Contact of a postive case. More Electronic Tagging for burglars, and a pledge to provide a named officerfor every neighbourhood are announced as part of a new crime Reduction Strategy for england and wales. If you want to get in touch about any of our stories this morning you can find me on Annita Mcveigh or use the Hashtag Bbcyourquestions ill read out as many of your comments as i can. Also this Morning Masks make a Come Back in california as cases of the Delta Variant Surge in the us. And coming up, Jeff Bezos offers nasa a 2 Billion discount to get them to reconsider his bid to build a moon lander. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around The World. Its been another busy day at the Tokyo Olympics but this one, a mix of delight and disappointment. Team gb is celebrating, after winning olympic Gold And Silver in the mens swimming 200 Metres Freestyle. Tom dean, who contracted covid 19 twice, won the final, with Duncan Scott completing The One two. And of course, an emotional win for the Friends And Family at home. Lets have a listen. Screaming and cheering. And great britains Georgia Taylor brown produced a superb run to earn an olympic Silver Medal in the Womens Triathlon, then revealed she almost missed the tokyo games after a Leg Injury left her on crutches just 12 weeks ago. But it was a historic gold for the tiny Atlantic Island of bermuda. Triathlete, Flora Duffy, said she felt overwhelmed to have fulfilled her Childhood Dream and bring in the nations first ever Gold Medal medal. The premier of bermuda, which has a population of about 65,000, said shed made the entire island proud. Lets go straight to lucy in tokyo. A warm welcome to day four at the Tokyo Olympics. That clip of Toms Family and friends going viral everywhere, such emotional scenes, that is what the olympics does but there is shock mere injapan. The whole nation has been basking in the glory of the golds they have won. Eight for the Hosts Japan so far but many expected their Superstar Player Naomi Osaka would get another medal for the country. She had the privilege of lighting the cauldron but it wasnt to be. Japanese superstar Naomi Osaka has suffered a Surprise Exit in her home olympics as czech Marketa Vondrousova earned a straight Set Win in tokyo. Mere in japan. The mere injapan. The whole nation has been basking in the glory of the golds they have won. Eight for the Hosts Japan so far but many expected their Superstar Player Naomi Osaka would get another medal for the country. She had the privilege of lighting the cauldron but it wasnt to be. She is seeded 42 The World. Naomi osaka second in The World. So devastation for her. That is one of the big Talks Points here injapan today. And from soaring heat to strong winds and heavy rains, the wild weather continues. A typhoon hitting japans East Coast has forced the organisers to reschedule some events. There has been rain, winds as well and some of the events have had to be rescheduled, particularly The Ones on the water and the archery as well. Lets get more now from our Correspondent Mariko oi, who is in miyagi, north of tokyo. Firstly, Naomi Osaka, out of the olympics, a shock for so many, What Happened . Olympics, a shock for so many, What Haened . Olympics, a shock for so many, What Ha ened . , olympics, a shock for so many, What Hauened . , happened . Indeed lucy, a Shock Defeat for world happened . Indeed lucy, a Shock Defeat for World Number happened . Indeed lucy, a Shock Defeat for World Number two,. Happened . Indeed lucy, a shock. Defeat for World Number two, also four major former champion, she was a favourite as you said, to win the tournament but leaving the olympics without a medal. She didnt actually speak to the press after being defeated but when she came back she clearly showed her disappointment, though she said she was glad to have participated but as you the imagine a lot of Surprise And Shock reaction injapan, especially on Social Media. What is happening where you are . Well, behind me is the only venue for this Years Summer olympics which is allowing spectators in the stadium. At the moment, a Football Match between new Zealand And Sweden is taking place, and injust about two hours time, we will have Japans Team playing against chilli, and of course this is a rarity, because all the Stadiums Injapan are outside is not allowing any spectators in. Chile. We managed to grab a couple of fans before they went in. Let us take a listen. Translation went in. Let us take a listen. 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Translation yamamoto town, which is where i was born, its about a0 kilometres south from here, the day after the earthquake, when i drove there, it was covered in water. I was so shocked, i couldnt even cry. To help revive the town, i decided to get the local farmers together, to grow the grass for the stadiums, for the rugby World Cup, and the olympics. So tonight the team will be playing inside the miyagi stadium. How do you feel now . Translation its been my dream so im really happy i am very glad they are allowing spectators. A lot of people helped us out after the earthquake, and we want to show everyone we are recovering, to express our gratitude. Lucy as you said there is a typhoon approaching here, so i think in the next hour or so, i approaching here, so i think in the next hour orso, i might approaching here, so i think in the next hour or so, i might be holding an umbrella, but at least so far we have been blessed with a sunny day as you can see, as i was talking to that gentleman who was campaigning behind that project, to use the lawn grown here inside the stadium. Great to see you, we are all glued to the weather apps, just tracking that typhoon, everyone wanting to know how it will impact the athletes and those of us broadcasting too. We will see you soon. There have been people watching at home, who have been complaining about the coverage, saying they are not managing to watch as much olympics as they would like or they are missing out on some of the key olympic moments, and the reason why is because of rights and coverage, and the olympic bosses have sold the majority of the European Rights to the big american giant discovery, they are showing their games of course, you will probably know by know on your row sport, so complaints about that. There are reason, let us talk to a rights lawyerjoining us from london. Good to have you with us. Why lawyerjoining us from london. Good to have yol decides. Why lawyerjoining us from london. Good to have yol decide to why lawyerjoining us from london. Good to have yol decide to Goy Lawyerjoining us from london. 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Off the top of my head, that is a good question, but certainly up i a good question, but certainly up until 2024, and the reality is, even though the Ioc Wont necessarily have put up the rights for an extended period, ultimately they are, these choices of broadcaster are, these choices of broadcaster are important and they look for long term relationships, if people are going to partner with them, in terms of building their sport, it is not going to be a case of ok, one olympics it goes to this provider and the next its goes to this provider and the next its goes to this one, they are looking for much more holistic relationships with their broadcast partners. Good to get your thought, thank you forjoining us. We will continue to keep across the action, all the medals here in tokyo, we are on Weather Watch so we are watching the typhoon. So dojoin us Weather Watch so we are watching the typhoon. So do join us throughout the day. Thank you. An additional 1,200 covid Testing Sites are to be set up in england, in an expansion of the scheme offering an alternative to Self Isolation for workers in critical industries. Staff in sectors including waste collection, prisons and defence will be able to take daily tests, if theyve been identified as a close contact of a positive case. The new sites are in addition to 800 locations already announced for the food industry, transport workers and police and fire services. Its not known how many have opened so far. I asked our chief political correspondent Adam Fleming whether there might be any further expansion of the test to release Scheme Sot i imagine there will be pressure from other sectors, who are experiencing a shortage of workers because of isolation. So i am sure there will be pressure on the government to expand it a bit more, but then of course it expands in a big way on August 16th, because that is when it will apply to everyone in the uk, where if you are pinged by the app or contacted by Test And Trace, and you are fully vaccinated, then you will be able to do a single test, and you will not have to isolate. But What Happened yesterday represents a big expansion of the test to release scheme, as it is called, in two ways. You mentioned the first one, which is there are a lot more Testing Sites now. There was initially going to be 800, now there will eventually be 2,000 of them, and an expansion of the sectors that can apply to be in it. It now includes things like refuse collection, people that work in hmrc, in the tax office, and even people working in the space sector, so a lot more people are covered by it. Ad it is quite labour intensive thing, because the way it is being done at the moment is its daily tests with lateral flow, so the little sticks tha, we do when we are at home, and they have to be supervised, because the regulators say those tests can only be used for that purpose if they are administered by a trained professional. It is not like the Nhs Test that you pick up at the pharmacy which you do yourself. The headlines on Bbc News. More medaljoy for Team Gb at the olympics as Tom Dean and Duncan Scott pick up a historic Gold And Silver in the mens 200 Metres Freestyle, and Georgia Taylor brown Wins Silver in the Womens Triathlon theres a Shock Defeat for the hosts, as japans Naomi Osaka who lit the olympic torch at the Opening Ceremony is knocked out of the tennis in the third round. As uk prime Minister Borisjohson leaves Self Isolation, its anounced workers in england including Refuse Collectors and Prison Staff will be allowed to take daily tests if theyre identified as a close contact of a postive covid case. More burglars and thieves will be made to wear electronic tags on their release from prison, under a new Strategy Set out by the government to reduce crime in england and wales. Borisjohnson will launch the programme on his first day out of isolation. The measures include making it easier for police to Stop And Search suspects. The plan has been criticised by the Police Federation and labour say the government is trying to fix problems its created itself. Our home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford reports. The government says its beating Crime Plan is about increasing public trust in the criminalJustice System. Ambitiously, the Prime Minister claimed it would lead to less crime, fewer victims and a safer country. One eye catching policy is to allow everyone in england and wales to be able to look up a named and contactable Police Officer responsible for their area. There are also plans to expand project adder, which tackles Drug Dealers and improves services for people with addictions. Another proposal is to do more 24 Hour Monitoring of burglars and robbers after they are released from prison, using tags with satellite technology. This way their movements can be mapped against new crimes being investigated by police. The Police Federation, which represents Rank And File officers, and is furious about a proposed Pay Freeze, said it didnt need gimmicks but genuine investment. In a report also published today, Thejustice Committee of mps has warned that cuts to legal aid have hollowed out key parts of the Justice System and this is putting fairness at risk. Daniel sandford, Bbc News. Kit malthouse is the Minister Of State for crime and policing. On announcing the new strategy, he described the breakdown of relations between Police Officers in england and wales and the Home Secretary as unfortunate. Iam i am surprised the Police Federation went as far as they did. Thus far we have had that good relationship, just the week before i was round the table on the Police Covenant Board with representatives of the Police Fed and other staff associations talking about what more we can do on police wellbeing, Family Support and safety, i mean obviously the decision on pay was a tough one, very hard to balance the welfare of the private sector against supporting a public sector, these are difficult decision, the police had a settlement the year before which was good. I hope we can return to normality and albeit i realise that the anger and the disappointment that we can get on with the key mission which is fighting crime together. With the key mission which is fighting crime together. Im joined now by rick muir, director of the Think Tank the police foundation. Thank you for your time today, rick. What is new or innovative in this plan, because i know some elementles of it, for example, the idea of every neighbourhood having their own named Police Officer, that is not new is it . ,. , named Police Officer, that is not new is it . New is it . No, that is not new, i mean i new is it . No, that is not new, i mean i do new is it . No, that is not new, i mean i do welcome new is it . No, that is not new, i mean i do welcome it, new is it . No, that is not new, i mean i do welcome it, i new is it . No, that is not new, i mean i do welcome it, i think i new is it . No, that is not new, i mean i do welcome it, i think it| new is it . No, that is not new, i i mean i do welcome it, i think it is a renewed emphasis on Neighbourhood Policing which is a good thing, because What Happened after 2010 with the Austerity Cuts to policing was Neighbourhood Policing in particular was hollowed us and so i do welcome the fact we have new officers coming in, and also, there is a greater emphasis now on Neighbourhood Policing, making sure the police are rooted in local communities and easily constantable by their local community, so i