at 28, max whitlock is _ like for the selectors.ke for the selectors. at 28, max whitlock is the oldest _ like for the selectors. at 28, max whitlock is the oldest member i like for the selectors. at 28, max whitlock is the oldest member ofi like for the selectors. at 28, max - whitlock is the oldest member of the team, the one we know best, it will be his third olympics. what did you make of him saying he wants to go until la in 2028, if you can? i mean, he is an incredible gymnast and is one of the most successful gymnast we've ever had. and if you love the sport, why not? i would dream to go on for that long. i wish him all the luck in the world. it will be important for the other three members of the team to have him there as they make their first olympic appearances, we are seeing max whitlock get one of his gold medals on the screen at the moment, but i think about the others that are there for the first time, like joe fraser, for example, the real power valves champion, how are you feeling about the other three guys and britt

but gymnast max whitlock and cyclist laura kenny looked optimistic as they modelled their kits in londonthem on. be the most strange, i suppose. just not to have any support in the crowd. we were going to take albie with us, he was going to come, so for him not to be able to travel at all kind of seems a little bit strange. but, you know, if we can have the home support virtually, it will still be nice. it will still feel like the country is coming together. for more on that and everything else you can go on the bbc sport website, or download the app. and that's all the sport for now. the showers have been fading away through the night, but under the starry skies it's going to be another colder and frosty start on friday morning. and given that we have some damp services around the could be the odd icy patch. on the whole a good deal of sunshine first thing. and as the sun gets to work the cloud will bubble up in the showers will become more widespread once again. they will congregate across northern england, and perhaps that across eastern england into the afternoon, hailand that across

team gb have announced the men's gymnastics team for this summer's 0lympics, which will be led by max whitlocks the most experienced member, with world championjoe fraser, giarnni regini—moran and james hall also included. and that's all the sport for now. hello. we know may has been wet, and now with less than a week to go, the met office says provisional figures indicate that wales, despite all of the sunshine to end monday, has had its widest may on record — those records going back to 1862. wales will have a drier tuesday, but depending on where you are, there will be further heavy showers to dodge because low pressure, although it's moving into the north sea, is still close enough to produce some of those showers. now, there are weather changes on the horizon and we'll look at those in just a moment. this is how we're starting off tuesday morning. a lot of cloud across scotland, northern england, through north wales, the midlands and on towards east anglia, where you could be encountering some patchy rain to begin with. elsewhere, a few sunny spells. the cloudy zone will brighten up, but

this morning teamgb — including gymnast max whitlock and cyclist laura kenny — collected their olympic. whitlock said athletes were aware that the responsibility of keeping covid safe was down to each member of team gb. we are positive in terms of going ahead. in terms of team gb putting on everything they possibly can to make it as safe as possible. we have a whole block to our self in the village to make sure we are as separated as we can be. it is down to the individuals i think everybody will agree that it is about being as safe as you can be in that environment. everything will be put in place and protocols like that to make sure we are. that is going to be key thing. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport a dog belonging to a police community officer who was murdered has been tested for dna in the hope it provides vital evidence. julia james, who was 53, had taken herjack russell for a walk before her body was found in woodland in kent. simonjones reports. julia james walking her dog, toby. she was wea

five—time 0lympic medallist max whitlock will lead great britain's men's gymnastics team at tokyo 2020s "levelling up" a key plank of its strategy for the uk. spreading the wealth and jobs of the richer parts of the uk to the poorer. but exactly how does the government plan to go about it? and how will its success orfailure be measured? according to a report out today by the confederation of british industry, business and government should put the bitter divisions of brexit behind them and focus on building a fairer, greener economy. our business editor simonjack has been to hull, where full time workers earn an average salary of nearly £25,500. that's around a quarter below the average for the south—east of england. but when it comes to the unemployment rate — in hull, it's double that of the south—east. so how exactly do you give an economic boost to the uk's regions? can the industries of the future generate the jobs needed in the places needed to make the promise of levelling up a reality? the blades on these turbines are made here in hull. staff numbers in this factory have risen

we were hit from one of them, max whitlock, in a moment.ue final, so setting up this all english affair against manchester city in istanbul later this month. manchester city in istanbul later this month-— manchester city in istanbul later this month. �*, , , ., this month. he's been here before 'ust last this month. he's been here before just last season, _ this month. he's been here before just last season, but _ this month. he's been here before just last season, but to _ this month. he's been here before just last season, but to reach - this month. he's been here before just last season, but to reach the l just last season, but to reach the champions league final with chelsea, thomas tuchel would have to beat a european powerhouse, the katie affair caught fire when timo werner got in front of real�*s defence, a little too in front. it soon turned into a let off for chelsea. that was the one in chelsea needed when midfield dynamo contained powered through. havertz to travel to the crossbar and werner made sure. ben zimmer was a constant t

