Hello and welcome. Team gb is celebrating after winning olympic Gold And Silver in the mens swimming 200 Metres Freestyle. Tom dean, who contracted Covid 19 twice, won the final, with Duncan Scott completing The One two. Its the first time since 1908 that two british male swimmers have shared the podium. And a bermudan athlete has made history In Tokyo, winning the tiny islands first ever olympic Gold Medal. The bbc s Sarah Mulkerrins is In Tokyo. It is going so well, isnt it, ben, for Team Gb in the pool. We had the Gold Yesterday for Adam Peaty. A phenomenal performance from the duo of Tom Dean and Duncan Scott in the 200 Metres Freestyle today. A wonderful result for them. As you mentioned, Tom Dean, he won gold. He was a surprise Gold Medal winner in that because he finished off, he had been second to Duncan Scott for most of the season because Duncan Scott came in as the favourite. He has been the fastest man over the distance in that. However it was his Team Mate, Tom Dean who pi
And now on Bbc News, a look back at Tuesday In Parliament. Hello again and welcome to Tuesday In Parliament. The man appointed to help children catch up with lost lessons marks the governments homework. We know that our countrys responding in a way, compared with some others, which, quite frankly, is a bit feeble. Questions to answer. Labour ask if ministers broke the rules on emails. It isnt the original scandal that gets people into the most trouble. Its the attempt to Cover Up, actually, the chance that there might be one. Also in this programme, the Speakers Patience with the government is wearing thin. Again. It would be better for all concerned if the government simply followed its own I Ministerial Code and made important announcements to this house. But first, theres been a sharp rise in the number of pupils sent home from school in england because of covid. The latest official figures showed that more than 375,000 pupils thats about one in 20 were out of school for covid relat