it really wasn't the paralympics. it really wasn't the most parallel olympic, paralympic band.the game. it was really big games for us at the sydney paralympics was really big games for us at the sydney paralympics. really felt like having some kind of equality there. as the years progress we've seen itjust grow and grow. yeah, london was kind of a standout moment and really kind of a standout moment and really kind of switched on the world, certainly the british public into what paralympics is all about. we had stories of swimmers and athletes and runners and performances that kind of overtook what was actually the performances. people were noticing how fast our athletes were and people who are becoming household names and that's just increase. and it wasn'tjust storey celebrating — crystal lane wright took silver to make it a gb 1—2 in the women's road race. and it was a 1—2 in the men's race as well as ben watson took gold — his second of the games — with team mate fin graham coming through to win silver. it's what i jumped it's what ijumped about been sort of like my goal,

he's a player at the paralympics.ce is about mind over matter, it's a thinking man's game. he had to control himself throughout to win the gold medal, and he was actually great britain's 30th gold medals here in the games in tokyo. it meant so much to david that he got quite emotional after the match and, in his interview, he even said that he hoped showing those emotions and how he played, he would inspire other athletes with the same disability as him to get involved in the sport of bocce. �* , , ., bocce. he's been a wonderful information, _ bocce. he's been a wonderful information, and _ bocce. he's been a wonderful information, and that - bocce. he's been a wonderful i information, and that trademark bocce. he's been a wonderful - information, and that trademark dyed hair, i love it. he said it was the 30th goalfor gp — the hair, i love it. he said it was the 30th goal for gp — the only gold today for gb, wasn't it? but becky redfern, hersilver today for gb, wasn't it? but becky redfern, her silver must�*ve felt

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it is a new paralympic - record.her team mate kare adenegan took silver, but hannah cockroft�*s sevens title was about it gets. in hannah cockroft's sevens title was about it gets-_ about it gets. in the canoeing, meanwhile. — about it gets. in the canoeing, meanwhile, it _ about it gets. in the canoeing, meanwhile, it was _ about it gets. in the canoeing, meanwhile, it was all- about it gets. in the canoeing, meanwhile, it was all about i about it gets. in the canoeing, l meanwhile, it was all about the sport switches. laura sugar used to spend on the running track, but now she is doing it on the water with their impressive results. for sugar, their impressive results. for sugar, the sweetest of victories. there was another victory for charlotte henshaw. in the last games she won bronze for swimming, but after swapping the pool for the paddle, she won gold, edging out team—mate wicks. changing sports turned out to be a pretty good career move, she told me. i be a pretty good career move, she told me. ., , be a prett

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in previous 0lympic paralympics than it has in previous olympic and paralympic games.ime ijust looked at the new total, 51 medals overall. a great achievement for the japanese team and that raised enthusiasm here for what is going on. on the other hand, covid has been spreading very, very fast and there are a lot of people in hospital, a lot of people can�*t get into hospital here in tokyo because of the pandemic and thatis tokyo because of the pandemic and that is really solid things here. the atmosphere here injapan particularly in tokyo but across the country, is one of anxiety about the pandemic and the fact it has got so much worse in the past few weeks and i think that the politicians for not getting this under control. a lot of people think they were focused on the paralympics and 0lympics people think they were focused on the paralympics and olympics are not focused on controlling the pandemic. the perilous state of the planet�*s wildlife is being laid bare at the world�*s largest biodiversity summit. the international union for conservation of nature has relea

it is a new paralympic record.r, but hannah cockroft�*s seventh title was about as emphatic as it gets. in the canoeing, meanwhile, it was all about the sport switches. laura sugar used to sprint on the running track, but now she is doing it on the water with their impressive results. with very impressive results. for sugar, the sweetest of victories. there was another victory for charlotte henshaw. in the last games she won bronze for swimming, the 34—yr—old won gold, edging out team—mate wiggs. changing sports turned out to be a pretty good career move, she told me. i feel very fortunate to find another sport that i love. i might have been completely rubbish, so i might not have been even on the team to tokyo, so it was a complete leap of faith and one i am now glad i took. in the wheelchair tennis, meanwhile, there was an all british battle for bronze. gordon reid and alfie hewett doubles partners, but today they were opponents and after a deciding set thriller it was gordon reid that took the match and the meda

