the way the attitude completely changed, honestly, they were asking me about peter rabbit and harry potter and because i think they saw me and because i think they saw me and on principle they thought maybe that i was here illegally. dance is like, it has been like a teacher to me and it is a journey and it is something that has challenged me and broken me and saved me all of the same time. we me and broken me and saved me all of the same time.— all of the same time. we will be back in — all of the same time. we will be back in tokyo _ all of the same time. we will be back in tokyo with - all of the same time. we will be back in tokyo with all- all of the same time. we will be back in tokyo with all the| be back in tokyo with all the rest in the olympics at the top of the hour. i will be back with the actually in just a couple of minutes but you can reach me anytime online, social media, you can reach me on twitter — i'm @lvaughanjones. good morning. once again, sunday was a day of extreme. the highest temperature was in northern ireland with 28 celsius, but there was lots of sunshine for

they were asking me about peter rabbit and harry potter.ike a teacher to me and it's a journey and it's something that has challenged me and broken me and saved me all at the same time. there is plenty happening in tokyo. team gb hasjust won its first gold medal, adam peaty becoming a double olympic champion. that is it from me. i'm lewis vaughanjones, this is bbc news. good morning. once again, sunday was a day of extreme. the highest temperature was in northern ireland with 28 celsius, but there was lots of sunshine for scotland, as you can see by this weather watcher picture. northern ireland, northern england, and northwest wales were by contrast further south, there's quite a lot of cloud, and it certainly went downhill, the story, after lunchtime. this is a weather watcher picture sent in from kent, where there was a severe cluster of thunderstorms that developed, and it brought some localised flooding as well. and you can see the volume of lightning strikes too, stretching all the way down from east anglia over to the isle of wight.

you can now video chat as some of your favorite characters from harry potter. facebook has a new harry potter and the cursed child augmented reality experience on their portal device you up to 3 friends can transform into characters from the play in various settings, including the hogwarts great hall. the ministry of magic or the edge of the forbidden forest. you can even nod your head to show off your magical powers. facebook says the 3 d characters you become are some of the most realistic yet right down to skin tone and bmw has announced plans for production of an electric scooter the futuristic-looking ceo for has bright orange accents and sharp angular lines. it will have an 81 mile range and reach a top speed of about 75 miles an hour. the scooter also has antilock braking automatic stability control dynamic traction control and a 10 inch screen between the handlebars bmw did not say how much it will cost or when it's available for purchase. i'm rich demuro and you are tech smart. 27 the time. and still ahead on the kron 00:00am morning news. >> one drug

critics say this means that certain books and movies like harry potter and billy elliott will be outlawed, while concerts and radio playlists will also be affected. the law also limits sex education. classes can only be taught by organizations registered with the state agency. thereby, excluding ngo's. the law was aimed at introducing tougher sanctions on those convicted of sexual crimes, but days before the final vote amendment outlawing lgbt references were submitted by the ruling party. the legislation passed last month has been condemned by several leaders. critics including -- say the law conflates pedophilia with lgbt rights issue. the nationalist prime minister dismisses the criticism as a coordinator attack and insisting that law does not discriminate. facing reelection next year, orban has grown increasingly radical and social policy, railing against immigrants and the lgbt community. mms introduced to the hungarian constitution in december-- amendments introduced to the hungarian constitution in december will exclude transgender and lgbt individuals. another law bans same-sex co

you can now video chat as some of your favorite characters from harry potter. facebook has a new harry potter and the cursed child augmented reality experience on their portal device you up to 3 friends can transform into characters from the play in various settings, including the hogwarts great hall. the ministry of magic or the edge of the forbidden forest. you can even nod your head to show off your magical powers. facebook says the 3 d characters you become are some of the most realistic yet right down to skin tone and bmw has announced plans for production of an electric scooter the futuristic-looking ceo for has bright orange accents and sharp angular lines. it will have an 81 mile range and reach a top speed of about 75 miles an hour. the scooter also has antilock braking automatic stability control dynamic traction control and a 10 inch screen between the handlebars bmw did not say how much it will cost or when it's available for purchase. i'm rich demuro and you are tech smart. thank you. rich. 5.25 on the clock. we're going take a quick break. but com

