the bbc‘s tim allman has more. byron munich are footballing royalties.ey have been champions of europe, their history runs the been the competition. for paris saint—germain, however, this is something new. despite their success , something new. despite their success, they have never

tim allman, bbc news. police bodycam footage from the us, that's gone viralfor all the right reasons. an officer in california has been credited for her quick—thinking and bravery in sprinting towards train tracks and pulling a man to safety who had been stuck in his wheelchair in the path ofa train. she managed to rescue the 66—year—old with seconds to spare with the two of them falling to the ground as the train passed remarkable stuff. you can get me on twitter. i'm lewis vaughan jones. hello there. top temperature on thursday was 30 celsius. nowhere got above 30. that's the first time in over a week we've seen that, so temperatures are falling now over the next few days and we'll have a north—south divide. southern parts of the country will feel most humid, with the risk of thunderstorms over the next few days, whereas further north, higher pressure will tend to bring a lot of dry weather with some sunshine. but there will be some mist and low cloud across more eastern areas. so, for friday, we've got

tim allman, bbc news.h you of some inspirational leadership from uganda's president yoweri museveni. leading by example. here he is, working out in his office to encourage citizens to exercise at home during the covid—19 pandemic. the president, barefoot, starts off byjogging around the room to warm up, then hits the deck to do a few push—ups. pretty impressive for a 75—year—old! the president has banned exercise in public as a coronavirus control measure, after videos of people working out in groups around the capital kampala were posted on social media. that is it for now. thank you so that is it for now. thank you so much for watching. hello. while some parts of the uk have had some pleasant sunshine occasionally this week and stayed dry so far, albeit rather windy, others have been very wet — particularly into parts of scotland but notjust scotland. other spots had some heavy downpours during wednesday. but it is looking, for thursday, drier and warmer. high pressure building a little further. coming a

tim allman, bbc news.rom a rescue boat in the mediterranean, which said it's deck was so overcrowded it couldn't move safely. the italian coastguard took a9 of the most vulnerable passengers from the louise michel, which is funded by the british graffiti artist banksy. it had been stranded near the italian island of lampedusa, north of the coast of libya. the remaining people on board were taken by another rescue boat, seawatch four. kathryn stanczyszyn reports. for around 12 hours, the crew of the louise michel said they were stranded at sea, dangerously overloaded with no help in sight. they had picked up 2i9 migrants. more than 30 of them were in liferafts floating alongside the main vessel. the ship said it was unable to manoeuvre and calls for help from the authorities in malta and italy had gone unanswered. this afternoon, a9 of the most vulnerable migrants were taken off the boat by the italian coastguard, along with the body of one person who had died. it's believed they will be taken to lampedusa.

tim allman, bbc news. tens of thousands turnout for anti—government protests in belarus.o there. summer warmth has been in short supply over the last few days. in fact, on sunday morning, one very sheltered spot in county down, northern ireland had a temperature just a fraction below freezing. and monday morning is getting off to a rather cool start as well. but a largely dry start to the new week. later in the week, it will turn wetter, windier and a bit warmer for a time before cooler weather returns just in time for the weekend. so, we start monday with high pressure in charge of the scene. underneath this area of high pressure with light winds, temperatures have been dropping away. temperature—wise, another disappointing one, 15—18 degrees. the winds will be strengthening up towards the north—west. and later in the day we will see some cloud and outbreaks of rain pushing into northern ireland, perhaps north—west scotland as well. a very weak frontal system trying to push its way in, but elsewhere it stays dry through the night. not quite as chilly, although some spots

the bbc‘s tim allman reports. jenni cena is a woman on a mission.rtment of agriculture and she is on the hunt for a giant insect that they call the ‘murder hornet‘. we do have a reproducing population. the removal of the nest is critical because, one, if it is successful it can produce more queens that could create more nests the following year. its real name is the asian giant hornet and it is known for its orange markings and its sheer size, reaching around five centimetres in length. their sting can be fatal to humans. in japan, they kill around 30—50 people each year. but the real threat is to honey bees. living up to its gruesome name, the murder hornet will bite off the heads of the bees and devour the content of their hives. and so if we have a chance of keeping it out of north america, we have to do everything we can. it is a group effort. people putting up traps and trying to kill—off the murder hornet. the fear is, if they are not eliminated in the next couple of years, they could spread across much of north america. tim allman, bbc news.

