this is bbc news, the headlines: emperor naruhito ofjapan has formally opened the olympic games at ahe ioc president said preparing for the games had been a difficultjourney with unprecedented challenges. the funeral of the assassinated haitian president, jovenel moise, has taken place amid heavy security near cap—haitien — the main city of his native northern region. outside the moise family compound, police fired shots and tear gas at protesters voicing anger at the president's murder. more than 100 people have been killed after torrential monsoon rains triggered landslides and flooding in western india. officials say that dozens of bodies have been recovered from a landslide in the district of raigad.

emperor naruhito ofjapan has formally opened the olympic games at a ceremony in tokyo. it took place in an empty stadium with fewer than a thousand spectators because of the pandemic. the ioc president said preparing for the games had been a difficultjourney with unprecedented challenges. there's confusion and growing criticism over the uk government's plans to allow some key workers in england — from transport workers and police to those controlling the power network — to take daily covid tests instead of self—isolating. business leaders says the scheme needs to be significantly expanded. more than a hundred people have been killed after torrential monsoon rains triggered landslides and flooding in western india. officials say that dozens of bodies have been recovered from a landslide in the district of ryegad. hundreds of villages and towns are said to be without electricity and drinking water. now on it's time for bbc wales investigates. emergency, police, please. smashing. oh my god, quick. there's hundreds of people here. you need to come quick or there's going to

emperor naruhito ofjapan has formally opened the olympic games at a ceremony in tokyo. said preparing for the games had been a difficultjourney with unprecedented challenges. there's confusion and growing criticism over the uk government's plans to allow some key workers in england — from transport workers and police to those controlling the power network — to take daily covid tests instead of self—isolating. business leaders says the scheme needs to be significantly expanded. more than a hundred people have been killed after torrential monsoon rains triggered landslides and flooding in western india. officials say that dozens of bodies have been recovered from a landslide in the district of ryegad. hundreds of villages and towns are said to be without electricity and drinking water. now on it's time for bbc wales investigates. emergency, police, please.

this shows emperor naruhito who declared the opening of the tokyo olympic last night, just as his grandfathere on twitter were comparing the emperor's speech, which wasn't very long compared to thomas bach's speech which went on for more than ten minutes. it is fair to say that very positive reaction from the japanese public to the opening ceremony. i from the japanese public to the opening ceremony.— opening ceremony. i would be interested. — opening ceremony. i would be interested, mariko, _ opening ceremony. i would be interested, mariko, to - opening ceremony. i would be interested, mariko, to get - opening ceremony. i would be| interested, mariko, to get your take as you we hear some music here in the background high above tokyo bay, on what the status is of naomi osaka. we know she is such a vocal advocate in certain matters, as an athlete, and i wonder how the people injapan would feel towards her in these games. well, she was featured very prominently by all the newspapers as well. —— opinions are split. she has faced some racism incidents here injapan. some would argue that because s

another newspaper i want to show you is this one with a picture of emperor naruhito, declaring the opening opening ceremony, just as his grandfather did for the i964 just as his grandfather did for the 1964 games. there were some people in social media comparing the duration of the emperor's speech which was not very long, versus thomas bucks's speech which went on for more than ten minutes. but overall, a pretty positive reaction from the japanese public. reaction from the japanese ublic. �* a, ,., public. and mariko, we sought naomi osaka _ public. and mariko, we sought naomi osaka likes _ public. and mariko, we sought naomi osaka likes the - public. and mariko, we sought naomi osaka likes the flame l public. and mariko, we sought. naomi osaka likes the flame on friday night at the opening ceremony. —— we saw. what sort of reaction does she get in japan? isn't she the poster girl for the games here? she is definitely the _ girl for the games here? she is definitely the face _ girl for the games here? she is definitely the face of _ girl for the games here? she is definitely the face of t

this newspaper showing a picture of emperor naruhito who declared the opening of the tokyo olympics last1964 games. and there were some people on twitter comparing the emperor's speech, which was relatively short, to that of thomas bach, which went on for more than ten minutes. but i think it's fair to say a lot of positive reaction to the opening ceremony, and some excitement as the games are finally under way. yeah, and what is the situation? you said, as we can see, not that much social distancing going on behind you. some excitement, but is there concern about what is happening with covid now, and what impact all those people gathering together will have? yes, absolutely. that has always been the concern of those who were opposing the games to take place amid the pandemic. concerns that this could become a super spreader event. and as sarah mentioned, there have been an increasing number of confirmed covid cases within the olympic village, including some athletes. but for the rest of tokyo as well, the number hit nearly 2,000 earlier in the week. so there are some concerns. though, i

the olympic games have been formally opened by emperor naruhito ofjapan at a pared down ceremony in tokyoooler feel to the weather, with some really intense downpours for some of us. now, a lot to look at on this satellite picture. this beautiful swirl of low cloud in the north sea, that's been turning things quite murky for some north—eastern coasts. these clouds to the south—west are the storm clouds. we've had a lot of lightning from these clouds as they've been approaching our shores, and through this evening and tonight, this rain, this thundery rain will push in across southern counties of england, getting into the far south of wales, too. at the same time, this mist and murk and low cloud will once again roll in across north east scotland, the eastern side of england on what will be another pretty warm night. but as we head into tomorrow, this area of low pressure will dominate the scene across the southern half of the uk. where you're close to the centre of this low, you can expect some really intense downpours and thunderstorms. across southern parts of england and south wales es

the japanese emperor naruhito meeting with ioc president thomas bach, recognizing the enormous challengepossible measures against covid measures. it's a far from easy task. >> reporter: bach seemingly backtracking won political activism allowed at the game. several women's soccer teams taking a knee prior to their matches, including team usa. >> it is allowed. the there's no violation of the rule 50. this is expressively what has been mentioned in the guidelines. >> the 302nd summer olympiad, shaping up to be like none overwhelm the u.n. secretary general putting positive spin on a games some fear could spin out of control. >> we're all in mourning for those lost to the covid-19 pandemic. every athlete in tokyo has demonstrated great determination. if we bring that same energy to our global challenges, we can achieve anything. >> reporter: we are now just over 13 hours away from the beginning of the opening ceremonies which are expected to have fewer participants and will last longer because of social distancing during the parade of nations. nonetheless, it should be a spectacle. they ha