welcome that measure. Where is the money going welcome that measure. Where is the money going to welcome that measure. Where is the money going to come welcome that measure. Where is the money going to come from welcome that measure. Where is the money going to come from this . Welcome that measure. Where is the I Money going to come from this . Well, i mean, money going to come from this . Well, i mean. That money going to come from this . Well, i mean. That is money going to come from this . Well, i mean. That is a money going to come from this . Well, i mean, that is a good money going to come from this . Ii i mean, that is a good question. In fact most of the money is sort of preannounced money really in my reading, so the, you know, the government had announced new funding for additional Police Officers and a lot of the preventative measures which are in here, are sort of preannounced. Most of the new things in here are things which are quite enforcement focussed rather than prevention focussed and i think for that reason, i am sceptical about their long terM Effectiveness, but there is not a huge amount of new money in this. There is not a huge amount of new money in this there is not a huge amount of new money in this. When you talk about Enforcement Money in this. When you talk about enforcement focus, money in this. When you talk about enforcement focus, do money in this. When you talk about enforcement focus, do you money in this. When you talk about enforcement focus, do you mean I Money in this. When you talk about i enforcement focus, do you mean like the Stop And Search policy . Yes. Enforcement focus, do you mean like the Stop And Search policy . The Stop And Search policy . Yes, i mean stop. The Stop And Search policy . Yes, i mean stop, this the Stop And Search policy . Yes, i mean stop, this policy the Stop And Search policy . Yes, i mean stop, this policy in mean stop, this policy in particular, i think is very problematic, there is very little evidence that the use of section 60 works as a crime prevention tool. Only in areas where section 60 is used only 4 of people searched result in an arrest and on one 1 of cases is a weapon found, but What Happens in those cases you use Stop And Search with no reasonable grounds for suspicion that someone has committed a crime, dozens of people and very many will feel humiliated by that experience, being stopped the and searched in The Street is humiliating and the majority of them, the vast majority of them are innocent, they are not carrying a weapon and that leaves a real sense of grievance and it really damages relationships in the public and police, so far froM Extending section 60 the government should reform it or indeed even remove it from the Statute Book because i dont think its is helping reduce crime. On the Prevention Side though, there is something new on interventions, when young person is truanting and clearly that is an indicator of potential problem, potential involvement, and i emphasise potential, with criminality, later in life, so, how useful do you think that will be . In life, so, how useful do you think that will be . Yes, i mean it is good to have those that will be . Yes, i mean it is good to have those school that will be . Yes, i mean it is good to have those School Level to have those School Level Intervention Shhs so i think it is important do that. We know things like School Exclusions tend to be factor in driving people towards being exploited by criminal gang, you know, so what, anything we can do in schools i think is is welcome, but as i say, most of the new policies announced today tend to be more of the enforcement end, i would have put more emphasis on the prevention end, the best way to reduce crime is prevent it from happening in the first place rather than reacting to it, so i would put more money into those School Level intervention, the work of the Violence Reduction units is something i she should be extended but that is where i think the focus needs to be. But that is where i think the focus needs to be but that is where i think the focus needs to be. ,. ,. ,. , ~. , needs to be. You have done work on the foundation needs to be. You have done work on the foundation in needs to be. You have done work on the foundation in what needs to be. You have done work on the foundation in what it needs to be. You have done work on the foundation in what it would needs to be. You have done work on the foundation in what it would take | the foundation in what it would take to get serious about crime and harm prevention, to what extent this beating Crime Plan match up or not to what you think need to be done . I think, ithink to what you think need to be done . I think, i think there is good stuff in here but its a mixed bag, there is some stuff which falls short on two grounds, one it tends to be short term, focussed on phones forment, and that can have a sort of short terM Effect on crime patterns but i doesnt drive it down longer term. The second thing is there are some things which have an evidence based. That is where i would be critical, so, to really get smart about driving down crime, you know, we need to follow the evidence base, have a long term strategy, we need to do more on prevention and i think for example, on economic crime, fraud is the largest crime affecting people in england and wales, a third, a third, it is a third of all crime, and, you know, the way to prevent fraud, very few people are caught forfraud and prevent fraud, very few people are caught for fraud and many operate overseas so the best way is to do it through prevention, regulate the financial Services Sector more, so i would do more in that kind of area for example. Irate would do more in that kind of area for example would do more in that kind of area for examle. ~ ~. ,. ,. ,. For example. We know that the Police Federation which for example. We know that the Police Federation which represents federation which represents Rank And File members has expressed no confidence in the Home Secretary, when you have that sort of State Of Affairs existing between an organisation like the Police Federation and the Home Secretary, what sort of bearing does that have on Government Efforts to introduce New Plans . On Government Efforts to introduce new lans . ~ on Government Efforts to introduce New Plans . New plans . Well, i think it is unfortunate. New plans . Well, i think it is unfortunate. I New Plans . Well, i think it is unfortunate. Ithink New Plans . Well, i think it is unfortunate. I think the New Plans . Well, i think it is unfortunate. I think the pay. New plans . Well, i think it is unfortunate. I think the Pay Freeze that has been introduced by the government for Police Officers has gone down terribly badly, with Rank And File officers and i understand why. We have come through this difficult pandemic, and now they feel like this Pay Result is a slap in the face, so i understand completely why the federation is angry about it, and i think it is unfortunate you know, clearly, they did have a good relationship i think with the Home Secretary prior to this so, you know, yes, it is danning, you want to make sure that the government has the confidence of the government has the confidence of the Rank And File service so they can work in partnership to implement the plan, let us Hope Hay can do that albeit in this more difficult context. , ~ that albeit in this more difficult context. ,. ,. That albeit in this more difficult context. , ~ ,. ,. , context. Ok. Thank you very much for that. One tweet from a viewer on that. Alison power who says i would say there is not anything new, simply a reframing of various mesh yes us that exist or which did exist or were taken away, if you want to get in touch about that, or any of our other stories today, we have had this from laurie who is talking about the Home Schooling story, and she is saying that children in some families, they dont want the kids to mix with others which perpetuates. It is vital for them to have a balance in their lives. If you would like to get in touch with any of the stories you can do that. In Hong Kong a court has found Tong Ying Kit guilty of inciting Secession Making him the first person to be convicted under the territorys controversial national security law. Mr tong was arrested injuly last year after he drove his motorcycle into three riot police, injuring them, while carrying a flag with a political slogan. The law came into force after a series of mass pro democracy protests in 2019, some of which turned violent. A little earlier we heard from our correspondent Danny Vincent he explained the background to the story. Well, the whole of Hong Kong have been waiting patiently to see what the verdict was, and of course the sentencing, what that would be of this case. Mr tong was the first person arrested under the national security law, he was charged with riding a motorcycle into a group of policemen, he was also carrying are a banner, a flag with a political slogan. Now that slogan was used widely throughout the Hong Kong Protest Movement in 2019. During these Court Case this was a topic that the words of the slogan were a topic for hot debate and he has been found guilty now, there is an argument that the prosecutors used that they claimed that the words that they claimed that the words that were used on his banner, the political slogan that was used the words liberate and Hong Kong, that now is, has been deemed as essentially an act of terrorism, we dont know when his sentencing will be, we know there will be mitigation later this week, but we do know he has been found guilty of these charges. Mps are urging the government to introduce a national register to monitor children in england who are being educated at home. The Commons Education Committee says theres an astonishing lack of information about children who arent in school. The committee has also suggested there should be an assessment in Literacy And Numeracy for children studying at home. Ministers say theyre committed to introducing a national register soon. I spoke to the chair of the Commons Education Committee, Robert Halfon a little earlier and he told me that the number of children being educated at home has shot up recently. We know a survey suggests that there has been a 38 increase over the last year, up until october 2020. That is around 78,000 children being home educated. Of course, there are parents that believe it is the right thing to for their children. We are not trying to stop that will prevent that in any way. But there are other parents forced into it because they have been let down by the system. There are often too many cases of oft rolling, which is informal exclusion, where parents are again forced into home educating their children. We know that 5 of schools, according to the previous childrens commissioner, 5 of schools are responsible for 40 of children withdrawn from school to be home educated. Clearly, there is a problem. We are saying there should be this register, there should be assessment and there also should be assessment and there also should be a Level Playing Field for exams, because if we are saying that children should be assessed once a year, if they are home educated, On A Basic Maths and english, we should at least fund through the government the ability to do gcses or a levels, or other qualifications. At the moment, they have to pay the costs themselves. Moment, they have to pay the costs themselves moment, they have to pay the costs themselves. ,. ,. ,. , themselves. Robert halfon, the chair ofthe themselves. Robert halfon, the chair of the commons themselves. Robert halfon, the chair of the Commons Education themselves. Robert halfon, the chair of the Commons Education select of the Commons Education select committee. I also spoke to Alison Sauer she educated her two children at home and runs an advisory service for home educating families. She told me shes very opposed to the idea of a register and that she doesnt agree that off rolled children are a problem for the Home Education community. Anybody who has been at school is known to the local authority when they start home educating. And it is insulting to bring the problem of off rolled children and exclusion to the home educating community when this is a school problem, and not a home educating problem. Charlotte ramsden is the president of the association of directors of childrens services. I know that you did a survey last year and found that, as of last october, 75,668 children, according to your estimate, where being home schooled. In addition to this, we had the Bbc Research which runs from around september and october last year, through to spring up this year, through to spring up this year, april 2021, finding more than 40,000 pupils formally taken out of school, and much of that related the pandemic. Ijust wonderwhat school, and much of that related the pandemic. I just wonder what your thoughts are, first of all, on the idea of a register to try to get some sort of handle on who is being taught at home and how many people are being taught at home . Thank you, it is reall , are being taught at home . Thank you, it is really, really are being taught at home . Thank you, it is really, really important are being taught at home . Thank you, it is really, really important to it is really, really important to consider this area. We recognise that parents have a right to choose to educate their children at home, but we also recognise the right of children to have a suitable education. Therefore, their experience and needs are really important. We want to work positively with parents in order to achieve the best for their children. As a local authority, we have a duty to establish whether children are having a suitable education. Of course, we can only do that comprehensively if we know who is being educated at home, which is why, in our view, the establishment of a register is really, really important. White but youre talking about two separate things here. There is the register in the first instance, other than beyond that there is finding out what the Attainment Level is of children, especially in core