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And more olympic drama at tokyo airport, as a belarusian athlete claims officials from her country tried to forcibly repatriate her. The uk has accused iran of being behind an attack on an Oil Tanker off the coast of oman in which a british national was killed. Young people in england will be offered incentives to have their first Covid Jab, like discounts for Takeaway Food and taxi journeys. And coming up at 7. 30, click investigates how electric vehicle Charging Points can be targeted by hackers. Good evening. Its been another triumphant day for Team Gb at the olympics. A spectacular display from Charlotte Worthington, saw her take gold in the womens bmx freestyle. While the gymnast, Max Whitlock, successfully defended his olympic title, winning gold on the pommel horse. And, the swimmer Duncan Scott made history, winning a fourth medal at the games, a record for any british athlete. Our sports correspondent, natalie pirks, has all the very latest, from tokyo. A warning her report contains flashing images. Commentator now it is the turn of Charlotte Worthington. They say go big or go home. Charlotte worthington opted to defy gravity instead. Shes got it, shes got it, ed shes smashed it that was the first time any woman had landed the 360 backflip in competition, but the tricks didnt end there. The flair to finish they knew the score would be big. 97. 5. Oh, my god its a huge score. Worthington had backflipped her way to gold and moments later, Team Mate Declan Brooks won bronze in the mens event, just weeks after he was knocked unconscious at the world championships. In 2017, worthington was still a chef in a mexican restaurant. Shes now the first ever freestyle Olympic Champion. How is this medal going to change your life, do you think . I have no idea. Id like to think that ill never be working in a kitchen again and im just going to embrace being a full time athlete because ive absolutely loved this journey so far and i just want it to continue. A hugely successful games for bmx, then. Four events, four first time olympians, four medals. Its clear new stars are emerging here, but what about the established ones . Here at the gymnastics, Max Whitlock was flying the flag for the old guard. Five years to wait, just a0 seconds to execute. Hes got to extend the body. The reigning pommel Horse Champion Hadnt looked his usual self in qualifying. He was also up first. That builds the difficulty. But when it mattered, whitlock pulled out his toughest routine, turned on the style and piled the pressure on everyone else. Up into the dismount with the pirouette. Well, Max Whitlock, you could not have performed that routine any better its almost in the i hands of the gods. Its a huge score seven others came and went, no one could get close to him. Max whitlock is still the Olympic Champion his sixth olympic medal, his third gold and the first british gymnast to defend an olympic title. Back home, wife leah, Daughter Willow and his family could finally celebrate. Wild cheers. Say, well done, dad. Well done, dad this was probably the most pressured environment that ive ever been in. Team gb have been doing absolutely incredible. The Gold Medals have been flowing in and, you know, ijust wanted to do the same thing and to come out here and get my own. Ifeel very proud. And there was also success again in the pool. Silver in the Mens Axioo Metre Medley Relay capped british swimmings most successful olympics in history, with eight medals. Duncan scott brought the Team Home to become the first british athlete in any sport to win four medals at a single games. God save the queen plays. Injapan, weve met the new stars of Team Gb but we still cherish the old. Both have delivered, both have gold. Natalie pirks, Bbc News, tokyo. Well, you heard some of the reaction Back Home to Max Whitlock� s victory in natalies report. Lets hear a little more of that now. His mum, madeleine, his wife leah, daughterwillow, and the rest of the family were watching from hertfordshire. Afterwards they spoke to the bbc� s melissa sharman. So proud. You cannot put it into words. It was just really emotional to watch, but yeah, so proud and so happy for him. What were the nerves like watching him doing that first performance . We were all on the edge of our seats. We just wanted him to do a good job. It has been a long time training, from training in the Garden And Everything else that has been on with the year of covid, i think the fact he was even at the olympics, we were just happy that he had the opportunity to still compete, so we just wanted him to do a good job for him, really. When he did that landing, what went through your mind . I think we all screamed. Yeah. We were jumping up and down. Just so happy that he had done it and we could see as well by his reaction of how he finished it that he was happy with it as well. For you to be with all the family and for your children to see their uncle, being Olympic Champion again, what was it like to be all together . It was just amazing. We loved it. It was just really, really good. Really good. What do you want to say to Uncle Max . Well done, well. Done. We are so proud of you, max. What about you . What would you like to say to him . We are so proud of you, Cant Wait to see you. Thats lovely. The fact he had gone through such