are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final installment of harry potters is bbc news. the latest headlines. the ening ceremony of the tokyo olympics has taken place in a largely empty stadium. but the man in charge has described it as a day of hope. the u.s. bombs taliban positions in afghanistan despiteaving withdrawn 95% of its forces from the country. as water is pumped from tunnels submerged in deadly flash flooding, more bodies e being found in china's who and province, and the death toll is rising. it currently stas at 51 but is expected to rise further. officials say nearly 400,000 people have beenoved to safer areas and now the flooding has moved to different towns and cities in the province as more rivers burst their banks. our chinese correspondent reports from beijing. >> people in their hundreds of thousands have been moved to the safety in central china. deadly flash flooding following record-breaking heavy driving range has shut down cities and towns across the region. some people have been trapped for days, cut off by the rising waters with

are suspiciously- quiet this lunchtime - as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potterour of the olympics, and we have our first gold bermuda's flora duffy wins the women's triathlon. first afghanistan, now iraq — president biden says the us combat mission will be over by the end of the year. to australia where anger is growing as millions of people are locked down across several states. many are unable to work or keep their businesses open. stay—at—home orders are now in place in south australia, victoria and parts of new south wales. frustration is running high over yet another lockdown 18 months into the pandemic, compounding the pressure on the australian government, as the uk and the us reopen. people have been protesting in sydney against lockdowns. hundreds of fines have been issued and two men have been charged with animal cruelty for allegedly striking a police horse. australia's low vaccination rate could mean continued covid restrictions, just 38% of australians over the age of 16 have had one vaccination dose and only 16% have had two doses and are fully vac

are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime, as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry pottereades. the latest headlines: officials and athletes in corentin tolisso or infected with rotavirus —— in quarantine. the german leader angela merkel has visited the region worst—affected by devastating floods. she says the world must act faster in its battle against global warming. afghan peace talks have ended in the gulf state of qatar with a joint commitment by the taliban and an afghan government delegation to speed up talks and to continue the high—level negotiations until a settlement is found. they also said they'd work to provide humanitarian assistance throughout afghanistan. but the announcement contained very few details or signs of any possible break—throughs. our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, is covering the talks in doha and says the two sides have been far apart on all the major issues. after the talks, she asked both sides why there were no details of a road map on the future of afghanistan. i think that it is well—known, it is well—known, because in s

are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potterescues and the chinese province of oman after heaviest rainfalls ever recorded. —— china has had record rains and flooding, and last week's floods killed over 200 people in europe. we have seen record heat waves and wildfires in the united states, some of the latest examples of some of the immense atmospheric challenges the world is facing. one of the most vulnerable places to the impacts of bible warming are the federated states of micronesia, a group of some 600 islands in the western pacific ocean. earlier, ispoke islands in the western pacific ocean. earlier, i spoke to the president of the federated states of micronesia, states of david president of the federated states of david w panuelo. we saw germany, belgium, and other european countries severely affected by, you know, storms and heavy rains, flooding. we saw what happened in china. our sympathies to the citizens of these countries. climate change is already here. we have been saying that. it is just not in the future, it is

are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter singapore. our headlines — day four of the olympics, and it's another early start — the women's triathlon is approaching its final stages. first afghanistan, now iraq — president biden says the us combat mission will be over by the end of the year. there've beeen international calls for calm in tunisia after the country's president sacked the prime minister and suspended parliament. kais saied has been accused of staging a coup, though he insists that he acted in line with the nation's constitution. the political unrest followed sunday's violent protests over the govenrment�*s handling of the covid outbreak. marina daras has the latest. a young democracy plunge into a constitutional crisis. after a day of protests on sunday against the mismanagement of the pandemic, president kais saied suspended parliamentary activities for 30 days before dismissing hichem mechichi, the head of government and interim interior minister. translation: first decision, freezing the functions - of the parl

are suspiciously- quiet this lunchtime - as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potterubbers are back — in their thousands — as most covid restrictions here come to an end. prime minister borisjohnson is urging people cautious. the german leader angela merkel has visited the region worst—affected by devastating floods — she says the world must act faster in its battle against global warming. the tokyo olympics get under way this week, but there's already a growing number of athletes and officials testing covid—positive, or being forced to self—isolate. in the olympic village, two players and a coach for the south africa men's football team have the virus. eight members of team gb athletics team are also in isolation after being in close contact with positive cases. from tokyo, rupert wingfield—hayes reports. with five days to go, the anti—olympic protests are not going away. this one is outside the hotel where ioc president thomas bach is staying. their message to him is pretty blunt. over at the olympic village, three covid cases have now been confirmed. across the cit

