sarah mulkerrins, oursports later throughout the day.epresentatives of 50 nations have met for what they british government because critical discussions ahead had (speaks other language) to be held in glasgow in november. alec i was very disappointed that we did not reach agreement on the transition to phase out of unabated coal use, and obviously we need to continue working with all partners and all countries to make sure that we do come forward with this. how sure are you that the funding pledged for developing countries will be delivered? back in 2009, the developed nations, the donor nations, said by the year 2020 they would be putting forward $100 billion a year to support developing economies coping with the impacts of climate change. and the latest figures show that certainly back in 2018, we were some way short. this $100 billion figure — i can't tell you how much of a totemic figure it is. it is absolutely a matter of trust. we must deliver on the 100 billion a year now. how confident are you people will come to glasgow and atte

we will have more unsporting action later on with our sports presenter, sarah mulkerrins.e about the tokyo olympics on the website, including this day by day guide to all key events. just go to bbc.com/news and follow the links, or download the bbc news app. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. israel will become the first country in the world to offer a third dose of the coronavirus vaccine. people over 60 can get the top—up starting on sunday. the us and the eu have yet to approve the booster shots. israel was one of the fastest countries in the world to vaccinate its population with the first two doses. russia has upgraded its capabilities on the international space station nauka after its new module, intended to serve as a research laboratory, successfully docked with the iss. nauka — named after the russian word for �*science�* — makes the iss seventy cubic metres bigger. the star of the marvel superhero film black widow, scarlettjohansson, is suing the walt disney company over its simultaneous release of the movie in cinemas and on its streaming

our sports presenter, sarah mulkerrins joins us live from tokyo now. g for the day? we certainly have. welcome to tokyo bay where it is raining here. the rowing is not far away from us that they have had no conditions. we are not sure how that has happened. it is the final day of the rowing regatta and i can tell you that there have been a couple of great story so far because in the women's singles skulls, new zealand �*s emma twigg won gold. she came out of retirement to return to these olympics because in the last two olympic finals she finished in probably the worst place to finish, fourth. she always wanted that olympic medal and gave it one last push and, boy, was it worth it for her. she let all the way from the start. she was not going to give that title up. victory therefore emma twigg of new zealand. there was also a great story in the men's skulls because the gold—medallist only started rowing in 2019 in this boat, he had an olympic record and that is the first—ever rowing gold medal for greece. is the first—ever rowing gold medalfor greece. a

sarah mulkerrins is there.ut and reason for the japanese to be cheerful? absolutely, and it has been a long time coming, hasn't it? it has been a fractured and torturous build—up forjapan, the today the action has gotten under way and in soft bolt they have a win under their belts. something to celebrate for japan, they are the defending champions. they won gold in beijing, 2008, upsetting the americans. that was the last time sofball was in the olympics and it was japan who got the action at the olympics under way and unofficially, sort of, we know a couple of teams in their events getting through their schedule started early, we were going to have the football getting under way this wednesday in tokyo. and 8-1 this wednesday in tokyo. and 8—1 win for this wednesday in tokyo. and 8—1winforjapan against australia in the opening round game. the opening ceremony is on friday. there has been so much talk and build entities 0lympics, of delayed by a year by the global pandemic. it would be good to get a japanese pe

our sports presenter, sarah mulkerrins, joins us live from tokyo now.in the pool for the women. that record for south africa's tatiana schumacher, she has been swimming so well and has a gold metres from the best route to add to her silver in the 100 metres. she did it in the 100 metres. she did it in some style. that world record has been held since 2013, she is the one who has broken out. she has gone under 2.19, the first time any woman has gotten below that mark. she realised she had won the gold and it took her a few seconds before she saw the time on the big screen. only the shock hit her and all of the surprise and all of the athletes crowded around her in the pool and they were celebrating together. in the women's100 metres freestyle, two lengths of the pool as fast as you can, it was the australian emma mcewen with the australian emma mcewen with the super fast time in that and an olympic record by her. —— emma mckeon. gold for australia and a great swim for her. a couple of other ones. in the men's 200 metres individual medley, you may know th