a difficult time when he went there as defending champion, obviously he was quite emotional and it looked like there was a bit of a relief because that was such an enormous amount of pressure to carry. The fact he was able to do that to be able to cope with the pressure, what are your thoughts about how he has overcome all of that to then go out there and defend the title . I think it is, what he did was amazing, because the preparation was not a normal preparation. But with being able to do about it home last year through lockdown and then when he went back into the gym, i think it has worked, timing has actually worked quite well for him and for him to go and do that routine just shows that he is my champion. Not just. You have produced the greatest british gymnast of all time. That must feel, you and your husband and the whole Family Mustjust be beaming with pride . So proud. You cannot put into words how i feel about him and ijust want to give him a hug and tell him that we are so proud of him. That moment when he comes back and he has got that medal and he comes to you all and shows it, that will be quite. Special. Very special. See you soon, dad. See see you soon. See you soon say, well done, dad. Well done, dad it wasntjust britain that had a good day in tokyo. Italy won two Gold Medals in the Olympic Stadium within the space of five minutes. That included a Suprise Victory for Lamont Marcelljacobs in the mens 100 metres final. But the race proved to be frustrating for Team Gbs zharnel hughes. He was disqualifed after a false start. Heres our sports editor, dan roan. Empty seats but one of the most watched events in world sport. The mens 100 metre final remains among the biggest moments of any olympics. For the last three games, one man dominated. The champion becomes a legend but after usain bolt� s retirement, who would now follow in the fastest of footsteps . Zharnel hughes. Britain had theirfirst finalist since sydney 2000. Starter gun. Oh, no, zharnel hughes, No. 0h but zharnel Hughes Race was over before it began, disqualified for a false start. At the second attempt, however, the most open mens final in years could begin. Starter gun. Kerley gets a very good start. Su bingtian gets left in the blocks this time and also jacobs is going very well. But its jacobs over on the far side, this could well be italys Gold Medal. It is italy take the Gold Lamont Marcelljacobs Shock Victory the first by a european in this event since 1992. The most unlikely of successors to bolt had been crowned. Well, what a moment this is. In a sport dominated by one man for so long, Track And Field tonight finally has a new star. Jacobs remarkable victory representing a Tearing Up of the established order in olympic sprinting. Its amazing, fantastic. Its a Gold Medal, its forever. A Gold Medal is forever in my home and im very happy. A devastated hughes, meanwhile, telling me what happened. My Left Calf cramped up on me. When i went in my set position, Itjust Cramped and i couldnt hold back. Ijust ended up moving. I know for a fact if i was in that race, i would have got a medal, theres No Doubt about it. As recently as three years ago, jacobs was a long jumper. His switch proving to be one of the most inspired in sporting history. Dan roan, Bbc News, tokyo. Lets see how the Medals Table is looking. China are leading the way with 23 Gold Medals, with the United States close behind on 20. Great britain are sixth in the Medal Table with ten golds, and 32 medals overall. A belarusian sprinter is under Police Protection in tokyo, after claiming sports officials from her country were forcibly repatriating Herfor Criticising her team managers. The international olympic Committee And Tokyo Game Organisers say they have spoken her directly. They said she has told them that she is safe and with the authorities at haneda airport. Im joined by our reporter matt graveling. Still unfolding, what do we know has happened so far in the background . Every time i come here i have another sheet of paper with more information. The important thing to say is Tomorrow Morning was meant to be the dream for krystsina tsimanouskaya, she was racing 3am Uk time in the 15th of the 200 metres. The female 200 metres. The dreams turned into a nightmare because it does not look like she will be in that race because she is at an Airport Injapan with officials. Lets rewind a tiny bit and see how we got there. A few days ago, she criticised some of her coaches for the decision to put her in our relay team, the womens 4x4 and it really on thursday. She went on instagram and criticised her coaches, this did not go down very well in belarus. She was criticised by state media. Today, she has told the media that people from her team, her coaches, came into her room and basically said thats it, you are of the team, pack your bags, you are going home. They took her to the airport where you can see these pictures. She was seen speaking to japanese police and told a belarus Radio Station she was very afraid to return and she was appealing to the International Olympic Committee for help. She post on the Bsf Group Channel a video and i will tell you what that in a minute because its very important. She said im asking for the international ample olympic committee for help. I have been pressured and they are trying to take me out of the country without