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Weather is approaching some Western Parts of the uk, particularly the South West here through the night, this is Showery Rain, Showery Means On and off, one minute it is quiet, then heavy then quiet again, but the vast majority of the country early on tuesday morning, pretty clear, with some morning sunshine. Now here is the problem with tomorrow. So, low pressure often brings strong winds but this is large and there is very little wind in it, and that is not necessarily a good thing, because with the strength of The Sun all of the moisture, will see big showers forming inland. Some will be thunderstorms, some will be downpours as well and there is very little wind to push this round, so where the storm forms it dumps that rainfall and that leads to Flash Flooding, but Flash Flooding the localised. Sud, most of us dont get it. It will be in spots round the country. On wednesday there will be more of a breeze in the southern half of the uk and the centre of that low transfers to more northern, northern parts of the country, so here that where the showers could be again slow moving and very heavy and cause problems with Flash Floods, whereas in the south with more of a breeze, the showers will run along a bit and then they are gone but coastal areas it is the coasts that usually fare best, not everywhere. Look at the the, only 17 to 20, and as far as the rest of the week is concerned turning a bit more calm, towards thursday and friday. A reminder of our top story. Adam peaty is the double olympic champion. Fantastic. Fantastic. An historic win for Adam Peaty at the games In Tokyo he becomes the first british swimmer to successfully defend an olympics title this victory wasnt mine, it was the british team, my family, my friend and those people, i knew it was going to take every bit of energy to get to this point. Get to this point. Look at that. 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Heres your latest sports news. It was an incredibly emotional moment for Tom Daley his fourth olympics, but his first Gold Medal in the diving. He along with Partner Matty Lee won in the mens synchronised 10m platform, and after 13 years, it was a long time coming. The pair dived impeccably throughout, moving top of the leaderboard after four dives, before going on to expertly handle the nerves and pressure in their final two routines. Then in a nail biting finale, the british pair watched on as the chinese duo made theirfinal dive. Daley and lee then broke into wild celebrations when it became clear they had won. I have been diving now for 20 years and this is my fourth olympic games and lots of people probably would have counted me out at this olympics being the older person but im in the best shape physically and mentally. Stood behind that rostum over there and about to be announced as olympic champions and then to hear the national anthem play, i was gone, i couldnt even sing. I was halfway singing and i was blubbering. Ijust. Yeah, i cant believe it. Im sure he wasnt The Only One meanwhile, Adam Peaty made history in the pool, successfully defending his 100m Breaststroke olympic title, becoming the first british swimmer to do so. The World Record Holder blew away the competition in a perfectly executed swim. Peaty finished in a time of 57. 37 seconds, six tenths clear of The Field. Speaking afterwards, the defending champion said he had gone through a tough time, but it had been worth it. I havent felt this good since 2016. Itjust means The World to me. I didnt have the. I thought i had the best preparation of my life but then the morning finals, it goes out the window. Thats really what it takes to be an athlete, not who is the best all year round, its the best on the day, best person on the day who is the most adaptable. And the third Gold Medal came from an unexpected source, Team Gb� s Tom Pidcock convincingly won the Cross Country Mountain biking. In hot and humid conditions, the 21 year old domminated, leading the race from halfway onwards. The 21 year old from leeds finished a clear 20 seconds ahead the rest of The Field to take great britains third Gold Medal. It comes two months after pidcock broke his collarbone in a collision with a car while out training. He says he never expected this. It hasnt been a dream that long but i have worked so hard for it and it has been The End of the path for such a long time. Yeah, i cant imagine how it would feel to build up four years for this event because it was bloody stressful enough with less than a year it is unbelievable, really. Great Britains Alex yee won silver in a difficult Mens Triathlon as Kristian Blummenfelt of norway claimed gold. Yee led for much of the 10km run in his debut games, before blummenfelt pushed through to breakaway and take the gold. Britains Jonny Brownlee came fifth. Were still in the group stages of the hockey. Earlier Today Gb men won 3 1 against canada, gb women, the defending champions, came from behind to beat South Africa 4 1. Despite conceeding in the 31st minute, great britain went on to score four in reply with a much stronger performance in the second half. The fourth goal came from Ellie Rayer to seal the win. Gb women are defending the Gold Medal they won in rio. They play india next. One of the new Olympic Sports skateboarding held its finals earlier with a remarkable Home Win for 13 year old Momiji Nishiya from japan. The average age on the Womens Podium was 1a. A gold and a Bronze Forjapan 13 year old Momiji Nishiya with her impressive win and brazils rayssa leal, also just 13 years old, getting the silver. Third place to Funa Nakayama whos 16. The british mens gymnasts have taken to the floor for the team final, you can keep up to date with Max Whitlock and the rest of Team Gb on the Bbc Sport website. Thats all the sport for now. Thank you for that, jane. Ministers and officials from more than 50 countries are holding climate talks, hosted In London by the president of the Cop 26 summit alok sharma. High on the agenda is the demand from poorer countries that the rich world live up to previous commitments to do more to help them fight Climate Change, and develop their economies in a sustainable way. Climate finance will be a huge issue in the Run Up To Cop 26, in the Run Up To cop26, which is taking place in glasgow in november. Our Reality Check Correspondent Chris Morris explains whats at stake. If you think its going to be hard for rich countries to adjust to the need to remove Fossil Fuels and carbon from their economies, just think about how hard its going to be in the developing world, where theres far less money to pay for new infrastructure in the first place but theres an awful lot of people. Its a challenge which has been recognised for some time. As long ago as 2009, the developed world agreed it would provide 100 Billion dollars a year by 2020 to help poorer would provide 100 Billion a year by 2020 to help poorer countries deal with the effects of Climate Change and build greener economies in the future. Well, 2020 has come and gone and the target has not been reached, even though a new and more ambitious target is supposed to be set for 2025. The world committed to 100 Billion a year and it is critical that this The World committed to 100 Billion a year to support Climate Action in developing countries and it is critical that this commitment not only be honoured but that the ambition be increased and major emitters contribute more to its finances. Jamaica has great sprinters and we know that a great start does not guarantee a win. It requires momentum building. In this case, accessible and equitable finance mechanisms. For many countries around The World, this is the issue in the Run Up To novembers cop26 climate summit in glasgow. So how far short are they . Its quite hard to calculate what money should be included because it is a complicated mix of public and some private finance. But the un and the oecd estimate that, by 2018, the total had reached nearly 79 Billion and it wont have got to 100 Billion by 2020. Between 2016 and 2018, 43 of the funding went to asia, 25 africa and 17 to the americas a lot of it spent on green Energy Or Transport infrastructure. Within the g7, the united states and italy in particular have been lagging behind their promises, but a Big Push to increase the overall amount of money provided is certainly on. We have had many key discussions about that in recent days and i have personally spoken to the president about it. President biden has indicated his complete and total commitment to helping to make that happen. Let me just say that from my Point Of View if the west, the developed world, or whatever you want to call the conglomeration of large economies, if they dont come together and produce that it will be exceedingly hard to get any kind of broad based agreement. Heres a crucial point by 2018, about three quarters of the public money made available for Climate Action in developing countries was in the form of loans that need to be paid back, rather than grants that dont. The share of grants was higher to the very poorest countries, but still less than half the total. Thats a big problem in countries where the Covid Pandemic has made access