this is bbc news these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. more medaljoy for team gb at the olympics as tom dean and duncan scott pick up a historic gold and silver in the men s 200 metres freestyle, and georgia taylor brown wins silver in the women s triathlon. i m lucy hockings live in tokyo, and i ll be bringing you all the latest sporting action and medal wins. there s a shock defeat for the hosts, as japan s naomi osaka who lit the olympic torch at the opening ceremony is knocked out of the tennis in the third round. our other headlines. as borisjohson leaves self isolation, it s anounced workers in england, including refuse collectors and prison staff, will be allowed to take daily tests if they re identified as a close
in the women s triathlon there s a shock defeat for the hosts, as japan s naomi osaka who lit the olympic torch at the opening ceremony is knocked out of the tennis in the third round. as uk prime minister borisjohson leaves self isolation, it s anounced workers in england including refuse collectors and prison staff will be allowed to take daily tests if they re identified as a close contact of a postive covid case. more electronic tagging for burglars, and a pledge to provide a named officer for every neighbourhood are announced as part of a new crime reduction strategy for england and wales. and masks make a comeback in california, as cases of the delta variant surge in the us. the number of confirmed daily cases coronavirus cases in the uk has fallen for six days in a row now standing at 24,950. it s little over a week
ad it is quite labour intensive thing, because the way it is being done at the moment is it s daily tests with lateral flow, so the little sticks tha, we do when we are at home, and they have to be supervised, because the regulators say those tests can only be used for that purpose if they are administered by a trained professional. it is not like the nhs test that you pick up at the pharmacy which you do yourself. the headlines on bbc news. more medaljoy for team gb at the olympics as tom dean and duncan scott pick up a historic gold and silver in the men s 200 metres freestyle, and georgia taylor brown wins silver in the women s triathlon there s a shock defeat for the hosts, as japan s naomi osaka who lit the olympic torch at the opening ceremony is knocked out of the tennis in the third round. as uk prime minister borisjohson leaves self isolation, it s anounced workers in england including refuse collectors and prison staff will be allowed