my consent. I am asking the ioc to intervene. The belarusian Sport Solidarity Foundation is a group that was set up last year to support athletes jailed are sidelined for their political views and this was in the protests against the president alexander lukashenko. The latest, it keeps moving, what, bring us up to date. Im latest, it keeps moving, what, bring us uptodate us uptodate. Im frantically scouring us uptodate. Im frantically scouring all us uptodate. Im frantically scouring all the us uptodate. Im frantically scouring all the sources us uptodate. Im frantically scouring all the sources we i us uptodate. Im frantically i scouring all the sources we have here to try and find out whats happening. I can tell you that her team have come out and says she has been taken of the team because of her emotional and psychological condition, that is what they are saying. There has been a tweet from the Minister Of Foreign Affairs for the Minister Of Foreign Affairs for the Czech Republic. I translated it and she says we consider this situation to be scandalous. The Czech Republic is ready to help. We offer her a visa so she can apply for international protection with us. Our Tokyo Embassy is ready to help. We have a little bit more from the International Olympic Committee who have spoken to her directly. They have said she is with authorities at the airport and that she has told the ioc she feels safe but they will continue the conversations with her and determine the steps in the coming days. I wonder whether she will take up the Czech Republic on that offer. Thank you very much. And well find out how the olympics and many other stories are covered in tomorrows front pages at 10. 30 and 11. 30 this evening in the papers. Our guests joining me tonight are the editor of yorkshire womens life, Dawn Maria france, and the former Pensions Minister Ros altmann. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has condemned the attack on an Oil Tanker off the coast of oman in which two crew members, including a british national, were killed. Mr raab accused iran of being behind the reported Drone Strike on the vessel, managed by an israeli company and said it was a clear violation of international law. Iran has denied any involvement. Lets speak to our diplomatic correspondent paul adams. What do we know about this apparent Drone Strike . Drone strike . Details have been cominu Drone Strike . Details have been coming out Drone Strike . Details have been coming out since Drone Strike . Details have been coming out since friday. Drone strike . Details have been coming out since friday. This i coming out since friday. This incident occurred late on thursday night. Both american and israeli officials have talked about the involvement of drones, including what is known as a suicide drone, effectively a drone which flies into the target and is destroyed. Possibly also involving Drones Swarming around the target. This is something the british also seem to have picked up on, there has been an investigation by the british authorities and that appears to have reached some initial conclusions leaving the government to say that it is highly likely that iran was ever involved in the attack on the Merchant Vessel and drones were involved. Its worth stepping back and realising this does appear to be the latest in a series of, a pattern of a Shadow War between iran and israel. Two countries at loggerheads over a number of issues, including irans nuclear programme, Something Israel has taken military measures to interfere with. There has been attacks on iranians and israeli owned shipping over the last year or so. Quite a number of attacks, a lot of it going on unreported and both sides apparently also using drones. This appears to be the latest in that series of attacks. But this is the first attack allegedly by the iranians, which has led to fatalities. Iranians, which has led to fatalities. ,. , � , fatalities. One of them are british national. What fatalities. One of them are british national. What response fatalities. One of them are british national. What response has national. What response has there been from israel . National. What response has there been from israel . Israel has warned darkl that been from israel . Israel has warned darkly that is been from israel . Israel has warned darkly that is really been from israel . Israel has warned darkly that is really prime been from israel . Israel has warned darkly that is really Prime Minister. Darkly that is really Prime Minister has spoken about this in the last day or so and said israel will respond in the Way Israel can respond, he did not give any clues as to what that might be but you can expect israels Military Campaign which has involved attacks on targets inside iran, including Nuclear Personnel and mysterious disruptions of activity at nuclear facilities and attacks on iranians vessels and of course attacks on targets inside syria, something which has been going on since the start of Irans Involvement in the start of Irans Involvement in the start of Irans Involvement in the start of the sector in civil war. There was a Land Tax Thought to be by the israelis within the last month which is, one of the targets was a base where members of irans revolutionary guard were stationed and its thought perhaps one senior commander was killed. All of that is part