Hello, thIs Is Bbc News wIth ben boulos. The HeadlInes Success for Team Gb In tokyo. Gold for gymnast Max WhItlock, who retaIns the olympIc pommel horse tItle. Another gold for Team Gb Charlotte WorthIngton wIns a dramatIc Bmx Park Freestyle fInal. A belarusIan sprInter says olympIc offIcIals from her country have trIed to forcIbly repatrIate her after she publIcly crItIcIsed the natIonal team. The uk has accused Iran of beIng behInd an attack on an OIl Tanker off the coast of oman In whIch a brItIsh natIonal was kIlled. Young people In england wIll be offered IncentIves to have theIr fIrst covId jab, lIke dIscounts for Takeaway Food and taxI journeys. Now on Bbc News, Its tIme for sportsday. Hello, Im marc edwards. World Class WhItlock wIns agaIn. He takes gold In the mens pommel horse. Charlotte worthIngton turns the Bmx World upsIde down wIth her Gold Medal wInnIng moves. Hes the fastest man on Earth Lamont marcelljacobs wIns Italys fIrst 100 metres olympIc medal and Its gold. Also
At wembley on Wednesday Night. Ministers extend the period in which legal action can be taken against Housing Developers in light of the Cladding Crisis. Street closures and evacuations after a fire breaks out in strabane. From retail to Real Estate John Lewis outlines plans to build 10,000 homes for rental over the next few years. And coming up it was all stacking up nicely for an engineer whos tasted a Sweet Victory after breaking an unusual World Record. The government is signalling that all legal restrictions relating to covid will end on the 19thjuly in england including the wearing of facemasks. The Housing Secretary, robertjenrick, said the public must learn to live with the virus and use their personaljudgement. Labour said theyre keen for the economy to open up but they want to see the science guiding government decisions. 0ur political correspondent, chris mason, reports. From the cobbles of york. To the minster, a portrait of england, wandering back to normal, as the governm
Suing the government. The family of a woman who took her own life after her benefits were cut. The search continues to locate an injured whale in the River Thames, after it escaped a first rescue attempt. Down Memory Lane. The queen recollects becoming the first young person in the commonwealth to receive a Life Saving Award. Good afternoon, and welcome to Bbc News. The uks Covid Alert Level has been lowered from 4 to 3, which means the virus is no longer spreading exponentially. This afternoon, the Prime Minister is expected to announce a major easing of restrictions in england, so that, from next monday, six people or two households can meet indoors, while groups of up to 30 can meet outdoors. Pubs and restaurants would be able to reopen indoors, and at last, people could Hug Friends And Family outside their households. Our Health Correspondent Catherine burns reports. You have got to do two verses, happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you since the pandemic began, weve had to le