to international funds even more pressing. Many countries are already heavily in debt and huge loans will make that problem worse. So its a critical issue. The message from The Worlds poor to rich countries in the Run Up To the glasgow summit, if you want ambitious climate targets, youre going to have to pay for them. Chris, many thanks. Chris morris, our reality check correspondence. Children experiencing poor Mental Health are three times less likely than their peers to pass five gcses including maths and english, according to a study. Researchers warned that pupils are facing a Double Hit to their educational prospects as the covid 19 pandemic has disrupted their learning and affected their Mental Health. Dr Neil Smith is from the national Centre For Social Research which led the study he explained a little earlier how surprised he was with the results. We know that young people who are from socially disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to have poor Mental Health and have lower levels of attainment, that was not surprising, but what was surprising was that when we accounted for those Background Factors and equalised all young people to have the same level of disadvantage, then we found that even within the same social economic backgrounds, the risk of low attainment if you have poor Mental Health was the same, regardless of social background and that was very surprising. And when you talk about Mental Health, what do you mean exactly . And was there any difference between Boys And Girls . Mental health in this instance was measured on the strengths and difficulties questionnaire, a well known validated scale, it looks at four different areas of Mental Well Being and mental difficulties. As you say, Boys And Girls both had a relationship with poor Mental Health and attainment. It was particularly there for those with high levels of hyperactivity who were more likely to have lower attainment if they had hyperactivity disorder. Understood. And how likely is it in your view that those with Mental Health problems that were affected by the pandemic will face greater difficulties in making up for lost time now . This Double Hit we were talking about at the beginning. This particular study did not look at the impact of the pandemic but other studies related to this have. It showed that Pre Pandemic, in 2017, was around about 11 of children and young people having a mental disorder, whereas by the summer of 2020 it was 16 . That may not be so surprising because the pandemic is an extraordinary event where anxiety is potentially a very Human Response so what we need to do is track carefully over time and keep collecting the data to ensure and to check that those young people whose Anxiety Levels rose during the Pandemic Return to the Pre Pandemic levels where we can service their particular needs and meet their Mental Health requirements. More broadly speaking, what can be done to help young people . At the moment the government has an ambitious plan to roll out Mental Health support in schools. There is increased funding for the identification of Mental Health problems to see if young people are getting better with the help provided. With the pandemic this is an opportunity to boost that funding to schools who are already stretched dealing with other aspects of covid, such as bubbles and sending children home who have come into contact. So this is a real important step in the road for truly embedding Mental Health Support And Provision within our schools, which can be a source of universal support to young people. Doctor Neil Smith there. Revenue losses at Heathrow Airport have increased to £2. 9 Billion as it was used by the same number of passengers in the first six months of 2021 as in just 18 days in 2019. The airport has welcomed changes to the Governments Traffic Light system, but warned passengers were being put off due to expensive Testing Requirements for travel. John Holland Kaye is Heathrow Airports chief executive. We are talking about the Pcr Tests here which are required for anyone coming into the uk and the reason we are told we need them is so the government can carry out Genomic Sequencing tests on them. But the fact is only 2 of those tests are actually genomically sequenced, so it is a huge waste of money for very little benefit. A better way would be to use the cheaper lateral Flow Tests which have very high levels of accuracy and only if you test positive to then go and have an expensive Pcr Test and that would just make it easier for all of us to go about our normal business, and this is exactly what we do in our everyday life and what our kids do at schools. With me now is our Business Correspondent Vishala sri pathma. Vishala, it is sobering that heathrow are saying it could see even fewer passengers in 2021 to 2020, even with the vaccine. That shows the struggles they face. You said with that shows the struggles they face. 7m. Said with that statistic that it has taken six months to reach the 18 Day Figure from 2019. John Holland K there was opening up about better options, mentioning that Pcr Tests could be scrapped and replacing them with a cheaper lateral Flow Test and also to open up the uk to fully vaccinated travellers from the European Union and the united states. Both are key markets for the uk partly because were in great location here, In London we get a lot of passing through tourist traffic, people tend to stay here for a few days if they go to other locations and this is a key time. It is a summerand locations and this is a key time. It is a summer and that these leaders are keen that if we are going to open up to fully vaccinated travellers that we open up by The End ofjuly so we can take advantage of the Peak Summer Holiday season. Ryanair have reported slightly better results but also a much more Positive Tone. Aha, better results but also a much more Positive Tone Positive Tone. A lot more upbeat, es. The Positive Tone. A lot more upbeat, ves they say Positive Tone. A lot more upbeat, yes they say they Positive Tone. A lot more upbeat, yes. They say they will Positive Tone. A lot more upbeat, yes. They say they will make Positive Tone. A lot more upbeat, yes. They say they will make a i yes. They say they will make a profit this year with 100 Million passengers expected to board their planes, with 200 pilots being employed by The End of the year. They also said that Ticket Prices are not quite Pre Pandemic levels, they are a bit low and they are not quite recuperating what they are spending. If you speak to people booking flights they do tend to say that Flight Prices have gone up a bit if they are booking a flight to europe so perhaps ryanair is slightly different to other carriers at the moment but a bit more upbeat than other Airline Sectors and other Travel Businesses at the moment. Good to have you with us. Thank you for that update. Some news just into us now and a some newsjust into us now and a man has been found guilty of murdering the teenage girl who called him her father after she claimed that he had sexually abused her over a number of years. This is the case of Scott Walker who is 51 and from peterborough. He was convicted of the murder of 17 year old bernadette walker, who was not his biological daughter, but this is following a trial at cambridge crown court. Bernadette walker was last seen alive on July The 18th last year and her body has not been found and that is despite police searches. Scott walker was also found guilty of two counts of perverting the course of justice. Scott walker has been found guilty of murdering bernadette walker, 17, who was last seen alive last year. Theres mounting tension in tunisia where crowds have been protesting against the president s dismissal of the Prime Minister and his government. This was the scene a short while ago outside parliament, where the leader of tunisias largest political party has been staging a sit in, following the move by president kais saeid. That came a day after nationwide demonstrations, calling for the government to resign over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Our North Africa Correspondent Rana Jawad is in the tunisian capital tunis. Earlier she gave us more details on how the crisis unfolded. Members of parliament tried to hold a special session at to 30 at night but the military would not allow them to get in. Since then, mps have not been able to get in. The head of the moderate islamist Party Block has called on his supporters in a livestream to come and extend the democratic institution constitution. People took to the Streets Yesterday as they have on a number of occasions in the last several years for largely economic reasons. They were worsened by the pandemic and many would say there is an inept government chaotically controlling things. Theres been a lot of within Parliament Itself, amongst Political Parties that have paralysed the Decision Making Process but there has also been a wider complex, political struggle, a power struggle, between the Prime Minister, the government and the parliament. That culminated into a Protest Yesterday that added to the amount of disillusion with parliament. In the Protest Yesterday, they also attacked the headquarters of the Ruling Party in various cities as well. Even though it is one in the country it is not as popular as it once was back in 2011 when it overthrew the then president from power. Lets return to the Tokyo Olympics now and Adam Peaty� s historic win in the pool. In the early hours of day three, peaty became the first british swimmer to defend an olympic title with his dominant victory in the 100m Breaststroke. Peaty touched the wall in 57. 