three athletes at the tokyo olympic village have tested positive for coronavirus — five days before themes. and 140,000 fans are expected at silverstone for the british grand prix — the nation's biggest sporting event since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. downing street has confirmed that the prime minister and the chancellor will self—isolate after coming into contact with the health secretary, sajid javid — who has tested positive for coronavirus. earlier it was suggested that both borisjohnson and rishi sunak could take part in a pilot scheme in which daily testing replaced self—isolation — which other ministers including michael gove had adopted in the past. the prime minister was notified while he was staying at chequers, and will remain there for the duration of his isolation period. tomorrow most coronavirus restrictions across england will be eased. 0ur political correspondent, nick eardley reports. downing street on friday. the health secretary outside number 10, where he held talks with the prime minis

the top stories to athletes have now tested positive for krona virus and the tokyo olympic village. 5 days before the games officially open, critics say the event will worse than the countries outbreak. as it battles the surge and infections. emergency workers in western germany and belgium are searching for hundreds of people believed to be missing off the devastating floods . more than $183.00 people confirmed dead without figure, expected to increase and delegations from the african government on the taliban. a meeting and sorry capital. despite the tools violence continues to escalate to protest on the telephone has taken advantage of the withdraw. a foreign troops, lord, several offensive and captured large parts of the country. we hope, and we won't. and we, we expect that to be, should have brought something to get them in time. and on our side, we are ready to show flexibility. and our aim is clear, and that is to have an islamist on a crusade was meant in place in our by nissan, and put an end to this phase of piping and into a new piece which will be our piece and good for i

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to afraid have now tested positive for corona virus and the tokyo olympic village on saturday. an international olympic committee member who was also in the village was confirmed to have the virus delayed games of judah officially opened. and friday, dozens of cases have been linked to the olympics since the start of july, the event has been facing opposition in japan because of fears it'll worse than the countries covered, 1900 outbreak. as it battles a search in infections. the new bonds in june stopped still, even with all measures fully taken. there will still be some positive cases. the corona virus situation is encompassing the entire world. so it is inevitable that there will be cases. what is important is that when such cases arise, we properly and systematically isolate them so that there will be no further transmissions. jeff kingston's, the director of asian studies at temple university in japan, he says, is growing concerned. the games will become a super spreader event. and they're trying to put a brave face on this of the io see chairman box on television, reassuri

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two athletes and an official at the tokyo olympic village havesitive for coronavirus just five days before the start of the games. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the german chancellor says the world must hurry in the battle against global warming and promised financial aid after the floods in germany and parts of western europe killed more than 180 people. angela merkel has been visiting the affected areas in germany this morning. more heavy rain has caused further flooding in southern germany and austria overnight. let's cross to my colleague kasia madera, who's in the german town of sinzig. sinzig is one of those towns in western germany that caught the full force of the floods, all of this was submerged under water. local residents were telling me that the water levels here reached to the balconies, those first balconies, so everything on the ground floor was covered in water and unacceptable. residents are now finally getting back inside their homes and this is not a salvage operation, it is a complete clear up

two athletes and an official at the tokyo 0lympic official at the tokyo olympic village have tested positiveirus. this five days before the beginning of the olympic games. now we go behind the scenes as adam prepares for the tokyo 0lympics. legacy is something that you can't create. it creates itself. i just want to be the best. come on! come on, daddy! adam peaty takes olympic gold for great britain! ijust had mad dreams last night. i haven't raced in, like, so long. i had dreams of getting beat. a year in, it's like a siege. delete that bit! two seconds. there's been news about the olympics being on and then off and then on and then off. it doesn't really change anything for us. keep building, keep getting faster, fitter. just two lengths, isn't it? when you are best in the world, you do think of people beating you. it's natural. i have a target on my back, i've had a target on my back for the last six years, seven years now. and you've just got to be one step ahead of the opponent. adam peaty! at the age of 21, adam peaty became olympic champion. now he is back in the water preparing to d

