excavator that closes the other graves over there are working simultaneously, the ambulances that carry the bodies keep coming one after the other. us health officials change course on wearing masks now vaccinated people are advised to wear them indoors, in places where infections are high. and you re never to old to cheerlead. we meet the seniors injapan who re getting ready for their 25th anniversary show. live from our studios in singapore, this is bbc news. it s eight in the morning in singapore, and nine am in tokyo where its day five of the olympic games. tuesday had some major surprises but none bigger than the women s team gymnastics. the russian olympic committee won the gold beating the us who won gold back to back in london and rio. but the real shock came earlier in the final. simone biles a four time olympic gold medallist pulled out of the final after her first vault, later saying she did it due to her mental health. she said, i was just shaking. i ve
number of covid deaths more than 2,000 people die in under 2a hours we have a special report. behind me, the excavator that digs new graves and the excavator that closes the other grapes over there are working simultaneously, the ambulances that carry the bodies keep coming, one after the other. and you re never too old to cheerlead. we meet the seniors injapan who re getting ready for their 25th anniversary show. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe police officers who tried to prevent donald trump s supporters from storming the us capitol building injanuary have been giving dramatic evidence at the start of an inquiry into what happened. the panel will look at the reasons for the riot which happened as lawmakers gathered to certify president biden s election victory. but the inquiry s already been undermined by partisan divisions with many republicans refusing to take part. 0ur correspondent barbara plett usher reports from washington. do you sw
other graves over there or working simultaneously. the ambulances that carry the bodies keep coming one after the other. us health officials change course on wearing masks now vaccinated people are advised to wear them indoors, in places where infections are high. and you re never to old to cheerlead. we meet the seniors injapan who re getting ready for their 25th anniversary show. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and eight am in tokyo where it s day 5 of the olympic games. tuesday had some major surprises, but none bigger than the womens team gymnastics. the russian olympic committee won the gold beating the us who won gold back to back in london and rio. but the real shock came earlier in the final. simone biles, a four time olympic gold medallist, pulled out of the final after her first vault, later saying she did it due to her mental health. she said i was just shaking. i ve just never felt like this going into a competition before. at the end of the day, i
hello and welcome. the uk health secretary, matt hancock, says the new delta variant of coronavirus, first recorded in india, is about 40% more infectious than the version detected in kent. he said the increased transmissibility is making more difficult, the decision on whether to lift all remaining restrictions in england onjune the 21st. he stated that, the government is open to a delay if needed. but mr hancock said the number of people needing hospital treatment was broadly flat , which means the vaccines are working. here s our medical editor, fergus walsh. everyjab in every arm is another brick in a wall of immunity against coronavirus. but will it hold back the delta variant, which has led to a sharp increase in cases? it is significantly more transmissible than previous strains and has led to a sharp increase in cases. ministers have just eight days before they must decide whether to lift all remaining restrictions in england. the good news is that the hospitalisat
in the uk and around the world. polls have now closed in mexico, in the biggest and deadliest election in the country s history. more than 21,000 seats are being contested for mayors, state legislators and the entire lower house of congress where the morena party of president andres manuel lopez 0brador is hoping to retain its two thirds majority. but the vote has been marred by some of the worst violence in mexico s history. 89 assassinations of politicians recorded from september to the end of may 35 of them were due to be standing in this vote. the poll is also expected to be heavily influenced by the impact of the covid pandemic. it s claimed 230,000 lives in mexico, the fourth highest death toll in the world. away from local politics the vote is all about this man president lopez 0brador here casting his ballot. he is half way through his six year term and it remains to be seen whether voters bolster his leadership or punish him at the polls. 0ur corresponden