subjects, Literacy And Numeracy . Absolutely. The establishment of the register would mean that we knew children who moved into the area who are being home educated already, or parents who chose to opt out and not enter their child into the mainstreaM Education system at the point they would be due to enter nursery. Ii i would be due to enter nursery. If i can ick would be due to enter nursery. If i can pick up on that, there is not an onus on parents to inform the local authority if they are home educating. It is up to schools to say if a child has been removed from the register. If that child has never entered formal education, that clearly cant happen. How many children do you think fall into that bracket . ~. , � ~. , children do you think fall into that bracket . ~. , � ~. ,. , bracket . Well, we dont know. That is the problem. Bracket . Well, we dont know. That is the problem. Obviously bracket . Well, we dont know. That is the problem. Obviously we bracket . Well, we dont know. That is the problem. Obviously we have L Bracket . Well, we dont know. That| is the problem. Obviously we have a register of births, back then children can move before they reach the stage where they need to enter the stage where they need to enter the Education System. So we dont know how many children dont go into the Education System and enter elective Home Education. Because without a register there is no need for parents to tell us that. For lots of parents, they do that for really positive reasons, and their children do have a suitable education. Our concern is the more vulnerable children and more vulnerable children and more vulnerable families who maybe have the good intentions to do that well, but need to support and need Advice And Guidance around that. And in a sense, that line of sight to them. Which is why we are so keen to have a register, and we would have a line of sight on children wherever they are, from Birth Right through, even if they move between authorities. And that is really, really important, to be able to support theM Effectively. The important, to be able to support theM Effectively. Important, to be able to support theM Effectively. The Home Educator i soke to theM Effectively. The Home Educator i spoke to said theM Effectively. The Home Educator i spoke to said it theM Effectively. The Home Educator i spoke to said it was theM Effectively. The Home Educator i spoke to said it was wrong theM Effectively. The Home Educator i spoke to said it was wrong to theM Effectively. The Home Educator i spoke to said it was wrong to try. I spoke to said it was wrong to try to consider, for example, to take one example, children who wear at home because of informal inclusions, perhaps in a situation where parents never planned to educate them at home in the first instance. She said it was wrong to bring that into the discussion about Home Schooling and registration, and that was an issue for schools. What do you think about that point . For schools. What do you think about that oint . ~ ~. , that point . Well, i think the two thins are that point . Well, i think the two things are really that point . Well, i think the two things are really interrelated. I that point . Well, | think the two | things are really interrelated. And the lack of comprehensive data on all of this means where children are not supported to have their needs met in mainstream school, we need to understand that. Where children or parents feel obliged to take them out of school because their needs are not being met Effectively, or in the sense that they are off rolled, if they dont become home educated we need to understand the reasons why that has happened, and whether we can support theM Effectively, and also whether, with the right support, their parents may choose to bring them back to mainstreaM Education. So, it is all one system. Children are either electively home educated or they are in mainstream systems. But i do get that people are in that home educated system for different reasons, and having that better information would enable us to understand why children are being home educated, and make sure we are able to put the right support in place, according to those children fulham needs. Place, according to those children fulham needs. Charlotte ramsden, thank Ou Fulham needs. Charlotte ramsden, thank you very fulham needs. Charlotte ramsden, thank you very much. The headlines on Bbc News. More medaljoy for Team Gb at the olympics as Tom Dean and Duncan Scott pick up a historic Gold And Silver in the mens 200 Metres Freestyle, and Georgia Taylor brown Wins Silver in the Womens Triathlon theres a Shock Defeat for the hosts, as japans Naomi Osaka who lit the olympic torch at the Opening Ceremony is knocked out of the tennis in the third round. As uk prime Minister Borisjohson leaves Self Isolation, its anounced workers in england including Refuse Collectors and Prison Staff will be allowed to take daily tests if theyre identified as a close contact of a postive covid case. More Electronic Tagging for burglars, and a pledge to provide a named officer for every neighbourhood are announced as part of a new crime Reduction Strategy for england and wales. And masks make a comeback in california, as cases of the Delta Variant Surge in the us. The number of confirmed daily Cases Coronavirus cases in the uk has fallen for six days in a row now standing at 24,950. Its little over a week since there were warnings we could reach 100,000 or even 200,000 cases a day. And unlike the previous two waves of covid, it is happening without a national lockdown. Nick triggle is our health correspondent. Hello. What are your thoughts on the reasons behind the numbers at the moment . Day six now of falling Coronavirus Cases in the uk. Yes, they really Coronavirus Cases in the uk. Yes, they really are Coronavirus Cases in the uk. Yes, they really are significant Coronavirus Cases in the uk. Yes they really are significant falls. I think even the most optimistic scientist didnt think they would come down like this. Ive been told by many of those scientists that it is probably a range of factors behind what we have seen over the last six days. Certainly the growing levels of immunity, through vaccination and also natural immunity through infection is crucial. There are some other things on top of that which i think are causing this drop. I think the recent good weather we had has meant that people are mixing more outside, where there is less risk of transmission. The ending of the football competitions, we saw large groups of people going to watch football, but has played a role. The sheer numbers of people being asked to self isolate because they are close contacts of people who are infected. Some even suggested people may be reluctant, are beginning to become more reluctant, to come forward for tests when they have symptoms. I dont think there is any hard evidence of that yet. But i think what is going to be crucial in the next week or so is seeing whether we see similar scales of falls for Hospital Admissions. There is always a lag between infections and cases, so it will probably be a week before we truly see that, but i dont think we can be confident whether this Scale Fall is actually accurate until we start seeing that in the hospital cases. As we mentioned, it was only a week or so ago people are talking about 100,000, maybe 200,000 cases a day. I think we can be increasingly confident we will not see those high levels. We confident we will not see those high levels. ~ ,. ,. , levels. We will be watching those numbers very levels. We will be watching those numbers very closely. Levels. We will be watching those numbers very closely. I levels. We will be watching those numbers very closely. I want levels. We will be watching those numbers very closely. I want to l levels. We will be watching those l numbers very closely. I want to ask about criticism from Nhs Providers about criticism from Nhs Providers about Nhs Funding. What have they been saying on that at a time when the nhs is incredible stretched, as stretched, they are saying, is at the peak of the Pandemic Injanuary . That as some surprise, if you look at the Raw Covid figures. There are 500,000 patients in hospital, in january it touched 40,000. They are saying there is a huge backlog of elective operations, Hip And Knee replacements. We are seeing a lot of people coming to A E for non covid reasons. It comes back to what we are likely to see in the coming weeks. I think scientists dont expect to to continue, and instead we are likely to see Infection Rates bobbling around, a fairly long series of mini peaks. And that will mean that admissions to hospital remain relatively high. We are seeing just under 1000 admissions a day at the moment. To put that into context, that is what the nhs would see for all types of respiratory infection, in the depths of winter. If that continues, that Covid Pressure will continue, even if Infection Rates do not rise significantly from now. That could lead to increasing numbers in hospital, and therefore the nhs is worried that it will not be able to do those other things that it is being asked to do. Do those other things that it is being asked to do. Thank you very much. The royal College Of Nursing says that it supports that message, saying the nhs is under as much pressure now as it was at the peak of the Pandemic Injanuary. Patricia marquis is a regional director at the union. Thank you forjoining us. What pressures have members been telling you that they are under . Much pressures have members been telling you that they are under . You that they are under . Much like Nhs Providers you that they are under . Much like Nhs Providers are you that they are under . Much like Nhs Providers are saying, you that they are under . Much like Nhs Providers are saying, the Nhs Providers are saying, the pressure is immense within the nhs at the moment. It is a combination of things. It is really unprecedented, calls for urgent and emergency care. The Emergency Departments are really very, very busy, with a combination of things, which does include covid. Hospitals and other Health Settings are having to continue to take social distancing measures seriously, so capacity is more limited, physical capacity, than it would normally be. But were also talking about trying climb back to or complete all of the planned surgery, cancer treatments, Mental Health services, community services, Primary Care visits. All of those things that didnt happen as Effectively as we would have liked them to have done over the covid period. Its a combination of things, but members are telling us it is incredibly busy out the pressure is immense, and it is taking a real toll on them. fight taking a real toll on them. And Chris Hobson taking a real toll on them. And Chris Hobson from taking a real toll on them. And Chris Hobson from nhs Cap Provider said pressure is pressure, whether it is covid or not. As i was just discussing with nick triggle, we have had six days with Coronavirus Case Number is falling. The exact reasons behind those, we dont know yet. And we need more data to be clear that the trend is absolutely real. Hopefully it is. Does not give any measure of reassurance to staff . It may give some level of hope. But it may give some level of hope. But i think it is early days, as others have said, to start thinking this is over. And the pressure on the nhs, it will be helpful if covid rates to hospital, in particular to other services, do produce. Reduce. But that will not take away enough pressure to enable the nhs to continue how it was before the pandemic. We have exhausted workforce. We have a summer break, where people need to take breaks that they have delayed in some cases for 12 months. And we have got to, as i say, gain background that we have lost on all of the other services, whilst some of the services, whilst some of the services are under immense pressure. We have a Vaccination Programme, a very complicated Vaccination Programme to deliver over the next few months as well. And everyone is predicting that this winter will be very difficult. Predicting that this winter will be very difficult very difficult. Briefly, patricia, and i very difficult. Briefly, patricia, Andi Aet very difficult. Briefly, patricia, and i get a very difficult. Briefly, patricia, and i get a sense very difficult. Briefly, patricia, and i get a sense of very difficult. Briefly, patricia, and i get a sense of what very difficult. Briefly, patricia, and i get a sense of what you | very difficult. Briefly, patricia, i and i get a sense of what you are going to say based on your last answer, but given the pressures you are talking about, given the Pay Review as well, what is morale like . Because we know that staff in the nhs, when we go into hospitals, staff are always remarkably wonderful and cheerful. They do put on a brave face in front of patients. So how is morale underlying all of that . It is rock bottom, i underlying all of that . It is rock bottom, i think underlying all of that . It is rock bottom, i think its underlying all of that . It is rock bottom, i think its probably underlying all of that . It is rock| bottom, i think its probably fair to say. Pay has certainly not helped. It has contributed to people feeling not as valued by the government as they really should. It is not part of the solution, which is not part of the solution, which is what they see themselves as. We have huge vacancies within nursing, which has increased the pressure over the last months and will continue to mean that nurses go Above And Beyond for months and years to come. But it is vital that the government really takes this issue of Nhs Funding very seriously. A starter for ten would be to fund properly the small Pay Rise that they have agreed for nhs staff. Beyond that, they absolutely need to fund the nhs at a level that will enable them to deliver the workload that they need to deliver over the next year, and in the years to come. Thank you very much. The trial begins at the Vatican Today of a roman catholic cardinal who used to be a close ally of pope francis. Cardinal Angelo Becciu faces accusations