joe lynskey reports.nd will send five olympic weightlifters to tokyo, one of them laura harboured, whose 43 and transgender —— laura hubbard. she competed in men's events. it in her mid—30s, she transitioned. now she's one of the top lifters in the women's sport, and could win a medal in tokyo. that's why her country wants her on the team. this in tokyo. that's why her country wants her on the team.- wants her on the team. this is a historic moment _ wants her on the team. this is a historic moment in _ wants her on the team. this is a historic moment in sport - wants her on the team. this is a historic moment in sport for- wants her on the team. this is a historic moment in sport for the | wants her on the team. this is a - historic moment in sport for the new zealand team. she is ourfirst olympian has a transmission from male to female —— transition. hubbard's selection meets ioc rules. since 2015, trans athletes can compete with lower testosterone levels. she will be the only key weightlifter in her ca

joe lynskey, bbc news.which encourages screaming is proving popular in newcastle. it's one of a number of unorthodox techniques being used to help support frontline workers suffering from pandemic fatigue. megan paterson has been finding out more. children of the night by nakatomi plays. let's go. in a secluded corner of this gateshead park, nhs key workers are letting out the tension built up over the pandemic months. physically exhausted. er... when i go home, i can't even talk about work. i just like to switch off. so it's been nice todayjust to get away from all the pressures at work, to take time for myself — which i haven't done for i don't know how long. keep doing your chanting. it doesn't matter if it sounds ridiculous! the one—day respite sessions, organised by the peer—run recoco mental health charity, offer a chance to shout, dance and drum away stress. some of the activities and exercises you'll have seen that we're doing, they look a bit daft, you know, but it works! it helps people kind of sh

joe lynskey, bbc news.entury paintings were discovered dumped in a road—side skip near ohrenbach in central germany. art experts say the framed pieces are originals. one is a portrait of a boy by the dutch artist samuel van hoogstraten, who studied under rembrandt in amsterdam. the second is a self portrait by the lesser—known italian painter pietro bellotti, who worked for important venetian families. no one has yet claimed the paintings. a reminder of our top story. the us says it will continue negotiating with iran to revive the international nuclear deal, following the election of the hardline cleric ebrahim raisi as the next iranian president. lots more on our website. i am on twitter and we would love you to get in touch. hello. last sunday we saw temperatures in mid to high 20. now it is lucky to get to the mid teens. more rain overnight and clearing off into the north sea and leaving a legacy of cloud and developing easterly breeze. into the morning, not too chilly at this stage and certainly across

joe lynskey has the action. this was euro 2020�*s heavyweight saturday.aldo! this is cristiano ronaldo�*s 12th goal at a euros. his first was 17 years ago. germany have started slow but in four first—half minutes, their tournament came to life. through two own goals, suddenly, they led, and by the second half, they looked their old selves. with this 11—2 win in munich, hopes will rise that once again, germany are contenders. few gave hungary a chance against france, but in budapest, they have the noise behind them. goodness me — the world champions are behind! attila fiola�*s goal stirred 60,000 fans. it would�*ve been this euro�*s biggest shock, but france came back. comes to griezmann! 1-1! still, this is what a draw meant to hungary. they�*re group f�*s outsiders but they�*re still in it. it was also 1—1 between spain and poland. both sides�* euro hopes are in the balance. football has waited a year for days like today. joe lynskey, bbc news. you can reach me on twitter. i�*m @lvaughanjones. hello. last sunday, we saw temperatures in the mid to high 20

joe lynskey, bbc news.of the lgbt+ parade in the town of wilton manors, near fort lauderdale. another person was injured, and the driver was later ta ken into custody. it�*s not clear if it was a deliberate assault. we have been hearing from local news agencies reporting that the truck was lined up with floats for the parade but then hit the accelerator and rammed into people, that is one local news source, and we will bring you any confirmation as soon as we get it at bbc. i am lewis wanderings. this is bbc news. —— lewis vonjones. —— vaughn. hello. last sunday, we saw temperatures in the mid to high 20s. this sunday, some of you will be lucky to get into the mid teens, and that�*s after a spell of yet more rain overnight, clearing its way off into the north sea as we go through the day and then leaving a legacy of cloud and developing easterly breeze. so, into the morning, admittedly not too chilly at this stage and certainly across scotland, northern ireland, not as chilly as it was on saturday morning.