what the games have been four paralympic gb.re set a target of between 100 and 140 medals, and with 125, they have hit that. it has been an unprecedented and paralympics, held during a pandemic. some athletes feared they might never happen, that they have, they have gone smoothly and finally reaching the finish line. thank you very much. more than 8,000 chain stores disappeared from our high streets and shopping centres in the first six months of this year. new research suggests city centres have suffered the most, as footfall has yet to recover to pre—pandemic levels. our business correspondent, emma simpson, reports. it's the most famous shopping street in london but now one of the most hardest hit. oxford street, littered with boarded up shops. city centres have suffered the most this year, as chain stores continue to close. there is quite a lot closed down, we've noticed, that's what we've noticed walking along. it's not as crowded as it used to be. it's quite unexpected - coming to central london and actually seeing how aff

two more medals for great britain on the final day of the paralympics, with bronze wins in the men'sminton and men's wheelchair basketball. hello and welcome to bbc news. the chief executive of one of prince charles�* charities the prince�*s foundation, has temporarily stepped down following claims that he helped secure an honourfor a major donor. two british newpapers, the sunday times and the mail on sunday, allege that michael fawcett used his influence to assist a saudi businessman. mr fawcett was, until 2003, the prince�*s valet. here�*s our royal correspondentjonny dymond. michael fawcett was once one of prince charles�* closest aides, a man whom the prince relied upon to guide and organise his personal life. three years ago, he became chief executive of the prince�*s foundation — an umbrella group for a number of prince charles�* charitable interests. newspaper reports allege that mr fawcett offered to assist a wealthy saudi national and major donor to the prince�*s foundation with citizenship and with an honour. mahfouz marei mubarak bin mahfouz received an honorary cbe in la

previous 0lympic team, in this paralympics than it has in previous olympic and paralympic games.ls in 51 medals overall. a great achievement for the japanese team and that raised enthusiasm here for what is going on. on the other hand, david has been spreading very, very fast and there are a lot of people in hospital, a lot people cannot get into hospital here in tokyo because of the pandemic and that has really soured things here. the atmosphere here injapan, particularly here in tokyo but across the country, is one of anxiety about the pandemic and the budget has got so much worse in the past few weeks and i go out to the politicians for not getting this under control. a lot of people think they were focused on the olympics and paralympics are not on controlling the pandemic. more than 8,000 chain stores disappeared from high streets, shopping centres and retail parks across britain in the first six months of this year. new research suggests city centres have suffered the most, as footfall has yet to recover to pre—pandemic levels. our business correspondent, emma simpson, repo

sport experts say on a level we haven't seen before the paralympics —— at the paralympics.ent that these games have been a tremendous success. —— paralympic movement. on the other hand, they have come at a time when the pandemic injapan has really continued to spread very fast, so i think how it will beat seen by people injapan looking back is still hard to say. but i think the questions that were there at the beginning still remain today as the games close, and those are why did they decide to go ahead with this in they decide to go ahead with this in the middle of a pandemic? why did the middle of a pandemic? why did the japanese government not move faster to get its population vaccinated before the olympics and the paralympics began? a lot of japanese people consequently still feel very ambivalent about the whole thing. it was put very well, i think, in the financial times in an article which said, asking about the prime minister. why did he decide to risk the health of a nation for a $25 billion event? the memory of which will be forgotten fairly quickly. and finally, w

it is an absolute lifetime's work for sarah to be winning paralympic medal after paralympic medal, overnd an inspiration for everybody in peril of export. film. everybody in peril of export. oh, isn't she? _ everybody in peril of export. oh, isn't she? we're _ everybody in peril of export. oh, isn't she? we're all— everybody in peril of export. 0h, isn't she? we're all feeling like terrible underachievers today! and just watching those pictures, a lot of us here the uk are transfixed by the conditions she had to do that final riding as well, my goodness! yes, it has been odd because we have been here for both the olympics and paralympics over the last seven weeks, there have been one or two very light showers, no real rain, it has been very hot and very humid. well, today, the conditions were completely humid. i think that sarah was feeling quite at home. it was most reminiscent of the training rides in the peak district today. 17 degrees, it was absolutely tipping down all day, they were soaked to the skin before they even crossed the skin before they even crossed the start line, let al