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. >> and the tokyo olympic village is now open to athletes. thousands will call it home during the games and will undergo daily covid testing and will not be allowed to leave, except to train, and compete. masks are mandatory. singing and chanting at events is banned. and the games start in 10 days, believe it or not. >> it will be something to watch. speaking of stunning athleticism, if you don't like heights, consider yourself warned on the next one here. a group of slack liners just set the new world distance record, walking 1.3 miles between a pair of mountaintops in sweden, on this wobbly strip of nylon that is just 2 inches wide, 2000 feet above the ground , at that kind of altitude, the sport is actually called highlighting. and a group of texas teens caught some social media lightning in a bottle when a bolt connected with their ball at a top golf in san antonio. this actually happened back in may. much like the ill-fated ball, that video has blown . comparatively uneventful paul is he, and summer in san francisco, this is what it is.

to athletes have tested positive for the virus inside the tokyo olympic village on saturday. and i asked the man, but he was also in the village, have confirmed the virus. the pandemic delayed games on june to officially open on friday. and the taliban has rejected proposal on a political roadmap in of got his phone. it holds talks with an, as can government delegation in it's demanding the release of $7000.00 prisoners for the asking. delegation says a ceasefire is its top priority. the world's largest oil producing nations have reached a new agreement on boosting production. not a rift between 2 key members threatened to stall efforts. opec nations cut oil production by almost 10000000 barrels a day. at the start of the pandemic when demand plummeted, as the global economy started to recover, a pet gradually restored output by almost 50 percent. but the gay sions on a deal to further increase output, expose a rift between the u, a. e, and saudi arabia, the emirates, called saudi proposals to extend the arrangements unjust. now a compromise giving you a and others a higher pr

and in tokyo's olympic village. are we in for another surge?s up next. ♪ it's grilled cheese time. ♪ ♪ yeah, it's time for grilled cheese. ♪ ♪ after we make grilled cheese, ♪ ♪ then we're eating grilled cheese. ♪ ♪ because it's time. ♪ ♪ yeah. ♪ ♪ time for grilled cheese. ♪ ♪♪ lisa here, has had many jobs. she's worked in retail during the holidays. as a barista during rush hour. and a nanny to a couple of rambunctious kids. now, all that experience has led her to a job that feels like home. with home instead, you too can become a caregiver to older adults, with a career that makes a difference. ♪♪ apply today. ♪♪ eric: well, new coronavirus cases in tokyo's olympic village reported just days before the 2020 games begin. two south african soccer players tested positive for covid and are in isolation. this as more than 31,000 athletes -- 11,000 athletes are are set to arrive in japanning this week. an american tennis star has tested covid positive and has been forced to withdraw from the games, that is heartbreaking, disappointing. alex hogan li

a sci fi, it's top priority to our fates have tested positive for corona virus inside the tokyo olympic village on saturday. and international olympic committee member also in the village was confirmed to have the virus the time demick delayed games are due to officially opened on friday under the iraqi capital data, calling for justice for people killed during anti government protest. 2 years ago. activists estimate about 600 people died in the demonstrations in central and southern south africa as president has called for unity as he joined cleanup efforts in one of the cities hardest hit by looting and riots said rom, oppose promised a full review while visiting cilenzo after more than a week of the worst of violence since the apartheid era and all tank explosion and kenya's killed at least 13 people, an injured several others fuel spilled onto the road in the time of my langley, after the crushed into another truck. those are the headlines. these continues here on our to 0 after $11.00 east. good bye. for now. news. news. news. news. ah, ah, majestic, captivating, and dangerous. mount evere

the leads of tested positive current virus in the tokyo olympic village on saturday. and international olympic committee member who was also in the village was confirmed to have the virus that the pandemic delayed games are juice officially. and on friday, dozens of cases have not been linked to the olympics. since the start of july, event has been facing opposition in japan because the fears it'll work in the countries outbreak of k with 19 as it battles a search in infections, the non bounds in june bure stuff to stimulate even with all measures fully taken there will still be some positive cases. the corona virus situation is encompassing the entire world. so it is inevitable that there will be cases that what is important is that when such cases arise, we properly and systematically isolate them so that there will be no further transmissions to kingston. as the director of ation study, the temple university in japan, he says that's going concern. the games will become a super spread or event. and they're trying to put a brave face on this. the i o. c, chairman, bac