but gymnast max whitlock and cyclist laura kenny looked optimistic as they modelled their kits in london he was going to come, so for him not to be able to travel at all kind of seems a little bit strange. but, you know, if we can have the home support virtually, it will still be nice. it will still feel like the country is coming together. for more on that and everything else you can go on the bbc sport website, or download the app. and that's all the sport for now. hello. the showers have been fading away through the night, but under the starry skies it's going to be another cold and frosty start on friday morning. and given that we have some damp services around her could be the odd icy patch with the river mist. but on the whole good deal of sunshine first thing. and as the sun gets to work the cobbled bubble up at the showers will become more widespread once again, it will looks like they will congregate across from the england and that perhaps eastern england in the afternoon to hail and thunder with them. if you are showers further west but still a lot of showers for scotland and

team gb have announced the men's gymnastics team for this summer's 0lympics, which will be led by max whitlock, despite all of the sunshine to end monday, has had its widest may on record — those records going back to 1862. wales will have a drier tuesday, but depending on where you are, there will be further heavy showers to dodge because low pressure, although it's moving into the north sea, is still close enough to produce some of those showers. now, there are weather changes on the horizon and we'll look at those in just a moment. this is how we're starting off tuesday morning. a lot of cloud across scotland, northern england, through north wales, the midlands and on towards east anglia, where you could be encountering some patchy rain to begin with. elsewhere, a few sunny spells. the cloudy zone will brighten up, but this is where we're going to see some of those heavy and possibly thundery showers, with the risk of hail during the day. quieter weather through much of wales, the midlands, into southeast england, bar the odd shower, and largely dry in northern ireland. but cornwall and dev

this morning team gb, including gymnast max whitlock and cyclist laura kenny, collected their 0lympicthink everybody will agree that it is about being as safe as you can be in that environment. everything will be put in place on protocols and things like that to make sure we are. that is going to be key thing. that�*s all the sport for now. i�*ll have more for you in the next hour. millions of people are casting their ballots in england, scotland and wales in the biggest test of voter opinion since the general election in 2019. in scotland and wales, voters will decide on their national governments, and there�*s a by—election in hartlepool. votes will also be cast for police and crime commissioners in england and wales, a number of mayors, and thousands of english council seats. coronavirus precautions are in place and people are being urged to take their own pencils to polling stations. ben wright reports. it felt like spring in brighton as polling stations opened this morning, while winter reappeared near the scottish town of aviemore. across britain, halls, leisure centres, churche

so you to head to tokyo for the gains at max whitlock, one the 2 gold medals in gymnastics that the last lympics and the british ashley is hoping he will get the chance to defend his title is not still for preparation, but equities in competition. just, i've been canceled left brighten up, you know, the preparation in terms of how many competitions we would like to do is definitely more on the buddha is what kind of to take place where you can utilize the time of the time of being locked down in in and out of luck, typing back into training, just gotta make it the most of it. you know how remote pummel is in the garden at one point, just keeping you know and keep my mind coming up and i'm doing. yeah, there's a lot of noise. i try to swing by too much, there's a lot, there was a lot of noise or reality or london. you know, there was always noise around in major major event is pretty normal, of just not taking away the. the big reason why the noise is actually rather than this one and, and seem to be that picks are pretty place to make it as possible. so in mind to kind of i need to stay

more than 11000 athletes are due to head to the, to tokyo for the games map. max whitlock, 12 gold medals in gymnastics at the last olympics and the british athlete is hoping you will get the chance to defend his titles. it's not ideal for progress further, but you know what he's been said, but you know, competition just i've been kind of left right up, you know, the preparation in terms of how many competitions we would like to do is definitely more on the build up is what it is, and you kind of have to take one that is where you can utilize the time of the time of being locked down, being in and out of luck and type it back into training and just kind of make it the most of it, you know, how to promote to nicole it and at one point to keep it, you know, and keep my mind coming up and i'm doing. yeah, there's a lot of noise. i try to swing by too much. there's a lot. there was a lot of noise for london. you know, there was always noise around in major major event is pretty normal, of just not taking away the big reason why the noise is actually around the mid one and the berg team to bea

this morning teamgb — including gymnast max whitlock and cyclist laura kenny — collected their 0lympicve any support in the crowd. we were to take ill— any support in the crowd. we were to take i'll be _ any support in the crowd. we were to take i'll be with us, he was getting on. take i'll be with us, he was getting on for— take i'll be with us, he was getting on for him — take i'll be with us, he was getting on. for him not to be able to travel it all— on. for him not to be able to travel it all seems— on. for him not to be able to travel it all seems a — on. for him not to be able to travel it all seems a little bit strange. but you — it all seems a little bit strange. but you know, if we can have the home _ but you know, if we can have the home support virtually it will still be nice — home support virtually it will still be nice it — home support virtually it will still be nice. it was still feel like the country— be nice. it was still feel like the country is — be nice. it was still feel like the country is coming together. just ha - - country is coming together. just ha - it cou

