michael buchanan _ provided. really interesting. michael buchanan on - provided. shire horses will harvest a wild flower meadow which has recently been planted outside one of the country�*s most famous buildings. it is happening outside some of the most famous buildings in the country as well. part of the lawn at the back of the world—famous king�*s college chapel has been replaced with grassland. once harvested the hay bales will be sent across cambridge so more meadows can be sown. jo black reports. it looks like a glimpse into the past, but actually six—year—old cosmo and 15—year—old boy are kings college�*s latest lawnmowers. come on now. come on. keep going. good lads. and today they�*re here to mow a meadow. for two years, this carpet of wild flowers has replaced some of the college�*s 18th century pristine lawn. the idea was to boost biodiversity on the site. the results, an increase in the number of species, a more natural environment and an eruption of colour. our wild flower meadow is now in its second year. we installed it to demonstrate the fact that w

michael buchanan, bbc news, rhyl.istrates' court, accused of murdering his teenage sister. matthew selby, who's i9 and from ashton—under—lyne, is accused of killing 15—year—old amanda selby, at the ty mawr caravan park in towyn on saturday. he was remanded in custody and will appear at mold crown court tomorrow. krystina timanovskaya, the sprinter from belarus, has told the bbc that her country is not safe, and she may not be able to go home for many years. she has been granted a humanitarian visa by poland, after officials from belarus tried to send her home early from the olympics against her will. there's growing international condemnation of the regime of president alexander lukashenko, who has ruled belarus since 1994, and who stands accused of widespread human rights abuses. our correspondent sarah rainsford sent this report from minsk, the capital of belarus. she is a young athlete thrust into a political row she never sought. when sprinter krystina timanovskaya publicly criticised her coaches at the olympics,

michael buchanan, bbc news, rhyl.oungest—ever summer olympian will be competing. skateboarder sky brown turned 13 just last month and natalie pirks has been to meet her. we first met a long time ago and we talked about this dream, and now you're here. what does it feel like? it's insane. it's unbelievable. it's so cool to be here. at the village, there is all different kinds of people, like, super tall people and super strong people. was there a moment where you thought, the olympics isn't going to happen? i thought maybe it wouldn't happen and i was a little bummed, but people's lives are more important, so i thought about that and got through it. you and i last spoke after a really serious accident that you had had. yeah, that was definitely a heavy time for my parents, my family. it was bad, but i really think the accident made me want to go harder and, you know, yeah, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. how important is it for you to have dad here with you? it's really nice, you know? i'm still pretty young,

michael buchanan, bbc news, rhyl. be competing. skateboarder sky brown turned 13 just last month — she divides her time betweenjapan and the us with herjapanese mum and her british dad. last year she suffered skull fractures and broken limbs in a skateboarding accident. but she's made a remarkable recovery — as natalie pirks reports. we first met a long time ago and we talked about this dream, now you're here. what does it feel like? it's insane. it's unbelievable. it's so cool to be here, at the village, there is all different kinds of people, like, super tall people and super strong people. was there a moment where you thought, the olympics isn't going to happen? i thought maybe it wouldn't happen and i was a little bummed, but people's lives are more important, so i thought about that and got through it. you and i last spoke after a really serious accident that you had had. yeah, that was definitely a heavy time for my parents, my family. it was bad, but i really think the accident made me want to go harder and, yo

michael buchanan, bbc news, rhyl.inst india at headingley. after choosing to bat, india were dismissed forjust 78 runs. a short time ago, england were 110 without loss. 0ur sports correspondent, joe wilson, has been watching. england's players wore their t—shirts with messages of diversity and inclusion at yorkshire county cricket club, where a report into allegations of racism against a former player, azeem rafiq, is yet to be published. it is long—awaited. england's captain, and rafiq's friend, joe root, is adamant the messages mean something, mean everything. applause. and so to the test match. and to the procession. indian batsmen came in, edged the ball to the wicketkeeper and left, time and again. when the captain did it, a special celebration. the kind of reaction virat kohli himself employs in happier times. reaction virat kohli himself employs in happiertimes. not reaction virat kohli himself employs in happier times. not an injured bowler who would disagree. 0llie robinson dismissed rishabh pant. little more

michael buchanan, bbc news, glasgow.rses. a big increase in prize money means this year the winner will take home nearly half a milion pounds. here's our women's sport reporterjo currie. the women's open at carnoustie on scotland's east coast — the final major of the year. and with an increase in prize money, now the most lucrative tournaments. fresh from her olympic gold medal in tokyo, all eyes were on world number one, nellie korda. and she didn't disappoint. as eight birdies saw her shoot into an early lead. will it hold its line? it will. last year's surprise winner sophia popov started well, but then this... carnoustie by name, carnasty by nature. she battled back, though, to finish on par. the british players had mostly struggled, but not former champion georgia hall. she shone on day one, at one point, topping the leaderboard, but now one stroke off the pace. level with scotland's louise duncan, an amateur taking her moment on the big stage. well, she's within the lead as well. at the head of the field are south