joe lynskey, bbc news.or murray says he was surprised to get the call from warren gatland asking him to replace alun wynjones at british and irish lions captain. the wales captain who won't travel with the team to south africa after dislocating his shoulder. the injury overshadowed the lions 28—10 win overjapan yesterday. justin tipuric also sustained a tour—ending shoulder injury. we've got to be able to move on, react and make decisions and that's kind of the only way you can deal with it. if you can't go into a shock scenario and have it look as though you're panicking about it, that's going to reflect badly on us. england's cricketers wrapped up a very comfortable t20 series win over sri lanka thanks largely to an excellent 76 from dawid malan offjust 48 balls. england eventually made 180—6 but then bowled sri lanka out for 91. that means england take the series 3—0 in southampton. there was a chaotic start to this year's tour de france with two big crashes in the last 30 miles — the first was caused by

joe lynskey, bbc news. us open, louis 0osthuizen, russell henley, and mackenzie hughes all share the lead on five under par going into the final day at torrey pines in california. 0osthuizen, seeking his second major championship, holed this incredible 50 foot eagle putt on the 18th to take a share of the lead. while, exactly 10 years to the day after winning his first major, rory mcllroy is tied for second on 3 under, butjoint overnight leader richard bland saw his challenge fade, he's i over par. i'm trying to think of the last time where i really felt like i had a chance. carnoustie in 18 felt like i may be had half a chance going into the final day in 2019, then apart from that there has been some good finishes but never felt like from that there has been some good finishes but neverfelt like i from that there has been some good finishes but never felt like i was in the thick of things, so as i said, i'mjust in the thick of things, so as i said, i'm just excited for the opportunity to have a chance and

joe lynskey, bbc news. let's hand it over to lyndsay with the rest of the news.yal ascot got under way today with the sport's biggest crowd since last march. and the fans were treated to some top quality action, including frankie dettori winning the queen anne stakes for the seventh time. 0ur correspondent laura scott reports. high fashion and high class racing. royal ascot looks a lot more normal than last year, with 12,000 fans allowed in — the biggest crowd at a race meeting in britain for 15 months. there's royalty but no royal procession. the queen watching day one from home. despite concerns of rising infections from the delta variant of coronavirus, organisers say the precautions give them confidence.— say the precautions give them confidence. , confidence. everybody who's come throu . h confidence. everybody who's come through the _ confidence. everybody who's come through the doors _ confidence. everybody who's come through the doors today _ confidence. everybody who's come through the doors today has - confidence. everybody who's come through the doors

bottom of the group — meaning the game against england on friday takes on even greater importance. joe lynskeyurnament and 12,000 fans in glasgow were there to see it. after a year of restrictions of restrictions in silence, that was something to cheer for. but now they have the platform scotland want to bloom. we know the czech republic of the lowest —ranked of their group opponents in scotland had the noise behind them. andy robertson came this close for making it louder but slowly the czech republic gained control and just before the break, they made them quiet. patrick forward in the bundesliga, they pay £20 million forfinishing like forward in the bundesliga, they pay £20 million for finishing like this but ten down, the true level but for the crossfire, and the goalkeeper. but on the biggest stage misses it costly and scotland's hopes faded with something extraordinary. and with something extraordinary. and patrick and with something extraordinary. jinn. patrick and scored again. with something extraordinary. fific patrick and scored again. he has taken the opportunity brilliantly. this i

joe lynskey has the story. this is english rugby's biggest match.ve to cross the road. their home ground is next to twickenham but for so long, this match has felt far away. in theirfirst so long, this match has felt far away. in their first premiership finalfor nine years, away. in their first premiership final for nine years, they would not let it pass them by. {betti final for nine years, they would not let it pass them by.— let it pass them by. gets a penalty t ! let it pass them by. gets a penalty try! exeter— let it pass them by. gets a penalty try! exeter have _ let it pass them by. gets a penalty try! exeter have played _ let it pass them by. gets a penalty try! exeter have played in - let it pass them by. gets a penalty try! exeter have played in the - let it pass them by. gets a penalty try! exeter have played in the last| try! exeter have played in the last six finals and _ try! exeter have played in the last six finals and won _ try! exeter have played in the last six finals and won three. - try! exeter have played in the last six finals