and i'm sarah mulkerrins in tokyo. there mulkerrins in tokyo. has also been successful there has also been successful in australia in the rowing, and another gold medal in the pool for the hosts, japan. us health officials change course on face coverings, advising people to wear masks indoors again — even if they're been vaccinated. a country in crisis. a year after the deadly beirut blast scarred lebanon, we have a special report. and wildfires threaten parts of greece, as strong winds fan the flames through the countryside north of athens. hello, and welcome to the programme. on to the olympics now, and day five action is well underway in tokyo with medals events in the pool and on the water. we can go live now to our sports presenter, sarah mulkerrins, who's in tokyo, and sarah, ariarne titmus picking up a second gold medal and an olympic record? absolutely, it has been a brilliant 0lympic absolutely, it has been a brilliant olympic games so far for the australian. nicole call her the terminator, such as her dominan

let's get more on this breaking story with sarah mulkerrins who was in tokyo. it in tokyo. what do we know about this sacking, sarah?— this sacking, sarah? it has been a significant - this sacking, sarah? it has - been a significant development, really, in the last 30 minutes orso really, in the last 30 minutes or so here in tokyo. the news we have so far is that copier she has been fired, as you say. it has all happened very quickly and it basically comes just a few hours ago a centre that exposes anti—semitism found an old common —— comedy routine that was filmed and in it you could see that esther kobayashi was there and he made a reference to the holocaust. this had obviously emerged and then a few minutes ago we had then a few minutes ago we had the statement from the president of the tokyo olympics. he announced that he has since been fired. we know that the opening ceremony is due to take place on friday so just over 2a hours away. this has been a fraught buildup in terms of issues like this because it is this the third senior official who has been fired

lets go live now to tokyo — and sarah mulkerrins has the latest.a dramatic day two with some suprises? tell us more. we've certainly had a brilliant _ tell us more. we've certainly had a brilliant start _ tell us more. we've certainly had a brilliant start to - tell us more. we've certainly had a brilliant start to these l had a brilliant start to these olympic— had a brilliant start to these olympic games, especially over the weekend in tokyo. day two on sunday had some excellent highlights, excellent viewing for a spectator all around the world, including i must say that women's cycling road race. anna kiesenhofer took a shock solo win for austria. now kiesenhofer, who has not had a professional contract since 2017, was part of a breakaway that attacked at the very start of the 137—kilometre race, and went solo with more than aokm still remaining. with no race radio and only small teams competing, the peloton didn't realise kiesenhofer had an advantage of more than five minutes. by the time annemiek van vleuten crossed the line 75 seconds after t

i'm joined now by sports presenter sarah mulkerrins who's in tokyo.rainy morning there in tokyo how has the weather affected events? yes, you will be used to seeing this in the last couple of days high above tokyo bay. it is our point but because of the approaching storm, we have had to go indoors. but we are close to go indoors. but we are close to the triathlon event which is ongoing now, delayed by 15 minutes to begin because the heavy rain and going down in births, bits and births in the athletes that are out on the road bike section it's an awful lot of the surface water on the road and it cost a few crashes and spills he can see all of it coming up from the wheels battling at the moment and as you said earlier, it is a good thing for some other sports because the surfing finals were due to be on wednesday. but because of this impending tropical storm, that is raised up tropical storm, that is raised up the swells out in the ocean close to the beach and they love those big waves and so they are going to have the men's and women's final today with

i'm sarah mulkerrins live in tokyo where although the opening ceremony is still two days away, the actionas got underway with hosts japan kicking things off in softball. and the billionaires space race heats up as amazon founderjeff bezos launches to the edge of the cosmos — taking him on an emotional high. oh my god! my expectations were high and they were dramatically exceeded. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe his words could hardly be more timely. the us climate envoy, john kerry, has delivered an impassioned warning about the risks of climate change — and the urgency of acting now. speaking in london as floods devastate parts of europe and china, and heatwaves and wildfires sweep across north america, mr kerry warned that the world cannot wait for the pandemic to end to tackle climate change. the climate crisis, my friends, is the test of our times. and while some may still believe it is unfolding in slow motion, no. this test is now as acute and as existential as any previous one. the irony should not be lost on us that it is young people around the world