37 seconds, the fifth fastest time in history. Bbc Sports Nester Mcgregor has been speaking to his parents. There is a lot hanging on this one, he has worked so hard. All the athletes trained for the last year for the olympics and its another year, his body is another year older so you dont know how hes going to react. I knew hed put a Work In and he was in the best shape he has ever been, but you can never take it as a given, you cant. There must have been shouting when he finally touched . Thankful it was all over, but about a minute into it. Less than a minute, yeah. Just after 57. 5 seconds. He says he was disappointed. He wanted 56 but its the wrong time of day, they are used to be racing in the evening rather than the morning, so. You talked about the dedication but this started more than four or five years ago. Was he a kid who loved the bath and just stayed in the water . He didnt like the water at all, he hated going into the Bath And Ifound out recently it was his brother telling him the sharks would come through the Plughole And Mark put him into cold showers because mark never warms the shower up before he gets and so he doesnt think anyone else needs it anyway, he hated water he used to climb up my shoulder at two or three because he didnt. He didnt want to stand in it. It sounds like a miracle he makes a living being in the water massive change around and thats because we forced him to swim because we have a very strong belief that all young children should learn to swim, its a life saving scale, so all the children of mine can swim, not to the extent of adam. My friend knew it was stressing me so she took him for a Week Course and we went from there. That is an understatement, isnt it . As weve been hearing, Tom Daley has won his first olympic gold at his fourth games. Earlier my Colleague Lucy hockings spoke to tonia couch, former Team Gb olympic Diver And Childhood friend of Tom Daley. She said she was on the edge of her seat. My hands on my face, saying, they have done it, they have done it, as in the chinese. I thought they had just overtaken them because their last dive was amazing, but itjust wasnt enough, it was incredible. I was up on my feet, jumping, screaming, crying, all sorts. It was so good to watch. You have known tom for so long, what will this mean to him . It will mean The World. I was just saying to my boyfriend that tom has won world championships, world cups, world series, commonwealth games, europeans, but never that olympic Gold Medal. We all know he is able to do that, but it is never gone his way, so today was just incredible. Incredible for him. So pleased for him. What about matty, his first olympics. Not nearly as experienced. What do you think he brought to the pairing mentally . It is his first olympic games. I was nervous for matty because tom has done it many times, he knows what pressure is all about, but for matty� s first olympic games, my fingers were crossed for him to hold that nerve. The fact that it is his first games, two, he is standing there with tom daly, and three the pressure was just unbearable. The fact he got up there, and he looked so calm. I dont know how he did it. Hats off to Matty Lee. What do you think it will mean for the rest of the team, this kind of start . Yes, it is a very good start. Hopefully it will lift everyones spirits supply, everyones spirits up high, especially because there is no crowd cheering them on. I really think this will be something that Team Gb will be able to thrive off. Now its time for a look at the weather with thomas. The weather is a little quieter today relative to yesterday with some sunshine but the week is looking changeable with further heavy downpours, thundery ones and the possibility of Flash Flooding in places as well. As i say, much quieter this afternoon with some showers around but for most of us it is a dry day. Up to around 25 but the rain is already circling the uk and moves into Northern Ireland overnight and heavy Showery Rain moves in to South Western parts of the uk, on and off, at Times Heavy. You can see through the morning there is plenty of dry weather around us so i think coastal areas, especially in the East And North East Tomorrow, welfare best. Inland we are in for those heavy downpours. Some of them will be thundery with Temperature Cooler than of late. 14. 8, with a blow up the cheeks. Wow, he says. This is going down to the wire. , ,. , wow, he says. This is going down to the wire. ,. , ~ the wire. Hopefully a 16 in the bag. Hoefull , the wire. Hopefully a 16 in the bag. Hopefully, pressure the wire. Hopefully a 16 in the bag. Hopefully, pressure is this is bbc news, im rebecca jones. The headlines. A historic win for Adam Peaty on day 3 of the games In Tokyo. He becomes the first ever british swimmer to successfully defend an olympic title. This victory wasnt mine. It was the british swimming team, it was my family, it was my friends. And those people i had to put to the sideline for a moment, because i knew it was going to take absolutely every single bit of energy to get to this point. Oh, look at that. Where are the scores . Yes, yes, Yes And Jubilation for diver Tom Daley with his new Partner Matty Lee. Four olympic games and hes finally won gold. All Day Today, its been like everything is falling into place. We found that sense of flow. We didnt really say all that much to each other. We just knew what we had to do to get the job done. And more british success. A gold for Tom Pidcock in the Mens Mountain Bike Cross Country and silver for Alex Yee in the Mens Triathlon. A bit bizarre, really. That its me thats doing this. Im just a normal guy from south east london. So its just crazy that, yeah, dreams really do come true. Ministers are meeting to decide if more Key Workers in england will be given the option of Daily Testing, instead of self isolating. Flash floods and wildfires in a year of extreme weather globally. Scientists meet to assess the full extent of Climate Change. And the dutch band which is banned from performing, as the netherlands closes nightclubs again because of covid. Its been a great day for Team Gb at the Tokyo Olympics with three Gold Medals and one silver. In the pool, Tom Daley and his Partner Matty Lee took the gold with an emotional victory in the Mens10 Metre synchronised diving. It was third time lucky for 27 year old tom, after bronze at the last two olympics. There was another Gold Medal in the Mens Mountain Bike Cross Country event. Tom pidcock with the victory, just two months after breaking his collarbone. Earlier the swimmer Adam Peaty won Team Gb� s first Gold Medal In Tokyo, with victory in the 100 metres breast stroke. The 26 year old finished in just under 57. 4 seconds, the fifth fastest time in the events history. Hes become the first british swimmer to retain an olympic title. Overnight Team Gb also secured another Silver Medal, thanks to Alex Yee in the Mens Triathlon. But britain isnt the only country celebrating a good day in the games. Momiji nishiya made history at the Age Ofjust 13 as she became the first womens olympic street skateboarding champion. More on all this to come, but first, our Sports Editor Dan Roan looks back at Adam Peaty� s victory. Look at that. No wonder there was a swagger. Such is his domination of this sport, the sense was that all Adam Peaty had to do to defend his title here In Tokyo was turn up. Defeat was unthinkable. So superior, Adam Peaty. But he still had to deliver when it mattered most. So hes got to hit the start here, Adam Peaty, in the centre in the red hat. Unbeaten in the 100 Metre Breaststroke for seven years, peaty began as the firmest of favourites, and after a good start, it never really seemed in doubt. This is very good, this is where he needs to be at the 50. Its a lovely first 50 metres. One tenth of a Second Outside his own world record. By the turn, his lead was established. The only question, whether he would break his own world record. That proved beyond him, but peaty was in a class of his own. And Adam Peaty is going to win the second Gold Medal at consecutive olympic games look at this, utterly brilliant. Adam peaty is the double olympic champion. Fantastic swim. After so much expectation, a roar of relief. Come on minutes later, the 26 year old telling me just how much it meant. The amount of blood, sweat and tears that have gone into this. The amount of preparation, the investment, time, energy, love, because weve been through a tough time. Covid or not, vaccine or not, doesnt matter. Everyones been through a tough time. The worlds changed, and hopefully this race and this sport and hopefully the Gold Medals that are about to follow with Team Gb, we can give Everyone Hope back home. Adam peaty is the olympic champion. This, the first time ever a british swimmer has