including using Church Money to buy a multi million Dollar Property in london. He denies any wrongdoing. A little earlier our correspondent in Rome Mark Lowen explained the background to the case. It isa it is a tale of financial Scandal And Extortion at the heart of the vatican. It would be worthy of the juiciest crime writer. But it is being heard today in a court inside the walls of vatican city, which has just started. And Cardinal Becciu is facing several counts of Embezzlement And Abuse of office, relating partly to a botched Property Deal some years ago, when he was a very senior figure within the vatican hierarchy. He is charged with investing some 315 million euros of Church Money that prosecutors allege was intended, in fact, for church charitable work. He ploughed that money into Property Deal in london to buy a property on Sloane Avenue in chelsea, that used to belong to harrods, and was to be converted into a Luxury Block of flats. The deal was done through two italian financiers based in london, who are charged with extortion and trying to abuse their office as well. And they are also on trial. Cardinal becciu denies all charges. He says he is the victim of a dark plot. There are other charges against him which are also relating to alleged funnelling of Church Money to a Charity Run by his brother, in sardinia, and also to a woman who allegedly used tens of thousands of Church Money, tens of thousands of Church Money, tens of thousands of Church Money, tens of thousands of euros of Church Money to buy Designer Shoes and bags. As the Delta Variant begins to take hold in the united states, some states are beginning to worry about the impact it will have on the unvaccinated. In california, one of the most vaccinated states, masks are now once again required to be worn in all indoor public places. Our North America Correspondent, Sophie Long reports. Here is the truth. If you are fully vaccinated, you are safer with their higher degree of protection. But if you are not vaccinated, you are not protected. Cheering. And what we have now is a pandemic of the unvaccinated. The message from the president is clear. But covid cases are climbing and it is causing deep concern. We are going in the wrong direction. If you look at the inflection of the curves of new cases, and as you said in the run into this interview, that it is among the unvaccinated. And since we have 50 of the country not fully vaccinated, that is a problem. In some states like alabama, the Vaccination Rates are much lower, leading to fears Intensive Care Units could reach capacity once more. The new cases in covid are because of unvaccinated folks. Almost 100 of the new hospitalisations are with unvaccinated folks. And the deaths, certainly, are occurring with unvaccinated folks. These folks are choosing a horrible lifestyle of self inflicted pain. From the East Coast to the west, officials are redoubling their efforts to push people to act responsibly. Anybody thats hospitalised or is in an icu from covid right now, is there by choice. They are there because they didnt make the effort to get vaccinated. And thats what we need to fix. But this is the land of the free. And in californias orange county, where hospitalisations are surging, even the seriously ill remain reluctant to have the injection that could save lives. I think it is an individual decision. Theres a lot of factors that are going into it. There are politics involved. And there are multiple sides of the equation. Due to this latest surge being driven by the highly transmissible Delta Variant, La County have now reinstated their indoor mask wearing mandate, even for those who have been vaccinated. Officials in other states could soon follow suit. Sophie long, Bbc News, los angeles. Us Police Officers will give first hand accounts later today of violent clashes with protesters at the capitol building injanuary. Hundreds of Donald Trump supporters stormed the building in Washington Dc in an attempt to stop congress confirming democratjoe Bidens Victory in the 2020 president ial election. This Afternoon A Special Committee Set Up To investigate the incident will hold its first hearing. The amazon founderJeff Bezos has offered nasa a 2 Billion discount if it will allow his Space Company Blue Origin to build a Moon Landing vehicle. Elon musk� s spacex has already been awarded a contract, but mr bezos says hell provide the extra funds needed to keep his company in the race. The Space Agency wants to have a craft capable of carrying astronauts to the lunar surface as early as 2024. North and South Korea have restored a Communications Hotline between them which was cut off by pyongyang more than a year ago. A statement issued by the government in the south said the move followed an exchange of letters between the leaders of the two countries. North korea has suffered shortages of food since closing its borders in response to the pandemic. Its leader, kimjong un, admitted last month that the situation was becoming tense. Pyongyang hailed the reopening of the hotline, saying it represented a big stride towards restoring mutual trust. Emergency services are responding to an explosion at an industrial Site Housing the headquarters of the pharmaceutical company, bayer, in North Western germany. Footgage on Social Media shows a thick cloud of Black Smoke Billowing above the city of leverkusen. The police have closed the nearby autobahns. The german governments civil Protection Agency warned residents in the area of Extreme Danger and urged people to keep doors and windows closed. A woman who was seriously injured after being hit by a car at a Music Festival in North Wales says her two year old daughter was saved by her husband throwing her out of the way. Jenna oneill was airlifted to hospital from the conscious tribal Gathering Festival in denbighshire on saturday. She praised her husband stephens quick reactions for saving ayla. With schools out for the Summer And Beach holidays abroad difficult, many families are rediscovering the Coasts Around Britain and the wildlife that inhabits them. But even frequent beachgoers would be surprised to find an octopusjoining them on the shore. Thats What Happened to one Family Paddling at South Queensferry near edinburgh and the photos they took have gone viral on Social Media. They told the bbc of their remarkable experience. Hi, my names torin, im 11 years old and i live in South Queensferry. And i am ditte solgaard dunn. Im torins mum, and the other night, when we went swimming, we found an octopus in the sea by the harbour. It was quite extraordinary. We really werent expecting it. We were just coming out of the sea, thinking about heading back. And suddenly torin shouted, theres an octopus so, wed never seen anything like that around than ever before. It was, like, fine. It didnt look like it was going to hurt you. But then it started making some weird sounds, so we gave it a little bit of space, to see what it would do. It wasnt going into the water, it was just staying at shore. So, we decided to help it with my shoe, well, my water shoe, try and get it into the water. It grabbed onto my shoe and almost stole it. He did a little swim along the coast and changed colour while doing it. And it was just fantastic to see. I mean, an octopus up on the beach, its not a rare occurrence. They do come up onto beaches if they get caught up by the tide, or if they are actually hunting for food. Octopus have hundreds of suckers on their arms, and they can actually taste sound when they are moving around. So, this octopus was probably up on the beach, tasting and seeing if there was anything dug into the sand. You can see the mantle that they have behind their eyes. That actually enables them to suck Sea Water into the mantle, hold it in, and they can survive holding that water in and using that to breathe. So these guys can probably go ten, 20 minutes, 30 minutes out of the water, looking for food. Or if they are moving between rock pools, it helps them moving around. When we came back from having gone for the swim, we were so deliriously happy, because wed seen this fella. And ijust wanted to share it. And it was so nice to see that everyone else clearly loved him just as much as we did. So, yes, its been curious. My phone has been pinging nonstop now for quite some time. Youre watching Bbc News. Now its time for a look at the weather with carole. Hello again. Weve seen some heavy thundery downpours in some parts of the country already this morning, and as we go through this afternoon, well, there will be further to come. Some heavy thundery downpours, the risk of Flash Flooding in a few places. In between there will be some sunny spells. It wont be raining everywhere and it wont be wet all day, either. But you can see the extent of the cloud that has already been producing what we have seen this morning. The showers will be enhanced by a Weather Front drifting from the west to the east. Low pressure firmly in charge and not much in the way of isobars to move the showers along, so not much of a breeze today. So if you catch a shower you will know all about it. It is likely notjust to be slow moving but also torrential, and through the afternoon, turning more thundery as the showers become a bit more widespread across North Wales, the north midlands, Northern England, scotland and northern ireland. In fact, parts of scotland is where we could see some issues with Flash Flooding. Temperatures 15 to about 24 degrees. Through this evening some the showers will fade, but we will hang on to them across scotland, Northern England and what is going to happen is this weatherfront coming in from the west will merge, so again some heavy rain to come through the night. But it is not going to be a cold night. 12 to about 15 degrees will be our overnight lows. As we head on into tomorrow, low pressure still very much in charge, no wind in the centre of it to speak of, but you can see the isobars are a bit closer together as we come further south. So more of a breeze in southern Areas Tomorrow than we have seen of late, but still a lot of showers, again not all of us will catch them, but if you do, they are likely to be heavy and thundery, and torrential downpours, as you can see in scotland, so still the risk of Flash Flooding. These circles represent the average wind speeds. The gusts round the showers are more likely to round 30, maybe 40mph, and temperatures up to 21. Now on Wednesday Night into thursday you can see how we have got the low pressure drifting towards the north sea. Still more isobars in the chart, coming in from the North West and a Weather System just waiting in the wings. So on thursday, it is going to be wet across scotland, Northern England and northern ireland, something drier across the rest of england and wales, but we have this system coming in from the south west. This could change but it is something we think at the moment and these are our temperatures, 15 21. This is Bbc News, im rebecca jones. The headlines at 11. Can they be Gold And Silver . More medaljoy for Team Gb at the olympics as Tom Dean and Duncan Scott pick up Gold And Silver in the mens 200 Metres Freestyle. And scotts got the silver. Jubilation for Tom Deans family and friends back home as they celebrated his Gold Medal success. Georgia Taylor Brown also won a Silver Medal in the Womens Traithlon despite a puncture during the cycling. As the Prime Minister leaves Self Isolation, its anounced workers including Refuse Collectors and Prison Staff will be allowed to take daily tests if theyre identified as a close contact of a postive covid case. More Electronic Tagging for burglars, and a pledge to provide a named officer for every neighbourhood are announced as part of a new crime Reduction Strategy for england and wales. And a woman who was seriously injured after being hit by a car at a festival says her two year old daughter was saved by her husband throwing her out of the way. Swimmer Tom Dean sensationally clinched britains fourth gold of the tokyo games on day four of the olympics, six months after he contracted covid for a second time. The 21 year old, who struggled to walk upstairs after contracting the virus, edged out fellow briton Duncan Scott in the 200m Freestyle. There was more success in the triathlon as Team Gbs Georgia Taylor brown fought back from a puncture on the last lap of the Bike Leg to take silver. In an epic fightback, coming back from three tries down to book their place in the semifinal. Shock though for the Host Nation with Naomi Osaka out of the Womens Singles Tennis. For a full round up of the action at the olympics this morning lets cross to chetan at the bbc sports centre. What a morning. With ten medals in total as things stand this is the best start for great britain in olympic history. What a moment in the pool this morning where, for the first time since 1908, two male british swimmers finished on the podium together. At his debut games, Tom Dean taking gold, and duncan Scott Silver in the 200m Freestyle final. Joe lynskey reports. It hasnt happened for 113 years. Two british swimmers, one and two in an Olympic Final. For Tom Dean and Duncan Scott, this was the race where it all went right. Nerves reallyjangling at the start of the mens 200 Metres Freestyle. As always, Tom Dean looks really good, closer to us. Dean is just 21. He studies Mechanical Engineering and deferred two years of his course to train for these games. In the last 20 metres, it was worth it. Can they be Gold And Silver . Can they be Gold And Silver . Yes Tom Dean is olympic champion at the 200m Freestyle and britain has gone one two. Can you believe that . Dean beat his Team Mate by less than a tenth of a second. For scott it was bittersweet. But for British Swimming it was extraordinary. This is deans first olympics. Back home in maidenhead they watched him reach for the wall. Cheering and screaming. As a child in london, dean watched from the stands. Now he was top of the podium. Amazing. Its amazing. Ive said it before, to have two brits on the podium, going one two, it shows the dominance in this event and how far British Swimming Have come. I couldnt have asked