are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potterbbc world news, the latest headlines... the us climate envoy, john kerry, has warned that the suffering caused by the coronavirus will be magnified many times over if the world fails to tackle climate change. there's been major flooding in the chinese city of zhengzhou, with video footage showing swamped subway trains and cars being swept down city streets. there are just two days to go before the olympics are officially opened in tokyo — let's get the latest from the games — sarah mulkerrins is there. but before we joined sarah, we've just heard from the head of the world health organization who says the games 0rganization who says the games are a celebration of hope. now, let'sjoin sarah. david, thank you. we are just two days away from the opening ceremony. welcome along to tokyo bay area of the japanese capital — where the likes of the swimming, tennis and gymnastics will all take place. the opening ceremony is on friday at the olympic stadium in the heart of the city, but the acti

are suspiciously- quiet this lunchtime - as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potteres: as athletes arrive for the tokyo olympic games, there have been more postive coronavirus cases. injust the in just the last few minutes, reuters news agency has said two mexican baseball players have also tested positive. in iraq, a bomb blast kills at least 34 people in a ts muslim area of baghdad. after living with the coronavirus pandemic for well over a year, almost all covid restrictions in england have been lifted. the prime minister, borisjohnson who is self isolating, has urged people to exercise great caution, and encouraged young people to get vaccinated, as infections continue to soar. but there's been fierce criticism of the policy from opposition parties. our medical editor fergus walsh reports. three, two, one! cheering. welcome back, everyone. for some, this is what freedom looks like, no social distancing and very few masks. many nightclubs across england reopened at midnight, 16 months since they were shut in the first lockdown. it felt like a dream. i feel like we

are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potterus climate envoy, john kerry, has warned that the suffering caused by the coronavirus will be magnified many times over if the world fails to tackle global warming. there's been majorflooding in the chinese city of zhengzhou, with video footage showing swamped subway trains and cars being swept down city streets. with nearly two days to go until the opening ceremony of the tokyo olympic games on friday, quesitons about covid—19 continue. on tuesday, the international olympic committee president thomas bach insisted cancelling the games was never an option. hours later the head of the tokyo organising committee refused to rule that out if cases continue to rise. translation: what would happen if the covid-19 infection _ was spread further? well, i think when that happens we will have to have a full consultation. i think that is all i can say at thisjuncture. mr muto was talking at a separate press conference to the ioc one beforehand. in that, officials attempted to offer reassurance. t

are suspiciously- quiet this lunchtime - as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry pottere official start of the tokyo olympic games. the director of the opening ceremony is fired over a parody about the holocaust. flooding in china kills at least 25 people and causes millions of dollars in damage following the heaviest rain falls since records began. let's go to singapore where covid cases have doubled to the highest level in 11 months, leading the citystate to return to a partial lockdown with a ban on indoor dining and closure of indoor venues. nick marsh is in a singapore for us. tell us the latest on a singapore's move to try and curb a new wave of coronavirus. the singapore seesaw continues, in terms of the latest covid restrictions. today, the country moved into its third major shutdown since the start of the pandemic, but i think what is really interesting and what is really interesting and what people are talking about a lot here is the space of a month, it has seen five major changes to the rules when it comes to how many people can gather and a bar or restaurant

are suspiciously- quiet this lunchtime - as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potterews. the latest headlines. flooding in china kills at least 25 people and causes millions of dollars worth of damage following the heaviest rainfall there since records began. america's senior general acknowledges the eight hour controls half the districts in afghanistan as us forces prepared to complete their withdrawal. life expectancy in the united states last year suffered its biggest drop since the second world war. data showed the average us lifespan dropped from almost 79 years in 2019 to just over 77 years in 2020. among black and hispanic americans it was twice as bad, dropping by three years. earlier i spoke to a co—author of the study on how covid—19 widened the life expectancy gap across racial groups and countries. i asked across racial groups and countries. iasked him if across racial groups and countries. i asked him if he was surprised by the latest figures. of course we anticipated a steep decrease in life expectancy around the world, given the large loss of life from

are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter: the president calls the flooding in china very severe as some regions suffer the rainfall of one year in three days. in the us, wild fires burn across western states as over 30 million people and you're another blistering heat wave. let's get more on the climate emergency. edward parson is a professor of environmental law and faculty director at the emmett institute on climate change and the environment at ucla. welcome to the programme. this hour that i am welcome to the programme. this hour that i am presenting welcome to the programme. this hour that i am presenting is packed full of stories, whether it be china, europe, parts of the united states. we do say that these 1—off events can't necessarily be specifically linked to climate change. give us your take on what is going on in the world at the moment. we are seeing a huge number of unprecedentedly severe weather and climate related events, and evenif and climate related events, and even if — even if they are noisy and variable

