the headlines. england s deputy chief medical 0fficerjonathan van tam tells bbc news that covid vaccines have prevented 22 million cases in the country and 60,000 deaths. that s truly massive, and the benefits of vaccines is in that kind of secret work that you never see it, because if people don t go into hospital and they don t die, you never see that. new cases in the uk have now risen to over 31,000, while there were 85 deaths, in the latest 24 hour period. scientists warn that the uk is already experiencing the disruptive effects of climate change with increased rainfall, more sunshine and higher temperatures. canoeist mallory franklin secures a silverfor team gb in the women s slalom
to contend for a medal in tokyo, while his rival from argentina german chiaraviglio has also contracted the virus. kendricks positive meant that the whole australian track and field team had to temporarily isolate because three of them were determined to be close contacts. those three have tested negative, while the rest have returned to training. tea m team usa, you are my team, i will always be rooting for the red white and blue. enjoy the olympics, have a good time. miss me if you want, but i will be on the road shortly after to compete in every other event, and hopefully we will all have fine come careers. 0n hopefully we will all have fine come careers. on a final note, my friend, maps, birthplace in the united states olympic trials, i would hope you would get on a plane soon and come compete in my stead. away from the olympics, the british and irish lions face south africa in the second test on saturday. but there s been an extraordinary outburst from the springboks director of
event in tokyo. and there was a bronze for matt coward holley in men s trap shooting. and it s goodbye doctor it s confirmed that jodie whittaker will step down from the role next year. sport and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good evening. day six in tokyo has ended with team gb sitting in sixth in the medals table. no golds today, but two more medals nonetheless take them to 18 in total. mallory franklin got a silver on her 0lympic debut in the women s canoe slalom, an event that was also appearing at the games for the first time. franklin went early in the final and posted a time that saw her lead the competition right until the final paddler. and a flawless display from australia sjessica fox, meant the brit had to settle for silver. franklin is a legacy of london 2012, as she s been training
team gb secure two more medals at the tokyo games bronze in the men s trap shooting and silver in the women s canoe slalom. it can mean so much for people, and i hope people see women now as an event that is really high class, there was some amazing paddling out there. and a change to saturday night tv. it s goodbye tojodie whittaker as dr who, and goodbye, to itv s the x factor. good afternoon. england s deputy chief medical officer, jonathan van tam, has told the bbc that the covid vaccination programme has saved around 60,000 lives across the country, and prevented around 22 million new infections.
we have a new star at the olympics, she will be a household name for sure in the next 2a hours, because sunisa lee from team usa has won the women s all around gymnastics event in the last hour or so. it s one of those events that everyone looks forward to because of the sheer talent and skill that s so obviously on display. and this event was under quite a lot of scrutiny because simone biles pulled out of the competition, citing her mental health. but this is sunisa lee, she s outstanding it s the fifth time in a row we ve seen a us gymnast winning the event, she s only 18 years old, and she s made history for other reasons, as well. she s become the first american from the hmong community to win a gold medal at these olympic games. and while we re talking about simone biles, as well, the stadiums here are empty, of course, but team usa had a lot of their support staff in the stands, and one of the loudest voices you could hear was that of simone biles cheering on the team. team gb