today at six: history s made by team gb cyclist laura kenny, becoming britain s most successful female olympian ever after taking gold in tokyo. alongside katie archibald, she wins in the madison event in the velodrome her third gold in consecutive olympic games. just to have katie there the whole time, ijust feel like i m racing with a sister, and i couldn t have done it if we hadn t had that relationship. and a stunning fightback from team gb s kate french sees her win in the modern pentathlon. but agony in the men s 4x100 metre relay, as britain s sprinters are pipped to gold in a photo finish. also on the programme: northern ireland becomes the first
husband, jason kenny, on the all time list of british olympians. laura has become the unofficial capital of the team and when she is going well she inspires her team mates, she kind of raises the level and isjust team mates, she kind of raises the level and is just a team mates, she kind of raises the level and isjust a great team mates, she kind of raises the level and is just a great person to have around, loads of energy, really happy person. and just, she has a long, i think a long career ahead of her still. we are talking as if this is the end of her career, her last games, it s not. you will be in paris, she could even be in two or three games beyond then. that will have to wait- three games beyond then. that will have to wait. today three games beyond then. that will have to wait. today laura three games beyond then. that will have to wait. today laura kenny . three games beyond then. that willl have to wait. today laura kenny was peerless, katie archibald flawless. as a p
i m lucy hockings in tokyo where it s day fourteen of the olympics the headlines: in the velodrome, laura kenny could become the first british woman to win gold at three olympic games and a third successive hockey medal for great brtain s women as they beat india 4 3. argentina will play the netherlands in the final. and in today s other news.. energy bills for millions of households across the uk are to go up this winter. the energy watchdog says the increase is needed because of rising wholesale prices. because we have seen a record increase in fossil fuel prices, not
and nightclubs can reopen. a fifth of all the uk s covid, hospital patients are aged between 18 and 34. doctors warn of the dangers facing the young and unvaccinated. firefighters in greece continue to battle wildfires across the country. it s predicted that worse is still to come. team gb cyclist laura kenny has won her fifth olympic gold this morning in the women s madison. her triumph makes her britain s joint most decorated female olympian ever.she won the event with partner katie archibald, dominating with a huge 78 points. denmark took silver on 35 points and the russian olympics committee taking bronze with 26 points. kenny s win makes her the first british woman to win gold medals at three olympics.
this is bbc news. i m jane hill. the headlines: thrills and spills at the velodrome in tokyo. laura kenny becomes the first british woman to win gold at three olympic games and is now britain s most decorated female olympian, as she and katie archibald are crowned madison champions. kate french also takes gold for team gb, winning the modern pentathlon. and a flurry of medals on the track laura muir wins silver in the 1500. the men miss out on gold byjust one hundredth of a second in the 4 x 100 metres relay, and britain s women pick up bronze in their relay. away from the olympics, gas and electricity bills will go up