sure that policies across that department, and delivery, are actually happening. any plans to improve disabled people s lives will of course be welcomed, but charities believe the strategy falls short, as it doesn t deliver immediate, drastic action so that millions of disabled people are no longer held back by barriers in society. nikki fox, bbc news. a deaf woman has won the right to compensation after a judge upheld her complaint about a lack of on screen sign language interpreters at two covid briefings in england. katie rowley took her case to the high court, arguing that the uk government had breached its obligations to deaf audiences under equality legislation by not providing british sign language in the way that other nations did. the glorious slate landscapes of gwynedd, in north west wales, have been awarded unesco world heritage status. they now share that status with the likes
in england during the pandemic have failed safety tests. the department of health said it had advised hospitals not to use the high grade face coverings which are often worn by doctors and nurses working in intensive care units. a woman has been jailed for 5.5 years for stealing diamonds worth more than £4 million or $5.5 us from a jeweller in london. the court heard that lulu lakatos, who is 60 and was born in romania, swapped the gems for pebbles. prosecutors said it was the highest value theft of its kind in the uk. still to come a bit later in the programme, the slate landscapes of gwynedd in north wales are awarded unesco world heritage status. we ll take you on a virtual tour. but first, let s head to tokyo, now where its day six of the olympic games.
its capacity to store and launch nuclear missiles, according to scientists in the us. satellite images from xinjiang province in the west of the country suggest it is building a nuclear missile silo field. it is the second new silo field reported to be under construction in western china in the last two months. still to come a bit later in the programme, the slate landscapes of gwynedd in north wales are awarded unesco world heritage status. we ll take you on a virtual tour. but first, let s head to tokyo now, where its day six of the olympic games. and japan is starting the day still on top of the medal tally with 13 gold medals, one more than china, with the united states sitting in third place. we ll have an update on the day s events in a minute, but first, as we were just talking about, coronavirus cases are on the rise in asia and japan is not immune.
of the great barrier reef, the grand canyon and the pyramids. the area includes several locations in snowdonia and is one of 32 sites on the list in the united kingdom. it s an achievement that s been many years in the making. our correspondent tomos morgan was there to see the announcement, and a warning his report does contain flashing images from the start. 20 years in the making and recognition is finally here. the slate landscape which dominates this part of snowdonia is now given the prestigious unesco world heritage status and is on a list that includes the great wall of china, the galapagos islands and machu picchu. it s pioneer, dr david gwyn. i felt there was something very wonderful here, almost magical. i m naturally delighted to hear now that after 20 years, our ambitions have been realised. few of us can resist the sight of men digging a hole. it s said wales roofed the world in the 19th
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