are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potteraswani in singapore. our headlines... some shocks and surprises on the second full day of the tokyo olympics, including relative unknowns from austria and tunisia winning gold medals. a top american general has warned the taliban they could face us air strikes unless they stop their military offensive across afghanistan. later today, president duterte is due to deliver the last state of the nation address of his term of office, after leading one of the most controversial administrations in the history of the philippines. his stunning election victory five years ago, following a campaign in which he mixed crude jokes, populist promises, and chilling threats, exposed a yearning in millions of filipinos for something different. our south east asia correspondentjonathan head looks back at five eventful years under the man they used to call "the punisher". he was an entirely new kind of leader, and millions of filipinos loved him for it. unscripted, informal, his speeches peppered with vulg

are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry pottercues in the central chinese province after the heaviest rainfall ever recorded. some forced their way out of trains on the subway. as we have been reporting, china has had record rains and flooding. last week public floods in europe killed over 200 killed over 200 people — we've seen recent record heatwaves and wildfires in the us. these just some of the latest examples of the immense atmospheric challenges the world is facing. one of the most vulnerable places to the impacts of global warming — are the federated states of micronesia — a group of some 600 small islands in the western pacific ocean. i spoke earlier to the president there for his view on climate policies. the situation that is happening around the world, we saw germany, belgium and other european countries severely affected by storms and heavy rains, flooding. we saw what happened in china and two citizens and our sympathies and condolences to the citizens of these countries. the extensional threat of climate change is a

are suspiciously- quiet this lunchtime - as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry pottert headlines: athletes continue to arrive in tokyo ahead of this weeks olympics — more test positive for covid. journalists and lawyers targeted by authoritarian government using spyware making the news. it's hardly the most positive message — on the day that england sees almost all covid restrictions lifted, the prime minister, borisjohnson, has said he is self—isolating, after being in contact with his health secretary, who has contracted covid. in a further contentious move, boris johnson initially tried to avoid self—isolation, as our political corresponent nick eardley explains. life might be feeling a bit more normal, but the impact of the pandemic is farfrom over. hundreds of thousands of people have been told to self—isolate in recent days. and now track and trace has hit the heart of government. the prime minister and chancellor are self—isolating after the health secretary tested positive for covid yesterday. boris johnson posted this video on twitter. we did look briefly at t

are suspiciously- quiet this lunchtime - as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potternes: the first gold medal of the olympic games has been won, with china's qing yang winning the women's ten metre air rifle. a funeral has been held for haiti's presidentjovenal moise after he was shot dead at his home two weeks ago. now we could soon be paying more for our cappuccinos and lattes, because the price of coffee beans has gone through the roof. arabica coffee futures have risen around 25% in a week, to their highest in more than six and a half years. so what's behind the record spike? there has been a big frost in the minas gerais region, the prime coffee growing region of brazil. well, for more of an explanation on what's been happening to this year's coffee crops, i've been speaking to pedro dias, a coffee farmer in the region. i tried to pick a few branches in our coffee crop to try to show you this damage. it's not the same thing as being here and looking with your own eyes at the damage and how heartbreaking it is to see and to predict that our next crop will be affec

are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter in china kills at least 25 people and causes millions of dollars in damage following the heaviest rainfall there since records began. america's senior general acknowledges the taliban now controls half the districts in afghanistan as us forces prepared to complete their withdrawal. let's ta ke let's take you to the olympics now where we have seen the star of the competition injapan ahead of the of the competition injapan ahead of the opening ceremony on friday. it began with women's softball, as dryly a meeting japan in the opening event. an women's football where there has already been an upset. a sports presenter sarah mulkerrins is in tokyo and gave us a round—up of the action as well as a look at the new 0lympic sports added to the agenda. you would have thought that perhaps the us women's national team would have won in their debut game of the olympics here in tokyo. they were taking on sweden and a good european team and it was the swedes who won. 3-0. a and it was the swedes wh

are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potterny of the tokyo olympics has taken place in a largely empty stadium, but the man in charge has described it as a day of hope. in the uk, there's confusion over government plans to exempt some key workers, like those in food depots, from covid self—isolation. in western india, more than 100 people have been killed after torrential monsoon rains triggered landslides and flooding in the state of maharashtra. officials say dozens of bodies have been recovered from a landslide in the district of raigad, with more feared trapped. hundreds of villages and towns are without electricity and drinking water. our correspondent sarah campbell reports. whole areas of the state of maharashtra are underwater, the result of torrential rain triggering devastating landslides. battling fast—flowing currents and submerged dangers, the country's national disaster response force. 32 houses have collapsed in the landslide because of the rain, and the rescue operation is there going on and the relief is there.

