading nigerian sprinter, blessing 0kagbare, has failed a drugs test and is out of the games. she won her heat in the 100 metres on friday and had been due to run in the semi—finals later. let's take you now live to tokyo and speak to the bbc�*s sarah mulkerrins who's following all the action. sarah — a strong start from team gb today — in these new mixed events... good evening from tokyo. this morning was really successful for team gb, as you say, in these new mixed events, which combines the very best of male athlet

holland became gb�*s first female medallist in the event in rio and she's back, alongside georgia taylor—brownravitz and tim putz. and at around 6.30am, bianca walkden — taekwondo world champion and bronze medallist at the rio games — will begin her quest for a medal in the over 67kg category. team gb have won two silvers so far, but could walkden be our golden girl this time around? so lots to look forward to on day four in tokyo. but tonight we're going to leave you with some of the best moments from a magic monday injapan for team gb. golds for adam peaty, tom daley and tom pidcock. their friends and family may not have been in tokyo to cheer them on, but thatjust makes the celebrations back home, all the more special. goodnight. music. cheering! as the competition - ro . ress cheering! as the competition progress became _ cheering! as the competition progress became more - cheering! as the competition progress became more and i cheering! as the competition i progress became more and more emotional. i progress became more and more emotional-— emotional. i think it's 'ust amazing. i emotiona