tim allman, bbc news.ials in haiti, where the storm hit last weekend, say 31 people were now known to have died. in the us, at least 14 people in the states of louisiana and texas were killed. the hurricane is one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the region. earlier, president trump visited the affected states. rebecca bailey reports. the skies are calm and clear now but there is plenty of evidence of the force with which laura tore through the streets on thursday. we started clearing the roads to get to our house and it was total devastation. i mean, it is... but there is work to be done and, for some, the prospect of no power or water potentially four weeks. residents in coastal areas are particularly badly affect the. more than 400,000 were without electricity on saturday morning and 200,000 have no water. the president was on the ground in louisiana, meeting volunteers and local officials, though not, it seems, residence. our hearts go out to the families who have lost loved ones. how many we wi

tim allman, bbc news.ets in the capital warsaw and many other cities. they're calling for the release of an activist who campaigns for lgbt rights. she was arrested on friday, accused of hanging rainbow flags on statues in the capital and damaging a van that was covered in homophobic slogans. alanna petroff has the latest. thousands of protesters are standing up for a fellow activist, calling for her release, calling for an end to homophobia and attacks on the lgbt community. the arrested campaiger identifies as a woman named margo. the authorities call her michael. in poland, which is a catholic country, homophobia is widespread. it's been called the worst country in the european union for lgbt rights. some poles believe homosexuals are paedophiles. the latest election injuly indicates this type of thinking isn't changing anytime soon. the ruling law and justice party repeatedly used anti—gay rhetoric in campaigning. it promised to defend traditional family values. it won with a 51% majority. this week, p

tim allman, bbc news.er aircraft that crashed in kerala, killing more than 18 people, including both pilots. 190 people were on board when the plane skidded off the runway and broke in two on friday night. jill mcgivering reports. the wreckage shows the force of the impact. the plane skidded off the edge of this table top runway and broke in two. that was after early attempts to land in heavy monsoon rains and high winds. the flight recorder just recovered may help investigators understand the final moment. locals who rushed to help describe the screaming, children cowering under seats and dazed survivors covered in blood. some of those rushed to hospital are critical with traumatic head and spine injuries. those who could paid tribute to the pilots the captain from a formerfighter pilot, had decades of experience. his young copilot got married last year and his wife is expecting their first child this month. translation: the pilot tried to land us safely in the rainy weather, it was cloudy, and around 7:0

the bbc‘s tim allman reports. in britain, you don't get days like this are too often.on and officials were worried too many people wanted to soak up the sun. here in brighton on the south coast, the local council urged people to stay away. it was a similar story across much of the continent. this was ostend in belgium. the seas and the sands full of people. there did seem to be some attempt to control numbers but safety measures are hard to enforce. translation: with this heat, it's very, very difficult to keep up with the masks. translation: people are still on vacation but things are a little lax. i hope the visitors will pull themselves together. in rome, the authorities told the very young and the very old to stay inside. visitor numbers are down due to coronavirus. mostly it was locals taking the chance to admire their beautiful city. in madrid, face masks are now compulsory after a surge in cases in recent days. wearing them in this weather is no fun, but for some, they have become a necessary evil. translation: too much heat and you sweat a lot with the mask but

tim allman, bbc news. i'll be back in a couple of minutes' time with the headlines. if you are online, you can get in contact with me. you can let me think about the stories we are covering on bbc news. i am stories we are covering on bbc news. iam lewis stories we are covering on bbc news. i am lewis vaughanjones and this is bbc news. goodbye. hello there. over the last few days, temperatures have slowly been coming down, something a bit more comfortable both by day and by night. although we'll hold on to the humidity across england and wales as we head on into this weekend. but for this weekend, it's generally pretty similar to how the last few days have been. rather cloudy, a bit of sunshine in northern and western areas. humid in england and wales, where we'll continue to see showers and thunderstorms at times. now on saturday, the pressure chart shows higher pressure to the north, lower pressure to the south. that's why we'll start off with showers and thunderstorms across some southern portions of wales and southern england. further north, it'll be rather grey,