ten wins out of ten. joe lynskey has been assessing the hopes of a side who get us under way later.nate review that a giant and a potential dark horse. gareth bale's central form potential dark horse. gareth bale's centralform is potential dark horse. gareth bale's central form is central to wales and turkey both one of the meanest offences in football. they only let in three goals in their qualifying campaign. italy are returning to tournament football having missed out on the world cup in russia in 2018. excellent disappointment, they appointed roberto mancini as manager. he is a man who led city to first premier league title back in 2012. in charge of italy, he has overseen something of a transformation. mancini's team were last beaten nearly three years ago and they have now gone 27 games without defeat. this is a team that is still having all the qualities you expect from italian side. formidable defenders even in their mid—30s and italy also have something exciting in a again with a mobile eight leading the line for them. if you get the goals he scores against for his club tha

where the memories came flooding back and both fans and players alike showed their appreciation. joe lynskeyn the way he plays the again. this week he did so with an instagram post. he says is ok, now he is a way forward. the danish fa say after heart examination... and sport that doesn't always in careers. he plays at the zero with a similar device. but forjames taylor, a cardiac episode saw him retire from cricket at 26. this machine is part of life. they way i can describe it it is half the size of your mobile phone, and a little bit thicker in my chest. i was really reluctant to have initially once i had greater understanding of my condition and how it will help me it is my best friend. if something goes wrong and looks after me. five days later denmark public term it goes on, but at the forefront of this match is the missing star. copenhagen knew they would have to help the danish players through and just 90 seconds and they were inspired. an early opportunity! the goal was for as much for the team as for his country and more poignancy was coming. 0n ten minutes this game stopped. both

joe lynskey has been gauging the reaction to everton's new appointment.verton manager?— your appointment today as the everton manager? surprise, really. i didn't think— everton manager? surprise, really. i didn't think we'd _ everton manager? surprise, really. i didn't think we'd the _ everton manager? surprise, really. i didn't think we'd the point _ everton manager? surprise, really. i didn't think we'd the point where - didn't think we'd the point where rafa benitiz would be taken charge of everton. you can see in those photos, does look a little bit weird. i'm a little bit disappointed that there was a once great manager. i'm not entirely sure is any more. unfortunately, it's got a history with our archrivals. the criticism and the focus on them will be amplified ten times. it’s and the focus on them will be amplified ten times.— and the focus on them will be amplified ten times. it's the first time... amplified ten times. it's the first time--- he's— amplified ten times. it's the first time... he's the _ amplified ten times. it's the first time... he

joe lynskey was watching. superstar players and portugal have one man who thrives on this stage. there is ronaldo. this one man who thrives on this stage. there is ronaldo.— there is ronaldo. this is cristiano ronaldo's there is ronaldo. this is cristiano ronaldo's 12 _ there is ronaldo. this is cristiano ronaldo's 12 goals _ there is ronaldo. this is cristiano ronaldo's 12 goals at _ there is ronaldo. this is cristiano ronaldo's 12 goals at the - there is ronaldo. this is cristiano ronaldo's 12 goals at the euros, l there is ronaldo. this is cristiano i ronaldo's 12 goals at the euros, his first 17 years ago. germany have started slow but in four first half minutes that tournament came to life, through two own goals, and then they look like themselves, with this 4— to end in munich hopes will rise that germany are contenders. few gave hungary a chance against france but they had the crowd behind them in budapest. viola's gold stirred 60,000 fans and nearly broke a table. it would have been the euros�*s bigges

joe lynskey wraps up the action.erstar players and portugal have one man who thrives on this stage. there is ronaldo. this is cristiano ronaldo's 12th goal at a euros, his first 17 years ago. germany have started slow but in four first half minutes their tournament came to life, through two own goals, suddenly they led and by the second half then they look like their old selves, with this 11—2 win in munich hopes will rise that germany are contenders. few gave hungary a chance against france but they had the crowd behind them in budapest. viola's gold stirred 60,000 fans and nearly broke a table. it would have been the euros' biggest shot but france came back. griezmann,1—1. this is what a draw means to hungary, they are group f's outsiders. 1—1 between spain and poland, both teen�*s euro hopes are in the balance. football has waited a year for days like today. police are appealing for information after two valuable seventeenth century paintings were discovered dumped in a road—side skip in central germany. art exper