households across the country are suspiciously quiet as the children buried their books in the new harry potteri’ our headlines. president biden has announced the united states is to end its combat mission in iraq by the end of the year, almost two decades after george w bush ordered the invasion. typhoon nepartak is heading towards japan. it's already disrupted the start of some outdoor events. in afghanistan, high numbers of civilians, many of them children, have been killed or injured in the first half of this year, according to the united nations. as violence escalates, more than 1600 civilian deaths have been recorded, a rise of nearly 50% compared with this time last year. government forces have been fighting taliban insurgents, who now control vast areas of rural territory, following the withdrawal of most international troops. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani sent this report. fighting has been flaring across afghanistan. as international troops pull out, afghan forces have been trying to hold back an intensifying taliban advance. these brothers lived in ghazni province. when fighting

are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry pottering in china kills at least 25 people and causes millions of dollars in damage following the heaviest rainfall there since records began. life expectancy in the united states last year suffered its just drop since the second world war. data showed the average us lifespan dropped from almost 79 years in 2019 to just over 77 years in 2020. but among black and hispanic americans it is twice as bad, dropping by three years. let's talk now to stephen will from the centre on society and health at virginia commonwealth university. he is also co—author of a study on how covid—19 has widened the life expect to get across racial groups and between different countries. stephen, good to have you with us. this is expected? is this in line with what people would have anticipated?— what people would have anticipated? thank you for havin: anticipated? thank you for having me _ anticipated? thank you for having me with _ anticipated? thank you for having me with you. i anticipated? thank you for having

are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potterding extremely severe. in the us, wild fires burn across several western states as nearly 30 million people enjoyed another blistering heat wave. ever since starting his baking business, this man says it has are more productive and they can recruit more employees. we have a four—day working week. it makes our staff more motivated but also gives ares powerful recruitment for the business. when i was at ibm, i condensed my workweek. i could work on other projects. when i started full—time, ifigured it was my business, ifigured i could do whatever i wanted at that stage and had the opportunity to start with a four day week. you get those three days. i believe the staff are happier because they have a pre— date weekend every week. when we are together, we find we are more productive, we get more done. when you are starting a business, you can't necessarily pay high salaries that big companies do. dictating work hours is something that is completely in your control. the most important aspec

are suspiciously- quiet this lunchtime - as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry pottertinue to arrive in tokyo ahead of this weeks olympics — more test positive for covid, the german leader angela merkel has visited the region worst—affected by devastating floods — she says the world must act faster in its battle against global warming. here in england, as most covid restrictions were lifted at midnight, the prime minister begins so—called freedom day on his own, following close contact with the health secretary sajid javid who has coronavirus. boris johnson initially tried to avoid self—isolation, as our political correspondent nick eardley explains. life might be feeling a bit more normal, but the impact of the pandemic is farfrom over. hundreds of thousands of people have been told to self—isolate in recent days. and now track and trace has hit the heart of government. the prime minister and chancellor are self—isolating after the health secretary tested positive for covid yesterday. boris johnson posted this video on twitter. we did look briefly at the idea of us ta

are suspiciously- quiet this lunchtime - as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry pottermedal of the tokyo olympics and successfully defended his 100 metres breaststroke title. celebrations in tunisia as the president sacks his prime minister and suspends parliament following a day of protests against the government's handling of the covid pandemic. we will bring you news from tunisia shortly. first, a bit more on the olympics. sarah was mentioning it is extremely hot there. we are seeing the effects of this, the japanese summer on the events in various ways. organisers have done their best to try and protect their best to try and protect the athletes from the high temperatures, but it is not proving an easy task, as our reporter, mariko, can tell us. sally, i am sure you can see the temperature board behind me. it is brutally hot. we heard from djokovic and tennis complaining about the head. sarah mentioned naomi osaka is doing extremely well, but still, it is extremely hard, and outside sports, this has been challenging. it has been an issue ever since i was a child, es