i'm joined now by sports presenter sarah mulkerrins who's in tokyo.at a win for bermuda, the least populated nation ever to win gold in the summer olympics — what a moment! such a moment and we love these stories around the olympics. we had the news of the philippines winning theirfirst had the news of the philippines winning their first gold, had the news of the philippines winning theirfirst gold, in the weightlifting, and now a moment to celebrate for flora duffy and bermuda. in 2015 she was a dominant figure in the triathlon. she did not win a medal at the 2016 olympics. an awful lot of pressure on her. they had the delay to the start because of the weather. there was an awful lot of surface water on the road, there were crashes and spills that she did well. when she got into her run, she was able to put the after bonus on and able to pull clear. she raced and raced towards victory. she was able towards victory. she was able to celebrate before she got to the finish line and nothing would stop her. you could see what it meant to her, the emotion a

i'm joined from tokyo by our sports presenter sarah mulkerrins.biles was cheering her on and watching from the stands — sunisa broke herfoot in 2020 didn't she — that didn't appear to have affected her chances — what's the reaction there? i think everybody was watching that all around final last night by the women. it's all is the real a good event for gymnastics. particularly with the story about simone biles withdrawing for mental health reasons. she such a good team—mate to sunisa lee, she was supporting her. ed sunisa lee said after which he had a conversation with simone biles because she was feeling the stress in the pressure of competing on their biggest stage and simone biles helped her be able to deal with that. what a great story for sunisa lee. she didn't think she had a chance of winning gold coming into this game such of the dominance of simone biles. however she found herself heading into the floor routine, the final and knowing that if she could pull off all of her moves she could potentially get gold. there is such american dominan

i'm joined from tokyo by our sports presenter sarah mulkerrins.'s not there. who else is in the running today? absolutely. i think everyone the world over would be expecting to watch simone biles and when she is at her best when she feels comfortable and confident, she will be pulling off tricks like no other gymnast can do. she has four skills named after her. she is head and shoulders above the rest we know that she will not competing in the all—around title but we do not know about the four individual events to come for her. i will be monitored on a day by day basis. i think the other gymnast will for while, this could be an opportunity for me because she is so ahead of the competition in qualifying for this all—around final, rebecca entourage came second and now she is a real good chance of olympic gold here and what a story that would be for her. she has gone through so much adversity to get to hear. she has torn her acl, the ligaments in geneva three times over the past couple of years and she has been ruled out of those world championships

we can go live now to our sports presenter sarah mulkerrins in tokyo.ith us on the programme and start by asking, that really surprising traumatic decision by simone biles. house being perceived over there? biles. house being perceived overthere? == biles. house being perceived overthere?_ over there? -- how. the journalists _ over there? -- how. the journalists in _ over there? -- how. the journalists in the - over there? -- how. the journalists in the media | over there? -- how. the - journalists in the media were surprised about it and everyone watching around the world because simone biles is a superstar, notjust in superstar, not just in gymnastics, superstar, notjust in gymnastics, where those athletes that translates beyond sports. all eyes on her coming into these games and particularly because of the usualjoy particularly because of the usual joy that she brings to her routines. competing with the big smile on herface, last night when we saw that she had first gotten under way, it did not quite go to plan for her and she walked away and did not

live now to tokyo, and sarah mulkerrins.lso lots of upsets — talk us through some of the highs and lows. there certainly was. we will start with the cycling, we had the men's metal on the saturday, but what about this in the women's road race on sunday? austria's and o'keefe and heiser won gold in that, australia's first gold medal in the olympics since 2004, but it was a because she was in a break away from the rest of the field. she crossed the line and one gold. however the rest of the palatine had not realised there was a writer up front. so when the writer and second, the touch writer crossed the finish line for the silver metal, she thought she had one gold. there was plenty of drama there, a great result for austria, a brilliant result in the pool for tanzania with a 18—year—old swimming sensation was in lane eight, the outside lane. he swam all the way to the gold there, that was a big shock. so a wonderful surprise. four of them have come in the pool. there was a big shock in the tennis, as well. ash party, the worl

let's get the latest from sarah mulkerrins. the swimming, tennis and gymnastics will all take place. the opening ceremony is on friday at the olympic stadium in the heart of the city, but the action has already got under way in one of the team sports. hosts japan had the honour of starting things off in softball, which is taking place in fukushima about 200 miles north of the capital. the sport is back in the games for the first time in 13 years, and the japanese women got off to the very best of starts as in beijing the japanese women won. and the japanese women got off to the very best of starts by beating australia 8—1. the olympics don'tjust inspire the athletes themselves. artists too are getting in on the action, with one group celebrating the different countries and cultures in a uniquelyjapanese way. sofia bettiza has this report. music plays. anime characters of samurai warriors, each of them representing a country that's going to compete in the olympics in just a few days. it's the work of a group of artists in japan.