retained an olympic title. Music god save the Queen Victory has rarely felt so inevitable. So, great Britains Banker at these games delivers again. In truth, it has become hard to imagine Adam Peaty not winning this, Team Gb� s first Gold Medal here In Tokyo, and this swimmer� s remarkable domination of his event continues. The man isjust a machine, you know, the Pressure And Expectation that has been on him by the nation leading up to this olympics, include covid, and then include the fact he becomes the first Gold Medallist hasjust been extraordinary. You need incredibly broad shoulders to be able to deal with that. Watching on in the early hours back home in leicestershire, peaty� S Partner and baby son. I cant even find the words to describe it, because i dont think ive felt this kind of pride before. Obviously with george theres a lot of pride, but its so, so different, isnt it. Already swimmings best ever breaststroker, peaty� S Status among the greatest of british olympians now secure. Dan roan, bbc news, tokyo. Well before peaty� s exploits Alex Yee had won silver for britain in the Mens Triathlon. Then, all eyes turned to the diving boards and the mens synchronised diving for Tom Daley� s performance with his new Partner Matty Lee. After that, Tom Pidcock cemented hiS Status as the one to watch in the mens mountain biking. Andy swiss with a roundup of all the action. Tom daley, olympic champion. Its the words he has waited a lifetime for. As he wiped away the tears ofjoy, it seemed even he could scarcely believe it. Some 13 years after his debut, this games seemed his last realistic chance of gold, in partnership with olympic debutant Matty Lee. Yes, yes, yes, yes a string of near flawless dives meant they lead going into the final round, but could they hold their nerve . 0h yes, its brilliant there is your answer. Celebrations all round, but it wasnt over yet. China, the favourites, could still deny them. Wait for daley and lee, until, finally, gloriously, this. Yes it was the stuff of sporting dreams. And olympic champions, great britain. After so many years of striving for this moment, the emotions overflowed. To finally have this Gold Medal around my neck, after so many. I mean, i have been diving for 20 years. This is my fourth olympic games, and lots of people would have probably counted me out of this olympics, being the older person. But im in the best shape, physically, mentally, and then to hear the national anthem play, i was gone. I couldnt even sing, i was blubbering. Ijust, yeah, Ijust Cant believe it. It has been some journey. From a 14 year old prodigy at the beijing games, daley has grown up in the public glare. And leading the celebrations back home was his husband, Dustin Lance black later tweeted, no words, so many tears, you are an olympic champion. And britain has another champion in mountain biking. Less than two months ago, Tom Pidcock broke his collarbone. Fair to say you wouldnt have guessed it, as he raced clear of his rivals. He even had time to celebrate in style. Tom pidcock takes gold In Tokyo. The 21 year old, who prepared for tokyos temperatures in a heated tent at his home in leeds, it almost defied belief. Yeah, its incredible. Everyone works so hard for the olympics. And now i am here. Its unbelievable, really. Meanwhile, there was drama at the start of the triathlon, as a boat blocked about half the athletes. They all had to go again. And when they did, it was norways blummenfelt who led them home, followed by Alex Yee. The 23 year old taking a Silver Medal which astounded even him. Its bizarre really, that it is me that is doing this, im just a normal guy from south east london. Its crazy that dreams really do come true. Its amazing. And Team Gb are also guaranteed another medal in the taekwondo, with Lauren Williams through to her final later on. An already glittering day for Team Gb could soon get even better. Earlier, my Colleague Lucy hockings spoke to tonia couch, former Team Gb olympic Diver And Childhood friend of Tom Daley. She said she was on the edge of her seat. My hands on my face, saying, they have done it, they have done it, as in the chinese. I thought they might have just taken it over, because their last dive was amazing, but itjust wasnt enough, it was incredible. I was up on my feetjumping screaming, crying, all sorts. It was so, so good to watch. You have known tom for so long, what will this mean to him . It will mean The World. I was just saying to my boyfriend that tom has won world championships, world cups, world series, commonwealth games, europeans, but never that olympic Gold Medal. We all know he is able to do that, but it has never gone his way, so today was just incredible. Incredible for him. So pleased for him. What about matty, his first olympics, of course. Not nearly as experienced. What do you think he brought to the pairing mentally . Yeah, matty� s first olympic games. I was nervous for matty because tom has done it many times, he knows what pressure is all about, but for matty� s first olympic games, my fingers were so crossed for him to hold that nerve. The fact that it is his first games, two, he is standing there with tom daly, and three the pressure was just unbearable. The fact he got up there, and he looked so calm. I dont know how he did it. Hats off to Matty Lee. What do you think it will mean for the rest of the team, this kind of start . Yes, it is a very good start. Hopefully it will lift everyones spirits supply, hopefully it will lift everyones spirits up high, especially because there is no crowd cheering them on. I really think this will be something that Team Gb will be able to thrive off. Senior ministers are meeting to discuss whether to expand the scheme which allows fully vaccinated Key Workers in england to avoid Self Isolation by taking daily covid tests instead. Staff working in the food supply chain, in front Line Emergency services, and in Transport And Freight are already included and ministers could add other workers to the list, or boost the numbers for existing sectors. Theo leggett reports. The Test And Trace system and the Covid App were meant to help control the spread of the coronavirus. But for businesses and other organisations, the so called pingdemic has become a nightmare of staff shortages. Last week, the government took action to protect food supplies. It said workers at some 500 sites involved in Food Production and distribution would be able to avoid isolation if they got pinged, and could take daily tests instead. That move has been welcomed by some. Knowing that we are in scope as well is really great, because it means that businesses who have been affected by the pandemic can actually plan for any colleagues that go off, whereas previously if somebody had been pinged, they might have had a whole team of people wiped out, which would be really difficult to plan for the supply of Food And Drink for the next three weeks. But others are less impressed, because they say the Government Hasnt been clear enough about who is included in the scheme, and how it will actually work. We dont even know if we are included as one of the 500 companies. If we were included, we dont know how the testing is going to operate, so to be honest with you, we havent got a clue. But this isntjust a problem for the food industry. Transport networks have been hit as well. Many Railway Companies have had to cancel services because they cant get enough drivers. Emergency services have been hit, and pubs and restaurants have had to close because they cant get enough staff. There are exemptions available for a small number of fully vaccinated critical workers in sectors such as energy, watersupply, medicines, Emergency Services and border control. But the system has been criticised as too narrow, and the government is under pressure to extend it, before a much wider relaxation of Isolation Rules comes in on August 16th so, what we are saying to the most critical worker sectors is exactly that, so that is the fire, police, border control, certain parts of the food sector, that if you have had that double vaccination and indeed the two weeks after you have had your second vaccination. But not the trains, he told us he told us it was chaos, the boss of the rmt. Certain elements of transport they have been looking at, to give that flexibility. But businesses say they cant wait that long, and warn that if the Rules Arent eased sooner, the damage to them and their customers will mount up. Theo leggett, bbc news. Lets cross live to tokyo and get the latest from lucy hockings. A warm welcome to day three at the Tokyo Olympics, and as you say, the medals are coming in thick and fast. One thing the athletes have had to face, one of the huge difficulties is the extreme heat of the japanese summer. It is so hot and humid. The organisers have done their best to try to protect them from the high temperatures, but its not proving an easy task. Lets speak to professor Mike Tipton from the university of portsmouth. Hes studied the effects of extreme environments on athletes and helped prepare the Team Gb. We saw the triathlon this morning, it was so hot at The End of the event we just saw some of the athletes crumpled up on the ground, absolutely