simone biles will not be bunking in tokyo's olympic village but staying at a nearby hotel instead. the team's coach says they feel like they can control the athletes and their safety better in a hotel setting. >> all this is coming as more athletes arrive in tokyo, that includes draymond green and the rest of team usa basketball. the men's and women's teams got into tokyo looking to maintain one of the most dominant records at the games. the men have 15 gold medals, including the last three games. the women's team has won all but three times since the event was introduced in montreal. in 1976. you know these ladies. alex morton, the u.s. women will play sweden at tokyo stadium tomorrow. now the opening ceremony is on friday, but the games actually begin tonight. softball is back to the olympics for the first time since 2008, and team usa played italy at 8:00 p.m. you can watch the game on nbc sports network. our own raj mathai is in japan. he will be joining us live in tokyo during our 11:00 newscast. he's not the only one in tokyo. lester holt is on a plane right now to japan and

ow to and we're going to turn now to the covid cases sending shockwaves through the tokyo olympic villageith games set to begin friday. a covid infection sidelined two members of the women's gymnastics team and several american athletes including a tennis star. cbs' lucy craft is in tokyo. >> reporter: tonight, fears are growing as covid infections spread. u.s.a. gymnast kara eaker, an alternate on the team, is the first american athlete to test positive here. she and another alternate have now been isolated. since the ten-member team including simone biles arrived thursday, they've had daily screening and only traveled for training. team u.s.a. athletes are not required to be vaccinated and covid inf required to be vaccinated and covid infections have sidelined athletes before they get on aan plane to tokyo. tennis star coco gauff revealed sunday she was covid positive, tweeting her disappointment and adding, "it has always been a dream of mine to represent the u.s.a. at the olympics." today, w.n.b.a.'s katie lou samuelson announced she was covid positive and will miss the games. washing

and olympic athletes and late-night comics can't stop laughing about the cardboard beds in tokyo's olympic villagean irish gymnast performed a bounce test to demonstrate their durability, after a fellow competitor suggested the beds were designed to prevent intimacy among athletes. >> they're made out of cardboard, yes, but currently they won't break at any sudden movements. it's thick. fake news! >> and olympic organizers say they chose cardboard frames so they can be recycled after the games. into what, we don't know. >> it makes sense but i think every kid in the world is going, see, i can jump on the bed, he did it. >> he did it a little bit more gracefully than most, i think. >> let's hope so. don't hurt yourself. >>> a butte county woman who has already pushed her wedding back ones due to the pandemic is hoping the dixie fire doesn't derail it again. >> we still want to say our vows and have our friends and our family, and i want to wear my dress. >> of course. tisha phillips original wedding date, june 2020. now her plans to tie the knot in jonesville on saturday are pretty uncertain becaus

this past week to athletes have been testing positive for current virus inside the tokyo olympic village on saturday and international olympic committee member, also in the village with contempt of the virus. the pandemic delays get delayed game volunteer to officially open on friday. the new bonds in june stopped still, even with all measures fully taken. there will still be some positive cases. the corona virus situation is encompassing the entire world. so it is inevitable that there will be cases that what is important is that when such cases right, we properly and systematically isolate them so that there will be no further transmission. indonesia is confronting its was cove in 1900 outbreak so far with more than $50000.00 cases confirmed each day. it's not the api center of the pandemic in asia with hospitals and funeral work is overwhelmed. several houses of clients killing at least $25.00 people after lunch lights caused heavy by heavy rain in india, the financial capital rescues more people could be tramped in the day bri in by anti government protest as have been injured in tha

ties with the global community to athletes of tested positive the current virus inside the tokyo olympic village. on saturday, an international olympic committee member also in the village was confirmed the virus. the panoramic delayed games are due to officially opened on friday, indonesia confronting its westcove in 19 outbreaks so far with more than $50000.00 cases confirmed each day. it's not the empty center of the pandemic in asia with hospitals and funeral work is overwhelmed. several houses of collapse killing at least 25 people after landslides caused by heavy rain in india's financial capital . rescuers fed more people could be trapped in the daybreak and moved by south africa. the president's proposal has visited the city of sweater to meet people, effected by writing and looting more than $200.00 people were killed during unrest, the sweat 3 parts of the country. this past week, the widow of haiti's assassinated president has returned home after treatment in the u. s. gunfire wayne's martina louise was wearing body armor. she arrived in port prince. she was met by entering prime mini