and three more golds for britain at the paralympics.and athletics take the team past the 100—medal mark at the tokyo paralympics. people who steal pets in england are to face tougher penalties. pet abductions increased during the pandemic. figures show 2,000 dogs were reported stolen last year alone. theft of pets is currently treated as a �*loss of property�* but there are now plans to make the abduction of animals a criminal offence. our correspondent duncan kennedy reports. barking. there are 12 million dogs in the uk — their status among many families going way beyond "pet". today's new figures show that 2,000 dogs were reported stolen last year. when your dogs are stolen, it is devastating. for anybody who has had a dog stolen, they will immediately know. for anybody who has a dog or a cat, you know how much you love them, they are priceless, irreplaceable members of our family. it's devastating, what happens to families. yet until now there's been no specific law to cover stolen pets. today the government says it is to change that

it's a new paralympic record!roft�*s seventh title was about as emphatic as it gets. in the canoeing, meanwhile, it was all about the sport switches. laura sugar used to sprint on the running track, now she's doing it on the water with very impressive results. for sugar, the sweetest of victories. and there was another for charlotte henshaw. at the last games, she won bronze as a swimmer. but after swapping the pool for a paddle, the 34—year—old powered to gold, edging out team—mate emma wiggs. changing sports, she told me, turned out to be a pretty good career move. ifeel very, very fortunate to have found another sport that i love. i might have been completely rubbish, so i might not have been even on a team to tokyo. so it was a complete leap of faith and one i'm now glad i took. in the wheelchair tennis, meanwhile, there was an all—british battle for bronze. alfie hewett and gordon reid are doubles partners, but today they were opponents. and after a deciding set thriller, it was reid that took the match — and

and after 12 dazzling days, the paralympic flame was extinguished.e games have faced. but they've happened. forjapan and for sport, the end of a truly extraordinary summer. andy swiss, bbc news, tokyo. so many brilliant stories that from tokyo. and dan evans hasjust been broken again in the second set against daniil medvedev at the us open. he trails one set to love and now four games to three in the second. lots to do for the british number one. that's all from sportsday. goodbye. good evening. for most, it has been a day of welcome sunshine and warmth. how warm? well, the last time i looked, we saw temperatures peaking at 26 degrees in parts of west sussex and we have not seen temperatures like that across england and wales sincejuly. there was some cloud and some rain around, some of it heavy for a time across the far north and west and this is the radar picture throughout the afternoon, affecting the far north and west of scotland and northern ireland. some of it heavy at times, but welcome rain here. some of the areas have got water restrictions

dame sarah storey has been reflecting on her record breaking 17th paralympic gold medal, and a paralympicas stretched nearly 30 years. victory today in the cli—s road race means she is now great britain's most successful paralympian — our reporter rachel laytam is in tokyo. that happened overnight, didn't it? but lots of reflection today on quite what an achievement from dame sarah storey in that road race overnight. sarah storey in that road race overnight-— sarah storey in that road race overniaht. , , ., , , ., overnight. yes, she really is an exceptional _ overnight. yes, she really is an exceptional athlete. _ overnight. yes, she really is an exceptional athlete. she - overnight. yes, she really is an | exceptional athlete. she started overnight. yes, she really is an - exceptional athlete. she started her first cut games when she was just iii first cut games when she was just 1a in 1992 and back them she was a swimmer. she didn't move into cycling until after the athens paralympic games, and she has won 17 paralympic games, and she has won 17 paralympic titles over that course as we

close to the paralympic village, japanese school pa ralympic village, japanese school kids paralympic to use a wheelchair to get around. this is a start. but she thinks the real barrier to acceptance for people like her is that most japanese people have never actually met a disabled person. i actually met a disabled person. i use i use actually met a disabled person. i use i use a _ actually met a disabled person. i use i use a wheelchair _ actually met a disabled person. i use i use a wheelchair and - actually met a disabled person. i | use i use a wheelchair and people 'ust walk use i use a wheelchair and people just walk the _ use i use a wheelchair and people just walk the other _ use i use a wheelchair and people just walk the other way. - use i use a wheelchair and people just walk the other way. many - just walk the other way. many people see me in looking at me strangely. and if i watch them, they ignore me because they don't have the chance to live with people with disabilities. bill to live with people with disabilities.— to live with people with disabilities. . , ., , ., ,