for any more. I think its amazing. Injanuary, dean had severe covid. He struggled to walk up the stairs. Now he is the first british man to win freestyle gold since 1908, the same year two gb swimmers last shared the podium. British swimming is on course for its best modern games. And in Tokyo And Berkshire we saw what it means to win the gold or watch your loved one do it. Joe lynskey, Bbc News. Like weve seen in the past few days in taekwondo, there was another dramatic climax which went against Team Gb. This time, disappointment for liverpools Bianca Walkden. She had a two Point Lead with just three seconds left on the clock and was heading into the final, until South Koreas Lee Da Bin was able to land a Head Kick in the final second to win by a point. Walkden can still repeat the bronze she won in rio four years ago this afternoon, but was understandbly devastated after coming so close to the final in the above 67 kilogram category. Great britains first medal of the day came in the Womens Triathlon, where Georgia Taylor brown took silver. She was beaten by bermudas Flora Duff, Who Made History by winning the island nations first gold at an olympics and first medal of any kind since a bronze in boxing at the montreal games in 1976. For Taylor Brown, second was a great achievement too. She revealed afterwards she was on crutches just 12 weeks ago and spent part of the Bike Stage of the race with a Flat Tyre, but powered on regardless to finish second. This is the biggest achievement ive ever got. Its even more special because its something i dreamt of as a ten year old child and ive grown up in Sport And Sport is all ive known in my family. We arejust a very supportive family and its something ive dreamt of in my Parents Dream of for themselves as well sought to have their child here and actually getting that medal is quite special. Ijust and actually getting that medal is quite special. I just want to get home to everyone now and just share the moment with them. Naomi osaka says the pressure was a bit much after she was knocked out in the third round of the Womens Singles Tennis at her home games. Osaka, Who Lit The Olympic Cauldron at the Opening Ceremony, has been one of the faces of tokyo 2020, but was beaten by Marketa Vondrousova, a former French Open finalist, Naomi Osaka says the pressure was a bit much after she was knocked out in staight sets. A bit much after she was knocked out osaka, who pulled out of the French Open and missed wimbledon to focus on her Mental Health, had played well in the Opening Couple of rounds but fell well short here, losing in straight sets in little over an hour. Double olympic Champion Andy Murray has continued his quest for gold in the mens doubles. Hes into the quarterfinals along withjoe salisbury. They backed up their impressive Opening Round Win to beat Germanys Kevin Krawietz and Tim Putz 6 2 7 6. Liam broady has reached the third round of the mens singles in the last half an hour he beat hubert hurcazh. Thats all the sport for now. Great britains mens rugby Sevens Side have beaten the united states 26 21 to reach the semifinals, where they will play New Zealand tomorrow. The dressage teaM Event is in action. Heres What Happened when the family of Tom Dean gathered in the Back Garden to watch the final. Screaming and cheering. Looking very good indeed. 50 metres to go in this freestyle. Screaming and cheering. Commentary drowned out. Lets speak to paul lloyd, Head Coach at Maidenhead Marlins Swimming Club he coached tom from the ages of 11 to 18. I know you went with that group of family and friends but can i assume your reaction was similar . Aha, family and friends but can i assume your reaction was similar . Your reaction was similar . A little more subdued your reaction was similar . A little more subdued but your reaction was similar . A little more subdued but inside your reaction was similar . A little more subdued but inside i your reaction was similar . A little more subdued but inside i was. Your reaction was similar . A little l more subdued but inside i wasjust as excited, yes. More subdued but inside i was ust as excited, yesfi as excited, yes. Many congratulations as excited, yes. Many congratulations to as excited, yes. Manyl congratulations to tom as excited, yes. Many congratulations to tom and of as excited, yes. Many congratulations to tom and of course to all of those people including yourself who played a part in his success. What did you see in him as a boy . Success. What did you see in him as a bo . ,. , success. What did you see in him as abo . , a boy . Oh, he is such a good trainer a boy . Oh, he is such a good trainer. He a boy . Oh, he is such a good trainer. He came a boy . Oh, he is such a good trainer. He came through, i a boy . Oh, he is such a good| trainer. He came through, we a boy . Oh, he is such a good trainer. He came through, we put him in our senior scored at quite a young age because of his talent and he is very much one who always wanted to follow the programme, turn up wanted to follow the programme, turn up insistently and was always eager to learn, a bit like a sponge in that respect. His physicalframe helps albeit he was a slightly late developer but once his Muscle Mass started to come the rest is history. Be honest, was it obvious to you he would at any point you want to achieve this success . Would at any point you want to achieve this success . When we were re arina achieve this success . When we were preparing for achieve this success . When we were preparing for his achieve this success . When we were preparing for his first achieve this success . When we were preparing for his first european preparing for his first European Junior Championships at the age of 16 and we were a year out of that we started to target going to juniors and when we saw his Training Data coming back from the test that we do we thought lets go for a medal here and luckily that came to fruition and luckily that came to fruition and he defended the Europeanjunior Championships a year later and got selected for the senior team. At that point he was of university is and we had him in the capable hands of the bath performance centre. Has it been an upward trajectory or have there been absent flaws along the way . I there been absent flaws along the wa . ~. , there been absent flaws along the wa . ~. ,. , way . I think at the very early states, way . I think at the very early stages, between way . I think at the very early stages, between the way . I think at the very early stages, between the ages. Way . I think at the very early stages, between the ages of| way . I think at the very early l stages, between the ages of 11 way . I think at the very early stages, between the ages of 11 and 14, there was a little bit of ebbing and flowing and soul searching about how much really needed to be done to get up but once he sort of matured and had that sort of 14 or 15 year old its group and decided it was for him, from that it was very much an upward trajectory. Much an upward traectory. Talked me throu~h much an upward traectory. Talked me through what much an upward traectory. Talked me through what went much an upward trajectory. Talked me through what went through much an upward trajectory. Talked me through what went through your much an upward trajectory. Talked me through what went through your mind | through what went through your mind as you were watching the race last night. As you were watching the race last nihht. �. ,. ,. As you were watching the race last nihht. �. ,. ,. , night. Before the race i was doing the hical night. Before the race i was doing the typical british night. Before the race i was doing the typical british thing night. Before the race i was doing the typical british thing of night. Before the race i was doing the typical british thing of being l the typical british thing of being pessimistic. During the race, when he followed the guy from korea who went out so well and then tom settled in on his hips are well and because i have seen him race so many times you could see he was doing it in a really controlled, relaxed way. So as the race developed we got more and more confident and once he had that third time, or be at the last 50 metres seem to take 25 hours, not 25 seconds, i was very confident at that point. And what are storming finish e putin, just to make sure his long arms out touched his Team Mate, Duncan Scott, who did brilliantly to far silver. Brute teammate, Duncan Scott, who did brilliantly to far silver. Brilliantly to far silver. We must mention duncan brilliantly to far silver. We must mention Duncan Scott brilliantly to far silver. We must mention Duncan Scott he brilliantly to far silver. We must mention Duncan Scott he was i brilliantly to far silver. We must mention Duncan Scott he was second, a lot of people expected him to one. I wonder if you can give us a sense of the competitive rivalry and what impact that can have on your own performance as a swimmer. It does. It can be performance as a swimmer. It does. It can be a performance as a swimmer. It does. It can be a Great Performance as a swimmer. It does. It can be a great Motivator Performance as a swimmer. It does. It can be a great Motivator And Performance as a swimmer. It does. It can be a great motivator and you | it can be a great motivator and you also definitely have to control it. I think given the fact they have raced Each Other so many times, i think tom was getting a little bit of quiet confidence because each time he raced in the run in to this he was getting closer although in the heats that was the first time tom had never beaten duncan head to head in an important competition. And then of course in the semifinal Duncan Reverse that and made the final in first place so tom was then the underdog in the chase and i think that is the role that suits tom but they have certainly inspired it either. Each other. We are looking forward to duncan representing Scotland And Tom representing england at the Commonwealth Games next year. Share Commonwealth Games next year. Are ou still in Commonwealth Games next year. Are you still in touch with tom . Have you still in touch with tom . Have you been and if so What Have you said to him . You been and if so What Have you said to him . � ,. ,. Said to him . Ive been in touch with him throughout. Said to him . Ive been in touch with him throughout. The said to him . Ive been in touch with him throughout. The last said to him . Ive been in touch with him throughout. The last thing said to him . Ive been in touch with him throughout. The last thing i him throughout. The last thing i said to him before he went to Olympic Finals was make sure you savour every moment and have your best Race Head on and stick to your belief and your Race Plan and since the race i havent managed to touch base with them yet. Im sure hes overwhelmed with good wishes and everything over there as well as doing the 200 relay in less than an hour but i will certainly catch up with them over the next few hours. I suppose i also ought to make sure that we have been hearing how he has suffered from covid not once but twice. Does that make his achievement even more remarkable . It does, because to have seven weeks out in a year of training is credible. We have seen the World Record Holder in the 100 fly, she had a broken elbow and managed to make the Olympic Final but did manage to win. Tom has shown its resilience yet again. He came through injury to win his European Juniors and he is certainly a resilient character, so well done, tom. ~. ,. , � resilient character, so well done, tom. ~. , � , resilient character, so well done, tom. , � , tom. Well done to you. Im sure you dont regret tom. Well done to you. Im sure you dont regret being tom. Well done to you. Im sure you dont regret being up tom. Well done to you. Im sure you dont regret being up in tom. Well done to you. Im sure you dont regret being up in the tom. Well done to you. Im sure you dont regret being up in the middle l dont regret being up in the middle of the night to see thoms victory. Thank you forjoining us. Toms. An additional 1,200 covid Testing Sites are to be set up in england, in an expansion of the scheme offering an alternative to Self Isolation for workers in critical industries. Staff in sectors including waste collection, prisons and defence will be able to take daily tests, if theyve been identified as a close contact of a positive case. The new sites are in addition to 800 locations already announced for the food industry, transport workers and police and fire services. Its not known how many have opened so far. Lets speak to our political correspondent nick eardley. Of course this whole scheme expands on August 16 one applies to everyone but for now is the set are can you see a further extension between now and the middle of august . Im see a further extension between now and the middle of august . And the middle of august . Im sure there will be and the middle of august . Im sure there will be quite and the middle of august . Im sure there will be quite a and the middle of august . Im sure there will be quite a lot and the middle of august . Im sure there will be quite a lot of there will be quite a lot of pressure for that morning. This is all because so many people have been told to self isolate in the last few weeks, either by nhs Test And Trace or pinged by the app. There was that fear that certain key parts of the economy and critical infrastructure could be Effectively crippled by people not being allowed to leave the house saw earlier last week we had those 800 sites which would target some of the key infrastructure in the country stop these new sites will take it a bit further. 