team gb have announced the men's gymnastics team for this summer's 0lympics, which will be led by max whitlockour man team — he scopped double gold in rio, and is the most experienced member, with world championjoe fraser, giarnni regini—moran and james hall also included. and max moseley, the man credited with imporving driver safety in formula one has died at the age of 81. he ran the sport's governing body the fia for 16 years, serving as president and oversaw several safety reforms following the death of ayrton senna in 1994. he raced in his youth, founded a car maunfacturing company before moving into formula one. former chief executive bernie eccelstone said it was like losing a brother. that is all the sport for now. we are sticking with the story that gavin has ended on and look further into the story of max mosley shortly. stay with us for that. before, let's take you through the latest coronavirus figures coming from the government, which show 2439 new infections and three deaths have been recorded in the latest 24—hour period. cases have been rising slowly over the past few weeks an

team gb have announced the men's gymnastics team for this summer's olympics, which will be led by max whitlock of our big athletes. that's all from me for now. a full round—up of all of the day's big news and talking points at 6:30pm. thank you. sammie's has come through from lancashire police in the last few minutes and it concerns that the shocking story i'm sure you will rememberfrom last shocking story i'm sure you will remember from last week top —— some news has come through. the gas explosion in lancashire, a desperately sad story, you will remember that a two—year—old boy died in that explosion, as you can see, it destroyed two houses, the two—year—old died following the blast at the property last weekend, and then two houses collapsed, as you can see. lancashire police have just released a statement to say that detectives and gas experts have discovered that the cause of the explosion was that a gas pipe had been cut inside number 20, and the force says it's no treating this as a criminal investigation, and enquiries continue into how the pipe came to be cut. —— michael defour says it

gymnast max whitlock and cyclist laura kenny, collected their olympic kits at somerset house in centraling him in the crowd to cheer them on. this one will be the most strange i suppose. just not have any support in the crowd. we were going to take him with us. he was going to come. for him not going to travel it seemed a little bit strange. but you know, if we can have the home support it will still be nice and felt like the country is coming together. getting close now. looking forward to the olympics when they get under way, fingers crossed, sean. anybody wanted to watch them wife to be doing it on the telly. we will be grateful for the good coverage from you and your colleagues. —— wanted to watch them will have to watch them. thank you, talk to you later. the uk is set to record its strongest economic growth since the second world war. that's the latest forecast from the bank of england which now sees the pent up demand after covid restrictions are lifted fuelling a boom in economic activity. the bank has raised its growth forecast to 7.25% this year — up from the 5% predicted in f

the 23rd or the 11000 athletes are due to head to tokyo for the games. max a whitlock 12 gold medals in gymnastics that the last lympics and british athlete is hoping he'll get the chance to defend his titles. does not feel for preparation for a little bit, but you know what he's been said, but you know, competition just been kind of left right up. you know, the preparation in terms of how many competitions we would like to do is definitely more on the build up is what is an economy to take on things where you can utilize the time of the time of being locked down, being in and out of luck typing back into training, just gotta make it the most of it. you know how to promote to nicole it and at one point just keep and you know, and keep my mind coming up and i'm doing. yeah, there's a lot of noise. i try to think about too much. there's a lot, there was a lot of noise for london. you know, there was always noise around in major major a, ben. it's pretty normal of just not taking away the big reason why the noise is actually around the mid one and the berg team to beat and it picks our

this morning teamgb — including gymnast max whitlock and cyclist laura kenny — collected their olympicagree that it is about being as safe as you can be in that environment. everything will be put in place on protocol something like that to make sure we are. that is going to be key thing. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. in march 2020, when the world health organization declared that the coronavirus epidemic could be characterized as a pandemic, who would have predicted that the nature of work would be transformed 7 commuters swapped familiar cubicles and coffee shops for the familial four walls and dining table. they didn't think they were making a permanent transition to a hybrid, or even entirely remote lifestyle — but this may remain the norm for many. almost all 50 of the uk's biggest employers have told the bbc they do not plan to bring staff back to the office full—time — meaning overi million people will continue to work from home in some capacity. joining me now is peter cheese, the chief executive of the chartered institute of personnel a

closer to those tokyo games, team gb have announced the men's gymnastics team, which will be led by max whitlockan and james hall also included. that's all the sport for now. dogs could become one way of trying to prevent the spread of covid — because researchers have found that some breeds can be trained to smell the virus on humans with as much as 94% accuracy; even when the person has no symptoms. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes explains. this is talla. in less than five seconds, he has correctly identified a small unwashed fragment of sock, which has been donated by someone who had covid—19. and this is asher, who doesn't take that much longer. all these dogs have been specially trained to identify what researchers have found to be covid's distinctive odour. the dogs were able to be trained, you can hear one barking in the background there. the dogs were able to be trained really quickly on this odour and were able to distinguish people who were infected from those who were uninfected. so the best dog was able to detect somebody correctly that had covid, 94% of the time, which is rea

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