now on bbc news, being intersex in russia . low pressure brought a very unsettled day on saturday. we saw lots of showers around, some torrential downpours in places, but there was some good spells of sunshine, too. and sunday is a repeat performance some of the showers will be heavy and thundery once again and slow moving across the north of the uk. that s because in the centre of the low, the winds will be lighter but you ll notice across its southern flank for southern england through wales, quite a squeeze in the isobars there. so, it s going to be breezy. so, we ll start off with maybe some sunshine across eastern areas but the showers will get going. they ll rattle through fairly quickly across southern areas because of the breeze but they ll hang around across the northern half of the country slow moving torrential downpours, an area of more persistent rainjust pushing to the far north east of scotland and 0rkney there. so the wind is lighter
i m sarah mukerrins, live in tokyo where there are 13 medals up for grabs on the final day of the delayed 2020 olympics starting with the men s marathon which is under way. thousands of residents and tourists have been evacuated from towns north of athens, as wildfires spread across the country. more than 150 wildfires are burning out of control some now close to the northern suburbs of the greek capital itself. two people are known to have died, and at least 20 others have been injured. greece, like many other parts of europe, has been grappling with extreme weather conditions this summer. widespread flooding, and colder than average temperatures in central europe and now baking hot weather in the south. 0ur europe correspondent, bethany bell, reports from athens. greece is in the grip of an emergency. wildfires have been blazing out of control for days. the extreme heat means these forests near athens are like a tinderbox. helicopters keep returning here to try to put
level zero,’ meaning social distancing rules, and most other restrictions, have now come to an end. people can gather indoors, and nightclubs are open once again, but face masks are still required by law, in shops and on public transport. here s our wales correspondent, hywel griffith. it s not quite ripping up the rules but from today, life in wales is far less limited. social distancing is no longer written into law. no need to count how many people meet indoors. facemasks are still mandatory in shops and most indoor spaces, something emma says she can live with. i think it s quite a good idea, really, because there s still quite a lot of vulnerable people. i don t like wearing them but it s just something we ve all had to do, really, isn t it? for the manager here, it s about keeping customers confident. they can t afford to take risks. we need to move steadily, gently to complete normality. it isn t going to happen overnight but we do need to build our trade up because
hello and welcome to the programme that brings together bbc specialists and the foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast to audiences back home from the dateline london. this week: one virus, three countries the contrasting covid fortunes of china, the united states and the uk. afghanistan s president says it ll take six months to rout the taliban but does he have six weeks? joining me this week are henry chu, uk bureau chief of the american paper, the la times, ned temko, who is with the christian science monitor, and bbc uk political correspondent, damian grammaticas, is with me in the studio. welcome, lovely to have you with us this week. and at home, thank you for watching. it s been a week of contrating fortunes in the global pandemic. here in the uk, wales is lifting its covid restrictions over the weekend, and scotland will lift most covid restrictions at the end of this weekend, three weeks after borisjohnson did the same in england. fears of a signfic
including in track cycling, basketball and boxing. the men s marathon is won by eliud kipchoge of kenya, the defending champion and world record holder. thousands take to the streets of amsterdam as the city marks the 25th anniversary of its first gay pride parade. thousands of residents and tourists have been evacuated from towns north of athens, as wildfires spread across the country. more than 150 wildfires are burning out of control some now close to the northern suburbs of the greek capital itself. two people are known to have died, and at least 20 others have been injured. greece, like many other parts of europe, has been grappling with extreme weather conditions this summer. widespread flooding, and colder than average temperatures in central europe and now baking hot weather in the south. our europe correspondent, bethany bell, reports from athens. greece is in the grip of an emergency. wildfires have been blazing out of control for days. the extreme heat means thes