of the panoply of israeli action and its very likely that we are going to see more of that. The briton who was killed and this was not a member of the ships crew, but a member of the british maritime Security Firm which offers a number of services to vessels, security services, and this appears to have been one of their personnel stationed on board that vessel. Thank you very much. Young people in england are to be offered incentives, including discounts from uber and deliveroo, to get their Covid 19 vaccinations. Further inducements could involve restaurants and cafes. Just over 2 thirds of 18 29 year olds have had a firstjab. With more, heres our political correspondent, nick eardley. His report contains some flashing images. Would a free one of these encourage you to get a Covid Jab . Ministers hope so, announcing today incentives for people to get vaccinated, Money Off cab trips, discounts and take a ways. In East London at what was billed as a vaccine festival, organisers were hoping free meals and music would encourage people along. Everybody loves a freebie, dont they . By all means, you can come on down and get the vaccination, you dont have to pick up any free food, but we want to make you feel at home. The incentives did encourage a few people along. When i got a Text Message and a leaflet, they said they were doing this and gave a token for free food, why not . It was like a really good idea. I think more people will come j across when they see the tent outside their house and the free | food is always a bonus as well. | governments across the world have been trying ways to encourage uptake. American president Joe Biden wants states to offer 100 to people who get the jab. But we have also seen warnings that people wont be able to get into nightclubs in england without a Vaccine Certificate from The End of september. The government is increasingly adopting a Carrot And Stick approach to get young people vaccinated. Ministers have made clear they are getting back to something ministers have made clear that getting back to something like normal life will be easier if you have had the vaccine, from going on holiday to going clubbing. But these schemes are supposed to provide encouragement as well and the government is hoping that many other incentives can be announced in the coming weeks. Here is one of the reasons why. These lines show uptake among older people in england, but these lines show it among people under 30 and is much lower. Ministers want it to be considerably higher by The End of summer. One Government Adviser says there needs to be more focus on the Health Benefits of vaccines. So giving people incentives is not the answer. It can increase the rates, but i think the thing we are lacking at the moment is a very, very clear public information campaign, so that young people see the benefits and can compare those with the risks. The success of the Vaccine Roll Out has been key to reopening society, ministers want to keep it going and are willing to try different ways to make that happen. Nick eardley, Bbc News. The latest government figures show there were 24,1170 new coronavirus cases, in the latest 24 hour period, a slight fall on the previous day. That means on average there were 26,793 new infections a day, in the last seven days. 65 deaths were recorded in the latest 2a hours, thats an average of 75 deaths a day in the past week. And, the most recent figures show just under 6,000 people, are in hospital, with Covid 19. Thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes in southern turkey, as huge wildfires continue to burn. At least 6 people have died and hundreds have been injured. Parts of the Tourist City of bodrum, have had to be evacuated. With more, heres angus crawford. Clouds of Smoke And Flame behind them. The sea their only escape. Locals and Holiday Makers Queued for boats to take them away from parts of the Holiday Resort of bodrum, in the South West of turkey. Wildfires, which started five days ago, burned their way through hillsides towards The City. In less than a week, more than 100 Forest Fires have broken out across the country. Local teams but also those from iran, Russia And Ukraine deployed to tackle them, fighting on the ground and from the air. This man said his home was almost overwhelmed. Translation the fire started 400 | metres from here and it took onlyl five minutes to reach us. Everybody here was crying and screaming for help. We havent slept the past three days. The countrys been hit by record high temperatures and numbers of wildfires this summer. President erdogan, here visiting one affected area, criticised for not doing enough. And the hot weather is set to continue, tomorrow in the south hitting a0 celsius. With bone dry forests and no prospect of rain, this summer of fire may not yet to be over. Angus crawford, Bbc News. In afghanistan, taliban militants are threatening to seize control of the main city in helmand province, where british troops spent years providing security. Almost all foreign forces are due to leave the country by next month after two decades fighting the taliban. 