of the day s headlines. young people in england are to be offered covid jab incentives such as discounts from uber and deliveroo in a bid to boost vaccine uptake. the taliban ramp up their offensive on afghan cities, with reports of heavy fighting in lashkar gah in helmand province. and large cruise ships have been banned from the centre of venice, after yea rs of environmental protests. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. a warm welcome to day nine of the olympic games. everyone is talking about team gb s charlotte worthington. she took a sensational gold medal in the bmx freestyle. the 25 year old, former chef from manchester who only took up bmx seriously at the age of 20, after switching from her main love of scooters. she fell on her first run but then landed a backflip 360 a trick never before completed in a women s competition. a sensational performance. on the final day in the pool, us swimmer caeleb dressel took his gold medal ta
hello and welcome to bbc news. afghanistan is seeing the heaviest fighting yet between government forces and the taliban. the militants are trying to seize three major cities in the south and west of the country. they ve made rapid gains in less populated parts since it was announced almost all foreign troops withdraw by september. taliban fighters have now entered parts of herat, kandahar, and lashkar gah the capital of helmand province, once the home to british troops in the country. the fate of these key cities could be crucial amid fears of a humanitarian crisis and there are concerns about how long government forces will be able to hold out. this update from our correspondent in kabul, secunder kermani. well, this is now the most serious fighting we ve seen since this latest taliban offensive began. the militants had already had captured vast swathes of rural territory, now they re trying to take their first city and earlier this evening, they made their way to the ver
and more olympic drama at tokyo airport, as a belarussian athlete claims officials from her country tried to forcibly repatriate her. the uk has accused iran of being behind an attack on an oil tanker off the coast of oman in which a british national was killed. young people in england will be offered incentives to have their first covid jab like discounts for takeaway food and taxi journeys. and coming up at 8.30pm, the travel show explore their favourite memories of new york city. good evening. welcome to bbc news. it s been another triumphant day for team gb at the olympics. a spectacular display from charlotte worthington saw her take gold in the women s bmx freestyle. while the gymnast, max whitlock, successfully defended his olympic title, winning gold on the pommel horse. and the swimmer duncan scott made history, winning a fourth medal at the games, a record for any british athlete. our sports correspondent, natalie pirks, has all the very latest, from tokyo. a warn
like discounts for takeaway food and taxi journeys. tourists have been evacuated from beaches in south western turkey, where raging wildfires are now threatening hotels and homes. and living in store. from today developers in england have more freedom to convert empty commercial properties into housing without planning permission. team gb have two more gold medals on day nine of the tokyo 0lympics, with success in gymnastics and bmx. and in the last hour, italy s lamont marcelljacobs has taken an unexpected gold in the 100m final. it means there s a new 0lympic champion for the first time since 2008 but heartbreak for britain s zharnel hughes who was disqualified after a false start. in the gymnastics, max whitlock retained his 0lympic title, with gold in the pommel horse final. the 28 year old now becomes the most successful gymnast ever in the event. in the bmx freestyle charlotte worthington recovered from a fall in herfirst run to claim a remarkable victory and become
tourists have been evacuated from beaches in south western turkey, where raging wildfires are now threatening hotels and homes. and living in store. from today developers in england have more freedom to convert empty commercial properties into housing without planning permission. and coming up later this hour wejoin zeinab badawi for take me to the opera. team gb have two more gold medals on day nine of the tokyo 0lympics, with success in gymnastics and bmx. max whitlock retained his 0lympic title, with gold in the pommel horse final. the 28 year old now becomes the most successful gymnast ever in the event and it brings his overall tally of olympic medals to six with three golds and three bronze. in the bmx freestyle charlotte worthington recovered from a fall in herfirst run to claim a remarkable victory and duncan brooks took bronze in the men s event britain have now won a medal in all four bmx events. and there was further success in the swimming, with silver i