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it was a double of a different kind for paratrooper turn paralympians jaco van gass.at it takes to win. she was defending her title in the 100 metre backstroke. and defend it she did, just. it is gold to great britain! she will be back for more medals later in the games. reece dunn won silver two days ago. upgraded to gold here. and a world record as an added bonus. the scottish sprinter got a bronze on the first day of the athletics action. next week, kadeena cox will race there in the 400 metres. her record—breaking efforts already well on track. stuart pollitt, bbc news. great britain up to nine golds now, four of them have come from the pool our reporter rachel latham is in tokyo. she cut up at the stars on top of the podium. she she cut up at the stars on top of the podium-— the podium. she hasn't won two metals here _ the podium. she hasn't won two metals here in _ the podium. she hasn't won two metals here in tokyo _ the podium. she hasn't won two metals here in tokyo at - the podium. she hasn't won two metals here in tokyo at the - the podium. she hasn't won t

and gas -- jaco van gass got third _ double in tokyo. jacket and gas -- jaco van gass got third placeenomenal, isn't he? scores runs all the time. pace and speed that he does it, you look up and suddenly he is 20 not out and you can't really remember a shot he has played. he is that busy and scores that quickly. to be able to bat with him, he's fantastic. he's led from the front again. there's a mouthwatering group in the champions league as last year's finalists manchester city will face a paris saint—germain side now even more powerful with the signing of lionel messi. but, could this player, cristiano ronaldo — the footballer messi has shared the limelight with for more than a decade — be involved too? ronaldo's current club, juventus are willing to sell him during this transfer window. manchester city are said to be considering a deal to bring the former manchester united player back to britain. the full champions league draw is on the bbc sport website. that would be interesting, wouldn't it? both celtic and rangers are through to the europa league group stages, but neither had t

jaco van gass, jody cundy and kadeena cox in the mixed team sprint.were trailing china, but somehow cundy turned it round. can he claw it back? oh, yes, he can! oh, it's unbelievable! ijust had to choose the point to absolutely go for it and put everything i've got into that whole lap and see where it brings us out. and i'm so glad. i literally gave everything i had. because we won by one tenth of a second. it was ridiculous. it's been some games for britain's track cyclists. they've won six gold medals in total. and tonight, over at the athletics stadium, others were following their example. in the 100 metres, a new star was born. 21—year—old thomas young winning gold on his paralympic debut. there was also gold in the women's 100. sophie hahn once again showing her brilliance on the biggest stage. in the pool, there was gold for the mixed relay team, and another for maisie summers—newton — just 19, but already a double paralympic champion. but the celebration of the day belonged to will bayley. the former strictly competitor showing some less than f

we saw world records this morning, jaco van gass and fin - morning, jaco van gass and fin graham brokeursuit. it was jaco van gass who took the gold and fin graham who is only 21 years old to the silver medal. jody cundy had to settle for silver because spain broke the world record and took the gold medal. flan broke the world record and took the gold medal-— broke the world record and took the old medal. . , ., , ., , ., gold medal. can you update us on the covid-19 just a data son covid—19. yes, we have seen seven positive cases, there is a mixture of athletes, support staff and coaches, but we had andrew parsons, the president of the international paralympic the international pa ralympic committee, the international paralympic committee, say in the opening ceremony that they are making these games as safe as possible, they are in the athletes, they are in a controlled environment, they are testing every day, we are here on the ground, and we do feel safe, we are doing tests ourselves and we are not coming into any interaction with the public. not coming into any interaction with the

jaco van gass, jody cundy and kadeena cox in the mixed team sprint.omehow cundy turned it round. can he claw it back? oh, yes, he can! oh, it's unbelievable! ijust had to choose the point to absolutely go for it and put everything i've got into that whole lap and _ everything i've got into that whole lap and see where it brings us out. and i'm _ lap and see where it brings us out. and i'm so — lap and see where it brings us out. and i'm so glad. i literally gave everything i had. because we won by one tenth _ everything i had. because we won by one tenth of a second. it was ridiculous _ one tenth of a second. it was ridiculous.— one tenth of a second. it was ridiculous. �* , , ,., , one tenth of a second. it was ridiculous. �* , , , ., ridiculous. it's been some games for britain's track _ ridiculous. it's been some games for britain's track cyclists. _ they've won six gold medals in total. and tonight, over at the athletics stadium, others were following their example. in the 100 metres, a new star was born. 21—year—old thomas young winning gold on h

jaco van gass, jody cundy and kadeena cox in the mixed team sprint.oh, it's unbelievable! well, it's been some cap games for britain's track cyclists, they've won six gold medals in total. and tonight, over at the athletics stadium, others were following their example. in the 100 metres, a new star was born. 21—year—old thomas young winning gold on his paralympic debut. there was also gold in the women's100. sophie hahn once again showing her brilliance on the biggest stage. in the pool there was gold for the mixed relay team, and another for maisie summers—newton — just 19, but already a double paralympic champion. but the celebration of the day belonged to will bayley. the former strictly competitor showing some less than fancy footwork, but he's into the table tennis final — just imagine what he'll do if he wins it. andy swiss, bbc news, tokyo. england's cricketers have pulled off a stunning victory in the third test against india. they took eight wickets this morning to win by an innings and 76 runs — and level the series 1—1. here's adam wild. in