the sci fi is its top priority to athletes have tested positive occurring virus inside the tokyo olympic village on saturday and international olympic committee member also in the village was confirmed to have the virus. the panoramic delayed games are due to officially open on friday, indonesia, confronting it was coded 19 outbreaks so far with more than 50000 cases confirmed each day. it's now the epi center of the pandemic in asia with hospitals and funeral workers overwhelmed. south africa, the president is called the unity as he joined cleanup efforts in one of the cities hardest hit by looting and riots. civil rather poser proposed a full review while visiting sweater to more than a week of the worst violence since the apartheid era. the cale says calls more than a $1000000000.00 worth of damage. several houses of collapse killing at least 25 people after lunch slides caused by heavy rain in india. financial capital rescues, fear more people can be trapped in the day bri in by those who had lounge holiday stories on a website. it, i'll just have a dot com rob, massive since they are in hal

two athletes at the tokyo olympic village have tested positive for coronavirus — five days before thested positive for the virus when he landed in tokyo. on saturday, organisers of the olympics announced the first case inside the olympic village, adding that the person was not a competitor. here's what christophe dubi, the olympic games executive director had to say about this latest case. the said individual was proactive enough to be clear that he was tested positive, and we have been informed indeed that a member was tested positive upon arrival in japan and is currently in the isolation facility. you can find his posting on social media. by the way, we are very much relieved on our side that the procedure at the airport worked extremely well. it was very clear for him, he was immediately isolated, taken into the isolation facility, and now the follow—up of the cases is happening. yes, i can confirm this and you can find the declaration from the member. joining me now from tokyo is liam morgan, the chief senior reporter for insidethegames.biz. just give us a sense of the mood after

for ten days — unlike from other amber list countries two athletes and an official at the tokyo olympic villagere the start of the games now on bbc news... the travel show — christa larwood is in northern ireland for the final part in the road to recovery series. you've got to love it! proper british coastline! we're on an adventure across the uk as it opens up for travel again. yes, we're open! from rugged coastlines to breathtaking landscapes and natural habitats. did you see that? ourjourney will take us to the four nations that make up the united kingdom. and with an eye on our carbon footprint... ..we're in an all—electric revamp of an iconic british motor. on this week's show, christa goes behind the wheel in northern ireland. where my search for a seabird pays off. are they all birds? there must be hundreds of thousands of birds here. i take on a local delicacy... you got me, i ate one, well done! ..and try an unusual test drive. genius! hi! woohoo! away we go! i'm in south—east northern ireland and i'm trying to get a good lay of the land. plus, after the last year—and a half, this seem

to athlete and an official at the tokyo 0lympic athlete and an official at the tokyo olympic villageive for coronavirus just five days before the start of the games. now on bbc news... it's time for click. 0n the weekend of the british grand prix, we're at silverstone for a race with a difference. we go back in time to show off some electrifying classics. and i'm at goodwood race circuit to see if i can drive around this historic track using just my head. silverstone is the home of british motorsports and i'm here at the britcar championship. but this is a race with a difference, as one team is made up entirely of drivers who have some form of disability, but thanks to a bit of technology, they have serious hopes of taking home the silverware. more on that in a few minutes — but where's spencer? i said silverstone! are you lost? no, i've had an invitation that i could not refuse from another race outfit here at goodwood. now, we've got the whole circuit to ourselves today so i'm going to be on this track later, putting some brand—new assistive tech to the test...at racing speeds! jus

two athletes and an official at the tokyo olympic village have tested positive for coronavirus just fives before the start of the games. now on bbc news, panorama: long covid — will i ever get better? bbc correspondent lucy adams is one of more than a million people in the uk with long covid. she's been suffering a range of symptoms for more than a year and wants to know why. it's 11 weeks since i started with a fever and some of the symptoms of coronavirus. i'm lucy adams, a bbc correspondent. i've got a really hoarse sore throat and a headache. i got covid last year but never got better. i've been ill for eight... breaks down. i've been ill for eight months now. and i'm getting really fed up on it. like a million others in the uk, i have long covid. banging headache, i'm aching all over, got an earache, sore throat, my chest is killing me. i'm absolutely exhausted. i want to know why we're feeling so bad... just take some deep breaths in. what's behind this baffling condition? if we knew that, i feel like we'd have quite a lot of goodies to offer people to maybe, you know, make them be

