And disappointment for band performers in the netherlands, after nightclubs close again due to soaring covid infections. Hello and welcome. Day three at the tokyo olympics is now well underway, and the medals are coming in thick and fast. Team gb have picked up their first gold adam peaty winning the men s 100 metres breaststroke final. But britain isn t the only country celebrating a good day at the pool. 0ur correspondent sarrah mulkerrins is in tokyo with the latest. It has been a scintillating morning with some of the finals it has been a scintillating morning with some of the finals in it has been a scintillating morning with some of the finals in the it has been a scintillating morning with some of the finals in the full here in tokyo. Let s start with star man adam pt, defending his 0lympic title. He is so dominant in the 100 metres breaststroke. He is undefeated in seven years. He had so much pressure on him coming into this to try and back up that when i become the first bri
good evening and welcome to bbc news. the funeral of the duke of edinburgh was held at windsor castle earlier today. although the service itself was small, due to covid restrictions, the duke s love of the military was reflected in the pageantry, before the funeral in st george s chapel. inside the chapel itself, there were only 30 mourners, all members of the family or close friends. the queen sat alone again due to covid rules as she said goodbye to her husband of 73 years. our first report is from our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. it was at windsor castle that they fell in love. it was wartime. the young lieutenant philip mountbatten spent his leave at the castle visiting the then princess elizabeth. they were married in 1910. they spent many of the happiest moments of their 73 years together at windsor. and it was within the ancient walls of this castle, that the nation paid its final tributes. drawn up in the spring sunshine on the castle s quadrangle with
new zealand s prime minister says there is no wider national security threat. and he described how the shooting unfolded. the offender was armed with a pump action shotgun. he moved through the building site, discharging the firearm as he went. upon reaching the upper levels of the building, the man contained himself in an elevator, shots were fired, and he was located a short time later. today s shooting comes just hours before the first women s world cup match is scheduled to begin nearby. live now to katie silver, who s in sydney. it s good to see you. the world cu “ust it s good to see you. the world cup just about it s good to see you. the world cupjust about to it s good to see you. the world cupjust about to kick - it s good to see you. the world cupjust about to kick off, - it s good to see you. the world cup just about to kick off, howl cup just about to kick off, how are people reacting to this? people here have woken up to this news and it has certainly been
occasion, and we are all here so proud, so excited. it has been five years since the idea to join cptpp, as we call it, first started, and now we have signed the agreement. this is, it s the fastest growing region, the asia pacific, it is going to be responsible for at least 50% of global growth we are expecting between now and 2035, and countries have been queueing up to join the trading bloc. we have got a seat at the table, and for the uk, it is actually quite a big. live now to marco forgione, who is the director general of the institute of export and international trade. good morning and welcome to the programme. is this a great deal? good morning, and it is a very good day for uk businesses, joining the first night. it provides a tremendous opportunity, notjust for the uk s excellent goods manufacturers but also for the uk s world leading services sector. what world leading services sector. what aood is? world leading services sector. what good is? which world leading
moscow says the plane was carrying ukrainian prisoners of war involved in a prison exchange. it has accused ukraine of deliberately ta rgetting the plane. ukraine says kyiv had not been advised, on this occasion, to ensure the safety of airspace where it happened. according to moscow, the military plane crashed about 44 miles north east of the russian city of belgorod. there are said to have been 7a people on board, including 65 ukrainian pows. our russia editor steve rosenberg has the latest from moscow. caught on mobile phone, the moment a russian military transport plane fell from the sky. woman speaks russian. good god, she cries, as the consequence of what has happened becomes clear. the wreckage was strewn across the fields of belgorod region. not only did russia accuse ukraine of shooting the plane down, it claimed that on board were dozens of ukrainian prisoners of war who were about to be exchanged. translation: on board the plane there were six crew members, - 65