i'm sarah mulkerrins live in tokyo on day three of the olympics. after a farcical false start in the men's trialthon, kristian blummenfelt picks up a gold medalfor norway. adam peaty hopes to become the first british swimmer to retain an olympic title in the men's 100 metres breaststroke. i'm lewis vaughanjones in london — the rest of the day's headlines. as dozens of deadly wildfires burn across the western united states, scientists warn they are creating their own weather systems. tunisia's president sacks his prime minister and suspends parliament after a day of protests against the government's handling of the covid pandemic. hello and a warm welcome to the programme. it's day three of the olympics and we have all the latest from japan. sarah mulkerrins is live in tokyo for us, where the first medal of the day has gone to norway. tell us all about it. it certainly _ tell us all about it. it certainly has. welcome to tokyo bay early on monday morning in the japanese capital and the behind me is where the triathlon took place. it is also where we

i'm joined from tokyo by our sports presenter sarah mulkerrins. while her team—mate picture showing that the picture showing how exciting that moments been present what's the reactionary? it’s that moments been present what's the reactiona ? �* , , ., , that moments been present what's the reactiona ? �*, , ., , , reactionary? it's been lovely seeing all the families _ reactionary? it's been lovely seeing all the families reacting _ reactionary? it's been lovely seeing all the families reacting all- reactionary? it's been lovely seeing all the families reacting all over - all the families reacting all over the world. lots cannot be here in the world. lots cannot be here in the covid pandemic. wonderful to see herfamily being able the covid pandemic. wonderful to see her family being able to experience that moment and for her, what a week it has been. she said before the game she didn't think she would ever have a chance of winning the gold and the search of some mobiles. suddenly with her withdrawal it opened it opened it up for her. she said she

sarah mulkerrins is let's start with a new world record broken in the pool. absolutely.s morning, _ absolutely. great excitement l here this morning, particularly for south african sport bands because tatyana schoenmaker because tatya na schoenmaker broke because tatyana schoenmaker broke a record in the 200m breaststroke, she has been in brilliant form, she won silver in the 100m. and you can see her surprise, when she touched the wall, she realised she had one gold and a couple of seconds later she looked up at the time and couldn't believe it. there was a quick time in the women's 100m freestyle with australia's emma mckeon winning gold, the second woman to go under 52 seconds there are so some great performances from the women, also really exciting races for the men. in the men's 200m individual medley. michael phelps has won all of these titles at the olympics since 2004. he titles at the olympics since 200a. he is not here so we have a new champion in the chinese swimmer xiang yang. 0ne gold and silver as well. in any otherfinal and silver as well. in any other fin

i'm sarah mulkerrins live in tokyo on day three of the olympics. adam peaty wins britain's first gold medal of the tokyo olympics as he successfully defends his 100m breaststroke title. after a farcical false start in the men's triathlon, kristian blummenfelt picks up a gold medalfor norway. i'm sally bundock in london. the rest of the day's headlines: celebrations in tunisia as the president sacks his prime minister and suspends parliament following a day of protests against the government's handling of the covid pandemic. as more extreme weather is recorded around the world, scientists warn of the urgent need for action on climate change. and disappointment for band performers in the netherlands after nightclubs close again due to soaring covid infections. hello. a very warm welcome to the programme. day three at the tokyo olympics is now well underway and the medals are coming in thick and fast. team gb have picked up their first gold — adam peaty winning the men's 100m breaststroke final — but britain isn't the only country celebrating a good d