joe lynskey, bbc news.hes all year. and not much better for heather watson either — who also lost in the first round. that means cameron norrie is now the only brit left in the singles draw after just two days. he's been in great form on clay this year and eased through his first round match in straight sets. eric garcia will join his manchester city team mate sergio aguero at barcelona this summer. he's signed a deal until 2026, with a staggering a00 million euros buy out clause. aguero was presented as a barcelona player yesterday at the nou camp. hejoins the spanish club in a two year deal and leaves city as their all—time leading scorer after ten years. the club are planning to erect a statue of him outside the etihad stadium. and preparations for next year's commonwealth games in birmingham are well under way and organisers are now looking for more than 13—thousand volunteers to help make them happen. sprinter and hurdler colinjackson enjoyed plenty of success in this competition, and is urging people

joe lynskey, bbc news. time for a look at the weather, here's darren bett.er glorious day? yes, indeed double _ and another glorious day? yes, indeed double it _ and another glorious day? yes, indeed double it is _ and another glorious day? yes, indeed double it is the - and another glorious day? me: indeed double it is the first day of meteorological summer, and the sun is out across most of the country. in dorset and in merseyside, it is 24 in dorset and in merseyside, it is 2a degrees. but in dorset and in merseyside, it is 24 degrees-_ 24 degrees. but it is more chilly alon: the 24 degrees. but it is more chilly along the north _ 24 degrees. but it is more chilly along the north sea _ 24 degrees. but it is more chilly along the north sea coast. - 24 degrees. but it is more chilly along the north sea coast. that| 24 degrees. but it is more chilly i along the north sea coast. that low cloud will be drifting onto the coast. more cloud for a while across western scotland and northern ireland, that cloud should then and break with more sunshine coming through

joe lynskey, bbc news. time for a look at the weather, here's darren bett.

joe lynskey has the story. last saturday football did not matter.f your mobile phone a little bigger in myjazz. i was really reluctant to have it initially but once i had a greater understanding of my condition and how it's going to help me, it's my best friend. if something goes wrong it looks after me. five days later denmark public —— it goes on, but at the forefront of this match is the missing star. copenhagen knew they would have to help the danish players through and just 90 seconds in they were inspired. an early opportunity! denmark score. the goal was for as much for the team as for his country and more poignancy was coming. 0n ten minutes this game stopped. both teams had agreed to a minute's applause. belgium too had a match last saturday when they had also played for the news. perhaps it was understandable they started this match slow, but after the break they brought on kevin de bruyne and he creates the extraordinary. after a brilliant belgian build up he took aim himself. denmark now to go through cannot afford to lose. copenhagen wi

joe lynskey, bbc news.re first of all. we have seen more cloud in the western isles of scotland. the far west of northern ireland producing one or two spots of rain, that�*s moving away. so more in the way of sunshine here. not a great deal of that low cloud coming onto the north sea coast. that could lap onto the east coast of scotland, but generally it�*s dry and sunny. those temperatures probably getting up to 26 degrees, greater london and perhaps the north—west of wales as well. the highlands not expected to be the hotspot though. a bit more cloud and this evening there will be a few showers as well. those will fade away overnight. continuing to see low cloud for the northern isles onto the east coast of scotland and moving into the central belt as well. by the end of the night signs of showers in the far south—west of england and the channel islands. for many it�*s going to be dry, clear and quite a warm light to. the signs of change in the south—west. we�*ve got the showers developing, pushing their

joe lynskey, bbc news. brit left in the singles draw after just two days. he's been in great form on the red dust this year, and eased through his first round match in straight sets. just two days after playing his last game for manchester city in their champions league final defeat to chelsea, sergio aguero has been paraded before the media as a barcelona player. aguero willjoin barca in a two—year deal, and leaves city as their all—time leading scorer after ten years. the club are planning to erect a statue of him outside the etihad stadium. this bank holiday weekend has seen the agony and ecstasy of the english football league play—off finals. morecambe rounded it off by winning promotion to league one, by beating newport county 1—0 with this penalty in extra time. it's the first time morecambe have reached the third tier. but frustration and tears for newport fans, who felt they should have had a penalty earlier in the match. you never like to see that, do you? and we'll find out today which seven playe