but, as with the tokyo olympic games which preceded it, the paralympics have been overshadowed by thes assessment. well, i think in terms of the sporting achievement, these games will be seen as a success. we have seen tremendous sporting achievements over the last 12 days, sports experts say, on a level that we haven't actually seen before at the paralympics. and so, i think it will be claimed by the government here, by the ioc, by the olympic movement in the paralympic movement that these games have been a tremendous success. on the other hand, they have come at a time when the pandemic injapan has really continued to spread very fast. and so, i think how it will be seen by people injapan looking back in a month or in a year or in a few years' time is still hard to say. but i think the questions that were there at the beginning, before the games started, still remain today as the games close, and those are why did they decide to go ahead with this in the middle of a pandemic? why did the japanese government not move faster to get its population vaccinated before the olympics and the

not only has she won the 17 paralympic medals, she won the 17 paralympic medals, she has also won 29ming down on her on the bike, but today it was a very different story for story. and we can hear from different story for story. and we can hearfrom her. i wasn't fussed about the forecast as we had trained for it, but it was 17 degrees. i had to wear a bears _ for it, but it was 17 degrees. i had to wear a bears -- _ for it, but it was 17 degrees. i had to wear a bears -- much - for it, but it was 17 degrees. i had to wear a bears -- much mag - for it, but it was 17 degrees. i had to wear a bears —— much mag base layer— to wear a bears —— much mag base layer and _ to wear a bears —— much mag base layer and we — to wear a bears —— much mag base layer and we are asking for heat packs. — layer and we are asking for heat packs. but — layer and we are asking for heat packs, but yes, it was brilliant weather — packs, but yes, it was brilliant weather to be trying to hurl around corners _ weather to be trying to hurl around corners and — weather to be trying to hurl around corners and try to

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japan is the first nation to host the paralympic games twice — but what's it like to be a disabled person — it's abba's first album of new material for forty years — backed up by a series of virtual concerts. it's seven in the morning in singapore and seven in the evening in new york, where the tailend of hurricane ida caused major flooding in the north east of the us last night. more than a0 people were killed in the flash floods. the governors of new york and newjersey have declared states of emergency, and president biden has promised federal aid. our correspondent nada tawfik is in newjersey. cascading waterfalls rushed through the platform is down to the tracks of new york city subway. the sudden deluge from ida's move up north shutdown the network and didn't stop there. a state of emergency was called as the city became paralysed by record—breaking rain and flash flooding. turning wide boulevards quickly into waterways. motorists and a few out working despite the obstacles, waded through the water to get home. officials warned residents to remain indoors but houses were no longer a

japan is the first nation to host the paralympic games twice, but what's it like to be a disabled personing there? and, it's abba's first album of new material for a0 years, backed up by a series of virtual concerts. it's 8:00 in the morning in singapore and 8:00 in the evening in new york, where the tail end of hurricane ida caused major flooding in the north—east of the us on wednesday night. more than a0 people were killed in the flash floods. the governors of new york and newjersey have declared states of emergency, and president biden has promised federal aid. our correspondent nada tawfik is in newjersey. this has been a day filled with disbelief and despair. it was not long ago that people watched in shock as hurricane ida devastated louisiana, never anticipating that they would be next, and there really was no warning that the storm's remnants would be this destructive, this life—threatening. throughout the day the death toll has climbed, the youngest victim just two years old. cascading waterfalls rushed through the platform is down to the tracks of new york city subway. the sud

and you have got your paralympics — feeling.aralympics homecoming party on sunday, but for you personally, have you got big celebrations planned? unfortunately we can't go, we've got the world _ unfortunately we can't go, we've got the world championships _ unfortunately we can't go, we've got the world championships and - unfortunately we can't go, we've got the world championships and we - unfortunately we can't go, we've got . the world championships and we leave a week— the world championships and we leave a week today— the world championships and we leave a week today for — the world championships and we leave a week today for the _ the world championships and we leave a week today for the world _ a week today for the world championships _ a week today for the world championships in - a week today for the world - championships in copenhagen, so to keep everyone — championships in copenhagen, so to keep everyone safe _ championships in copenhagen, so to keep everyone safe we _ championships in copenhagen, so to keep everyone

commentator: it's a new paralympic record!ke, "my hand really hurts!" yeah, i'm not sure what it looks like under here but we're going to leave this on for now. and there was another gold for another of the class of 2012, aled davies retaining his shot put title which he dedicated to his baby daughter phoebe. in the canoeing, meanwhile, there was success for the sport switchers. laura sugar used to sprint on the track, but now she's doing it on the water, and quickly. for sugar, the sweetest of victories. and there was another for charlotte henshaw, the former swimmer edging out team—mate emma wiggs. swapping the pool for a paddle, she later told me, turned out to be a pretty good move. i feel very, very fortunate to have found another sport that i love. i might have been completely rubbish and i might not even have been on the team to tokyo so it was a complete leap of faith and one i'm now glad that i took. the british team have won medals across more sports at these games than they have ever done before, and once again the