let's go live now to our sports presenter, sarah mulkerrins, who's in tokyo.nd sarah, there's only a matter of hours remaining until the opening ceremony? good afternoon and welcome to tokyo. we all wondered, didn't we, if we would ever get here to the opening day of the olympic games with the official ceremonyjust hours away. the coronavirus pandemic, well, it has altered the shape of these games into something we have never quite seen before for an 0lympics. they were delayed by one year, they are now here but they are, as you say, a more subdued affair. today we had got the latest numbers on coronavirus cases linked these games — three more athletes testing positive, one in the athletes�* village, 19 people in total related to the games have tested positive today so it brings the total number so far related to the olympic games with the positive tests to over 100. and when you think that you, you couple those cases with the incidences here in tokyo which have reached close to 2000 for the first time since january, to 2000 for the first time sincejanuary, yo

our reporter sarah mulkerrins is in tokyo for us. e were wondering what was going on. she did reappear, she did seem to have her arm guards, which seemed to suggest that she would take part in the next event, the bars. however, we soon got a statement from the us gymnastics saying that wasn't going to compete in the rest of the event. now, she has spoken afterwards since then, saying she needed to protect her mental health, that she didn't quite feel at the races within her performance in the vault and she just wanted to protect yourself. and i think it's a really interesting discussion point for sport and athletes at the moment because we're so used to hearing about athletes protecting their physical injuries, but this was something that simone biles said is more prevalent in sport now and that she really wanted to protect her mind and it was important to remember that they may be superstar athletes, but they are people at the end of the day. well, sarah, from one star to another, and a huge upset for the hosts, the face of tokyo 202

i'm sarah mulkerrins live in tokyo on day 6 of the olympics, where we have had the first medals of the day in the rowing. golds for croatia, new zealand and ireland. simone biles pulls out of another olympic event, the star of the us gymnastic team explains the issues that caused her to withdraw. and, the hill—sides in north wales that are now on a par with, the canals of venice, and the great barrier reef. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president biden is expected to announce that federal workers will soon be required to confirm they are vaccinated, orface more testing. the numbers of coronavirus cases are rising with the director of the us national public health agency, the cdc, saying cases have increased over 300% nationally since mid—june. president biden has renewed his call for people to get vaccinated. so many people, well over 630,000 americans have lost their lives because of covid—19. and the press keeps wanting me not to talk about covid—19 but i'm going to mention this one thing, we still have a lot of people not vaccinated. in the pandemic

our sports presenter sarah mulkerrins is in tokyo and described the reaction.t? late on day fourin scenes, wasn't it? late on day four in tokyo. there was a lot of washing around the world, social media, wondering what was happening, whether there was happening, whether there was an incidence of simone biles walking away from the vault, leaving the arena, collecting her thoughts and re—emerging. we didn't know she would continue or not until we got a statement from the usa gymnastics. afterwards, we got those quotes from simone biles talking about the pressure that she has been feeling, and that she has been feeling, and that she didn't feel quite at the races after that initial vault. she didn't feel herself... she didn't feel that because of that she could carry on. we know that gymnastics is a high—risk sport, and we are used to seeing simone biles poll of some of the very best most excellent skills in her routines, so she stepped aside, showed a great level of maturity and was open and honest about that. we don't yet know what that means for future particip

we can go live now to our sports presenter sarah mulkerrins in tokyo.you on the programme. we were talking about this a little while ago, the decision by simone biles to withdraw from the olympics but how has it been received in japan? i how has it been received in ja an? ~ how has it been received in jaan? <' ., , japan? i think overwhelmingly, chose a great _ japan? i think overwhelmingly, chose a great deal _ japan? i think overwhelmingly, chose a great deal of _ japan? i think overwhelmingly, chose a great deal of maturityl chose a great deal of maturity from simone biles to recognise the situation she was in and to be able to step back from it in order to protect yourself. simone biles is this superstar gymnast, in the sport she is highly and widely regarded and also outside of sporting circles, lots of people all over the world know who she is. and usually when you see her competing, she competes with an effervescence, energy, big smile on herface and it has been a little bit apparent she has been struggling at these 0lympic has been struggling at

