i'm maryam moshiri.mpion gymnast simone biles withdraws from this is bbc world news. i'm maryam moshiri. our top stories: the tax returns of former president donald trump will be handed to congress after a ruling by the us justice department. lockdown in brisbane as australia's third largest city tries to contain the spread of the delta variant. us champion gymnast simone biles withdraws from a world record win for team gb in the mixed ax100m relay on "super saturday" at the games. and singer kt tunstall postpones her tour over concerns she could become completely deaf.

i'm maryam moshiri.s before the games, but no spectators are allowed. president biden says he won't send another generation of americans to afghanistan, as he confirms the us will end its mission next month, even as the taliban gains ground. nearly 20 years of experience has shown us that the current security situation only confirms thatjust one more year fighting in afghanistan is not a solution. a plea to eat less meat causes beef in spain, as a minister suggests spaniards should cut their meat consumption and help save the planet. and it was women's semifinals day at wimbledon, so who is through to the finals? we'll bring you all the latest from the all england club.

i'm maryam moshiri.for team gb in the mixed 4x100 metre relay on �*super saturday�* at the tokyo games. plus, a decisive victory for team gb in their first—ever triathlon mixed relay, picking up gold in a time of1 hour 23 minutes ahead of the usa and france. the tax returns of former president donald trump will be handed to congress, after a ruling by the us justice department. as the taliban advance across afghanistan, a warning from the eu special envoy in a bbc interview, that there's little hope of an early end to the violence.

i'm maryam moshiri. our top stories: notjust gold, but a world record win for team gb in the mixed 4x100 metre relay on �*super saturday�* at the tokyo games. plus, a decisive victory for team gb in their first—ever triathlon mixed relay, picking up gold in a time ofi hour 23 minutes ahead of the usa and france. the tax returns of former president donald trump will be handed to congress, after a ruling by the us justice department. as the taliban advance across afghanistan, a warning from the eu special envoy in a bbc interview, that there's little hope of an early end to the violence. the best scenario, the best realistic scenario is one where the taliban offensive is held back. singer kt tunstall postpones her tour over concerns she could become completely deaf. hello and welcome to bbc news. turning to the olympics now and we've reached the middle weekend of the games. there's 21 gold medal events up for grabs on super saturday. here's the medal table as it stands at the moment. china is on top with 2

i'm maryam moshiri. our top stories: the olympic torch arrives in tokyo, two weeks before the games but no spectators are allowed. president biden says he won't send another generation of americans to afghanistan as he confirms the us will end its mission next month, even as the taliban gains ground. nearly 20 years of experience has shown us that the current security situation only confirms thatjust one more year fighting in afghanistan is not a solution. a plea to eat less meat causes beef in spain, as a minister suggests spaniards should cut their meat consumption and help save the planet. and it was women's semi finals day at wimbledon — so who is through to the finals? we'll bring you all the latest from the all england club. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the olympic torch relay has reached tokyo, two weeks before the games begin. but with the coronavirus pandemic causing havoc to the games, the historic ceremony was very different to previous occasions. no crowds we

i'm maryam moshiri. relay on "super saturday" at the tokyo games. plus there's a decisive victory for team gb in their first ever triathlon mixed relay, picking up gold in one hour 23 minutes and ahead of the usa and france. the tax returns of former president donald trump will be handed to congress after a ruling by the usjustice department. the lure of cheap drugs in zimbabwe, where hospitals are buckling under the strain of crystal meth addiction. # suddenly i see # this is what i wanna be...#

i'm maryam moshiri with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world: president biden will end its mission next month, even as the taliban gains ground. nearly 20 years of experience has shown us that the current security situation only confirms thatjust one more year fighting in afghanistan is not a solution. as the olympic torch arrives in tokyo, organisers ban all spectators at the games. a plea to eat less meat causes beef in spain, as a minister suggests spaniards should cut their meat consumption and help save the planet.

i'm maryam moshiri.ry for team gb in theirfirst—ever triathlon mixed relay, picking up gold in a time of1 hour and 23 minutes, ahead of the usa and france. the tax returns of former president donald trump will be handed to congress after a ruling by the us justice department. as the taliban advance across afghanistan, a warning from the eu special envoy in a bbc interview that there's little hope of an early end to the violence.