not the first paralympic sport mr.rd time she has competed and said she has learned a lot from previous games. she said she had a race plan and stuck to it which enabled her to win the gold medal today. we can hear more about her race plan from herself. i was “ust her race plan from herself. i was just wanting _ her race plan from herself. i was just wanting to _ her race plan from herself. i was just wanting to get _ her race plan from herself. i was just wanting to get down - her race plan from herself. i was just wanting to get down the - her race plan from herself. i was just wanting to get down the course and deliver— just wanting to get down the course and deliver the race my coach and i had worked — and deliver the race my coach and i had worked out. it was that relief of crossing — had worked out. it was that relief of crossing the line and realising we had — of crossing the line and realising we had done it, it was our dream and -oal we had done it, it was our dream and goal and _ we had done it, it was our dr

john became the tpfirst african-american to med at the paralympics with a slave and two bronze.ating from harvard she was a rhodes scholar, fortune 500 executive and advisor to the white house. she was numbed one of the five most inspiring women in america. our correspondent julia sun got the chance to meet her at her home in upstate new york to talk about sports, determination and resilience. >> when the u.s. delegation marched into the arena at the 1984 paralympics games in innsbruck nobody including bonnie st. john guessed that she was about to milwaukee sports history. >> hitting the red and blue poles i get to where i could see the finish line and i think i have made it and won the goal appear that's when i hit the ice and i tried to hold on to my edge with one leg and you fell in the snow. i was so disappointed. i thought it is over but my training was to finish. i grabbed my equipment, got over the finish line and we the dust cleared i was still in third. i got to stand on the winner's podium. >> in that moment bonnie realized how far she had come from her childhood. >> u

there hope set the paralympics, wanted to become a paralympic discipline. that be for the profile of the sport?- important will that be for the profile of the sport? massive i think it we _ profile of the sport? massive i think it we look _ profile of the sport? massive i think it we look at _ profile of the sport? massive i think it we look at disability i profile of the sport? massive i i think it we look at disability sport people ask about paralympics was up with in that range would be issued in terms of awareness for the social media platforms have a look at that and you get an interest in football or not. it does blow you away in terms of the skill set all the players have. to the expense the aggression of the games is very surprising. it certainly not a game for the fate of heart. to have that relationship with paralympics would be excellent and something to build gone 17. ——. there's a real demand for the game in the areas of the world. and certainly if we can grow that and have a wider impact that's what we hope to achieve. you mentioned — what we

i like the sound of 29 paralympic medals. that sounds so insane to me.urney that i've been on since i was 12 years old and finding out about the paralympic movement. >> you were just 12 at your first paralympic games, the youngest on the u.s. paralympic team. what has kept your drive and motivation after all these years? >> what has really motivated me is going back to that little 12-year-old girl who never gave up. even when days get tough, and i've definitely had a lot of the tough days. even with the postponement. just going back to her, how she would never give up, so why am i going to give up? >> you were born in russia with a rare health condition. how did that impact your childhood? >> i was born with sedorhemomylia. i was born with three toes, amputated at 18 months old so i could wear prosthetic legs. there are parts manufacture my childhood i can't remember because they were so incredibly painful. got the right leg done, go back into the left leg. as soon as i got the left leg done and started to learn how to walk again, it was back to the righ

the paralympics cost £7 million in 2012 and rather more in 2016 and a bit more this year.ralympics because it makes a lot of commercial sense. clearly, channel 4 would dispute strongly that it is not efficiently run. i would ask you, though, a different question, though, david. can i ask you a different question? all the problems you raise here, that it's remit�*s not clear enough, that the remit�*s not being properly enforced by the regulator, that it's not efficient enough... why does privatisation sort any of those problems out? it seems to you've identified a problem and the solution that does not necessarily fit? because as because as soon as you enter into a contract with a private owner you can force them to commit will not commit to. so you are saying that a regulator that can't force a public service broadcaster now but could in the future do so with a private operation. no, no, it wouldn't be 0fcom that did it. it would be a government contract that did it. at the moment, 0fcom has no power to discipline channel 4 when it blatantly ignores... well, 0fcom does hav

