How a brItIsh surgeon who travelled to aleppo to treat vIctIms of the SyrIan CIvIl War nIne years ago InspIred a syrIan boy To Become a doctor. We have a specIal report. Also comIng up thIs hour. WIth three months untIl the un clImate Change Conference In glasgow, the World WIldlIfe Fund joIns forces wIth leadIng InternatIonal artIsts to InspIre global actIon. Hello from tokyo. Its beIng reported that a belarusIan sprInter who sought protectIon, after she claImed she was ordered to return home from the olympIc games, has applIed for asylum In the PolIsh Embassy there. Yesterday KrystIna TsImanouskaya saId she feared for her safety If she was sent back To Belarus, as a penalty for crItIcIsIng her coaches on SocIal MedIa. What you are seeIng here Is the latest pIctures of her leavIng a sIlver van, latest pIctures of her leavIng a sIlvervan, enterIng latest pIctures of her leavIng a sIlver van, enterIng the PolIsh Embassy. She was greeted by two offIcIals before she went In. The offIcIals
American gymnast Simone Biles will compete in an olympic final tomorrow after missing several others to focus on her mental health. The belarusian sprinter whos taken refuge in a Tokyo Embassy after claiming her country tried to force her onto a plane back home. Well be live In Tokyo for the latest. Also in the programme. The first passengers arrive at heathrow after the change in rules which means people coming in from the us and eu no longer have to quarantine. They havent been back to see grandparents for about two and a half years. So it took us about 15 documents as well as passports to get back. As soon as we got off the aeroplane we got so excited. Child shouts yeah you know, even The Little Ones were shouting, london, london and the british doctor killed in syria who inspired this young medical student to follow in his footsteps. I thought to myself constantly, actually, during Medical School that, you know, the reason im doing this was because i was inspired by him. And coming
To go through what we did. I think the pandemic has showed us the sacrifices that they give. I think the pandemic has showed us the value and sacrifices that they give. Before leaving, abbas s family gave karim a final, touching gift. A surgical textbook once belonging to abbas, now with a new generation of doctor. Charlie haynes, Bbc News. Time for a look at the weather. Heres nick miller. A Hint Ofjekyll and hyde in our weather at the start of this week, clear skies at times, and although temperatures are below average for this time of year it still feels warm in The Sunshine but the other face of the weather is Torrential Downpours, already bouncing off the panto on the isle of Wight Today with reports from the met office some spots may have had over 100 millimetres of rain from some particularly heavy downpours that have moved through, on the railfor radar. A few showers developing elsewhere in england and wales so there is a risk of flooding from some of these. Some rain in Northe
Yes 49 years great britain have waited for their Eventing Gold. Britains riders make history at the Tokyo Olympics with gold in the Team Eventing and silver in the individual. And Emily Campbell becomes the first British Female Weightlifter to win an Olympic Medal American gymnast Simone Biles will compete in an Olympic Final tomorrow after missing several others to focus on her mental health. A five year Old Boy found dead in a river is named by South Wales police as Logan Williamson from sam in bridgend. And a West Midlands Police Officer found guilty of two assaults on members of The Public both the victims were black. Good afternoon. We start with the breaking news that the Nhs Covid 19 app in england and wales will be modified so that fewer contacts are required to self isolate. The Health Secretary Sajid Javid says the changes ensure we are striking the right balance between reducing disruption and protecting those at risk. Business leaders have complained about the large numbers