are suspiciously- quiet this lunchtime - as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potterst gold medal in the tokyo 0lympics first gold medal in the tokyo olympics and successfully defended his title. celebrations in tunisia as the president sachs has a prime minister and suspends parliament following a day of protests over the handling of the covid pandemic. the irish government as allowing and/or hospitality to reopen from today. it will be limited to those who are fully vaccinated or have recovered from covid—19. 0utdoor hospitality in the republic has been reopen since the 7th ofjune, with social distancing and restrictions on the number of people who can meet. so will this be enough to give ireland's economy a timely boost? joining me now is adrian cummins, who's the ceo of restaurant association of ireland. welcome to the programme. please describe how your industry is getting ready for the changes today. restaurants, pubs and cafe is were reopened across the republic of ireland for hospitality as of this morning, the first time in nearly 500 days since they have bee

are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter headlines. the us climate envoy, john kerry, has warned that the suffering caused by the coronavirus will be magnified many times over if the world fails to tackle global warming. jeff bezos, the billionaire founder of amazon, has to space and back in the first crewed flight of his rocket ship new shepard. 0ur correspondent sophie long reports from texas. boarding his 60—foot sub—orbital rocket. he was not nervous, he said. just excited. this was notjust about realising a lifelong dream, but expanding his ever—growing empire beyond the grip of gravity. with him on this first fully autonomous passenger flight three other civilians — his brother mark bezos, 82—year—old trail blazing aviator wally funk and 18—year—old dutch student 0liver daemen. she was one of mercury 13, a group of american women training to be astronauts but never made it to space. until now. five, four, command engines start, two, one. as you can hear, blue 0rigin's reuseable rocket, carrying its first human passenge

are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potterticipation rises — but so do the covid cases and controversies. the opening ceremony is just hours away. let's stay with this story — one person who is following very closely how the games have changed tokyo is our very own mariko oi, because — this is her home city! what is the atmosphere like? i don't know if you can see behind me but a lot of people waiting for their turn to take pictures with the olympic rings and there's a long queue here which was already here when we got here 6am so despite all the controversy and even people being ratherfed up with controversy and even people being rather fed up with all these scandals i think it's fair to say some people are getting excited that the games are finally under way and i have felt that exact excitement eight years ago when my hometown won the right to host these games so i put together this report about these conflicting emotions that i have had. take a look. i'm at shibuya crossing in tokyo, arguably my favourite place in the worl

are suspiciously- quiet this lunchtime - as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potterish prime minister �*s former chief adviser, dominic cummings, accuses borisjohnson of putting getting out of lockdown ahead of lies. bomb blasts in a dominantly shia muslim area. almost as big as the whole of wales, 1.5 million hectares of land are burning after an unprecedented heat wave hit siberia. in less than two months, the fires have spewed out around 150 megatons of carbon dioxide, equivalent to the emissions of venezuela. a correspondent from the russian new service talked to us. first of all, we need to remember that the territory affected by wildfires in russia is huge. it can be compared to one third of territory of belgium. so, thousands of people all mainland villages and also in small towns had to flee and leave their houses, leaving everything behind because of the fire. in certain areas, fire is spreading as quickly as 150 meters per minute, so extremely quickly. of course, this is always amplified by extreme heat and smoke, so people are saying it is, coming know, th

are suspiciously- quiet this lunchtime - as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potterefore the start of the tokyo olympics, more positive covid cases among athletes and officials, with some forced to withdraw from the games. the british prime minister's former chief adviser, a bomb blast kills many in mostly shia muslim area of baghdad. german chancellor angela merkel will visit an area devastated by the floods later, as her government defends against accusations that warnings systems were inadequate. at least 20a people died in extreme weather that hit western europe last week, the majority of them in germany and belgium. german police say 170 people are still missing. anna holligan reports from ahrweiler. this is the village of schultz, and are so many of the villages here that won't washed away have been left uninhabitable and unsafe. many people, politicians, weather experts, have blamed a monumental failure in the system, because flood alerts were given 24—hour is an advance, and yet this is the destruction. remarkably, in this village, everyone managed to get out

are suspiciously- quiet this lunchtime - as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter: the clubbers are back, in their thousands, as most covid restrictions here come to an end. prime minister borisjohnson is urging people to remain cautious. the german leader angela merkel has visited the region worst—affected by devastating floods — she says the world must act faster in its battle against global warming the father and son team who helped former nissan boss carlos ghosn flee japan in a music equipment box, will be sentenced. nick marsh is following the story from our asia business hub. forfor for for michael tayla, forfor michael tayla, he for for michael tayla, he received two forfor michael tayla, he received two years and for the son, people that let peter taylor, he received two years. it was comparatively lighter thanit it was comparatively lighter than it could have been. that could have been down to the fact that they already pleaded guilty and have already spent time in detention in the us already. taking you back to the original case, it all concerned carlos