news for you, the sports teams, health experts, a warning the bubble has been broken at the tokyo olympic village. 3 days out from the start of the big gables. ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah, plenty of sports news is far. peter. thank you so much. the head of the tokyo olympics organizing committee hasn't ruled out a last minute cancellation of the games 3 days away from the opening ceremony. corona virus cases continue to rise in tokyo, which will be under a state of emergency for the duration of the olympics. 71 people accredited to the games of now tested positive. that number includes athlete staying in the olympic village and others preparing across japan, leading health experts or warning that the bubble at the olympic village has already been broken. there is no way for them to attract the movement of the people . the wind. yeah. and there is no core on team for an acid and janice for extended 14 days. so in theory, if they could have implemented oral measures which day advocated it could have been done, but they had his degree. the bubble is not working every day on tv and internet. bunch

two athletes and an official at the tokyo olympic village have tested positive for coronavirus just dayse the start of the games. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are james moore, chief business commentator at the independent and the conservative commentator, tim montgomerie. tomorrow's front pages. the strains on freedom day — the front of the financial times focuses on the three senior cabinet ministers, including the prime minister, who are isolating. the paper says it highlights the impact of the infection surge in england just as restrictions are being lifted. same story leads the metro as the pm is confined to his country mansion, suggesting borisjohnson was shamed into today's u—turn. the mail asks "now will boris see sense on pingdemic?" with the paper saying 1.7 million are self—isolating after being contacted by the app. with 500,000 people pinged by the nhs covid app in the last week, according to the front of the express, which also reports on pm being contacted by test & trace. the times suggests some scenarios

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two athletes and an official at the tokyo olympic village have tested positive for coronavirus — five start of the games. now on bbc news, the media show. hello. after the torrent of racial abuse that england's footballers suffered after that penalty shoot—out, you might wonder why they'd want to be on social media at all. do the benefits of direct access to the fans and being able to tell their own unedited story outweigh the really horrifying negatives? and what about the platforms themselves? why can't they quash the abuse more effectively? it is an example of much broader issues around the power and accountability of social media giants, and that is the subject a behind—the—scenes book written by two new york times journalists about facebook. so, let me introduce you to our guests. firstly to new york and to sheera frenkel. sheera, you've called your book the ugly truth, which means, i guess, that you're not secretary of the mark zuckerberg fan club. i wonder what facebook makes of you. have they been in touch with you directly about what they think of the book? in the weeks leadi

the tokyo olympic village on saturday and international olympic committee member was also in the village, was confirmed to have the virus as well. the pan down and played games are now due to officially open on friday. dozens of cases have been linked to the olympics. since the start of july, the event has been facing opposition in japan because it is, it was in the country's outbreak of private 19 as it continues to battle, a surge and infection. the money bonds in june, due to stimuli, even with all meshes fully taken, there will still be some positive cases. the corona virus situation is encompassing the entire world. so it is inevitable that there will be cases what is important is that when such cases arise, we properly and systematically isolate them so that there will be no further transmissions. when i spoke to jess kingston, he's the director of asian studies at temple university in japan. he says it's growing concerned that the games will become a super spreader event. and they're trying to put a brave face on this of the io see chairman box on television, reassuring the japane

the tokyo olympic village on saturday and international olympic committee member was also in the village, was confirmed to have the virus. and so it comes just 5 days before the pandemic delayed games. officially open dozens of cases have been linked to the olympics. only since the start of july and the event husband facing opposition in japan because affairs, it was in the country's outbreak, as it continues to battle assassin infections. the money bonds in june bure stop to stimulate, even with all measures fully taken, there will still be some positive cases. the corona virus situation is encompassing the entire world. so it is inevitable that there will be cases that what is important is that when such cases arise, we properly and systematically isolate them so that there will be no further transmission. i spoke to jess kingston, he's the director of asian studies at temple university in japan and has been closely monitoring the code, the 1900 situation in the athletes village. he's saying they're growing concerned that the games will actually talent with super spreader events. and t