1200 covering everything from telecoms to pharmaceuticals to try to keep the country running properly. I suspect you are right, there will be more pressure for further industries to be included in that scheme but for the moment the government seems quite set and this 2000 figure. We have a few weeks until the scheme is Effectively opened up to everybody on August 16 when if you have been double vaccinated you wont have to self isolate. If you take a test and then can prove you are negative. The results of this interesting backdrop to hold discussions at the moment which is the changing picture and cases we have been covering up the last few days. Last week we were seeing a lot of people being pinged for the simple reason a lot of people were testing positive. The Case Numbers, the positive Case Numbers across the uk have been going down now for six days, under 25,000 yesterday, which is encouraging a lot of people that may be some of these things may slow down as well and maybe this is a positive sign that cases are not going to keep increasing as some work feeling up to 100,000 per day. One of the people who was pinged and is now out of Self Isolation is the Prime Minister. We expect to hear from him the next couple of hours and it will be interesting to hear what his messages on some of those figures we have been seeing in the last 72 to 96 hours. The message of the Government Yesterday was we Out Of The Woods yet, there is still some caution despite the optimism thatis some caution despite the optimism that is there but it will be interesting to see whether Boris Johnson thanks that now that we are seeing a fairly consistent fall in the number of cases despite some of the number of cases despite some of the caution being urged by scientists, what the political message that is and whether he thinks this could be the uk turning a corner. It thinks this could be the uk turning a corner. ,. , a corner. It will be interesting to see what he a corner. It will be interesting to see what he says a corner. It will be interesting to see what he says we a corner. It will be interesting to see what he says we know a corner. It will be interesting to see what he says we know he i a corner. It will be interesting to see what he says we know he is| see what he says we know he is launching this big crime Prevention Strategy and i wondered if that was a deliberate attempt from the government to turn the dial a little bit away from the pandemic. Weve seen it a few bit away from the pandemic. Weve seen it a few times, bit away from the pandemic. Weve seen it a few times, Weve Bit away from the pandemic. Weve seen it a few times, weve seen i seen it a few times, weve seen borisjohnson try seen it a few times, weve seen Boris Johnson try to seen it a few times, weve seen borisjohnson try to move on to different subjects he wants his premiership to be all about. We had levelling up a couple of weeks ago, a speech that was supposed to announce the big agenda of this government. I think its fair to say that speech didnt really hit the mark, a lot of people didnt quite think it offered the vision Boris Johnson was hoping to give but there is definitely a feeling within whitehall and the government in london and general they want to talk about things other than this pandemic, particularly in the summer months when parliament isnt setting, they want to start to move the agenda on so that when mps do return here in six weeks or so they have more to chew over there and sometimes the crisis to crisis, the everyday musings over what is going on with the pandemic. That said, whilst im sure the premise that wants to do that, i think in some ways it will be easier said than done because there are some Storms Brewing on the covid front, particularly on vaccine passports. We know the Prime Minister is threatening to bring them and us Compulsory Venture and certain venues such as nightclubs once everyone in england has been offered the second jab. That has been causing great concern among certain tory mps and we know Opposition Parties are voicing concern as well. There are still many issues to come up, particularly that one, the potential threat of Backbench Rebellion when it comes to those covid passports. More burglars and thieves will be made to wear electronic tags on their release from prison under a new Strategy Set out by the government to reduce crime in england and wales. Borisjohnson will launch the programme on his first day out of isolation. The measures include making it easier for police to Stop And Search suspects. The plan has been criticised by the Police Federation and labour say the government is trying to fix problems it has created itself. Our home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford reports. The government says its beating Crime Plan is about increasing public trust in the criminalJustice System. Ambitiously, the Prime Minister claimed it would lead to less crime, fewer victims and a safer country. One eye catching policy is to allow everyone in england and wales to be able to look up a named and contactable Police Officer responsible for their area. There are also plans to expand project adder, which tackles Drug Dealers and improves services for people with addictions. Another proposal is to do more 24 Hour Monitoring of burglars and robbers after they are released from prison, using tags with satellite technology. This way their movements can be mapped against new crimes being investigated by police. The Police Federation, which represents Rank And File officers, and is furious about a proposed Pay Freeze, said it didnt need gimmicks but genuine investment. In a report also published today, Thejustice Committee of mps has warned that cuts to legal aid have hollowed out key parts of the Justice System and this is putting fairness at risk. Daniel sandford, Bbc News. Kit malthouse is the Minister Of State for crime and policing. On announcing the new strategy, he described the breakdown of relations between Police Officers in england and wales and the Home Secretary as unfortunate. Im surprised the Police Federation went as far as they did. Thus far we have had a very good and constructive relationship, just the week before i was round the table on the Police Covenant Board with representatives of the Police Fed and other staff associations talking about what more we can do on police wellbeing, Family Support and safety, i mean obviously the decision on pay was a tough one, very hard to balance the welfare of the private sector against supporting a public sector, these are difficult decision, the police had a settlement the year before which was good. I hope we can return to normality and albeit i realise that the anger and the disappointment that we can get on with the key mission which is fighting crime together. Lets speak to labours Home Office minister, holly lynch. Named Police Officers for every neighbourhood so a single point of contact for people. Transparency about how quickly forces respond to 101 and 999 calls, these have to be good things . 101 and 999 calls, these have to be choodthins . � ,. , good things . Theres no escaping the fact 21,000 police good things . Theres no escaping the fact 21,000 Police Officers good things . Theres no escaping the fact 21,000 Police Officers were i good things . Theres no escaping the fact 21,000 Police Officers were cut i fact 21,000 Police Officers were cut under this conservative government in the last ten years. There is no substitute for boots on the ground when it comes to keeping communities safe. You heard us display them as gimmicks because what is missing is a strength in numbers to deliver them and we are seeing a breakdown in trust. I think this government is very much on the back foot as the architects of all of these systemic problems in ourJustice System and youve seen quite a reaction to the proposals announced today. Thea;r youve seen quite a reaction to the proposals announced today. They are hhromisin proposals announced today. They are promising 9000 proposals announced today. They are promising 9000 extra proposals announced today. They are promising 9000 extra police proposals announced today. They are promising 9000 extra Police Officers| promising 9000 extra Police Officers which makes good progress towards the Election Pledge of 20,000 additional officers by 2023. That still suggest additional officers by 2023. That still suggest we additional officers by 2023. That still suggest we had additional officers by 2023. Trust still suggest we had around 12,000 Police Officers behind where we were in 2010 and that is the reason why it named Police Officers always get to the bottom of crimes that the public would like to see is not a reality where things stand. We have seen cuts right across the public sector, Drug And Alcohol addiction services, cuts to councils and early Intervention Work with young people. They all add up to this package know we are police are unable to deal with crime robustly. Last Year Research suggested only one in 14 crimes reported to the police results in a charge. Itsjust not good enough and once again this government are the architects of these problems. We need to see much, much better. This these problems. We need to see much, much better much better. This renewed emphasis on neighbourhood much better. This renewed emphasis on Neighbourhood Policing much better. This renewed emphasis on Neighbourhood Policing which i on Neighbourhood Policing which surely must restore public confidence, does labour regardless a gimmick or do you support it . Community policing is absolutely invaluable. To have a named officer should be happening anyway. If you report are crime it could be a neighbourhood Police Officer deals without more long term crime partnership and it might be the Cid Thatis Partnership and it might be the cid that is investigating a crime and it could have contact with anyone of those departments within a police force. So thats why Neighbourhood Policing has got to be at the forefront of keeping our community safe but i know there are significant vacancies. Within my local Neighbourhood Policing Team And Right across the country. That is why people need to know that crime will be investigated and charged. I dont think they care who does that so long as that is a Police Officer and Police Team that gets the job done but there is vacancies in Neighbourhood Policing and that is just not workable right now. We need those boots on the ground, we need those officers. Tell us exactly what labour would do to cut crime. �. , us exactly what labour would do to cut crime. 1,. ,. ,. , cut crime. The Boris Johnson Vanity Acht will cut crime. The Boris Johnson Vanity Yacht will cost cut crime. The Boris Johnson Vanity Yacht will cost £280 cut crime. The Boris Johnson Vanity Yacht will cost £280 million. I cut crime. The Boris Johnson Vanity Yacht will cost £280 million. But i yacht will cost £280 million. But what will labour do . So yacht will cost £280 million. But what will labour do . So thats i yacht will cost £280 million. But i what will labour do . So thats £280 million that would what will labour do . So thats £280 million that would be what will labour do . So thats £280 million that would be going what will labour do . So thats £280 million that would be going directly| million that would be going directly into tackling anti social behaviour. Weve seen anti social behaviour skyrocket so that is money would scrap froM Elsewhere and invest directly in keeping our community safe. There are no short cuts to boots on the ground and thats why we got to get to. Boots on the ground and thats why we got to get to boots on the ground and thats why we got to get to. Under the plan the government we got to get to. Under the plan the government has we got to get to. Under the plan the government has announced government has announced restrictions on Stop And Search are being lifted. Does Labour Support that . I being lifted. Does Labour Support that . 4. , being lifted. Does Labour Support that . ~. , that . I think we have certainly tried to take that . I think we have certainly tried to take a that . I think we have certainly tried to take a public that . I think we have certainly tried to take a public health i tried to take a public Health Approach in this and my colleague sarahjones has done a tremendous amount of work in this. There has got to be that Accountability And Trust between communities and the police but we know there are really serious concerns around the increase in night knife crime and all young people have to have that relationship with the police intervening early and taking a partnership and public Health Approach that sees more young people kept safe froM Exposure to night crime knife crime. Mps are urging the government to introduce a national register to monitor children in england who are being educated at home. The Commons Education Committee says theres an astonishing lack of information about children who arent in school. Thhe committee has also suggested there should be an assessment in Literacy And Numeracy for children studying at home. Ministers say theyre committed to introducing a national register soon. The chair of the Commons Education Committee, Robert Halfon, explained a little earlier how the number of children being educated at home has shot up recently. We know a survey suggests that there has been a 38 increase over the past year, up until october 2020. That is around 78,000 children being home educated. Of course, there are parents that believe it is the right thing to do for their children. We are not trying to stop that or prevent that in any way. But there are other parents forced into it because they have been let down by the system. There are often too many cases of off rolling, which is informal exclusion, where parents are again forced into home educating their children. We know that 5 of schools, according to the previous childrens commissioner, 5 of schools are responsible for 40 of children withdrawn from school to be home educated. Clearly, there is a problem. We are saying there should be this register, there should be assessment and there also should be a Level Playing Field for exams, because if we are saying that children should be assessed once a year, if they are home educated, on their basic maths and english, we should at least fund through the government the ability to do gcses or a levels, or other qualifications. At the moment, they have to pay the costs themselves. Lets speak to our Education Correspondent elaine dunkley. This report strongly calls for a register and says not enough