the world champion finally the paralympic champion.140 medals. and still they keep coming. there was another one for the remarkable richard whitehead, but not the gold he's used to. the 200 metres saw a changing of the guard — from the 45—year—old to a 19—year—old. south africa's ntando mahlangu didn't walk until he was ten. now he had beaten one of the all—time greats. his wasn't the only extraordinary talent on show, yan shuo of china beating will bayley as britain lost out in the table tennis final. and then there was the wheelchair tennis. if there was a prize for shot of the year, well, alfie hewett might have just won it. it wasn't enough for hewett and gordon reid to win their doubles final. but in defeat, they did at least have one of the day's most dazzling moments. andy swiss, bbc news, tokyo. that's it from the ten o'clock team. you can keep up to date on all those stories on the bbc news channel. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a good weekend. hello. england and wales looking brighter by sunday afterno

. ~ , , paralympics.ast with ben thompson and luxmy gopal. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. the future of social care in england is being discussed by the government this weekend ahead of a major announcement expected later this week. boris johnson pledged to fix social care when he became prime minister, but he's facing growing pressure from within his party not to increase national insurance contributions to pay for the plans. the chief executive of one of prince charles' charities — the prince's foundation — has temporarily stepped down, following newspaper allegations that he used his influence to help secure an honourfor a major donor. michael fawcett was — until 2003 — the prince's valet. the prince's foundation said that it took the allegations very seriously — and that the matter is under investigation. taliban officials have broken up a demonstration by dozens of women in kabul. the group say the taliban targeted them with tear gas and pepper spray as they tri

final day in the track and field events at the tokyo paralympics.pics gb have now won 122 medals in total keeping them in second place behind china going into the final day. 0ur sports correspondent, andy swiss, has more. domination at its most dazzling. hannah cockroft has never lost a race at the paralympics and the 800 metres her supremacy was starker than ever. hannah cockroft almost at a different postcode as she crossed the line more than

clean dishes. >>> some final images here from the tokyo paralympics.l competition wrapped up on sunday with a colorful celebration despite the ongoing pandemic. the closing ceremony included singing, dancing, and the parade of nations. it took place in a near-empty stadium without spectators, due of course to the pandemic. japan found some success containing the coronavirus during the paralympics, but the delta variant is still driving new infections. now blake essig joins me now from tokyo. good to see you, blake. let's start with that closing ceremony. how is it received, and what was the overall assessment of the hosting of the paralympics? >> reporter: rosemary, late last night inside the national stadium behind me, the closing ceremony was held bringing tokyo 2020 to an end as was the case throughout the games. as you mentioned, last night's closing ceremony took place inside a nearly empty stadium. while i was lucky to be there, the people who perhaps deserve to be there the most, the people of japan, unfortunately weren't. while some people are

and wheelchair racer hannah cockroft wins her seventh paralympic title in the t34 800 metres.ello, if you havejustjoined us, welcome to bbc news. labour says there's a strong case to vaccinate children aged between 12 and 15 against covid to prevent any further disruption to learning. ministers have asked the chief medical officers of the uk's four nations to consider the broader implications after the uk's vaccines advisory body decided yesterday not to recommend jabs for all youngsters in that age group. james reynolds reports for many young teenagers in america, the highlight of a travel free pandemic summer may have been getting the covid jab. the us, israel and several european countries have all pressed ahead with vaccinations for 12 to 15—year—olds. it's difficult to maintain all measures like social distancing, etc. and we have seen earlier on, since a year ago in the summer, they are a group which often gets the disease first. some parents here are in favour of jabs for all young teens. if it helps people feel less anxious, then they should do it, especially if they d

for the 25 year old, a first paralympic medal.fter losing to china in a semi—final. while in a different class, it was a different story. as paul karabardak and will bayley came back from the brink to make it to the final. and if you wondered what that meant, this mightjust give you a clue! what a victory that was table tennis and i can tell you in the wheelchair tennis both gordon reid and alfie hewett are through to the semifinals. paralympicsgb have won 30 gold medal so far in these games but we're hoping there are still a few to come. in tennis, british teenager emma raducanu has again shown her ability on the world stage. she's through to the second round of the us open after a straight sets victory over switzerland's stefanie vogele. the 18 —year—old won 6—2, 6—3 against her experienced opponent and will next face china's zhang shuai. it 5 just four weeks until the uk premiere of daniel craig's fifth and final outing as james bond in no time to die, which has been repeatedly delayed by the pandemic. the final trailer has jus