to athletes have now tested positive for covey. 19 in the tokyo olympic village on saturday, an international olympic committee member who was also in the village was confirmed to have the virus. the pandemic delayed games are due to officially open on friday . dozens of cases have been linked to the olympics since the start of july. south africa as president, has called for unity as he joined cleanup efforts in one of the cities hotties hit by looting and wides. sit on our posts, i promise the full review while visiting. so wait till after more than a week of the waste file. and since the end of apartheid, more than $200.00 people were killed during protest against the jailing of former president jacob zuba, it later evolved into anger over poverty and unemployment. the chaos has cost more than a $1000000000.00 worth of damage. now we we are in the this with my mom, mom, mom and have you read the while the fallen continues south africa amongst the bro found averse free of nelson mandela its 1st democratically elected leader bennet smith, went to summa, township in durban. to see why people a

. >>> just ahead here on "cnn newsroom," two olympic athletes in tokyo's olympic village have now tested positive for covid-19. we are live in tokyo. plus the 2020 games mark the second time that this tokyo man has lost his home to an olympic stadium. was it worth it? we'll discuss. honey! scuff defense. i love our scuff-free life. behr ultra scuff defense. exclusively at the home depot. ♪ fixodent ultra dual power provides you with an unbeatable hold and strong seal against food infiltrations. fixodent. and forget it. (piano playing) here we go. ♪ [john legend's i can see clearly now] ♪ ♪ ♪ make your reunion happen with vrbo. your together awaits. vrbo ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ hey google, turn up the heat. ♪ ♪ ♪ flowers are fighters. that's why the alzheimer's association walk to end alzheimer's is full of them. because flowers find a way to break through. just like we will. join the fight at alz.org/walk this past year has felt like a long, long norwegian winter. but eventually, with spring comes rebirth. everything begins anew. and many of us realize a fundamental human need to connect with other

cut off capital in all to athletes have now tested positive for the corona virus inside the tokyo olympic village. on saturday, an international olympic committee member who is also in the village was confirmed to have the virus. the pandemic delayed games are due to officially open on friday, and dozens of cases have been linked to the olympics. since the start of july, event has been facing opposition in the country because of fears. it was in japan's outbreak as it baffles such an infection. the new bonds in june still to stimulate even with all measures fully taken. there will still be some positive cases. the corona virus situation is encompassing the entire world. so it is inevitable that there will be cases that what is important is that when such cases arise, we properly and systematically isolate them so that there will be no further transmission. oh, meanwhile, se asia, the west kind of 19 outbreak shows no sign of slowing with more than 50000 new cases reported every day and indonesia. more than 72000 people have now died from the virus fast so far. and as jessica washington reports fr

so i've now tested positive for corona virus and the tokyo olympic village. and saturday, an international and the big committee member who was also in the village was confirmed to have the virus. the time demi delayed games are due to officially open on friday. dozens of cases have been linked to the olympics since the started july events being facing opposition in japan because of fears it'll worse than the countries outbreak of covert 19 as it battles a search in infections. the money bonds in june bure stuff to stimulate, even with all meshes fully taken, there will still be some positive cases. the corona virus situation is encompassing the entire world. so it is inevitable that there will be cases that what is important is that when such cases arise, we properly and systematically isolate them so that there will be no further transmissions. jeff kingston's, the director of asian studies at temple university in japan. he says, was growing concerned. the games will become a super spreader event. and they're trying to put a brave face on this. the i o. c, c

tokyo. so, selina, more positive cases in the olympic village. this time, athletes. what more do we know? a growing number of covid-19 cases linked to the tokyo olympics. that number, now, at 55 with athletes, contractors, and officials testing positive. we have two athletes that have tested positive in the olympic village. this is, of course, a major concern considering this is where thousands of these athletes will be living. densely-populated place. you also have anothering about leegt testing positive who was living outside the olympic village. it's very much a socially-distant, sanitized bubble. athletes are asked to dine alone. to stay apart from one another. wear masks, at all times. but there are some concerns with the olympic village. for instance, i visited a suite where you have eight athletes sharing a room, in just about 110 square meters of space. medical experts have raised concerns about the fact that athletes are sharing rooms. now, officials have said that they are confident, however, that they can keep these cases contained. take a listen to what this ioc official said.