van gass. absolutely. jaco van gass and finlay graham _ absolutely. ll going _ breaking the world record. it is all going on— breaking the world record. it is all going on in— breaking the world record. it is all going on in the velodrome. rachel, we're hoping for british medals in the pool later, ellie simmonds attempting to defend her title, but it'll be tough. it is going to be tough. ellie simmonds is the paralympic champion in the _ simmonds is the paralympic champion in the 200 _ simmonds is the paralympic champion in the 200 metres individual medley but she _ in the 200 metres individual medley but she has got to competition not from _ but she has got to competition not from around the world this time but also her— from around the world this time but also her team—mates, as well. maybe newton— also her team—mates, as well. maybe newton summers and grace harvey both went faster— newton summers and grace harvey both went faster than ellie in the heat this morning. ellie is going into the final— this morning. ellie is going into the final in— this

jaco van gass, jody cundy and kadeena cox in the mixed team sprint, with just one lap to go they wereurned it round in breathtaking fashion. can he claw it back? oh, yes, he can! oh, it's unbelievable! britain ending the track cycling events on the highest of highs. meanwhile in the athletics, a new star was born. 21—year—old thomas young producing the performance of his life to win the 100 metres. and there was also gold in the women's100. sophie han retaining her title from rio, and once again showing her brilliance on the biggest stage. in the pool there was another gold for maisie summers—newton in the breaststroke — just 19 but already a double paralympic champion. but the celebration of the day undoubtedly belonged to will bayley. the former strictly competitor showing some less than fancy footwork, but he's into the table tennis final. imagine what he'll do if he actually wins it. yes, what a performance from will bayley. he will be hoping to retain his paralympic title in tomorrow's final. i can tell you, there has been another gold medal for britain in the pool in the mixed f

one of them came in the velodrome thanks to a new world record ride from jaco van gass, while swimmers maisie summers—newton both smashed records on their way to gold, as stuart pollitt reports... 13 years ago at 13 years old, ellie simmonds became a swimming sensation at the beijing games. now 26, she is in herfourth paralympics 0lympics in herfourth paralympics olympics and an inspiration to a new generation. but idols can quickly become rivals. simmons is a hero to her british team—mate, maisie summers—newton. summer is a hero to her british team—mate, maisie summers—newton. sommers newton, who watched simmons as a ten—year—old at london 2012 now left her in her wake. i5 london 2012 now left her in her wake. , ., ., , ., ., , wake. is going to be gold for maisie summers-newton! _ wake. is going to be gold for maisie summers-newton! simmons - wake. is going to be gold for maisiel summers-newton! simmons outside wake. is going to be gold for maisie - summers-newton! simmons outside the medals. at summers-newton! simmons outside the medals- at home — summers-newton! simmons outside the

and also at the velodrome, a world record was set in the team sprint and that was kadeena cox, jaco van gass of the medal table. go to bbc.com/paralympics. hurricane ida has brought heavy rain and winds to western cuba as it heads into the gulf of mexico. the us national hurricane center says ida is likely to be an extremely dangerous major hurricane when it makes landfall in louisiana. gail maclellan reports. winds at 80mph and torrential rain, the western coast of cuba the first place hurricane ida makes landfall. flash floods and mudslides also expected injamaica and the cayman islands. but this is not ida at her worst. she's expected to become extremely dangerous when she hits the southern united states this weekend. it's going to travel over some extraordinarily warm water, over an area we call the loop current. it basically is a superhighway of incredibly warm water all the way to the shores of louisiana, and along the way, that's just going to feed energy into the storm and they're expecting rapid intensification of the storm. right now, it is 80 miles per hour. well, they expect it t

it was a double of a different kind for paratrooper turn paralympians jaco van gass.in. she was defending her title in the 100 metre backstroke. and defend it she did, just. it is gold to great britain! she will be back for more medals later in the games. reece dunn won silver two days ago. upgraded to gold here. and a world record as an added bonus. the scottish sprinter got a bronze on the first day of the athletics action. next week, kadeena cox will race there in the 400 metres. her record—breaking efforts already well on track. mark on the pearland texas and of course the latest on that transfer to manchester over on the bbc website. that said from us, we will have more by you at half past 6pm. we will see you then. thank you so much, gavin, that will be busy. let's return to our top story and afghanistan. those afghans who have been fleeing the crisis have begun arriving in calais, joining those who have fled the taliban in the past few months. president emmanuel macron has said that more than 2000 afghans deemed at risk are among the people france has evacuated

in tokyo, jaco van gass becomes paralympic champion in the men's c3 3000m individual pursuit, beatingmate fin graham by little more than a second. the eating disorder charity beat say there's been a significant increase in people asking for help with a binge eating disorder in the uk. normally once a day. can be, maybe, one to two times a day. it is a daily battle, yeah, i am at a point where i am desperate. i desperately want help. if it's something you've experienced, do let me know your own experiences and how long you have been waiting for mental health treatment — email — anonymously if you prefer victoria@bbc.co.uk — or message me on instagram and coming up this hour... the reading and leeds festivals are back this weekend. pop—up vaccine clinics are being set up at both events in an effort to increase take—up in festival—goers huge crowds are still gathering at the gates of kabul airport despite warnings by britain and the united states about threats of a terror attack there. military commanders are warning that jihadis from the islamic state group may carry out suicide bombing

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