i'm sarah mulkerrins in tokyo — where day 5 of the 2020 games is under way.ve the first golds in the rowing. and wildfires threaten parts of greece as strong winds fan the flames through the countryside north of athens. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. police officers who tried to prevent donald trump's supporters from storming the us capitol building injanuary have been giving dramatic evidence at the start of an inquiry into what happened. the panel will look at the reasons for the riot, which happened as lawmakers gathered to certify president biden�*s election victory. but the inquiry�*s already been undermined by partisan divisions with many republicans refusing to take part. our correspondent barbara plett—usher reports from washington. do you swear to affirm that the testimony you are about to give... police officers who defended the capitoljust months ago formed a steady blue line as they prepared to testify. it was a sharp contrast to the chaos injanuary when they were overrun by a mob of trump supporters trying to overt

i'm sarah mulkerrins in tokyo where day five of the 2020 games is underway.e have the first golds in the rowing. us health officials change course on masks — vaccinated people are now being advised to wear them indoors, in places where infections are high. indonesia reports a record number of covid deaths — more than 2,000 people die in under 2a hours — we have a special report. behind me, the excavator that digs new graves and the excavator that closes the other grapes over there are working simultaneously, the ambulances that carry the bodies keep coming, one after the other. and you're never too old to cheerlead. we meet the seniors injapan who're getting ready for their 25th anniversary show. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe police officers who tried to prevent donald trump's supporters from storming the us capitol building injanuary have been giving dramatic evidence at the start of an inquiry into what happened. the panel will look at the reasons for the riot which happened as lawmakers gathered to certify president biden�*s

our sports presenter sarah mulkerrins is there covering all the action.ome up and then all is on the way today, right? absolutely, and it was interesting looking at that middle table there and seeing japan top because hideki matsuyama is going in the golf orjapan, there is huge pressure on him, he is one of the faces of the games here. he won the masters back in april, the first japanese player to win that event so he is looking to add a gold medal to his greenjacket and in to add a gold medal to his green jacket and in the buildup to these games this week he had said he been watching a lot of his compatriots winning those medals and is hoping he can do as well. he has teed off in that event, as we know not many people there. the support staff clapped him as he teed off and he found the fairway on the first, always a nervy opening shot particularly if it's the olympics on home soil, so he will be competing on that but he has a lot of competition, the american team is very strong. a youngster from the american team is very strong. a youngsterfrom san franc

welcome to tokyo, i'm sarah mulkerrins. next three weeks bbc world news will be broadcasting from this stunning location above tokyo bay to bring you the latest on the most contorversial olympic games for a generation. with just four days until the delayed games begin here, the olympic village has been hit by a fourth coronavirus case. so far, two south african footballers, a czech beach volleyball player and an american gymnast have all tested positive for covid—19. and other cases have been reported among the media, contractors and other personnel. all of this is a concern for the japanese public, especially in tokyo itself where cases continue to rise. but the international olympic committee insists that these positive cases do not post a wider threat to the population. let's speak to our reporter mariko oi who is close to the olympic stadium where the opening ceremony will be held on friday. and you have been out talking to a lot of the people on the ground here in tokyo, what is the feeling you are getting about the ge

joining me now from tokyo is our reporter sarah mulkerrins. shock waves around the world with her decision to do that there, and yesterday we had a confirmation that she was removing herself from the all—around final which takes place in tokyo later on thursday. she was looking to become the first gymnast since 1968 to win back—to—back gold in that event. but vocal about protecting her mental health illness and the pressure she has been feeling and the fact that they are athletes but that they are also people. and also one of the interesting points to note from simone biles saying she was not trusting herself in her execution around the movements and we have heard about this term in gymnastics the twisties, where gymnasts thinking about their minds and their bodies being disconnected, wanting to do one thing but that their bodies are doing something else and how dangerous that is in the sport. and it will be no simone biles in the all—around final and we don't know yet about the individual final, which will take place from sunday onto next wee

i'm sarah mulkerrins live in tokyo, where day three of the games is already under way with the men'sir military offensive across afghanistan. and we're prepared to continue this heightened level of support in the coming weeks if the taliban continue their attacks.

i'm sarah mulkerrins — live in tokyo, where the olympic games are now under way. fireworks, but hardly any spectators, as the opening ceremony took place a year later than planned. i'm lewis vaughan jones in london. the rest of the day's headlines: a funeral�*s held for haiti's presidentjovenal moise after he was shot dead at his home two weeks ago. more than 100 people have died in western india in landslides and flooding triggered by torrential monsoon rains.