i like the sound of 29 paralympic medals. so insane just thinking about this journey that i've been on since i was 12 years old and finding out about the paralympic movement. >> and you were just 12 at your first, youngest on the paralympic team. what has kept your drive and motivation after all these years? >> what has really motivated me is just going back to that little 12-year-old girl who never gave up. even when days get tough and i definitely have a lot of tough days, even with the postponement, just going back to her and how she would never give up. so why am i going to give up. >> you were born in russia with a rare health condition. how did that impact your childhood? >> i had a food with three toes. after i was adopted, they had it will pew at a timed so i could wear propertysthetic leg. and there are so many things that are painful to rer. as soon as i got the left leg done and i started to learn how to walk again, it was back to the right leg. and it was a constant -- it was constantly overcoming. i think in some

hannah cockroft won in the t34 800m — it's her seventh paralympic title.watching bbc news. hello. if you have been holding out for a bit of sunshine and some warmer weather, particularly in the areas that have been quite cool and cloudy recently, you'll probably be pleased to hear that we have got some sunnier and some warmer weather on the cards over the next few days. for today, it is looking mostly dry and there will be spells of sunshine for some of us. still some cloud lingering, particularly for the northern and eastern parts of the uk. high pressure still in charge of our weather, but that's clearing off towards the east, allowing south—easterly winds to move in. there is going to be a weather front pushing into the north—west of the uk tomorrow, so that will bring a bit of rain to parts of western scotland and northern ireland afternoon. and northern ireland tomorrow afternoon. but, for the rest of today, then, looks a little bit like this, and sunshine for parts of southern england, wales, northern ireland also seeing sunny spells. also some brigh

i7th paralympic gold medalfor her. it is the culmination of a remarkable career.rey started as a swimmer. she was just 14 when she won her first paralympic gold before she switched to cycling with now record—breaking results. her i7th title, so special. to be britain's most successful paralympian, how does that sound? i like the sound of that, it is something i never anticipated happening to me. if you had asked me that when i was 14 i would have been, oh well, maybe, but to go on to eclipse the record is something i could never have imagined happening. it's now nearly 30 years since storey made her paralympic debut, but those closest to her say her drive and determination are stronger than ever. she isjust amazing, how she manages to find new ways, being in different environment chambers at high altitude, just to push her body even more, and she is able to do that. i think there are very few people in the world able to do that. the very british weather here has seen a landmark moment for british sport, and with dame sarah storey already targeting the next games i

and two more medals for great britain on the final day of the paralympics, with bronze wins in the men's badminton and men's wheelchair basketball. the perilous state of the planet's wildlife is being laid bare at the world's largest biodiversity summit. the international union for conservation of nature has released its revised �*red list�* of endangered species. theres�*s some good news for tuna, but the fate of many other animals still hangs in the balance. gail maclellan reports. weighing in at around 150 kilograms, the komodo dragon is the world's largest living lizard. they are notorious hunters with deadly venom and no predators, so it is hard to imagine that they are under threat. but it has just been added to the endangered species list. they are only half found on a handful of indonesian islands and their habitat is shrinking rapidly.— indonesian islands and their habitat is shrinking rapidly. globalwarming and climate change, _ is shrinking rapidly. globalwarming and climate change, rising - is shrinking rapidly. globalwarming and climate change, rising sea - and climate chang

it was her paralympic debut.ze medal also came in the team table tennis and there was a near miss in the boccia this morning. scott mcgowan lost in his boccia match. he will be playing again tomorrow, though, with his brother, jamie and scott on the same team for great britain in the team boccia tomorrow morning. id�*d’tfid team for great britain in the team boccia tomorrow morning. david smith 'ust ttoin in boccia tomorrow morning. david smith just going in his— boccia tomorrow morning. david smith just going in his final _ boccia tomorrow morning. david smith just going in his final as _ boccia tomorrow morning. david smith just going in his final as well, - boccia tomorrow morning. david smith just going in his final as well, his - just going in his final as well, his gold—medal match in the boccia, the world number one, and there could be a good chance for another gold later on for becky redfern in the swimming. she won her heat overnight, didn�*t she quiz make a real prospect there paralympics gb. yes, so, a