455 british troops lost their lives. The militants are now on the verge of overrunning The City of Lashkar Gar in the south, and theres fierce fighting in Kandahar And Herat in the west. Our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, reports from the capital kabul. Lashkar gar, helmand, the peace roundabout. Now overrun by taliban. They say this square is theirs. Gunfire. The centre of a city once patrolled for years by british troops. Afghan special forces, trained by britain and other nato armies, are rushing in. This videos from the afghan ministry of defence. The battle intensifies on the ground and on social media. This 35 year old general is the Commanding Officer in this southern area. He says the taliban have suffered hundreds and hundreds of losses but his forces have lost most rural areas. Its much the same across afghanistan. Now the taliban are bent on seizing the cities. All the beds are full at this hospital in helmand, run by the emergency ngo. More beds being brought in. Hundreds of thousands are on the run. Look at the way these children are moving across the fields in the Western Province of herat. The crackle of gunfire all too close. But civilians are also standing their ground. This man is said to be the head of herat� s provincial council. Dont waste your bullets, he says. Take careful aim. And old warlords are back too, to take on the taliban. This white bearded Commanderfought Soviet Forces in the � 80s, taliban in the � 90s. Were doing our best to suppress the enemy, so they cant enter The City, he says. I call on the people to support us, especially those who are armed, to resist the terrorists. But the taliban are at their strongest since their defeat nearly two decades ago, after the us led invasion. Its a moment of reckoning for afghan forces. A moment of risk for the very future of afghanistan. Lyse doucet, Bbc News, kabul. Large Cruise Ships have been banned from the centre of venice, after years of environmental protests. Vessels of more than 25,000 tonnes will no longer be allowed to dock in the lagoon. Campaigners and residents say the ships pollute the Air And Water and cause erosion. Mark lowen reports. Its been venices david versus goliath. For years, protests by locals in their small boats against the mammoth Cruise Liners clogging its waterways. Critics say they pollute, damage Venices Ecosystem and erode foundations with their large waves. Finally, victory. From today, any ship over 25,000 tonnes is now banned from The Citys central canal. They brought significant amount of fear and hopelessness, because every time we saw one of these ships, you know, coming towards us in piazza san marco, it just brought to the front of our minds just how little everybody cares about venice as World Heritage and, you know, about environmental and socialjustice in general. The Cruise Ships have been seen as symptoms of venices over tourism. Hordes of Day Trippers not the model of sustainable tourism many here want. And theyve contributed to the flooding thats long plagued venice. The High Tide in 2019, the worst in 50 years, inundating St Marks square and devastating homes and businesses. A new port in the nearby city of marghera will be fast tracked for the Cruise Liners, but those depending on the industry are worried. Translation such a decision taken so quickly without planning is absurd. In our opinion, it is evil, and a crime against the workers. La serenissima venice was called, the most serene. But its beauty is fragile. The battle over who can drift through The City of water might now help preserve this jewel of civilisation. Mark lowen, Bbc News, rome. Two sumatran tigers are recovering at a zoo in the Indonesian Capitaljakarta after being infected with coronavirus. 9 year old tino and 12 year old hari tested positive in Mid July after they experienced flu like symptoms, Trouble Breathing and appetite loss. Officials at the zoo say the tigers are healthy now. Scientists are trying to find the source of the infection. The zoo has been Closed Sincejune as Covid 19 cases have been soaring nationwide. Now its time for a look at the weather with louise. Hello there. Its a quiet start to the month of august, but nothing particularly outstanding, im afraid. In fact, today summarises it quite nicely. We have seen some breaks in the cloud out to the west, a lot of cloud generally elsewhere and some Nuisance Showers from a Weather Front thats drifting its way steadily south and east. Some of these may well turn quite heavy and thundery before the day is through, but as that Cold Front clears away, it then allows this ridge of high pressure to build from the west and quieten things down. But the wind directions still coming from a northerly source, so its a cool start to monday. Some early Morning Sunshine will quickly be spoilt by quite a lot of cloud developing into the afternoon, and a few sharp showers as well could break out across South Wales and southwest england. Temperatures subdued, really, for early august the maximum of 20 degrees, but perhaps feeling even cooler on those exposed northeast coasts. Dry, settled and a little more sunshine around on tuesday, but still not particularly warm. Hello, this is Bbc News with martine croxall. The headlines more gold for Team Gb in tokyo. Magnificent Max Whitlock retains his Olympic Pommel Horse title. I cant even describe the feeling. I feel completely overwhelmed and it feels very, very surreal. And Charlotte Worthington claims another Gold Medal for britain in a dramatic Bmx Park Freestyle final

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