tim allman, bbc news.here as well. hello. summer warmth has been in short supply over the last few days. in fact, on sunday morning one sheltered spot in county down in northern ireland just a fraction below freezing. and monday morning is getting off to a rather cool start as well. but a largely dry start to the new week. later in the week, it will turnwetter, windier and a bit warmer for a time before cooler weather returns just in time for the weekend. so we start monday with high pressure in charge of the scene. underneath this area of high pressure with light winds, temperatures have been dropping away. but it means a mostly dry day. we will see some spells of sunshine and i think quite a lot of cloud will bubble up in the sky and the cloud spreading out and some places will have grey skies by the afternoon. one, 15—18 degrees. the winds will be strengthening towards the north—west. later in the day we will see some cloud and outbreaks of rain pushing into northern ireland, perhaps north west scotland

the bbc‘s tim allman reports. clinging to the side of the mont blanc mountain range. but rising temperatures are taking their toll and a section of the glacier, around half a million cubic metres of ice are breaking free. in its potential pathway, an alpine ski resort, much of which has had to be evacuated. translation: it was a surprise this morning. hopefully, nothing serious, especially for people who work in hotels. another beating after coronavirus, that's not good. translation: we were camping and we decided to leave. we're not scared, but we are afraid of the roads closing. translation: we have two little girls and we don't want to take any risks. this time lapse photography shows the movement of the glacier over the month ofjuly. the hot weather has caused it to fracture and there are fears melted water underneath could act as a kind of slide. translation: in the next 72 hours we're expecting a report from the experts, but the situation is moving quickly, caused by the sudden changes in temperature that ha

tim allman, bbc news. we will let you know how that one works out. of uganda's president yoweri museveni leading by example. here he is, working out in his office to encourage citizens to exercise at home during the pandemic. he appears jogging barefoot, before hitting the deck to do 40 push—ups. not too bad for a 75—year—old. president museveni released a similar workout in april, when he had banned outdoor exercise to curb the spread of the virus. please don't, at me, i know he is doing, not doing terrifically good press ups. but they are fine. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter, i'm @bbcmikeembley. hello. while some parts of the uk have had some pleasant sunshine occasionally this week and stayed dry so far, albeit rather windy, others have been very wet — particularly into parts of scotland but not just scotland. 0ther spots had some heavy downpours during wednesday. but it is looking, for thursday, drier and warmer. high pressure building a little further. coming around to a southerly and that is going to lift tempe

tim allman, bbc news.l on the bbc website and twitter feeds. thank you very much for watching. hello there. last week, storm ellen brought us some very wet and windy weather. this week, we have another named storm. this is storm francis, named by the met office. you can do this hook developing in the cloud structure on the satellite picture. this shows an area of low pressure that is deepening rapidly. it will continue to deepen as moves across our shores. —— as it moves across oui’ shores. an unusually deep low for the time of year, bringing some unusually strong winds. with that, some heavy rain. it's a combination that could well cause some disruption. so, that rain already setting in for many of us. it will continue to pile northwards through the day. it then slows down across parts of northern england, central and southern scotland, northern ireland, some rain feeding back into wales. so these areas could see some localised flooding. and then we have the winds, which will be strengthening through the

tim allman, bbc news. more on all our stories on our website.ay in a row, some of us have experienced some extreme heat drifting up from the near continent. in fact, the first friday of august saw temperatures peaking at 36.4 degrees in central london, and the heat was pretty widespread across the midlands, central and southern england. widely seeing those temperatures in excess of 30 degrees. that said, not for all. in parts of north—west wales and the outer hebrides we saw temperatures only at around 16 or 17 degrees, and here there were some showery outbreaks of rain. so over the next few hours those temperatures will fall into single figures, by contrast in the south—east it's going to be a very uncomfortable night for getting a good night's sleep. we wake up on saturday morning, perhaps low to mid 20s. so that means plenty of sunshine around, albeit hazy for the weekend. we keep the heat in the south—east for some very warm nights to come, much fresher in the far north—west. that's because we are under this influence of high pressure, but t