swimmer morgan stickney pulling off a stunning win at the paralympics, overcoming one challenge after another on her way to tokyo. >> she's inching up there. >> reporter: one lap to go in the 400 meter freestyle, morgan stickney trailing behind then morgan did what she does best. >> here comes morgan stickney >> reporter: she fought back. >> it will be morgan stickney that gets the gold >> obviously, you saw my face. i was shocked that i hit first. >> reporter: growing up, morgan was one of the country's top young swimmers but when she was 14, doctors discovered a rare genetic disorder was restricting blood flow to her left leg. >> that there wasn't anything they could do besides amputate it. i would sob every single night. >> reporter: morgan thought her days in the pool were over until she learned about the paralympics. the spark re-ignited she started training for tokyo. then another devastating blow doctors discovered the same issue in her right leg. in october 2019, morgan became a double amputee. >> i didn't think i would ever swim again. it wasn't even something i was thinking

a record 4,400 athletes competed in this year's paralympic events. china won the most medals, followed by great britain and the united states. on friday, the u.s. won gold in the first-ever four-by-100 universal relay at the paralympics, setting a new world record of 45.52 seconds. at the closing ceremony, the paralympic flag was handed off to the mayor of paris, the host of the 2024 summer olympics. for more national and international news visit pbs.org/newshour. >> sreenivasan: last week's u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan, the taliban's rapid takeover, and the death, chaos and confusion that ensued caught many americans by surprise. fosome of the millions of u.s. service members who went to afghanistan since 2001, the events of last week also come with mixed feelings about their service there and the allies left behind. i spoke with rodger pinto,ho deployed to both afghanistan and iraq as an infantry paratrooper in the army's 82nd airborne from 2008 to 2014. he is also a member advocate for the non-partisan group i.a.v.a.- - iraq and afghanistan ve

to have a paralympics homecoming is something so special.loved ones, to come for a party, because they missed out at the games. they couldn't go to tokyo. they couldn't be there to cheer us on. and to have a thing today where everyone comes, it's a whole celebration, it's so exciting. matt graveling, bbc news. when former singer tanya beige was told she would lose her voice to throat cancer, she immediately began to create a video diary, so that her young children would remember what she sounded like. now, thanks to a special project, she's able to do something she never thought would be possible again — perform live on stage. fiona lamdin reports. this is my voice, and i'm not going to have it for much longer. well, not this one, anyway. tanja made this recording just hours after being told she had throat cancer. two days later, as the country went into the first lockdown, tanja had a laryngectomy to remove her voicebox. i was absolutely devastated. like, my daughter was not even two, so she was learning to talk. once upon a time there was

morgan stickney pulled off a stunning win the at the paralympics, overcoming one challenge after another is tom llamas with her story. >> reporter: morgan stickney trailing behind. then morgan did what she does best. >> here comes morgan stickney. >> reporter: she fought back. >> it will be morgan stickney that gets the gold. >> obviously, you saw my face. i was shocked i hit first. >> reporter: growing up, one of the country's top young swimmers when she was 14, doctors discovered a rare genetic disorder was restricting blood flow to her left leg. >> there wasn't anything they could do beside amputate it. i would sob every single night. >> reporter: she thought her days in the pool were over, until she learned about the paralympics. the spark reigniting she started training for tokyo then another devastating blow. doctors discovered the same issue in her right leg in october 2019, morgan became a double amputee. >> i didn't think i would ever swim again it wasn't even something i was thinking about anymore. >> reporter: but when the paralympics were delayed a year, suddenly morgan had t

he was defending its paralympic title from v0.e from behind but he held his nerve to win that gold medal today and it was a 30th gold medal today and it was a 30th gold medal for great britain. boccia medal today and it was a 30th gold medalfor great britain. boccia is medal today and it was a 30th gold medal for great britain. boccia is a sport played on the paralympics by people with more severe disabilities. david has cerebral palsy enough was he said he wanted to inspire and encourage other people with disabilities like him to get involved in boccia. mas people with disabilities like him to get involved in boccia.— get involved in boccia. was about the other middle _ get involved in boccia. was about the other middle successes - get involved in boccia. was about the other middle successes for i get involved in boccia. was about. the other middle successes for team gb today so far? we the other middle successes for team gb today so far?— gb today so far? we also saw a silver medal _ gb today so far? we also saw a silver medal w