international olympic committee member from south korea also tested positive for the virus when he landed in tokyo. on saturday, organisers of the olympics announced the first case inside the olympic villageresident thomas bach has said he is confident that those who test positive would be dealt with appropriately. police in washington, dc have said four people were wounded in a shooting outside the nationals park baseball stadium in the city. the incident led to the cancellation of a baseball game that had been in progress between the washington nationals and the san diego padres. police said it appeared there was no ongoing threat. high—level talks have begun between afghan political leaders and the taliban in the gulf state of qatar. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in doha, where she has been speaking to taliban spokesperson suhail shaheen. there have been on and off talks in the gulf state of qatar since last september but they have made very little process which is why there is a push to try to conduct the negotiations at a higher level —— little progress. that's why a more senior delegation has come from kabul to engage in talks with senior taliban members at an

to athletes have now tested positive for the current of iris inside the tokyo olympic village. on saturday, an international impact committee member also in the village was confirmed to have the virus. the pandemic delayed games are due to officially open on friday. meanwhile, indonesia is confronting its west curve at 1900 outbreak so far with more than 50000 cases confirmed every day. it's now the epa center of the pandemic in asia. hospitals and funeral work is overwhelmed. the leader of the taliban says the group wants to establish political and economic relations with the international community, including the united states. taliban representatives are meeting and ask and government delegations, talks and capital capital. both sides say a political solution is the best way to end the decades old conflict with africa. police minister says he's concerned about growing racial tension following days of riots and rooting. more than 200 people have been killed. some communities of setup vigilante groups to defend their homes and businesses. the protest sparked by the jailing, a

two athletes and an official at the tokyo olympic village have tested positive for coronavirus five daysthe start of the games. now on bbc news, in an in—depth interview the bbc�*s media editor, amol rajan, speaks to google's ceo, sundar pichai. few people could be said to personify any of the vast new forces shaping the 21st century, let alone more than one. but perhaps the ceo of google, sundar pichai, can be said to embody two. born to a modest, middle—class family in south—east india, pichai is globalisation made flesh. the personification of both the indian and the american dream. and as the boss of alphabet, the parent company to google and youtube, he is uniquely qualified to detail the promise and the peril of technology in our time. valued at over $1.5 trillion, his california—based company pioneered the internet we have today and is a global leader in both artificial intelligence and quantum computing. google delivers a vast range of products and services, from google maps and docs to gmail. pichai's total pay ranges hugely, from $7 million last year to $281 million in 2019. su

to athletes have now tested positive for current of iris and the tokyo olympic village on saturday. and i have see member who is also in the village was confirmed to have the virus that comes just 5 days before the pandemic delayed games set to officially open. now dozens of cases happened linked to be limping. since the start of july, the event has been facing opposition in japan over phase, but it will worsen the countries outright as a bottle of surge and infections. that's bringing michael pen, he's the president's i've seen gets your news agency joins is from michael where they are all. busy one case than this 2 and then this now 3 cases that seems that might be more is the japanese all the japanese authorities where it, but this is now just the beginning. well, i think everybody's quite worried about that. you know, the, the critics of the games of which there are very many in japan. in fact it's probably the majority of the public, you know, we're afraid of hosting games for precisely this reason. i said, you know, what, why would you want to host this major event with tens o

three people at the tokyo olympic village have tested positive for coronavirus — five days before thes and 140,000 fans are expected at silverstone for the british grand prix — the nation's biggest sporting event since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. hello and welcome to the programme which brings together bbc specialists with foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast to audiences back home from the dateline london. this week — england gets back its freedom from covid restrictions. but how long will it last? in cuba and south africa, thousands have taken to the the streets protesting at their respective plight. two popular revolutions betrayed? with me this week are stephanie bolzen of germany's die welt, michael goldfarb, whose blog aims to be the first rough draught of history, hence its title. and here in the studio with me, the bbc�*s diplomatic correspondent, james landale. welcome, james. welcome to both of you. lovely to see you both again — albeit at a distance for now. now, monday, will be what borisjohnson once liked to call "freedom day" — the one on which