is known about children learning outside of school or the type of education they are receiving. Currently the department for education does not collect data on children who are home educated. Since the start of the pandemic, more than 40,000 children have been formally taken out of the School System and the mps who formed the select committee said that this right is essential. They have described it as astonishing that so little is known about where children are, what they are studying, whether that education is suitable. The record also recommends assessments in numeracy and literacy. This does not mean the parents will need to pull the school curriculum, but it says if a child does go to school by the time they leave they should have the time they leave they should have the same level in maths and english as a child who has been to school. It also recommends Progress Church once a year with the local authority and for the local authority to ask for evidence of what the children are learning. The report also look at lack of provision for Home Educated Children to receive exam grades. There is sweetener in this report is the recommendation that the government should pay for exam fees. I the government should pay for exam fees. ~. ,. , the government should pay for exam fees. ~. ,. , , the government should pay for exam fees. ~. ,. , ,. , fees. I know it has been a contentious fees. I know it has been a contentious issues i fees. I know it has been a contentious issues with i fees. I know it has been a i contentious issues with those fees. I know it has been a contentious issues with those who home school not happening about parts of this. We have to leave it there im afraid because of time, but hopefully catch up with you later in the day. Sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. Good morning. After adam peaty� s gold yesterday, Team Gb have done it again. This time, for the first time since 1908, two male british swimmers have finished on the podium together, as Tom Dean took gold and duncan Scott Silver in the 200m Freestyle final. In a thrilling finish, dean, who is 21, touched home in one minute 44. 22 seconds, securing a british record on his debut games. Scott finished just. 004 seconds behind his Team Mate, with fernando scheffer of brazil taking bronze. Dean says hes grateful for all the support hes recieved my my coach, i cant thank hiM Enough for what he has done. He said we will write an amazing story this year with the covid cases. Six or seven weeks out of the pool is on herjob. He brought me through it and i can think of an for that. Here we are, i couldnt ask for a better ending. But huge disappointment this morning for britains Bianca Walkden in her taekwondo semifinal. She had a two Point Lead with just three seconds left on the clock, but South Koreas Lee Da Bin was able to land a Head Kick in the final second to win by a point. Walkeden, from liverpoool, can still repeat the bronze she won in rio five years ago, but was understandbly devastated after coming so close to the final in the above 67 kilogram category. Great britains first medal of the day came in the Womens Triathlon, where Georgia Taylor brown took silver. She was beaten by bermudas Flora Duff Who Made History by winning the island nations first gold at an olympics and first medal of any kind since a bronze in boxing at the montreal games in 1976. For Taylor Brown second was a great achievement too, she revealed afterwards she was on crutches just 12 weeks ago and spent part of the Bike Stage of the race with a Flat Tyre but powered on regardless to finish second. There was a brilliant comeback from great britains mens Sevens Side to make the semi finals. They were 21 0 down to the united states, but fought back to win 26 21 with veteran wing Dan Norton crossing for the decisive score. They will meet New Zealand tomorrrow, as they try to go one better than the silver they picked up in rio. Theres been a shock in the tennis on day four the Home Favourite and face of the games Naomi Osaka has been knocked out in the fourth round by the World Number 42 and former French Open finalist Marketa Vondrousova. Osaka made history by becoming the first Tennis Player to light the olympic cauldron at an Opening Ceremony, shed won 25 of her previous 26 matches on a hard court, but was beaten in straight sets in little over an hour. Andy murray goes on in the mens double. He and his Partnerjoe Salisbury are through to the quarter finals of the mens doubles in tokyo. They backed up their impressive Opening Round Win to beat Germanys Kevin Krawietz and Tim Putz 6 2 7 6. And Liam Broady has reached the third round of the mens singles in the last half an hour he beat hubert hurcazh. Head coach Warren Gatland has made three changes to the british and irish lions line up as they look to wrap up the series against south africa in the second test on saturday. Scotland Scrum Half Ali price makes way for irelands conor murray to come into the side. Prop Mako Vunipola replaces rory Sutherland And Centre Chris Harris will start in place of elliot daly. Number eight Taulupe Faletau is on the bench after missing out on the first test. A bit of Football Transfer News to end with and manchester united look set to continue their Summer Spending by completing the signing of real Madrid Defender Raphael varane. An initialfee of around £34 million pounds has been agreed potentially rising to 42 Million with add ons. Varane won four Champions League titles with real, along with the World Cup with france in 2018. United looking strong and doing the most big business after securing the signing of Jadon Sancho last week. Thats all the sport for now. Do head over to the website. The best place to go to follow everything at the olympics. Charlotte dujardin is currently going for a fourth Gold Medal in the dressage teaM Event and the womens Gymnastics Team final gets underway shortly a young Gb Team in action a young Gb Team in action there as well as simone biles and the us. As the Delta Variant begins to take hold in the united states, some states are beginning to worry about the impact it will have on the unvaccinated. In california, one of the most vaccinated states, masks are now once again required to be worn in all indoor public places. Our North America Correspondent Sophie Long reports. Here is the truth. If you are fully vaccinated, you are safer with a higher degree of protection. But if you are not vaccinated, you are not protected. Cheering. And what we have now is a pandemic of the unvaccinated. The message from the president is clear. But covid cases are climbing and it is causing deep concern. We are going in the wrong direction. If you look at the inflection of the curves of new cases, and as you said in the run into this interview, that it is among the unvaccinated. And since we have 50 of the country not fully vaccinated, that is a problem. In some states, like alabama, the Vaccination Rates are much lower, leading to fears Intensive Care Units could reach capacity once more. The new cases in covid are because of unvaccinated folks. Almost 100 of the new hospitalisations are with unvaccinated folks. And the deaths, certainly, are occurring with unvaccinated folks. These folks are choosing a horrible lifestyle of self inflicted pain. From the East Coast to the west, officials are redoubling their efforts to push people to act responsibly. Anybody thats hospitalised or is in an icu from covid right now, is there by choice. They are there because they didnt make the effort to get vaccinated. And thats what we need to fix. But this is the land of the free. And in californias orange county, where hospitalisations are surging, even the seriously ill remain reluctant to have the injection that could save lives. I think it is an individual decision. Theres a lot of factors that are going into it. There are politics involved. And there are multiple sides of the equation. Due to this latest surge being driven by the highly transmissible Delta Variant, La County have now reinstated their indoor mask wearing mandate, even for those who have been vaccinated. Officials in other states could soon follow suit. Sophie long, Bbc News, los angeles. The positive perceptions around heatwaves is putting uk lives at risk. A report from the british red cross found a quarter of britons believe the Country Isnt hot enough for heatwaves to be a risk, despite a Record Number of excess deaths last summer. Im joined now by naomi phillips, director of Policy And Advocacy at the british red cross. Thanks so much forjoining us. First of all, tell me about this Record Number of excess deaths. Hora of all, tell me about this Record Number of excess deaths. How many were there . Number of excess deaths. How many were there . Last number of excess deaths. How many were there . Last year, number of excess deaths. How many were there . Last year, official were there . Last year, official figures pondered over 2500 people lost their lives due to extreme heat in england. That is the highest on record. What is worrying is if you look at the data and trends, we are predicting that in the next 30 years you could see that number triple because of the increasing chance of Heat Waves over the coming years and we know that heat is becoming we know that Heat Waves are lasting longer and we are getting hotter. We are concerned that the people will become more seriously ill and lose their lives more over the years unless we take some preventable action. ,. ,. , unless we take some preventable action. ,. , i. Action. Tell us what you pointing our action. Tell us what you pointing your report. Action. Tell us what you pointing your report, exactly. Action. Tell us what you pointing your report, exactly. Our action. Tell us what you pointing your report, exactly. Our new i your report, exactly. Our new re hort, your report, exactly. Our new report. Feeling your report, exactly. Our new report, feeling the your report, exactly. Our new report, feeling the heat, i your report, exactly. Our new i report, feeling the heat, pulled the public and wobbly point is that there is a bit of a perception gap, so none of us like to think of ourselves vulnerable or at risk, but people really do need to know the risks. For example, there are some people are particularly vulnerable when the aid goes up, so the over 75 is, those with existing health conditions such as Heart Or Kidney problems. We find that in urban areas people are more at risk of having serious illness due to Heat Wave, including those who live on top for flats in confined spaces. There are certain groups of people that we need to make sure have the information they need to keep themselves safe, but also so that people around them can help them in the heat goes up. Mit . People around them can help them in the heat goes up the heat goes up. Why do you think eole the heat goes up. Why do you think people arent the heat goes up. Why do you think people arent as the heat goes up. Why do you think people arent as aware the heat goes up. Why do you think people arent as aware of the heat goes up. Why do you think people arent as aware of the i the heat goes up. Why do you think people arent as aware of the risks | people arent as aware of the risks as you are suggesting they are. Im sure we have all been guilty of this at some point is, the weather in this country is unpredictable, oh good, we have some lovely days of sunshine. I good, we have some lovely days of sunshine. ~ , good, we have some lovely days of sunshine. ~ , sunshine. I think there is something in that. Goodness sunshine. I think there is something in that. Goodness me, sunshine. I think there is something in that. Goodness me, how sunshine. I think there is something in that. Goodness me, how hot i sunshine. I think there is something in that. Goodness me, how hot was| sunshine. I think there is Something L in that. Goodness me, how hot was it over the last couple of weeks . We find that some areas of the uk they dont often get hot they were sweltering, saying Sam Vesty Ice lollies appear we are not used to deceit. I think that the unpredictability of weather is really important here and it means that we need to be more alert and there are things that we can be doing, early intervention, looking out for vulnerable people when to heap does not increase. There are simple measures, making sure you have your windows covered to protect the rights are going in, making sure people are well hydrated and making sure the people have the facts. If people want to have a look at the british red cross Social Media channels, today we are publishing a new checklist, simple things that you can do to keep it another safer. How do you change perceptions . Do we need to do something has changed the language around this, the word Heat Wave maybe doesnt help . I language around this, the word Heat Wave maybe doesnt help . Wave maybe doesnt help . I think there is Something Wave maybe doesnt help . I think there is something in wave maybe doesnt help . I think there is something in that. I wave maybe doesnt help . I think there is something in that. We i wave maybe doesnt help . I think| there is something in that. We are really looking at the impact of climate change and extreme weather, but i think now we can look beyond our own borders and see the terrible impact that is happening across The World, whether that be forest fires were devastating flooding. We have seen some of that flooding recently here in the uk, as well. I think people are becoming more attuned to the fact that globally, and in the uk, that we are likely to see more unpredictable weather and we need to take action, become more resilient, and put things in place to protect herself and our communities. Thank you. Health trusts are asking the government to give the right funding. The number of confirmed daily cases of coronavirus in the uk has fallen for six days in a row. Now standing at 24,950. It is little over a week since there were warnings we could reach 100,000 or even 200,000 cases a day. Unlike the previous two waves of covid it is happening without a national lockdown. Nick triggle is our health correspondent. Significant