joining me now from tokyo is our reporter sarah mulkerrins. es. yes, we had the news regarding some of the files in the last couple of days. firstly she pulled out of the team to petition on stay and that sent shock waves around the world with her decision to do that they are, and yesterday we had a confirmation that she was moving herself from the all—around final which takes place in tokyo later on thursday. she was looking to become the first gymnast since 1968 and went back to back those in that event. but vocal about protecting her mental health illness and the pressure she has been feeling in the fact that they are athletes but that they are also people. and also one of the interesting points to note from some old files will soon say she was not trusting herself in her execution around the movements and we have heard about this term in gymnastics the twisties, where gymnastics the twisties, where gymnast is thinking about their minds and our bodies being disconnected wanted to do one thing but that their bodies are given some thing else a

joining me now from tokyo is our reporter sarah mulkerrins. be all eyes on the pool. what an olympic games the british team are having. three gold medals so far in the pool, the first time since london in 1908 that that has happened and there could potentially be more today. it will be all eyes on duck and scott. he is going for his possible third of four metals having won a gold and silver already in these games. he is going in the men's 200 metres individual medley and he qualified as second—fastest in that. there will be other opportunities for other swimmers in the pool but let's move across to the railing commit because it is the final day of the metals being awarded there. vicki thornley is going in the women's singles skills. she qualified third fastest for that final and the men's eight are also going looking to defend their gold from rio five years ago. however they have to come through the massage system there so we will see how they get on. not quite metals today for the women positive football but their tournament could be over if t

i'm sarah mulkerrins live in tokyo as the city is finally waking up the beginning of the games — with thousands are evacuated from the huh—nan region — at least 33 people are confirmed dead. also on the programme, renewed friction between the us and china.

i'm sarah mulkerrins live in tokyo on day 6 of the olympics, where we have had the first medals of the, new zealand and ireland. simone biles pulls out of another olympic event, the star of the us gymnastic team explains the issues that caused her to withdraw.

our reporter sarah mulkerrins is in tokyo. ly amazing as all eyes were on the american superstar simone biles. she was going in that team event in the gymnastics. she did vault as the first piece of apparatus she was doing and was unhappy with it. afterwards she left the arena for a while and we were wondering what was going on. she did reappear and did seem to have her armed guards on what suggesting she would take part in the next event but however we send out a statement from the us gymnastics saying she would not compete in the rest of the event. now she has been afterwards since then, saying she needed to protect her mental health and she did not quite feel at the races within her performance and the fall and wanted to protect yourself and i think it's a really interesting discussion point for sports and athletes of the moment because we are so used to hearing about athletes getting their physical injuries but this was something that the mobile said is more prevalent in sport now and that she really wanted to protect her m

i'm sarah mulkerrins, live in tokyo, where day 2 of the olympics is now underway.their olympic debuts today at the games. their olympic debuts today at the games. on day 1, the host nation, japan, picked up its first medals, winning gold and silver injudo. i'm lewis vaughan jones, in london. the rest of the day's headlines: wildfires in northern california force thousands into evacuation centres, while a covid outbreak in oregon puts firefighters into quarantine. thousands of hungarians join the annual pride march and protest against a new anti—lgbt law. and the uk army safely detonates a world war ii bomb on the site of a new housing estate.

let's go live to tokyo, the bbc�*s sarah mulkerrins is there.0m final. some quick times in the semis but no dina asher smith. disappointment for those looking for dina asher smith tobacco perform in recent years, knowing she has performed on the very high stage —— to back up her performance. probably better in the 200 metres, had a little niggle in the ldap to this, you can see that in the semifinal, she finished third in the semifinal, not quite as sharp as people would be used to seeing dina asher smith when she is competing. there was a chance she might go through as the fastest loser but did lose out on that. i have got to talk about the jamaican sprinters because i think we may potentially be looking at a one, two, three forjamaica, because we have these three semifinals and blistering fast times to qualify for the finals, all of the sprinters through have gone sub 11 seconds. phenomenal, really. you look at shelly ann fraser, 3a years old, just strolled through to her when with a distance to the rest of the fuel binder. she won gold back i