boost a shot at on p to 7 to the school health experts warn the bubble has been broken at the tokyo olympic village. that's 3 days out from the start of the games. ah. from amazon to the edge of space billionaire business man jeff space also has returned from his made space voyage, a flight lasting exactly 10 minutes. and 18 seconds. the new shepherd craft lost it off from texas with its crew, including phase of brother and the youngest and oldest people to have ever been in space. it is the 1st commercial flight for the tide here in the blue origin space tours in company. after attaching from the rocket boost of the cap to reach the height of about 100 kilometers just on the edge of space, they've got about 3 minutes of weightlessness up there before beginning their defense. and touch down that descent, ending in the text and desert justified as the bumps there and elated bays off and crew emerging shortly after he could be heard describing the trip as quite the best day ever there enough, of course all of this happening just a week after entrepreneur richard branson took off in his especially des

0, ah nice the top stories to athletes have now tested positive for current of ours in the tokyo olympic village. 5 days before the games officially open, critics say the event will worse than the countries outbreak. as it battles a search and infections, emergency workers in western germany and belgium are searching for hundreds of people believe to be missing off the devastating floods. more than $183.00 people are concerned dead without figure expected to increase.

two athletes and an official at the tokyo olympic village have tested positive for coronavirus — fivert of the games. and 140,000 fans are expected at silverstone for the british grand prix — the nation's biggest sporting event since the start of the covid pandemic. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. downing street has confirmed that the prime minister and the chancellor will self—isolate after coming into contact with the health secretary, sajid javid — who has tested positive for coronavirus. earlier it was suggested that both borisjohnson and rishi sunak could take part in a pilot scheme in which daily testing replaced self—isolation — which other ministers including michael gove had adopted in the past. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, said mrjohnson and mr sunak had been "busted yet again" for thinking rules didn't apply to them at a time when everyone needed to maintain confidence in self—isolation. joining me now is our news correspondent steve holden. so what's the latest? let's go through this roller—coaster which ended in a speedy u—turn.

two athletes and an official at the tokyo olympic village have tested positive for coronavirus five dayst of the games. good afternoon. both the prime minister and the chancellor are in self—isolation today after coming into contact with health secretary sajid javid, who's tested positive for coronavirus. the announcement was made by downing street after it initially said both borisjohnson and rushi sunak would be taking part in a pilot scheme which would allow them to continue working provided they tested negative in a daily lateral flow test. this was criticised by labour and some business leaders, with hundreds of thousands of people having to self—isolate having been pinged by the track and trace system. our political correspondent jessica parker has the latest. it is hot out there but not everyone is enjoying the sunshine, with so many ordered to isolate because of covid. and after the health secretary tested positive, borisjohnson and rishi sunak were traced. but this morning number ten announced instead of full isolation, the pair would take part in a daily testing pilot instead.

they are the first cases among athletes at the tokyo olympic village with the game set to n athletes are from the same country but they are not saying which nation. they also say another athlete from outside the village tested positive as well. 55 people linked to the olympics have reported positive test. the olympic village will hold about 11,000 athletes along with thousands of support staff. >>> back here in the u.s., three texas lawmakers visiting washington dc have tested positive. they are part of a group of democrats that left texas to block republicans there from passing new voting restrictions. all three who of tested positive are fully vaccinated. >>> meantime president joe biden says like social media platforms are not doing enough to curb misinformation about coronavirus vaccines. the only pandemic we have among the unvaccinated and they are killing people. on saturday the white house is looking for scapegoats for missing their vaccine goals. flooding across large areas in western europe is claimed that lisa hundred and 80 lives. that number is expected to rise as rescue

athletes and an ruesr — to athletes and an official at the two athletes and an official at the tokyo olympic villageed positive for coronavirus five days before the start of the games. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the german chancellor says the world must hurry in the battle against global warming and promised financial aid after the floods in germany and parts of western europe killed more than 180 people. angela merkel has expressed shock at what she called �*surreal destruction�* caused by flash flooding on a visit to one of the worst hit towns schuld in the west of germany. more heavy rain has caused further flooding in southern germany and austria. with more, here's our europe correspondentjenny hill. "we really need help here," she says. and outside the village shop, you can see why. as in so many other parts of western germany, people in this town still can't quite believe what happened. we met gertrude here. volunteers have brought food, water. she told us she spent the night alone, upstairs, as water flooded into her house. "i've never seen anything like it