michael buchanan, bbc news, rhyl.t in beijing is stephen mcdonell. the authorities clearly worried. this is a massive testing programme. imagine being a resident of wuhan. this is a city that had the world�*s first coronavirus lockdown, a very tough lockdown that enabled them to get rid of the virus. now, thanks to the delta variant, the virus has come back. residents are being told not to panic but they are also being told not to leave the province and that everybody in that city, 11 million people, will be tested for the virus. this is not the first city with massive testing in this most recent outbreak. in another province, the residents have had three rounds of testing already. that is where the outbreak started. this is not because the authorities are worried about the raw numbers which are not that, not even 100 new cases today, it is the spread of the cases today, it is the spread of the cases that has them worried stop dozens of places across the country all have infections and so china with its elimination st

michael buchanan, bbc news, rhyl.s, tourist bosses say that shortages are hitting them hard. mobeen azhar reports. when you're on holiday, you are on holiday can be taken as is, so rain or shine. :: ' . holiday can be taken as is, so rain or shine. i: ' , , ., holiday can be taken as is, so rain or shine. :: ' , , ., ., or shine. 2021 is the year of the uk staycation. — or shine. 2021 is the year of the uk staycation, with _ or shine. 2021 is the year of the uk staycation, with the _ or shine. 2021 is the year of the uk staycation, with the pandemic- or shine. 2021 is the year of the uk i staycation, with the pandemic making going abroad more competent than usual, more than 20 million of us plan to stay at home for our holidays this year. bbc panorama has been travelling around the country's holiday hotspots looking at the impact of the influx of visitors. we found a hospitality industry that is over stretched and understaffed. there were 102,000 job vacancies in the field between april and june this year. that is 1a%

michael buchanan, bbc news, rhyl.identifies another 26. are we talking primarily about seaside areas as we saw in that report? aha, about seaside areas as we saw in that report?_ about seaside areas as we saw in that report? a number of different areas, that report? a number of different areas. rural— that report? a number of different areas, rural and _ that report? a number of different areas, rural and coastal, _ that report? a number of different areas, rural and coastal, that - areas, rural and coastal, that we have identified in the additional towns. 50 have identified in the additional towns. have identified in the additional towns, ., have identified in the additional towns. . . . i, towns. so you have analysed local labour markets _ towns. so you have analysed local labour markets in _ towns. so you have analysed local labour markets in more _ towns. so you have analysed local labour markets in more detail, . labour markets in more detail, then the governments, to get to your analysis. tell us more about what

michael buchanan, bbc news, rhyl. more medals in tokyo.*s 800 metres. many congratulations to her. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with nick. many places with a dry afternoon and sunny spells after a cool start to the day feeling pleasantly warm in the day feeling pleasantly warm in the sunshine. we are still dodging a few heavy and perhaps thundery showers affecting parts of the midlands, eastern and southern england, but not many for wales and northern england with a few in northern ireland but overall a brighter day compared to yesterday and one or two in scotland, especially in the north and west. temperatures a bit higher than yesterday so if few spots reaching 22 celsius across parts of northern england and some of the showers will continue into the evening and then fade away while overnight most places are dry and there will be outbreaks of rain affecting north—western parts of scotland and it has been very dry this summer, so some of the rain it may be welcome. temperatures lower than this in rural spots so some places sta

michael buchanan, bbc news, rhyl.ng for some pictures at the moment as if we can show you that but i understand a thick plume of smoke over the sky and these are the life pictures from kabul this afternoon which gives you an idea of the smoke. we don't know the source of the explosion but we do know that the taliban has been intensifying its assault on regional capitals. government forces in afghanistan are battling to stop the taliban from taking control of lashkar gah, the capital of helmand province, where british troops were stationed for many years. the militants are reported to have captured most of the city. the taliban's assault in helmand is part of a major offensive across the country following the departure of american troops. the afghan president said things would be better in six months but the question is whether his government has six months. our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet has the latest from the capital kabul. these are not images that would be easy to see for british soldiers on th

michael buchanan, bbc news, rhyl. the headlines on bbc news...orrespondent. i'm in total shock, i wish i had been more prepared - correspondent. i'm in total shock, i wish i had been more prepared for| wish i had been more prepared for it, other than on the day, because i am certain this did notjust happen on the day. it must have been known about. ., ., , ., on the day. it must have been known about. ., ., ,, _,, , about. how are you coping, being thrust back _ about. how are you coping, being thrust back into _ about. how are you coping, being thrust back into that _ about. how are you coping, being thrust back into that media - thrust back into that media spotlight again, after their being a lull in that investigation? t do spotlight again, after their being a lull in that investigation?- lull in that investigation? i do not know how i _ lull in that investigation? i do not know how i am _ lull in that investigation? i do not know how i am coping. _ lull in that investigation? i do not know how i am coping. it - lull in that investigation? i d

michael buchanan, bbc news, rhyl. let's take a look at the front pages.crisis and the death of the rolling stones drummer, charlie watts. "joe's no to bojo". that's the headline in the metro. the paper says the us president snubbed the prime minister's plea to keep his troops in afghanistan beyond august the 31st. the times reports that britain is scrambling to airlift more than 4,000 uk nationals and afghan citizens out of afghanistan by the end of the week. most front pages carry photos of charlie watts, following his death at the age of 80. the sun splashes on the story — describing watts as "the rock behind the stones". and the guardian says that britain's economy has been plunged into a supply—chain "crisis" as a result of worker shortages and transport disruption, which they claim is caused by covid and brexit. shall i start? i have not really had a look inside the pages this morning. what do we love to talk about most on breakfast? beavors —— beavers. 0ra panda or a panda bear. i will talk to you about eggs. is this someone claiming how to make the