are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potters with me, david eades. the latest headlines: the us climate envoy, john kerry, has warned that the suffering caused by the coronavirus will be magnified many times over if the world fails to tackle climate change. right, officially, there are just two days to go before the olympics are opened in tokyo. let's get the latest from the games. sarah mulkerrins is there. at last, some sport to talk about and reason for the japanese to be cheerful? absolutely, and it has been a long time coming, hasn't it? it has been a fractured and torturous build—up forjapan, the today the action has gotten under way and in soft bolt they have a win under their belts. something to celebrate for japan, they are the defending champions. they won gold in beijing, 2008, upsetting the americans. that was the last time sofball was in the olympics and it was japan who got the action at the olympics under way and unofficially, sort of, we know a couple of teams in their events getting through their schedule start

are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry pottererry, has warned that the suffering caused by the coronavirus will be magnified many times over if the world fails to tackle climate change. there are just two days to go before the olympics are officially opened in tokyo. let's get the latest from sarah mulkerrins. welcome along to tokyo bay area of the japanese capital, where the likes of the swimming, tennis and gymnastics will all take place. the opening ceremony is on friday at the olympic stadium in the heart of the city, but the action has already got under way in one of the team sports. hosts japan had the honour of starting things off in softball, which is taking place in fukushima about 200 miles north of the capital. the sport is back in the games for the first time in 13 years, and the japanese women got off to the very best of starts as in beijing the japanese women won. and the japanese women got off to the very best of starts by beating australia 8—1. the olympics don'tjust inspire the athletes themselves. artists too ar

are suspiciously- quiet this lunchtime - as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potterunderway: the opening ceremony of the tokyo olympics has taken place and the man in charge has described it as a day of hope. a funeral has been held for haiti's presidentjovenel moise after he was shot dead at his home two weeks ago. the major league baseball team in cleveland, ohio, is changing its name from the indians to the guardians after criticism that the old term was disparaging towards native americans. the new name is a reference to the famous statues that guard traffic on one of the city's bridges. several local indigenous leaders have praised the move. i'm nowjoined from michigan by aaron payment, vice president of the national congress of american indians. thank you very much for coming on the programme. i'm glad to be here to celebrate with you. i'm going to ask you your reaction but it sounds like one of celebration? it reaction but it sounds like one of celebration?— of celebration? it is, we've been working _ of celebration? it is, we've been working on _ of celebrati

are suspiciously- quiet this lunchtime - as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. new zealand has suspended its quarantine—free travel bubble with australia for at least eight weeks as covid outbreaks continue to rise. a study by oxford university has found that daily lateral flow testing for pupils exposed to covid—19 may be equally as effective as isolating "bubbles" to control transmission in schools. our health correspondent, naomi grimley has more. the isolating of bubbles in schools has no end of frustration in households in this pandemic. take last week for example, department for education says that onjuly 15, department for education says that onjuly15, over1 million state school pupils in england did not attend class for covid related reasons. of those, more than 930,000 were than 930 , 000 were self—isolating than 930,000 were self—isolating due to a possible contact with a covid case. but, a new study by oxford university suggests that daily testing is a safe alternative to isolating contacts. researchers followed pupils and staff in more than 200 scho

are suspiciously- quiet this lunchtime - as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potterhas suspended its quarantine—free travel bubble quara ntine—free travel bubble with quarantine—free travel bubble with australia for at least eight weeks. shares in chinese ride—hailing giant didi slumped by more than 11% in new york on thursday. it comes after a report by bloomberg that regulators in beijing are considering serious penalties for the company. didi made its us stock market debut at the end of last month — but since then it's been under serious pressure. nick marsh is in singapore for us. it looks like things will get worse and worse 41, it was only about three weeks ago that they made their debut on the stock exchange, raised 4x4 billion dollars, but a lot has changed since then. in fact, since that debut, shares have tumbled by more than 25%. what was the reason for the fall? it is these reports you mentioned that chinese regulators are planning an even bigger crackdown on the company due to alleged misuse of personal data. we are hearing that acute fine could be on th