exhausted. In a situation where it is almost dangerous to run some of these events . Some of these events . Certainly if ou look some of these events . Certainly if you look at some of these events . Certainly if you look at some some of these events . Certainly if you look at some of some of these events . Certainly if you look at some of the some of these events . Certainly ifj you look at some of the guidelines for when you should be being careful about events or cancelling events, once you get up to the 30s and higher levels of humidity you are running close to those limits. Its a really good job that the Gb Team have been well prepared by the English Institute sport over the last year to complete and stay safe in those environments. What last year to complete and stay safe in those environments. Last year to complete and stay safe in those environments. What kind of thins in those environments. What kind of things have in those environments. What kind of things have you in those environments. What kind of things have you been in those environments. What kind of things have you been doing in those environments. What kind of things have you been doing with in those environments. What kind of. Things have you been doing with them and the institute of sport to prepare them for the heat . Aha, and the institute of sport to prepare them for the heat . A whole ran. E prepare them for the heat . A whole rante of prepare them for the heat . A whole range of things prepare them for the heat . A whole range of things are prepare them for the heat . A whole range of things are done, prepare them for the heat . A whole range of things are done, looking i range of things are done, looking hydration policies, clothing design, the bit i have been particularly involved with is acclimatisation and assessing Athletes Ability to perform in the heat and then customising their heat acclimatisation process. Heat acclimatisation process. Heat acclimatisation is where you repeatedly go into the Heat And Exercise in the heat and that Inducesin Exercise in the heat and that induces in the body a series of changes to do with Sweating And Blood Flow And Blood Volume And Comfort that enable you to perform better and feel more comfortable performing in the heat. We have been setting up these acclimatisation centres but all around the uk to ensure our athletes are the best prepared they have ever been for going into the heat. I think we have seen that already with some of the results seen that already with some of the result. ,. ,. ,. Results does the heat affect athletes across results does the heat affect athletes across the results does the heat affect athletes across the board i results does the Heat Affect L athletes across the board and results does the heat affect athletes across the board and the officials . There are adjudicators and judges. Officials . There are adjudicators andjudges. I know officials . There are adjudicators and judges. I know we have seen an archer who has fainted because of the heat standing still for so long. Is it affecting all the athletes . Absolutely, you will see it with athletes producing a lot of heat, cyclists and runners because they have that internal heat to deal with but being in an environment in its 30s with high humidity is uncomfortable, its distracting, and if you are in it long enough and sweat enough and become dehydrated, then you will start to have trouble with things like Blood Pressure Control which is what we saw with the archer earlier on in the olympics. And absolutely, ifjudges have got to make careful decisions, we know that as you get hot, your Mental Function we know that as you get hot, your mentalfunction is impaired and if we had spectators, they would also be under risk. This is notjust the reserve of endurance athletes producing lots of heat. Reserve of endurance athletes producing lots of heat. 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There were just over 29,000 thousand cases yesterday, compared with more than 48,000 last week. Paul hunter is professor in medicine at the university of east anglia. This fall in the number of cases seems to be very good news. How optimistic can we feel about it . I think the first thing to say is its not entirely unexpected. We saw cases beginning to plateau early june but i think we saw a subsequent large surge that was associated with the early England Game and so as we, as the euro is finished, we certainly expect to see less of a driver on the Case Numbers. In scotland, we are actually mirroring what happened in Scotland A week ago, a couple of weeks before us, were ten days or so after their last game, Case Numbers falling dramatically. Hospitalisations are now declining in Scotland As well. 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Personally, ithink, i dont think we will see the spot . Personally, ithink, i dont think we will see cases i dont think we will see cases arising at The End of this week but im not absolutely certain. What im more confident about is that if we do see them rising, it will not be as anywhere near as emetic as people were concerned about, even a week ago, and any increase is likely to be actually temporary, so it will start, even if we do start, the speed of that will not last as long as we have seen in recent weeks, but will actually start again, plateauing again fairly quickly. Lies that . Is that because of the success of the Vaccination Programme or are there other factors . Vaccination has a lot to do with it. Its more than that, because as we can see, there are a lot more people who have antibodies that have been vaccinated in the country. Its partly the vaccine but its also people having had the infection and recovering from it. If we look at the ons data, even in mid june which was the last antibody survey, about 40 of 16, 17 year olds who want to had vaccines, where immune and that figure is an underestimate, partly because we have seen a huge number of cases in that Age Group in subsequent months, but also some of those negative people might have had infection earlier and have actually lost their antibodies. We are getting pretty close to what many of us call the Epidemic Equilibrium Point where cases start to plateau. Can Ijust Explore that point where cases start to plateau. Can i just explore that further. Point where cases start to plateau. Can Ijust Explore that further. In terms of protection offered by the vaccine, do we know if and when community can wear off depending on whether you have had a job . I hesitate to ask because the cautious optimism you are expressing, ijust, that feeds into it presumably . It depends on how effective the vaccine was increasing your neutralising antibodies which most people now accept are the best indicator of protection against infection and we know that these decline. Sometimes over a matter of months and there was a Nature Paper a few months ago that was predicting some of the vaccines we using now probably will end up being 50 effective after maybe six or seven months. But thats not as bad as it sounds because that effective against infection and there is a lot of evidence to suggest the severe Disease Protection lasts longer than protection against mild infection. Thank you for your time. Mr; thank you for your time. My pleasure the government is considering ways to block Chinas Involvement in future nuclear power projects, as relations with beijing deteriorate. According to Whitehall Sources negotiations are ongoing between the Government And Lead partner edf, and its understood to be a while before any concrete decision is taken. Im joined by our correspondent dharshini david. This sounds complicated, what does it mean . The this sounds complicated, what does it mean . ,. ,. , it mean . The government faces a dilemma, it mean . The government faces a dilemma. It it mean . The government faces a dilemma, it has it mean . The government faces a dilemma, it has to it mean . The government faces a dilemma, it has to keep it mean . The government faces a dilemma, it has to keep the it mean . The government faces a| dilemma, it has to keep the lights on, on the other hand of making sure that we meet our targets when it comes to net zero and add onto that the fact a lot more Power Plants will be cut decommissioned in the coming years. Remember back to 2015, it seems a long time ago, prime Minister David cameron backed an agreement with the chinese to invest in the development of Nuclear Power Stations and one of those is size well see, which is a project which edf is the Lead Partner in, what we understand from Whitehall Sources is that the government is looking at ways to move china out of that agreement, as it stands, the chinese backed State Organisation has a 20 stake in that project. That means you have to look to alternative sources of money, whether that is the government, and were talking billions of pounds, or alternative investors, but its far from straightforward. We have seen over the last year or two after turning of the tide with relations invasion, its part of for Example Government no longer wants huawei playing any part in ever 5g network, this is where the feeling is coming from given what we have seen happening in hong kong, all the