fault in the figures. What do you think is going on . Just below what do you think is going on . Jii,sii below 25,000 cases in this way . Figures, last monday there were 40,000 cases. The drops have been more significant that even the most optimistic scientist expected, so it seems there is likely to be a range of factors that is contributing to this downward trend. Clearly the growing levels of immunity from the Vaccination Programme, but also from infection, the natural immunity the people are acquiring is critical here. I think there are a number of other factors, here. I think there are a number of otherfactors, or that is here. I think there are a number of other factors, or that is what scientists are suggesting. We have had good weather recently, which means people are more likely to have been mixing Boy George with the risk of transmission is lower. We have seen the euro is Football Competition End and during the german people were gathering in large groups to watch the football, so there is a suggestion that was driving some of the rise and that has stopped, which is helped. We have significant numbers of people being asked to self icily because they are to close contacts of affected cases. Some people have suggested people maybe becoming less reluctant to come forward for testing. What everyone is looking for is if the balls in infections lead to a fall in hospital cases. There is always a lack of hospital cases, so it is likely to be next week before we see that. If we can be confident that we will not see those large numbers, the 100,000, maybe even 200,000, people are increasingly confident we will not see those figures. Increasingly confident we will not see those figures. Those figures for hos. Ital see those figures. Those figures for Hospital Admissions see those figures. Those figures for Hospital Admissions are see those figures. Those figures for Hospital Admissions are key, i see those figures. Those figures for Hospital Admissions are key, and i Hospital Admissions are key, and they, especially in the light to this letter to the government from Nhs Providers, describing the sort of pressures that the nhs is under at the moment. Of pressures that the nhs is under at the moment. Absolutely. We are not expecting at the moment. Absolutely. We are not expecting a at the moment. Absolutely. We are not expecting a sustained at the moment. Absolutely. We are not expecting a sustained fall i at the moment. Absolutely. We are not expecting a sustained fall that i not expecting a sustained fall that we saw another waves. What sad to say we should expect is a fairly long plateau, where you see a series of perhaps many peaks as infections begin to rise and then fall. It is all to do with the levels of immunity. But also the number of contacts we are having. We are yet to see the impact of the 19th of July Isnt taking place. The number of contacts we are seeing is still at half the level of before the pandemic. If they go up, infection could go up. What the Nhs Providers are saying is we have already seen a significant amount of Hospital Admissions for covid, so even if it doesnt go up any more we are seeing around A Thousand today. That is what the nhs would normally see for all types of respiratory infections in the depths of winter. On top of that, they have a long, large backlog for nonemergency care, things like Hip And Knee operations. The Accident And Emergency departments retain significant numbers of patients for non covid reasons. They have all of that going on. If we keep seeing a poisoned admissions a day for a number of weeks, that will obviously mean the total numbers in hospital will go up and that puts more pressure on. That is what Nhs Providers are warning, evenif is what Nhs Providers are warning, even if cases have started to plateau and fall a little, nhs hospitals are still under severe pressure. The headlines on Bbc News more medaljoy for Team Gb at the olympics as Tom Dean and Duncan Scott pick up Gold And Silver in the mens 200 Metres Freestyle jubilation for Tom Deans family and friends back home as they celebrated his Gold Medal success. Georgia Taylor Brown also won a Silver Medal in the Womens Traithlon despite a puncture during the cycling. For more than 3,000 car workers at Swindons Honda Plant this week is their last at the plant. The japanese Car Maker has been a vital part of the Areas Economy for 35 years, but by friday the last vehicle will have rolled off the production line. For more than 3,000 car workers at Swindons Honda Plant this week is their last at the plant. Even though the closure has been two years in the pipeline, many are still looking forjobs that match their skills. The bbc� s Dave Harvey has been hearing from some of them. It felt like my world had just collapsed. I like working at honda. When they announced it, we were on an apprenticeship as well. It was just like my world had collapsed. It was a huge shock. For me personally, i felt id got my foot on the ladder in terms of a career i was really interested in. It sort of knocked us for six, really. It was quite a blow. It has been a long two years forjim, michael and thousands of other honda workers trying to find work. Midway through their apprenticeships they have now been taken on by a new firm making Cutting Edge Recycling machines, eager to snap up staff with the honda track record. The guys are really great, really enthusiastic, always willing to dive in, be hands on. Always wanting to be learning things, training. You know, they crave learning and continuous improvement. Its fantastic. It is completely different to honda. For example, on monday i was at the university of birmingham setting up our research rig. It is a completely different job. Its not even comparable. Very positive, honestly. In fact, i think i am in a better place now. The promise of further training and even Degree Level qualifications, i am really happy, honestly. For the other 3,000 workers in this vast factory, their fortunes lay with the union, negotiating redundancy packages to keep them going while they look for work. They are unprecedented, in my view. Ive not experienced anything in this industry or any other industry. It equates to about six and a half weeks for every year itself. It is uncapped, unlike the statutory minimum. And there are additional bonuses wrapped up within that. They will walk out with very, very lucrative redundancy packages. Especially if you have been here for a long time. Honda swindon is surrounded by trading estates, small factories and several big warehouse operations. Soon, thousands of Ex Car workers will be here looking for work. The current conditions of the market, ill be honest with you, there are more jobs than people. The biggest challenge for these guys is going to be their salary expectations. We had a conversation with a production operative. Worked there for more than 20 years, and he was on over £20 an hour. You are probably looking realistically at anything from minimum wage to up to £10 an hour. So i think there will be a bit of a Reality Check for a lot of the honda workers. For michaelandjim, a bright future. But they have hundreds of friends are still searching forjobs. You try and think, there are 3500 people there. So, they might not all be so lucky. The bbc� s Business Reporter Dave Harvey reporting from swindon. With schools out for the Summer And Beach holidays abroad difficult, many families are rediscovering the Coasts Around Britain and the wildlife that inhabits them. But even frequent beachgoers would be surprised to find an octopusjoining them on the shore. Thats What Happened to one Family Paddling at South Queensferry near edinburgh and the photos they took have gone viral on Social Media. They told the bbc of their remarkable experience. Hi, my names torin, im 11 years old and i live in South Queensferry. And i am ditte solgaard dunn. Im torins mum, and the other night, when we went swimming, we found an octopus in the sea by the harbour. It was quite extraordinary. We really werent expecting it. We were just coming out of the sea, thinking about heading back. And suddenly torin shouted, theres an octopus so, wed never seen anything like that around there ever before. It was, like, fine. It didnt look like it was going to hurt you. But then it started making some weird sounds, so we gave it a little bit of space, to see what it would do. It wasnt going into the water, it was just staying at shore. So, we decided to help it with my shoe, well, my water shoe, try and get it into the water. It grabbed onto my shoe and almost stole it. He did a little swim along the coast and changed colour while doing it. And it was just fantastic to see. I mean, an octopus up on the beach, its not a rare occurrence. They do come up onto beaches if they get caught up by the tide, or if they are actually hunting for food. Octopus have hundreds of suckers on their arms, and they can actually taste sand when they are moving around. So, this octopus was probably up on the beach, tasting and seeing if there was anything dug into the sand. You can see the mantle that they have behind their eyes. That actually enables them to suck Sea Water into the mantle, hold it in, and they can survive holding that water in and using that to breathe. So these guys can probably go ten, 20 minutes, 30 minutes out of the water, looking for food. Or if they are moving between rock pools, it helps them moving around. When we came back from having gone for the swim, we were so deliriously happy, because wed seen this fella. And ijust wanted to share it. And it was so nice to see that everyone else clearly loved him just as much as we did. So, yes, its been curious. My phone has been pinging nonstop now for quite some time. Us Police Officers will give first hand accounts later today of violent clashes with protesters at the capitol building injanuary. Hundreds of Donald Trump supporters stormed the building in Washington Dc in an attempt to stop congress confirming democratjoe Bidens Victory in the 2020 president ial election. This Afternoon A Special Committee Set Up To investigate the incident will hold its first hearing. A woman who was seriously injured after being hit by a car at a Music Festival in North Wales saysher two year old daughter was saved by her husband throwing her out of the way. Jenna oneill was airlifted to hospital from the conscious tribal Gathering Festival in denbighshire on saturday. Praising her husband, stephen, she told the bbc hes a hero. Things would be very different if it wasnt for his quick thinking and fast actions. The amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, has offered nasa a 2 Billion discount if it will allow his Space Company, Blue Origin, to build a Moon Landing vehicle. Elon musk� s spacex has already been awarded a contract, but mr bezos says he will provide the extra funds needed to keep his company in the race. Now its time for a look at the weather. Hello, again. Weve seen some heavy thundery downpours in some parts of the country already this morning, and as we go through this afternoon, well, there will be further to come. Some heavy thundery downpours, the risk of Flash Flooding in a few places. In between there will be some sunny spells. It wont be raining everywhere and it wont be wet all day, either. But you can see the extent of the cloud that has already been producing what we have seen this morning. The showers will be enhanced by a Weather Front drifting from the west to the east. Low pressure firmly in charge and not much in the way of isobars to move the showers along, so not much of a breeze today. So if you catch a shower you will know all about it. It is likely notjust to be slow moving but also torrential, and through the afternoon, turning more thundery as the showers become a bit more widespread across North Wales, the north midlands, Northern England, scotland and northern ireland. In fact, parts of scotland is where we could see some issues with Flash Flooding. Temperatures 15 to about 24 degrees. Through this evening some the showers will fade, but we will hang on to them across scotland, Northern England and what is going to happen is this weatherfront coming in from the west will merge, so again some heavy rain to come through the night. But it is not going to be a cold night. 12 to about 15 degrees will be our overnight lows. As we head on into tomorrow, low pressure still very much in charge, no wind in the centre of it to speak of, but you can see the isobars are a bit closer together as we come further south. So more of a breeze in southern Areas Tomorrow than we have seen of late, but still a lot of showers, again not all of us will catch them, but if you do, they are likely to be heavy and thundery, and torrential downpours, as you can see in scotland, so still the risk of Flash Flooding. These circles represent the average wind speeds. The gusts round the showers are more likely to round 30, maybe 40mph, and temperatures up to 21. Now on Wednesday Night into thursday you can see how we have got the low pressure drifting towards the north sea. Still more isobars in the chart, coming in from the North West and a Weather System just waiting in the wings. So on thursday, it is going to be wet across scotland, Northern England and northern ireland, something drier across the rest of england and wales, but we have this system coming in from the south west. This could change but it is something we think at the moment and these are our temperatures, 15 to 21. A stunning achievement by Team Gb swimmers at the olympics in tokyo Gold And Silver in the mens 200 metre freestyle. Can they be Gold And Silver . Yes Tom Dean is olympic champion of the 200m Freestyle, and Duncan Scotts got the silver Tom Dean sensationally won britains fourth gold of the games with Duncan Scott four hundredths of a second behind him. Its the first time in over 100 years that two british male swimmers have shared the podium together. Screaming. For Tom Deans family and supporters watching back home, there was delirious joy. And more success in the Womens Triathlon, with Team Gbs Georgia Taylor brown winning the Silver Medal