i'm sarah mulkerrins — live in tokyo — day four of the olympics has got underway: a first ever gold fortriathlon. and the medals keep coming for team gb — they've picked up a gold and silver in the men's 200 metres freestyle. earlier — there was a first ever gold for bermuda — flora duffy winning the women's triathlon. i'm lewis vaughan jones in london. also in the programme: afg hanistan's descent into violence continues — with the un saying civilian deaths this year have increased by 50%. and pledging to unite a diverse country — canada's first indigenous governor—general is sworn

i'm sarah mulkerrins live in tokyo where i'll be taking you through the logistical challenge to holdingime since 2008. and covid restrictions are lifted in england — no mandatory masks or social distancing — although new

laura: sarah mulkerrins, thank you for that.uth africa now, where more than 300 people have died in writing this month, prompted after former president jacob zuma died. bbc's africa correspondent andrew harding has more. a warning, you may find some of the images disturbing. andrew: today, in durban, gunfire is replacing the sound of shovels, and on the streets were every single shot was looted, we found a young entrepreneur inspecting the ruins. >> they took everything. they did not leave anything. everything was taken in one day. i do not know where the country is going to, the way things are happening. i do not know about tomorrow. what happens tomorrow? andrew: this was the trigger for it all, crowds gathering to protest the imprisonment of former president jacob zuma, found guilty of contempt of court. his supporters acted with fury. >> it became something uncontrollable. drew: it became uncontrollable, but it was deliberately started. >> it then became uncontrollable and had elements of criminality and we agree with it. an

let's go live now to tokyo and sarah mulkerrins has the latest. us in on the men's triathlon. it has certainly been an entertaining morning here in tokyo because the triathlon took place just below us here in tokyo bay to my left—hand side and that is where the swim started. they had a false start. plenty of drama. half of the triathletes move in but there was another half being blocked by a boat so they could not start. they had to bring those swimmers back. they all got back up and then restarted and then they went through the race. a 1500 metres swim and then a transition area where they hop on their bites and go out on the streets around tokyo for a0 kilometres, they come back in, dump the bikes and have a ten kilometre run. that was 630 in the morning because, we know, heat is a big issue here but those three athletes out in front, kristian blummenfelt is the one who won. three broke away on the run and then kristian blummenfelt put on the sprint to finish ahead. he is a former track runner so that strength really paid off. he struggled when h

and i'm sarah mulkerrins in tokyo where day five of the 2020 games is underway.he agenda. indonesia reports a record number of covid deaths — more than 2,000 people died in the last 2a hours — we have a special report. behind me, the excavator that digs new graves and the excavator that closes the other graves over there

i'm sarah mulkerrins live in tokyo on day 6 of the olympics, where the men's golf competition is underwaysyuama for the hosts japan. simone biles is out of another 0lympic event.

i'm sarah mulkerrins, live in tokyo, where day 2 of the olympics is now underway.on, japan, picked up its first medals, winning gold and silver injudo. i'm lewis vaughan jones, in london. the rest of the day's headlines: wildfires in northern california force thousands into evacuation centres, while a covid outbreak in oregon puts firefighters into quarantine. thousands of hungarians join the annual pride march and protest against a new anti—lgbt law.

i�*m sarah mulkerrins, live in tokyo, where organisers are hoping the sporting action will boost thehousands are evacuated from henan province. at least 33 people are confirmed dead. the us government imposes sanctions on cuban security officials involved in the repression of peaceful protests. and the slovenian diver alenka artnik sets a new world record for free—diving more than 120m.

i'm sarah mulkerrins live in tokyo on day three of the olympics.old medal of the tokyo 0lympics as he successfully defends his 100m breaststroke title. after a farcical false start in the men's triathlon, kristian blummenfelt picks up a gold medalfor norway. i'm sally bundock in london. the rest of the day's headlines: celebrations in tunisia as the president sacks his prime minister and suspends parliament following a day of protests against the government's handling of the covid pandemic. as more extreme weather is recorded around the world, scientists warn of the urgent need for action on climate change.

i'm sarah mulkerrins live in tokyo. finally underway, we'll bring you some of the stories of how athletes from all around the world have been getting inventive with their training