reports of mistreatment of weaker muslims as well, reports are now that we are looking uyghur muslims. We are looking uyghur muslims. We are looking at alternative ways to finance the future ambitions, none of the parties will be drawn on record to talk about exactly whats happening and what we can expect but these negotiations are ongoing and fairly protracted as you might expect. It asks questions about the future ambitions of the government when it comes to Nuclear Energy and our relationship with china. This is one to watch. Our relationship with china. This is one to watch our relationship with china. This is one to watch. How important a role will nuclear one to watch. How important a role will Nuclear Energy one to watch. How important a role will nuclear Energy Play one to watch. How important a role will nuclear Energy Play in one to watch. How important a role will nuclear Energy Play in the will nuclear Energy Play in the Governments Desire and aim for a low carbon energy future. The answer is, at low carbon energy future. The answer is. At present. Low carbon energy future. The answer is, at present, vary. Low carbon energy future. The answer is, at present, vary. When low carbon energy future. The answer is, at present, vary. When you low carbon energy future. The answer is, at present, vary. When you talk. Is, at present, vary. When you talk to government departments, the Ducie Nuclear is a key part of the energy strategy. Sizewell ce alone would provide 70 of our energy needs. We cannot sniff at it. They tend to take longer and be overbudget but its not something we can readily turn our backs on because its a lower Carbon Alternative and at the moment when it comes to renewables and we see things like wind making great strides, its not quite there yet when it comes to replacing what is needed to keep our energy going in the uk. Lets face it, whether or not were switching the lights off, our are going. This is not something the government can take lightly but its notjust about sizewell ce, there is a plant called bradwell in essex and that would be a Majority Stake Holder in if we take any coming out, it would have implications for that. The government would have to basically scramble around and find investors and its notjust about money, the chinese organisations have operational investments in these projects so theres lots to consider. Much for the government to scratch their heads. Weve seen extreme weather this year around the globe, with floods in parts of europe and asia, and wildfires raging in the us and canada. It [ends an urgency to a virtual meeting being held by The Worlds leading Climate Scientists to hammer out the details of the most important un assessment of Climate Change since 2013. It will be used at the Cop26 Summit in glasgow, which is less then a 100 days away. Our Environment Analyst Roger harrabin has more. Extreme temperatures and drought are fuelling more wild fires in northern california. Fire is threatening spain, too. The catalonia regions facing one of its worst blazes in years. Similar scenes on the italian island of sardinia, an out of Control Fire after a heatwave. Scientists have long warned that Climate Change would make extreme weather worse. The reason why people realise that Climate Change is happening is because they see it all around The World. We have Extremer Weather events in every single country in The World. The science is very clear, the scientists have always been very clear on what is Climate Change, how it is caused and how we can deal with it. Non, non, non, non in belgium, heavy rainfall has caused more flooding. Less than a fortnight after deadly Flash Floods across western europe. A typhoon is battering china, days after severe flooding kills dozens of people. Warmer Air Temperatures allow the atmosphere to hold more moisture. That contributes to more extreme rain. In geneva, governments are meeting to study the latest science on Climate Change. How bad Will Warming be . How fast will it progress . Meanwhile, In London, as floodwaters streamed into a Train Station and turned roads into rivers, ministers from more than 50 countries met to lay the Ground Work for novembers vital climate summit in glasgow. This was the message from the british host. We are seeing in every part of The World, on each of our doorsteps, what happens when Climate Change gets out l of control, and so what i hope that we have at this meeting i is an opportunity for us to shape | the vision of the final outcomes| from cop26 in glasgow, and to build that unity of purpose amongst the ministers to deliver that. World leaders are under pressure to phase out Coal Power and to set more ambitious targets on emissions, although that wont always be popular with voters. They can only commit to, or it doesnt matter what they commit to, if they cant get that through their parliament, so there is a very complex process behind all this. There is a continuing mismatch between science and policy. Some scientists fear that with just 1. 2 degrees of heating now, The World might already have entered a phase of dangerous Climate Change. Roger harrabin, bbc news. Now its time for a look at the weather with tomasz. Hello again. The weather is a little quieter today compared to yesterday but the week is looking like it has heavy downpours and the possibility of Flash Flooding. Much quieter this afternoon with some showers around but for most of us it is a dry day and quite warm. Up to around 25. But weather is circling the uk already and some rain is in Northern Ireland through this evening and overnight and an area of Showery Rain moves into South Western parts of the uk so on and off and at Times Heavy. I think coastal areas especially in the East And North East Tomorrow will fare best whereas inland we are in for heavy downpours. Some of them will be thundery in places as well. Temperatures are a little cooler than of late as well. Hello this is bbc news. The headlines. An historic win for Adam Peaty on day 3 of the games In Tokyo he becomes the first ever british swimmer to successfully defend an olympic title. Jubilation for diver Tom Daley with his new Partner Matty Lee. Four olympic games and hes finally won gold. And gold for mountain biker Tom Pidcock less than two months after breaking his collarbone in a training crash. Ministers are meeting to decide if more Key Workers in england will be given the option of Daily Testing, instead of self isolating. And in a year of extreme weather globally scientists meet to assess the full extent of Climate Change. A historic win for Adam Peaty on day 3 of the games In Tokyo. Labour has launched a new campaign for working people, in an attempt to win back some of their traditional supporters who switched to the conservatives in the last general election. Deputy leader Angela Rayner set out the Partys Vision for a Post Pandemic Britain with what she called � good quality jobs and � proper wages. the conservatives say that they have protected millions ofjobs through the furlough scheme, raised the national living wage, and reduced unemployment. The Shadow Secretary for future of work, Angela Rayner, explained what labours new deal for working people is per hour. People in Britain Shouldnt have to go to work and really struggle to feed their families and support themselves in very low paid, insecure work. So today is about making sure that everybody gets from Day One in employment, can have the right for Flexible Working, not just for the employer but for the employees as well, who have done so much on adapting and working from home in this period, and making sure everybody has a minimum of at least £10 an hour living wage. I think that would really boost our economy, but also give people some security respecting work. We think that is the absolute minimum people should expect. A few specifics, Flexible Working, that is a right rather than a request . Unless there is an exceptional reason why they cant. If we look at what has happened during the pandemic, many people who were told before they could work from home or they can possibly work flexibly have been incredibly flexible over this period. I know a lot of employers are very appreciative of the staff who have done that but what we want to do is make sure there is a real Work Life Balance to people of the right to switch off and people have the right to request Flexible Working and that should be granted, unless there are exceptional circumstances as to why that shouldnt be. The government says it wants to make getting vaccinated against coronavirus as easy as possible, to try to get young people to take the jab. To help, Health Services in england are Running Pop up Walk In Centres at Music Festivals and shopping centres. It comes amid concerns that some 18 to 40 year olds are not turning up for pre booked appointments. Robert coxwell reports. Quick, easy and convenient. That is the idea behind this pop up Vaccination Centre in kent. Health bosses say they are becoming increasingly important as there are concerns over the number of young people who are not turning up to booked appointments. It is a really difficult issue. Of course, young people want to live their lives, they want to get on with things, they want the whole covid thing to be over. Sometimes it might feel like, why bother . Cutting the Form Filling has made people bother. So much more convenient. When you come home from work, you do not want to sit there, go through your phone and find a time. I am already here, lets do it. Way easier. You walk in, five minutes and its done. Another way to increase vaccine take up is to turn Community Centres into dedicated walk in clinics. This is quicker and im really far away from home, so this is much more efficient. Students are showing maturity getting vaccines not just for the nightclubs but we understand the importance of getting vaccines. The Uk Government confirmed being fully vaccinated would be required to enter nightclubs from september. That could be extended to other crowded venues in england, giving people another incentive to getjabbed. Revenue losses at the uks Heathrow Airport have increased to £2. 