been given the all-clear and are now allowed to resume normal activities. it is a good example of the covid-19 countermeasures put in place to quickly address any potential issues. while it is still early at this point, daily testing, contact tracing and strict covid-19 measures have proven effective in limiting the spread of infection. since the beginning of july, 198 games related infections have been reported while olympic related cases remain low, the same cannot be said for tokyo. today as i said, more than 2800 cases were reported in tokyo. that is the highest daily total for the capital ever recorded. a statement we ve now said three days in a row. despite a fourth state of emergency order being put in place, the infection rate continues to climb and there is serious concern for a medical system that is already strained. japan s top coronavirus adviser has urged the government to send out a strong message to people warning about the potential strain on the health care system.
with a back problem, but prosecutors said it was plain he was capable of strangling bernadette, filmed here dancing on the van he almost certainly used to transport her remains. scott and sarah alone know what happened to their bubbly young girl, perhaps now they will finally give her up. jon ironmonger, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. three olympic golds for team gb diving pair tom daley and matty lee, swimmer adam peaty, and cyclist tom pidcock all win their events on day 3 of the tokyo games. two school boys are found guilty of murdering 13 year old ollie stephens, in a park in reading injanuary. as new rules on covid tracing alerts come in giving some key workers in england the option of daily testing, instead of self isolating ministers meet to discuss how it s going.
from today, up to 15 people from different households can meet indoors, and close contact services such as hairdressers can reopen without needing to pre book an appointment. the stormont assembly will meet later to decide whether other measures can be eased, including the re opening of theatres and concert halls. the headlines on bbc news adam peter becomes the first british swimmer to successfully defend another big title. also goals for tom daley and mattingly, and for mountain biker tom pidcock. ministers are meeting to decide if more key workers are to be given the option of daily testing instead of self isolation. the un says record numbers of afghan survivors, many of them children, have been killed in them children, have been killed in the first half of this year. the british medical association is to ask senior doctors in england whether they want to consider industrial action over the 3% pay rise offered by the government.
1.2 degrees of heating now, the world might already have entered a phase of dangerous climate change. roger harrabin, bbc news. thanks for watching bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. adam peaty becomes the first ever british swimmer to successfully defend an olympics title. there are also golds for divers tom daley and matty lee and for mountain biker tom pidcock. ministers are meeting to decide if more keyworkers in england will be given the option of daily testing instead of self isolating. and, the un says record numbers of afghan civilians, many of them children, have been killed in half of this year. labour has launched a new campaign for working people, in an attempt to win back some of their traditional supporters
tom daley with his new partner matty lee. four olympic games and he s finally won gold. all day today, it s been like everything is falling into place. we found that sense of flow. we didn t really say all that much to each other. we just knew what we had to do to get the job done. and more british success. a gold for tom pidcock in the men s mountain bike cross country and silver for alex yee in the men s triathlon. a bit bizarre, really. that it s me that s doing this. i m just a normal guy from south east london. so it s just crazy that, yeah, dreams really do come true. ministers are meeting to decide if more key workers in england will be given the option of daily testing, instead of self isolating. flash floods and wildfires in a year of extreme weather globally. scientists meet to assess the full extent of climate change. and the dutch band which is banned from performing, as the netherlands closes nightclubs again