a warning — there is flash photography in this report from the bbc‘s tim allman.ed his campaign for the white house, and his introduction to presidential politics was accompanied by the music of neil young. how you doin‘? but the veteran rocker has long called for the trump team to stop using his work, a request he says has been wilfully ignored. now he's taking his grievance to court. in a statememt, his lawyers said: he's not the only rock star wanting to distance himself from the trump campaign. 0nly last month, sir eltonjohn joined the rolling stones and aerosmith in signing an open letter calling on politicians to obtain permission before playing their music at political events. and the family of tom petty issued a cease and desist letter when his song ‘i won't back down‘ was used in a rally at tulsa. we love you, man! neil young, who is now officially a us citizen, is seeking damages of up to $150,000 for each time one of his songs was played. ‘rockin' in the free world' playing forthe trump campaign, it may not be such a free world after all. tim allman, bb

tim allman, bbc news.eople have been out enjoying the rare event despite strong winds — and heavy snow — yes, snow. phil mercer sent this report. a rare antarctic blast has turned parts of south—eastern australia white. blizzards have brought chaos to some roads and the icy cold front has sent temperatures plummeting way below average. towns to the west of sydney in the blue mountains have been blanketed by late winter snowfall. a few months ago, the region was battling bushfires but this has been a treat for locals and visitors. it's brilliant, especially for the kids and other people that can‘t get to the snow or those that don‘t quite have the funds on the finance for the snow, this is brilliant for them. up to a metre of snow has fallen elsewhere in the state of new south wales. the wintry blast has hit victoria and wildlife has hit victoria and wildlife has had to contend with the icy conditions. but there are fears that trees and power lines could collapse under its weight. forecasters have said this

tim allman, bbc news.illion euro release clause. the argentinian superstar wants to leave barcelona, and says he should be allowed to depart for free. but la liga is supporting barcelona's claim that part of his contract which would allow for a free transfer has now expired. that is it from me. you can get me on twitter. i'm @lvaughanjones. iam i am lewis vaughanjones. this is bbc news. hello there. summer warmth has been in short supply over the last few days. in fact, on sunday morning, one very sheltered spot in county down, northern ireland had a temperature just a fraction below freezing. and monday morning is getting off to a rather cool start as well. but a largely dry start to the new week. later in the week, it will turn wetter, windier and a bit warmer for a time before cooler weather returns just in time for the weekend. so, we start monday with high pressure in charge of the scene. underneath this area of high pressure with light winds, temperatures have been dropping away. but it means a mostl

tim allman, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news.r siege at a hotel in the capital, mogadishu, has been brought to an end by security forces. 20 people were killed when al—sha baab islamist militants exploded a car bomb and stormed the beachside hotel. more than 200 people were trapped before being evacuated. police in warsaw have kept apart pro— and anti—gay rights protesters outside the university, two days after being accused of heavy—handed policing towards lbgt campaigners. a right—wing former presidential candidate told the conservative rally that if they failed to stop gay rights activists, poland would, as he put it, go the way of the west. in thailand, an estimated 20,000 people havejoined a protest in bangkok calling for sweeping political reform. the thai government has successfully contained the coronavirus, but the tourism—dependent economy was badly hit — and a series of other blunders have eroded its popularity. but it is the student movement's unprecedented call for reform of thailand's monarchy which has stunned the

tim allman, bbc news.t's known to millions. that's when the country's emperor hirohito announced japan's unconditional surrender. yet even now the legacy of the conflict lingers. many japanese see their country as a victim of the us atomic attacks on hiroshima and nagasaki. meanwhile, china and korea view japan's post—war apologies as incomplete and insincere. from tokyo, rupert wingfield—hayes reports. at tokyo's yasukuni shrine, the narashino brotherhood has come to bow to the spirits of japan's wartime leaders. august is a busy month for these far—right nationalists. first, they tried to get to japan's parliament, but the way is blocked. so they crank up the speakers and begin shouting abuse. "the liberal democratic party is useless," they shout. "you're idiots!" with more and more of her troops landing at shanghai... japan committed many crimes during world war ii, but by far the worst was the nanjing massacre. after the city fell, tens of thousands of chinese soldiers and civilians were slaughtered. b