9 Billion as the airport saw the same number of passengers in the first six months of 2021 as it did in just 18 days in 2019. Heathrow has welcomed changes to the Governments Traffic Light system, but warned passengers were being put off due to expensive Testing Requirements for travel. John Holland Kaye is Heathrow Airports chief executive. We are talking about the Pcr Tests here which are required for anyone coming into the uk and the reason we are told we need them is so the government can carry out Genomic Sequencing tests on them. But the fact is only 2 of those tests are actually genomically sequenced, so it is a huge waste of money for very little benefit. A better way would be to use the cheaper lateral Flow Tests which have very high levels of accuracy and only if you test positive to then go and have an expensive Pcr Test and that would just make it easier for all of us to go about our normal business, and this is exactly what we do in our everyday life and what our kids do at schools. Ryanair says it expects to carry Nine Million passengers this month almost double the number forjune. The lifting of Travel Restrictions across the uk and europe has helped the Budget Airline to increase the number of flights it operates, following a surge in bookings. But ryanair warned that it would still make a loss of more than £230 million for the first quarter of this year. Ministers and officials from more than 50 countries are holding climate talks, hosted In London by the president of the Cop 26 summit alok sharma. High on the agenda is the demand from poorer countries that the rich world live up to previous commitments to do more to help them fight Climate Change, and develop their economies in a sustainable way. Climate finance will be a huge issue in the Run Up To Cop 26, our Reality Check Correspondent Chris Morris explains whats at stake. If you think its going to be hard for rich countries to adjust to the need to remove Fossil Fuels and carbon from their economies, just think about how hard its going to be in the developing world, where theres far less money to pay for new infrastructure in the first place but theres an awful lot of people. Its a challenge which has been recognised for some time. As long ago as 2009, the developed world agreed it would provide 100 Billion a year by 2020 to help poorer countries deal with the effects of Climate Change and build greener economies in the future. Well, 2020 has come and gone and the target has not been reached, even though a new and more ambitious target is supposed to be set for 2025. The world committed to 100 Billion a year to support Climate Action in developing countries and it is critical that this commitment not only be honoured but that the ambition be increased and major emitters contribute more to its finances. Jamaica has great sprinters and we know that a great start does not guarantee a win. It requires momentum building. In this case, accessible and equitable finance mechanisms. For many countries around The World, this is the issue in the Run Up To novembers cop26 climate summit in glasgow. So how far short are they . Its quite hard to calculate what money should be included because it is a complicated mix of public and some private finance. But the un and the oecd estimate that, by 2018, the total had reached nearly 79 Billion and it wont have got to 100 Billion by 2020. Between 2016 and 2018, 43 of the funding went to asia, 25 africa and 17 to the americas a lot of it spent on green Energy Or Transport infrastructure. A lot of it spent on green energy within the g7, the united states and italy in particular have been lagging behind their promises, but a Big Push to increase the overall amount of money provided is certainly on. We have had many key discussions about that in recent days and i have personally spoken to the president about it. President biden has indicated his complete and total commitment to helping to make that happen. Let me just say that from my Point Of View if the west, the developed world, or whatever you want to call the conglomeration of large economies, if they dont come together and produce that it will be exceedingly hard to get any kind of broad based agreement. Heres a crucial point by 2018, about three quarters of the public money made available for Climate Action in developing countries was in the form of loans that need to be paid back, rather than grants that dont. The share of grants was higher to the very poorest countries, but still less than half the total. Thats a big problem in countries where the Covid Pandemic has made access to international funds even more pressing. Many countries are already heavily in debt and huge loans will make that problem worse. So its a critical issue. The message from The Worlds poor to rich countries in the Run Up To the glasgow summit, if you want ambitious climate targets, youre going to have to pay for them. Theres mounting tension in tunisia where crowds have been protesting against the president s dismissal of the Prime Minister and his government. This was the scene a short while ago outside parliament, where the leader of tunisias largest political party has been staging a sit in, following the move by president kais saeid. That came a day after nationwide demonstrations, calling for the government to resign over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Our North Africa Correspondent Rana Jawad is in the tunisian capital tunis. Earlier she gave us more details on how the crisis unfolded. Things were tense and uncertain but certainly overnight members of parliament went to the Parliament Building at around 2 30am to try and get access to the building and hold a special session but the military had already moved in and closed unchanged At The Gates and did not allow them to go in. Since then the mps have been outside that gate, and also the head of the moderate Party Block ennahda called on his supporters during a livestream to come and defend the democratic institutions and the constitution. People took to the Streets Yesterday and they have on a number of occasions in the last several years for largely economic reasons. They were worsened by the pandemic. What they also see as many would put it here and inept governments, that chaotically control things, there is a lot of infighting within the Parliament Itself amongst Political Parties that have paralysed the Decision Making Process but there has also been a wider conflict if you well, a political struggle, a power struggle, you well, a political struggle, a powerstruggle, between you well, a political struggle, a power struggle, between the Prime Minister, who has the government, and the parliament. That sort of culminated into a protest yet again yesterday that added to their list of demands the dissolution of parliament. In these protests that took Place Yesterday that was called on social media, they also attacked the headquarters of the ennahda in various cities as well. It is not a party that is as popular as it once was back in 2011 when they overthrew the government then. The headlines on bbc news. Adam peaty becomes the first ever british swimmer to successfully defend an olympic title. There are also golds for divers Tom Daley and Matty Lee and for mountainbiker Tom Pidcock. Ministers are meeting to decide if more Key Workers in england will be given the option of Daily Testing instead of self isolating. And in a year of extreme weather globally scientists meet to assess the full extent of Climate Change. Now its time for across the uk, where we look at the stories making the headlines around britain listening horns, Water Balances and Giant Forest megaphones are just three of the unusual attractions this year at wakehurst botanic gardens. The installations are part of a project called Summer Of Sound inviting visitors to pause, breathe and listen as they weave their way through 500 acres of sussex woodland. Ian palmer has more. Its like a Living Room with no walls, no roof, and no limits. Artistjoe acheson says you can absorb glade, which is part of the sonic woodland series, and never hear the same musical refrain twice. Cellos play. Each tree is playing a Cello Line and every 40 seconds, it will fire off another one or silence, and these stack up into these layers of Interlocking Harmonies that sort of reflect