joe lynskey, bbc news.of anxiety that naomi i us. how common is it, do you think, | the sort of anxiety that naomi osaka the sort of anxiety that naomi 0saka is suffering from? she says for example she suffers huge waves of anxiety when she has to talk to the press. is that rare others that quite common in the of sport? well, ou know, quite common in the of sport? well, you know. over— quite common in the of sport? well, you know, over the _ quite common in the of sport? well, you know, over the years, _ quite common in the of sport? -ii you know, over the years, especially in terms of high—performance sports, it's actually more and more common as we see the numbers and statistics of world health organization concerns depression and anxiety and within the whole society, we might say that the sport is kind of the magnifying glass of that, so basically, yes. ithink magnifying glass of that, so basically, yes. i think from my standpoint we do have to talk more and have the discussion more open about the mental

joe lynskey reports. they've had to wait since 1998.want to bloom. they knew the czech republic at the lowest ranks of their three group opponents and scotland had the noise behind them. andy robertson came this close to making loud but slowly the czech republic gained control. just before the break, they made part quiet. patrik schick's, a forward and abundantly. his club paid £20 million forfinishing like abundantly. his club paid £20 million for finishing like this. responded to look back late scott might have drawn level but for the crossbar and the goalkeeper. but on the biggest stage, mrs are costly and scotland's hopes faded with something extraordinary. and and scotland's hopes faded with something extraordinary. and patrik schick has scored _ something extraordinary. and patrik schick has scored again. _ something extraordinary. and patrik schick has scored again. he's - something extraordinary. and patrik schick has scored again. he's taken | schick has scored again. he's taken the opportunity brilliantly. this was schick _ th

joe lynskey, bbc news.impressed this season on loan at west ham, has not been selected. that means there are five other players that will have to be trimmed. one of them could be a right—back, afterfour were named in the 33 last week. so trent alexander—arnold is competing with kieran tripper, reece james and kyle walker to be selected. england could also be concerned about harry maguire, who missed wednesday�*s europa league final through injury. jordan henderson as well hasn�*t played for liverpool since february because of injury, but he too is aiming to make the final 26. it will be announced in a few hours�* time at 5pm. jadejones could make history at the tokyo olympics this summer as the taekwondo fighter goes for a third gold after being named in the team gb line—up. the 28—year—old won the title in both london and rio and will arrive in tokyo as the number one seed. she will be joined by world gold medallists bianca walkden and bradley sinden, as well as lauren williams and mahama cho. but there wa

joe lynskey, bbc news.ets but india rallied with sneh rana and taniya bhatia staying at the crease for a partnership of 104 and to ensure that the four—day match was drawn. after the first day was a wash out, bad light ended play early on the second day of the world test championship final. between india and new zealand in southampton. put into bat, rohit sharma was the first indian wicket to fall, bowled by kyle jamieson and caught by tim southee on 34. india were 88 for 3 but virat kohli — along with ajinkya rahane — helped to steady things, kohli's unbeaten on 44, they'll resume play today on 146 for 3. the british number two, cameron norrie, is looking good ahead of wimbledon. he's through to the final at queen's club as he chases his first atp title. norrie beat the second seed denis shapovalov in straight sets 7—5 6—3. he'll play italy's matteo berrettini, in the final this afternoon — the number one seed, who's already knocked out brits dan evans and andy murray. i watched him a lot throughout the we

joe lynskey, bbc news.out the number three seed — and fellow 19 year old — yannick sinner on the opening day. draper was a—0 down in the first set with sinner, the world number 23 and one of the most exciting players on the tour taking charge, but draper fought back to win on a tie—break. and he kept up the momentum in the second set and won that on a tie break too to complete his first win on the men's tour. i started playing when i was very young. my mum who is over there and watching me started me off when i was young and it has been a long journey. i started my professional career in 2018. since then, it has been a bit bumpy with injuries and stuff like that but i'm just glad to be standing here today. and in the last few minutes british number 2 cameron norrie has gained revenge on the man who beat him in the final of the estoril open recently. norrie has beaten albert ramos vinolas of spain by 2 sets to one. he has had a great clay—court season. meanwhile, at the birmingham classic, the british number