the bbc‘s tim allman has more. byron munich are footballing royalties.omething new. despite their success , something new. despite their success, they have never reached the final before. but they are ambitious, looking to create something special of their own. translation: that is exactly the reason why ijoined the club. i always said i wanted to write the history of french would. he could be a real award if we could win the competition with a french side. the germans seem with a french side. the germans seem other favourites. especially after that 8—2 demolition of barcelona in the quarterfinals. but whoever wins, this will be an unusual and unprecedented event. judge mason mark there is no bigger title to win on club level than the champions league. those games you the champions league. those games you look forward to as a child, of course it is a shame the final will happen without the final will happen without the fans, but nonetheless it is a huge chance we want to take. normally before a match like this the streets of the hosts that he would be fu

tim allman, bbc news.ountry swept by mass unrest in the wake of disputed presidential elections — are stripping accreditation from a large number ofjournalists who report for the western media. they include at least ten local and several russian journalists. two bbc russian—language journalists have also lost their accreditation, and the bbc has called on the belarusian authorities to revoke the decision. in a statement, the bbc said: "we believe it is vital for the people of belarus to have access to impartial, independent information about events in their country. bbc russian, which reaches more than 5 million people a week, has been a major source of news for people in belarus and russia during the post—election unrest. we condemn in the strongest possible terms this stifling of independentjournalism." well, our correspondent, steve rosenberg, was detained by security forces in minsk on thursday, along with more than 50 otherjournalists. for now, though, he retains his accreditation. he has more on what

tim allman, bbc news.across the world for the actor chadwick boseman who's died from colon cancer at the age of a3. the star of the superhero film black panther didn't publicise his diagnosis four years ago and continued to work throughout his treatment. the bbc‘s entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba looks back on his life. singing over the last four years, throughout his appearances in black panther, avengers: infinity war and avengers: endgame... yibambe! ..chadwick boseman chose to keep private that he'd been diagnosed with bowel cancer. hey, mike. i want to be a great king, baba. and that, in between and during the making of the emotionally and physically demanding films, he'd also been undergoing surgical operations and chemotherapy. one, two, three, four. one, two, three... boseman first came to prominence playing some of history's most influential black figures, including the legendary soul singerjames brown in the biopic get on up. let's go! it was perhaps inevitable that he would later do the s

tim allman, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news.nosha in wisconsin, on tuesday. the city has seen widespread unrest after a white policeman shot a black man, jacob blake, in the back, paralysing him from the waist down. the white house says the president will meet law enforcement officials but not be drawn on whether president would meet jacob bla ke's family. for the 10th consecutive week, there have been demonstrations across israel demanding the resignation of prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the biggest protest was outside his official residence injerusalem. protesters want him to stand down because of his indictment on corruption charges, which he denies. they are also upset with the government's handling of the pandemic. japan's chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga, has announced he intends to run in the ruling party leadership race to succeed prime minister shinzo abe. mr abe, who's japan's longest—serving premier, said on friday he was stepping down due to a worsening of a chronic illness, setting the stage for a leaders

tim allman, bbc news. that is it for the moment.cial media. plenty more on the stories we have covered whenever you want to have a look at the bbc website and if you are out and about on the go, you can get that on the bbc news app as well. see you soon. hello there. last week, storm ellen brought us some very wet and windy weather. this week, we have another named storm. this is storm francis, named by the met office. you can see this hook developing in the cloud structure, on the satellite picture. this shows an area of low pressure that is deepening rapidly. it will continue to deepen as it moves across our shores. an unusually deep low for the time of year, bringing some unusually strong winds. with that, some heavy rain. it's a combination that could well cause some disruption. so, that rain already setting in for many of us. it will continue to pile northwards through the day. it then slows down across parts of northern england, central and southern scotland, northern ireland. some rain feeding back into wales. so these areas