the symbiosis of the glade. Its out a bit but its so quiet, and its lovely. We are happy to take our time and just keep wondering and stopping and looking and listening, and just loving it. Upstream, Kathy Hinde is putting the final parts of her opera called Water Balance together. The artist has won prestigious awards for her soundscapes. Because the gongs will go at different times, it is quite slow and the patterns are constantly changing, that It Kind of instills a sense of wanting to pay attention, to stay for a longer duration, and curiosity. Giant wooden structures adorn one of the high points at wakehurst, a perfect spot for the head of programmes to ponder. Sound is a really universal way of engaging people in The World around them. Ive been lying here, as you can see, for the last ten minutes, just enjoying the different sounds of the wind and the birds and the megaphones really bring that all together in a way that isjust different and anyone can engage with it. Unable tojoin is here is the artist marco, who demonstrates how the woodpeckers engage with your phones. |they will interact with each otherj and the visitors will generate this there are six Summer Soundscapes at wakehurst the event is a departure from its popular weekend festivals, for something longer lasting. Ian palmer, south east today, wakehurst, near crawley. If you have had problems with your digestion the chances are you have tried cutting out different foods to see what is causing the problem. Now two companies in cambridge have developed a simple test using your breath to spot whats making you ill. Heres our Science Correspondent richard westcott. It is just a straw tube. It is just a straw and a tube. It will be packaged up and sent to your house. But this new device is helping doctors diagnose everything from irritable Bowel Syndrome to food intolerances. People who think they may have a Gut Problem will be asked to do this simple test at home. You literallyjust take the straw out, push it into the tube and then breathe into it. And in that breath could be clues to whether ive got a Gut Problem or not. They will be looking for two gases, Hydrogen And Methane. The Breath Sample is sent to this lat, where it is extracted by syringe and tested for what is inside. The patients are asked to drink a sugary solution beforehand. If they have had a problem, they wont digest it properly and their gut will release a higher level of the two gases. Youre looking at two samples from individual patients. Is there a noticeable difference between the samples where they havent eaten something, and where they have . Do you see big increases in these gases . As we analyse the patient samples, relative to the base then, we can definitely see that there is as an increase in the Hydrogen And Methane in patient� s Breath Sample. It is noticeably big . It is a significant big difference. One in eight people has a digest problem. Many struggle in pain for years, cutting out different foods, desperate to find the answer. This test will speed up diagnosis and is already helping with Waiting Lists at our biggest hospitals. Some places havent reopened to do in clinic testing. We are doing a collaboration with adambrooks where we had over 100 patients waiting and we were able to send those kits out within a week and that backlog has been cleared instantly. Good to see you. Nice to see you. We see this as really the start of what is possible with breath. The kind of vision of the company is to try and save 100,000 lives. So ut can pick up disease sooner but it can be treated. I think an important bit of that is being able to bring the Breath Test where patients are, so home setting, or in doctor office. We hope to make Breath Tests as easy and accessible as other types of tests, like Blood And Urine based samples. The company is now working on Breath Tests to help with an earlier diagnosis for Lung Cancer and liver disease. Lets return to the olympics now, and one of the major difficulties for the olympic athletes is the extreme heat of a japanese summer. The organisers have done their best to try to protect them from the high temperatures but its not proving an easy task. Mariko oi reports from tokyo. Under the Scorching Sun of tokyo, girls from den en chofu high School Carry on with their extracurricular activities, but, every year, around 3,000 children suffer from heatstroke during club activities like this. There have even been deaths in the past. The Schools Tennis Coach of 17 years says the hottest summers mean they have to be extra careful. Translation we measure Heat Stress indexes every hour to make sure it is safe to practise. Lately, we have gathered early in the morning at 7 15am or the late afternoon when the Temperature Isnt too high. It is under this heat that The Worlds top athletes are competing for gold during this summers games. The conditions mean we are less likely to see a volley of world records tumbling. Just by being in heat exposure, the cardiovascular your Heart System has to work harder to maintain your performance and also your Bodys Ability to thermoregulate, maintain your Body Temperature in a good state that would also be impacted greatly. The last timejapan held a Summer Games was 1964. It was in october, when the weather was cooler, so having the games here now has raised concerns that the intense Heat And Humidity of the Tokyo Summer could pose a serious risk to athletes, but when the games are held, all has to do with the global sport calendar. These are the major events. There is a gap between late july and august. Broadcasters around the World Paid Billions of dollars for the rights to show the olympics. They need to show it at the right time of year in the right time of day. Broadcasting is one of the two most significant Revenue Sources for the olympics, so the ioc is going to want to keep sponsors and broadcasters as happy as can be. And that means some events, like Marathon And Race walking, have been moved to sapporo, where it is cooler, while others take place in the early morning or evening. But increasingly, it is notjust the battle for a medal, it is a battle against the heat. Now its time for a look at the weather with tomasz. Quite a Warm And Muggy Day Today with some sunshine and a few scattered showers. A different picture on the way for tuesday and wednesday. Overall the week will be changeable with further heavy showers on the way with thunder and lightning. The Jet Stream has taken a dive towards the south allowing Cool Air to come in from the north with weather rushing The Atlantic and headings in our direction. The cool Air Stream from the North Atlantic brings not cold air but much Cooler Air to what we have been used to recently. Here is the picture through this afternoon with scattered showers and plenty of sunny spells as round as well. In some places it is quite hazy. Quite warm in the midlands around 25 degrees and a Bit Pressure around 25 degrees and a Bit Pressure around the coast. In the west the clouds do thicken and there is a Jet Stream pushing the clouds in our direction so you can see outbreaks of rain for Northern Ireland overnight and we have some Showery Rain reaching the South West of the uk, it will be coming and going through the night and at Times Heavy bursts of rain. For many of us it will be a dry start to tuesday with some sunshine. Low pressure has parked itself over us for tuesday and into wednesday as well. There are weather fronts within this area of low pressure and with the heat of The Sun that will add a bit more energy to the atmosphere. You can see showers popping off during the course of tomorrow afternoon. These could be very heavy, thundery in places and because we are in the middle, the centre of an area of low pressure where wind is light Comedy Showers also move very slowly so in a short space of time there could be a short space of time there could be a lot of rainfall leading to Flash Flooding. You can see once again we right in the of that low pressure and a bit more of a Breeze Blowing across southern areas so a slow moving shower bringing potentially Flash Flooding, thunder and lightning, more across central areas of the uk. I wouldnt rule it out elsewhere. Relatively cool, there is that slightly cooler North Atlantic air, in the teens for most of us and just about 20 degrees in the south. So all sorts coming this week. This is bbc news. Im ben mundy. The headlines at 2. 00 jubilation for diver Tom Daley on day three of the Tokyo Olympics, with his new Partner Matty Lee. Four olympic games, and hes finally won gold. We have found that sense of flow. We did not say much to each other, we just knew what we have to do to get the job just knew what we have to do to get thejob done. An historic win for Adam Peaty. He becomes the first ever british swimmer to successfully defend an olympic title. And a third gold for Team Gb, as Tom Pidcock wins the Cross Country Mountain bike event, less than two months after breaking his collarbone in a training crash. Ministers are meeting to decide if more Key Workers in england will be given the option of Daily Testing, instead of self isolating when theyre contacted via Test And Trace

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