hello and welcome to bbc world news. day two of the olympics in tokyo has brought us all what we have come to expect from the games. there were major shocks in the swimming pool, a world record was broken, and for some big names their olympic dream has come to an end. and a couple of sports made their debut too. the bbc s sarah mulkerrins has been following the action so far on day 2. what a story we have had as we have seen the first gold medal given out in one of the four new spots here at the olympic games. skateboarding took centre stage with the street event final for the men taking place and i can tell you that the host japan have one at with a 22 year old michael from tokyo, yuto horigome, winning gold in that. it sees the skateboarders make some runs and pull up some great picks and skills on rails and ramps and also steps. a wonderful win for the hostjapan. wonderful win for the host japan. also wonderful win for the hostjapan. also a big win in the pool with a gold
now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament. as mps debate extending emergency coronavirus powers to the autumn amid calls for a faster easing of lockdown. which is important to save jobs, save businesses and maximise the economic future of our young people. a former defence chief gives his reaction to the reshaping to cybersecurity. it is attempting to balance the books, whether or not that survives over the next ten years, i have no idea. and scotland s first minister survives a vote of no confidence put down by the conservatives. how can parliament have confidence in the words i of a first minister whose words have been found to be false? l if you think you can bully me out of office, you are mistaken, and you misjudge me. but first, it was a week and a milestone that no one wanted or would have envisaged. tuesday marked the one year anniversary of the day borisjohnson announced the first uk wide coronavirus lockdown. 12 months on,
hello there and welcome to tuesday in parliament. on this programme, former chiefs of defence staff give their verdict on plans to reshape the uk s armed forces. we can t have it both ways. this is something that is matching money to credible ambition. scotland s first minister survives a motion of no confidence put down by the conservatives. how can parliament have confidence in the words of a first minister whose words have been found to be false. if you think you can bully me out of - office you are mistaken and you misjudge me. i and discrimination concerns over the possible use of vaccine certificates, allowing people to travel overseas. it would be throwing open the floodgates for us to become a checkpoint society. a former chief of defence staff has told mps that cuts to the armed forces will mean the uk is less able to deploy to conflicts at scale. lord houghton was giving evidence to the defence committee following the integrated defence and security review and confi