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but on the biggest stage, could he rise to the occasion? well, just watch this. commentator: jake wightman has another go. round the final bend, he overtook the olympic champion, jakob ingebrigtsen. still his rivals were queueing up behind him, but wightman dug in and stubbornly, stunningly, he held on for glory. commentator: jake wightman! he could become the world champion. he s going to stay strong, and he is going to do it! gold forjake wightman. even he, it seemed, could scarcely believe it. he was only tenth at last year s 0lympics what a transformation! well, what a moment forjake wightman! just when it mattered, he s produced the performance of his life and britain has a new world champion. i just got a whiff of it in the last lap. i knew if i was there with 200 to go, i could put myself in a position to win it. i was just running for my life that home straight. i never really gave up the confidence that i had the ability to be able to get to this point, so i m just so glad
i ve watched run middle distances over the years, just because of how he races. it doesn t matter what else he does in the rest of his career, he will never forget this. british sport, then, has a new star. forjake wightman and his family, a quite unforgettable day. andy swiss, bbc news, eugene. time for a look at the weather. here s matt taylor. you have an example of what extreme weather can do? lstale you have an example of what extreme weather can do? weather can do? we are still seeing the sobering weather can do? we are still seeing the sobering impact weather can do? we are still seeing the sobering impact of weather can do? we are still seeing the sobering impact of yesterday s i the sobering impact of yesterday s fires and the weather has provided the ideal recipe for the grant to dry out and wildfires to thrive. the ground to dry out. let s start with the exceptional heat and add the rainfall which has been sadly lacking this month, even in the wettest spot in northe
it was his last appearance at prime minister s questions. also on the programme. as inflation hits a ao year high, i m in derby, where we ll be reporting on how the local community is feeling the impact. higher food and petrol prices have pushed the latest inflation figure to 9.4%. if the prices do continue to rise, as it is predicted, i really. i don t know what we ll do. it doesn t seem feasible for us at the moment to actually be able to support ourselves. putting out the fires of climate change yesterday was the london fire brigade s busiest since the second world war. gold forjake wightman! jake wightman wins the 1500m race at the world championships. the last time a british man achieved that feat was nearly a0 years ago.