a warning — there is flash photography in this report from the bbc‘s tim allman.s campaign for the white house, and his introduction to presidential politics was accompanied by the music of neil young. how you doin'? but the veteran rocker has long called for the trump team to stop using his work, a request he says has been wilfully ignored. now, he's taking his grievance to court. in a statement, his lawyers said: but the plaintiff, mr young: he's not the only rock star wanting to distance himself from the trump campaign. 0nly last month, sir eltonjohn joined the rolling stones and aerosmith in signing an open letter calling on politicians to obtain permission before playing their music at political events. and the family of tom petty issued a cease and desist letter when his song i won't back down was used in a rally at tulsa. we love you, man! neil young, who is now officially a us citizen, is seeking damages of up to $150,000 for each time one of his songs was played. rockin' in the free world playing forthe trump campaign, it may not be such a free world afte

tim allman, bbc news.day of the coronavirus pandemic after the state of victoria recorded 25 deaths in 2a hours. victoria's previous daily record was 21, recorded last wednesday. there were 282 confirmed cases in the state in the past 2a hours. let's get more from our correspondent, shaimaa khalil, in sydney. just put this in perspective for us. we are calling it the deadliest day. it does seem that every other day you get a depressing and troubling record from victoria, you're right, todayis from victoria, you're right, today is the deadliest day, 25 people dead and that compares to 21 last week. 22 of those cases are linked to aged care out breaks. a large chunk actually of the deaths end of the cases in victoria have been linked to aged care facilities that are actually now seen as a crisis within the crisis of the state of victoria. another thing that's troubling health officials and people in melbourne as well is that the number of mystery cases, where this author is unknown, is also growing. that is

tim allman, bbc news. ringing music to the streets are there. do you stay with us.ch me on twitter. you can stay up—to—date on all of the stories we're covering@bbc.com/news. we will be back very shortly, so do stay tuned. thank you for watching. hello there. summer warmth has been in short supply over the last few days. in fact, on sunday morning, one very sheltered spot in county down, northern ireland had a temperature just a fraction below freezing. and monday morning is getting off to a rather cool start as well. but a largely dry start to the new week. later in the week, it will turn wetter, windier and a bit warmer for a time before cooler weather returns just in time for the weekend. so, we start monday with high pressure in charge of the scene. underneath this area of high pressure with light winds, temperatures have been dropping away. but it means a mostly dry day. we will see some spells of sunshine and i think quite a lot of cloud will bubble up in the sky and that cloud spreading out, i think some places will have grey skies by the afternoon. temperatu

the bbc‘s tim allman looks back at his career.her as wicket—keeper or batsman, he was mr consistency. but now, after a 16 year international career, he is calling it quits. in a statement on his instagram page, he said... the response on social media was immediate. the country's greatest ever player tweeted. .. and the current captain said... ms dhoni made his debut for india in 200a. he became captain three years later. on the field, he won pretty much everything that could be won. india were briefly the world's number one test side. but it was off the field where he made his greatest impact. a young man from a cricketing backwater, his success a symbol of a new india. he once said i want the team that can stand before an advancing truck. no doubt he would be standing right by their side. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @aaronsafir. hello there. we still have a lot of humid air across the uk, the same air mass that brought us the hot and sunny weather. the big difference now is that the extensive low cloud. because of the humidi

tim allman reports. call this a long—distance love affair.distancing clearly not in vogue around here. appropriately enough, plenty of beer was consumed as the fans celebrated their team's sixth triumph in the champions league. translation: we were alljust waiting for this tournament. all this time we could not watch football and it means everything to us. we have finally been able to win the champions league here again and it is incredible. translation: i guess the corona break gave the bavarians a chance to try out new tactics. we played strongly in the tournament but i don't think this was predicted last august. this was a highly anticipated match. two sides full of talent and ability. sadly, as is so often the way, it never quite lived up to its billing. the only goal came from kingsley coman, ironically, a french player, who headed injust before the hour mark. a satisfying night for the bayern coach, hansi flick. he took over in november on a temporary basis but he has now won the league, german and european cups although he has given th