are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter the covid cases and controversies. the opening ceremony is just hours away. china deals with the devastating aftermath of catastrophic flooding. thousands are evacuated from the henan region — at least 33 people are confirmed dead. china has rejected a plan by the world health organisation for a second phase of an investigation into the origins of covid 19. a senior chinese health official said the proposal, to consider whether the virus could have escaped from a chinese laboratory, did not respect science and disregarded common sense. well, the white house press secretaryjen psaki was asked about china's stance and gave this frank response. we are deeply disappointed. the position is irresponsible and, frankly, dangerous. alongside other member states around the world, we continue to call for china to provide the needed access to data and samples. for more on this we can talk to our north america correspondent david willis. we've just heard from the white house — it feels like a stal

are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potterases and controversies. the opening ceremony is just hours away. china deals with the devastating aftermath of catastrophic flooding. thousands are evacuated from the henan region — at least 33 people are confirmed dead. china has rejected a plan by the world health organisation for a second phase of an investigation into the origins of covid 19. a senior chinese health official said the proposal to consider whether the virus could have escaped from a chinese laboratory did not respect science and disregarded common sense. well, the white house press secretaryjen psaki was asked about china's stance and gave this frank response. we are deeply disappointed. their position is irresponsible and, frankly, dangerous. alongside other member states around the world, we continue to call for china to provide the needed access to data and samples. all of this happening against the background of us china tensions. our north america correspondent david willis has the latest. us intelligence offici

are suspiciously- quiet this lunchtime - as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potternavirus cases. the international olympic committee describes these games as the most complex ever held. the former chief adviser to boris johnson, dominic cummings, accuses him of putting politics ahead of lives in at the pandemic. in germany, more than 170 people are missing following the disaster last week, flooding, with a further 160 confirmed dead. authorities say they expect many bodies will be found in places where floodwaters haven�*t yet receded. the interior minister has rejected calls to resign over accusations that there were catastrophic shortcomings in the flood warning system. austria has been hit by the flooding as well. lots of pictures from the weekend. this led to emergency crews rescuing people from several regions. floodwaters had this local street. they saw more rainfall in one hour than they have in the previous seven weeks. here is another example of the elements. an area of land almost as big as wales is burning as heat waves hit siberia. less than two months a

are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry pottern rises — but so do the covid cases and controversies. the opening ceremony is just hours away. china deals with the devastating aftermath of catastrophic flooding. thousands are evacuated from the henan region — at least 33 people are confirmed dead. china has rejected a plan by the world health organization for a second phase of an investigation into the origins of covid 19. a senior chinese health official said the proposal to consider whether the virus could have escaped from a chinese lab, did not respect science and disregarded common sense. the white house press secretary, jen psaki, was asked about this in the last few hours and gave this response. we are deeply disappointed. their position is irresponsible and, frankly, dangerous. alongside other member states around the world, we continue to call for china to provide the needed access to data and samples. our north america correspondent david willis has the latest. china hasn't really been helping itself in this regard, some

are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potternese province after the heaviest rainfall ever recorded. now as we've been reporting china has had record rains and flooding — last weeks floods in europe killed over 200 people — we've seen recent record heatwaves and wildfires in the us. these just some of the latest examples of the immense atmospheric challenges the world is facing. one of the most vulnerable places to the impacts of global warming — are the federated states of micronesia — a group of some 600 small islands in the western pacific 0cean. joining me now from honolulu is the president of the federated states of micronesia — david panuelo. the images coming out of china today — devastating scenes there. you yourself have painted a dire picture fo what the future holds — if more global action isn t taken to combat climate change. tell us how urgent the situation is in micronesia right now? thank you for having me on your bbc programme. it is urgent indeed. i have received an invitation from the prime minister of the uk a

are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children vary their noses in the final instalment of harry potterprotests continue, more olympic athletes and officials are either infected with coronavirus or are in quarantine, just five days before the games officially begin. the german leader, angela merkel, has visited the region worst affected by devastating floods. she says the world must act faster in its battle against global warming here in england, as most covid restrictions have been lifted at midnight, the prime minister is self—isolating following contact with the health secretary sajid javid who has coronavirus. downing street initially said both borisjohnson and the uk chancellor rishi sunak, would be part of a pilot scheme allowing them to keep working. but a barrage of criticism was followed by a rapid u—turn, and now downing street has pulled out of the pilot scheme entirely. this report from our political corresponent nick eardley. life might be feeling a bit more normal, but the impact of the pandemic is farfrom over. hundreds of thousands of people have been told to self—isolat