i'm maryam moshiri.efore the games but no spectators are allowed. president biden says he won't send another generation of americans to afghanistan as he confirms the us will end its mission next month, even as the taliban gains ground. nearly 20 years of experience has shown us that the current security situation only confirms thatjust one more year fighting in afghanistan is not a solution. a plea to eat less meat causes beef in spain, as a minister suggests spaniards should cut their meat consumption and help save the planet. and it was women's semi finals day at wimbledon —

i'm maryam moshiri with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world: president biden says he won't send another generation of americans to afghanistan as he confirms the us will end its mission next month, even as the taliban gains ground. nearly 20 years of experience has shown us that the current security situation only confirms thatjust one more year fighting in afghanistan is not a solution. as the olympic torch arrives in tokyo, organisers ban all spectators at the games. a plea to eat less meat causes beef in spain, as a minister suggests spaniards should cut their meat consumption and help save the planet. and it was women's semi finals day at wimbledon so who is through to the finals? we'll bring you all the latest from the all england club. hello and a very warm welcome to the programme. president biden has said he is not prepared to send another generation of americans to fight them. he said washington had achieved its initial goal of punishing those who launched the september 11 attack but admitted the taliban's growing strength cause uncertainty. mr biden

i'm maryam moshiri. our top stories: the tax returns of former president donald trump will be handed to congress after a ruling by the us justice department. lockdown in brisbane as australia's third largest city tries to contain the spread of the delta variant. us champion gymnast simone biles withdraws from a world record win for team gb in the mixed axioom relay on "super saturday" at the games. and singer kt tunstall postpones her tour over concerns she could become completely deaf. hello and welcome to bbc news. the us justice department says tax returns belonging to the former president donald trump must be handed over to congress. the decision reverses a previous ruling. officials now say lawmakers have legitimate reasons for asking the decision reverses a previous ruling, and officials now say lawmakers have rejected two legitimate reasons to see the documents. our north america correspondent has the story. donald trump has fought hard to prevent the release of his tax returns. this is a continua

i'm maryam moshiri. our top stories: notjust gold but a world record win for team gb in the mixed axloom relay on "super saturday" at the tokyo games. plus there's a decisive victory for team gb in their first ever triathlon mixed relay, picking up gold in one hour 23 minutes and ahead of the usa and france. the tax returns of former president donald trump will be handed to congress after a ruling by the usjustice department. the lure of cheap drugs in zimbabwe, where hospitals are buckling under the strain of crystal meth addiction. # suddenly i see # this is what i wanna be...# and singer kt tunstall postpones her tour over concerns she could become completely deaf. hello and welcome to bbc news. turning to the olympics now, and we've reached the middle weekend of the games. here's the medal table as it stands at the moment: china is on top with 19 gold medals followed by host nation japan with 17. with me is reporter tanya dendrinos. tanya, it is "super saturday" and we've had world records in the poo

i'm maryam moshiri.0 years of experience has shown us that the current security situation only confirms thatjust one more year fighting in afghanistan is not a solution. a plea to eat less meat causes beef in spain, as a minister suggests spaniards should cut their meat consumption and help save the planet. and it was women's semifinals day at wimbledon, so who is through to the finals? we'll bring you all the latest from the all england club.

i'm maryam moshiri. our top stories...ge course on face coverings, advising people to wear masks indoors again, even if they've been vaccinated. and advice for electric car owners in the uk on recharging batteries in order to avoid blackouts. hello and welcome. let's start with the olympics, and in the last half hour it's been announced that the american gymnast, simone biles, has pulled out of another gymnastics event. she's withdrawn from the all—around competition, in which she's the defending champion. on tuesday, she pulled out of the team event, saying she needed to focus on her mental health. simone has yet to decide whether to compete in other individual events in tokyo. we'll have more on that in a moment with my colleages at the bbc sports centre. but first let's just take a look at what has been happening on day 5 and action is well underway in tokyo. there's been more glory in the swimming pool for team gb. they took gold in the men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay. australia's ariarne titmus picked up a second

i'm maryam moshiri. our top stories.. there has been an upsetin six of the games. there has been an upset in the athletics, with the reigning world pole vault champion at sam kendricks ruled out of the games after testing positive for a covid. meanwhile, the australian track and field team breezily have to self isolated after coming into contact with him. they have resumed normal activities now. more medals have been won in the pool and on the water. let'sjoin mike bushell have been won in the pool and on the water. let's join mike bushell in the bbc sport centre. let's talk about the athletics issue. it is a big blow for the pole vaulting in particular, isn't it? what are the knock—on effects? particular, isn't it? what are the knock-on effects?— particular, isn't it? what are the knock-on effects? yes, absolutely. it is a really — knock-on effects? yes, absolutely. it is a really big _ knock-on effects? yes, absolutely. it is a really big blow. _ knock-on effects? yes, absolutely. it is a really big blow. the - knock-o