the bbc‘s tim allman looks back at his career.tain. whether as wicketkeeper or paxman, he was mr consistency. but now, after a16 mr consistency. but now, after a 16 year international career. he is calling it quits. in a statement on its instagram page, he said... the response on social media it was immediate. the countries greatest ever player tweeted. .. and current captain said that ms dhoni made his debut for india in 200a. he became captain three years later. on the field come he won pretty much everything that could be one. india were briefly the worlds number one test site. but it was off the field where he made is greatest impact. a young man from a cricketing backwater come his success, a symbol of a new india. he once saidi symbol of a new india. he once said i want the team that can stand before an advancing truck. well, he was quite the driver. one and only ms dhoni. plenty more on the bbc news website. that is offered now. thank you for watching. —— that is all for now. hello there. we still have a lot of humid air ac

that didn't stop them celebrating back home — as bbc‘s tim allman explains.rs and restaurants of munich were packed. social distancing clearly not in vogue around here. appropriately enough, plenty of beer was consumed as the fans celebrated their team's sixth triumph in their team's sixth triumph in the champions league. translation: we were alljust waiting for this tournament. all this time we could not watch football and it means everything to us. we have finally been able to win the champions league here again and it is incredible. translation: i guess the corona break gave the bavarians a chance to try out new tactics to played strongly in the tournament but i don't think this was predict last august. this was a highly anticipated match. two sides full of talent and ability. sadly, as is so often the way, and never quite lived up to its billing. the only goal came from kingsley coman, ironically, a french player, who headed injust before ironically, a french player, who headed in just before the one hour mark. a satisfying night for the bailey and her ——

tim allman, bbc news.s the party's nominee for us president, in november's election. the event has been scaled down due to the coronavirus pandemic. mr biden knows there are some in the party less than enthusiatic about his nomination, particularly on the left. but there is a belief his choice of running mate (ani) senator kamala harris, can help him unite the party and turn a healthy lead in the polls against donald trump, into victory. here's our north america editor, jon sopel. folks, thanks, i understand there are thousands of you on this zoom... campaigning, covid style. this is a socially—distanced fundraiser. but there are no phone banks, just thousands on a zoom call. and since kamala harris joined the ticket, the money's been pouring in. $48 million raised injust 48 hours. the excitement is palpable! at least i'm excited. but enthusiasm is hardly the right word. even among democratic voters, like these college kids. he's getting older. i don't think h‘s the strongest candidate that was out there,

the bbc‘s tim allman looks back at his career.eeper or batsman, he was mr consistency. but now, after a 16 year international career, he is calling it quits. in a statement on his instagram page, he said... the response on social media was immediate. the country's greatest ever player tweeted. .. and the current captain said... ms dhoni made his debut for india in 200a. he became captain three years later. on the field, he won pretty much everything that could be won. india were briefly the world's number one test side. but it was off the field where he made his greatest impact. a young man from a cricketing backwater, his success a symbol of a new india. he once said i want the team that can stand before an advancing truck. well, he was quite the driver. now time for a look at the rest of the day's international sports news. hello there. the latest from the bbc sport centre. there has been plenty of drama in the last champions league quarter final after lyon pulled off a shock 3—1win over manchester city. the league un side took

virus, and human rights groups say the authorities are going too far in enforcing a lockdown, as tim allmanng in the heat of the daytime sun, these people are being punished. their crime? breaking the rules during a pandemic. there are claims others have been forced to carry out physical exercise and some have even been beaten. translation: this thing the authorities are doing is not right. i leave my house to work and get food for the day and they won't let us work. it is easy for the soldiers because they have food and how do we poor people do it? accurate figures are hard to come by, but so far the authorities have confirmed around 23,000 cases of covid—19 and more than 200 deaths. curfews have been imposed and there are strict limits on people's movement. the opposition says the response is heavy—handed and, in the end, self—defeating. translation: with the police and judicial handling of the pandemic there will be a higher rate of infection, a lower capacity for care and cases will be complicated. the population will not only then be afraid of virus but also of the police handling of t