broke her own record by two full seconds, so another gold for great britain. it comes afterjaco van gass won gold in the mens c3 3000metres individual pursuit at the velodrome, beating his team mate finlay graham to give britain a one two in the final. it was expected after he set a stunning new world record in qualifying, taking nine seconds off the record. the 35 year old is a former soldier who lost his lower left arm, and suffered other severe injuries in afghanistan in 2009. it s his first paralympics, and gold in his first event. and in the last few minutes the gb trio of maisie summers newton, grace harvey and defending champion ellie simmonds have all competed in the sm6 200m individual medley final. it was maisie sommers newton who has taken goals with a world record time as well. many congratulations to
with thousands of new infections. there s gold up for grabs with three brits vying for a win in the paralympic pool. ellie simmonds defends her title against world champion maisie summers newton, and european bronze medallist grace harvey. it s thursday 26th august. our top story. the uk, the united states and australia have all told their citizens to stay away from kabul airport amid concerns that terrorists could launch an imminent attack. the foreign office has issued updated advice, just days before the deadline for evacuation flights, as foreign troops prepare to leave afghanistan. thousands of afghan interpreters and other staff who worked for the uk have reportedly passed security checks but remain stuck in kabul. graham satchell reports. day after day, for more than a week now, distressing pictures of afghans
a move they say could make or break the summer getaway. turkey trips could get the go ahead but jamaica and st lucia may soon be off limits. i ll explain what you need to know. there s gold up for grabs with three brits vying for a win in the paralympic pool. ellie simmonds defends her title against world champion maisie summers newton, and european bronze medallist grace harvey. good morning. yesterday was the warmest day of this august so far. the temperature reached 27.2 in the highlands. today it will be cooler, starting with a lot of clout. that should break more especially in the west. all the details in 25 minutes. it s thursday 26th august. our top story. the uk, the united states and australia have all told their citizens to stay away from kabul airport amid concerns that terrorists could launch an imminent attack.
paralympics gb are fifth on the medals table after day one of the games with one gold, four silvers and a bronze. three of those medals were in the pool and three in the velodrome and it was dame sarah storey who got gb s first gold. she beat team mate crystal lane wright in the final of the c5 3000 metres, individual pursuit. 0ur paralympics reporter rachel latham looks ahead to day two. looking ahead to tomorrow, we will finally see simmons and actions. she goes to the 200 metres individual. it s notjust goes to the 200 metres individual. it s not just for goes to the 200 metres individual. it s notjust for going for great britain. also grace harvey and macy summers will also be going in the 200 metres individual classification. everyone will think that ellie is good for the gold but
we will finally see ellie simmons in action. she goes to the 200 metres individual. it s notjust for going for great britain. also grace harvey and macy summers newton macy summers newton will also be going in the 200 metres individual classification. everyone will think that ellie is good for the gold but macy has been chasing ellie s tell for a while now. so we ll have to see who comes out on top moving to the equestrian, sophie wells hoping to continue with her gold medal from rio and pick up another gold medal and will be seeing the reigning champion in the 500 metre time trial. kadeena cox. she will have tough competition from canada. can she pick up another gold medal here in tokyo ? we will have to wait and see. to football there were just three ties in the league cup second round tonight but there were goals galore. a great response from arsenal after their difficult start to the premier league season.