closing ceremony. another golden moment for team gb cyclistjason kenny, making him the country s most decorated olympian. lauren price wins the women s middleweight final, becoming the first welsh boxer to claim olympic gold. reports from northern afghanistan say there s heavy fighting in the city of kunduz, where government forces are trying to push back taliban militants. new changes to the uk s covid travel restrictions come into force. thousands flee their homes in greece as forest fires burn out of control. the country faces its most intense heatwave in more than 30 years. now, on bbc news hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. those of us lucky enough to live
on the final day of the olympics, lauren price wins the women s middleweight final becoming the first welsh boxer to claim olympic gold. and jason kenny becomes the country s most decorated olympian, the cyclist. american bombers launch air strikes on taliban fighters who d taken the afghan city of sheberghan, more than 200 are killed. new changes to the uk s covid travel restrictions come into force. with temperatures in the high 40s advancing wildfires on the greek island of evia have forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents. thousands of locals and tourists have also been evacuated from athens northern suburbs and others have had to abandon their homes elsewhere. the greek army has been deployed to help fight the blazes and several countries including britain and germany have sent emergency aid teams to help.
to push back taliban militants. new changes to the uk s covid travel restrictions come into force. thousands flee their homes in greece as forest fires burn out of control the country faces its most intense heatwave in more than 30 years. an emotional lionel messi confirms he s leaving barcelona after 20 years. 110w now it is time for click on bbc news. the nhs has been under stress for years and then the pandemic kit. can artificial intelligence come to the rescue? this week: a special programme. can artificial intelligence make healthcare better for all of us, and save the nhs?
this is bbc news with the latest headlines. after more than two weeks of thrilling sporting action the tokyo olympic games end with a spectacular closing ceremony team gb cyclist jason kenny successfully defends his keirin title to become the first briton to win seven olympic gold medals. reports from northern afghanistan say there s heavy fighting in the city of kunduz, where government forces are trying to push back taliban militants. new changes to the uk s covid travel restrictions come into force. double vaccinated people travelling from france to the uk will no longer have to isolate. thousands flee their homes in greece as forest fires burn out of control. the country faces its most intense
and aggressive toward differences. we are now in a situation that there is quite a bit of violence instigated against us by youngsters with migration background, and on the other hand, we have the politicians that, the left wing and liberal politicians don t know how to tackle the problem because they re also afraid to discriminate. so i hope that we invest in each other, in solidarity, and that in the coming five years, we make a safe space of amsterdam again. a gay paradise. it s the second consecutive year the city s canal parade was cancelled due to coronavirus, but despite covid, young and old, the message on these streets is still the same equal rights for all. celestina olulode, bbc news.