and disappointment for band performers in the netherlands, after nightclubs close again due to soaring covid infections. hello and welcome. 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 100 metres breaststroke final. but britain isn t the only country celebrating a good day at the pool. 0ur correspondent sarrah mulkerrins is in tokyo with the latest. it has been a scintillating morning with some of the finals it has been a scintillating morning with some of the finals in it has been a scintillating morning with some of the finals in the it has been a scintillating morning with some of the finals in the full here in tokyo. let s start with star man adam pt, defending his 0lympic title. he is so dominant in the 100 metres breaststroke. he is undefeated in seven years. he had so much pressure on him coming into this to try and back up that when i become the
here in tokyo, i ll have all the latest on the action and medals at the olympic games. 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 pandemic. there has been a sustained drop in coronavirus cases in the uk, so has britain s third wave hit its peak, only a week after it relaxed most of its restrictions? as more extreme weather is recorded around the world, a gathering of scientists warns of the urgent need for action on climate change. hello and welcome, if you re watching in the uk or around the world. it s been a busy day at the tokyo olympics, with exciting action across many different sports. let s go there live and get the latest with lucy hockings. a warm welcome to day three at the tokyo olympics and, as you say, the medals are coming in thick and fast. among the winners today, australia s ariarne titmus beat the defending champion katie ledecky in a thrillin
with fears that many of our fish were killed by the heat. and the crowds flock to wimbledon for the first day of this year s tournament. and coming up on bbc news. after australia take a 2 0 lead in the ashes series, we have all the reaction from a controversial second test at lord s. good afternoon. israel has launched a major military operation in the occupied west bank, one of the biggest in recent years. it began with multiple drone strikes on thejenin refugee camp, which israel claims contains a command centre for palestinian militants. israel has also sent in ground forces. fighting is continuing and there ve been gun battles on the streets. at least seven people are dead. palestinian leaders say it s an attempt to destroy a refugee camp and that innocent people inside the camp have been bombed. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports. jenin is no stranger to the sound of armed conflict. this is the largest israeli operation there for years. overhead, drones loo
hello and welcome to bbc news. banks and governments around the world are nervously watching the european markets to see if the crisis surrounding credit suisse will develop into a global banking crisis. so far the markets seem reasonably calm with shares in credit suisse rising almost 30% after the swiss national bank gave it a lifeline. and other stocks are up too. but there are concerns that a potential interest rate rise later on thursday by the european central bank could add further volatility to the situation. earlier our business presenter sally bundock explained why the situation at credit suisse was notjust important to the financial community but to all of us: a real worry about credit suisse. if that bank, which is 160 odd years old in switzerland, were to fail, it could have the same effect that the lehman brothers collapse had in 2008, which is it brings a huge amount of fear within markets about the stability of other banks. so people therefore act very quickly
hello and welcome to bbc news. banks and governments around the world are nervously watching the european markets to see if the crisis surrounding credit suisse will develop into a global banking crisis. so far things seem reasonably calm with shares in credit suisse rising almost 30% after the swiss national bank gave it a lifeline. but there are concerns that a potential interest rate rise later on thursday by the european central bank could add further volatility to the situation. earlier our business presenter sally bundock explained why the situation at credit suisse was notjust important to the financial community but to all of us: a real worry about credit suisse. if that bank, which is 160 odd years old in switzerland, were to fail, it could have the same effect that the lehman brothers collapse had in 2008, which is it brings a huge amount of fear within markets about the stability of other banks. so people therefore act very quickly and remove their funds from banks