Its covid lockdown. Hello and welcome to the programme. I am Live In Tokyo for day 10 of the Olympic Games. We start our Coverage Today with news that the czech Republic And Poland have offered to help a belarusian sprinter who was ordered home from the games by her countrys olympic officials. Krystsina tsimanouskaya was due to compete in the womens 200m event on monday. But after posting a Video Complaining about being entered into another race at short notice, she says she was told to pack and taken to the airport. She then contacted police, and uploaded a video on Social Media, appealing for help, and the flight took off without her on board. Ramzan karmali reports. Surrounded by police and safe. That is what belarusian Athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya believes for now. The sprinter was due to be honest darting blocks later today but says she was forced to pack before being taken to the airport in tokyo against her will. Translation i asked the International Olympic Committee for help. I was put under pressure and they are trying to forcibly take me out of the country without my consent. I asked the ioc to intervene. Consent. I asked the ioc to intervene intervene. Krystsina tsimanouskaya intervene. Krystsina tsimanouskaya was| intervene. Krystsina tsimanouskaya was due to compete in the womens 200 metres on monday but had complained on Social Media about being entered into another race at short notice. She claims on Sunday Officials came to her room and gave her one hour to pack her bags before being escorted to tokyos airport. On the way to the terminal she contacted the belarusian sports solidarity foundation, a group that supports athletes jailed or sidelined for their political views. Translation this whole situation began views. Translation this whole situation began when situation began when pro Government Propaganda started a negative campaign against her. The campaign was serious and that was a clear signal that her life would be in danger in belarus. After that she began to worry and today she was told she would leave tokyo immediately and deported to belarus she understood her life was in danger. Understood her life was in dancer. , understood her life was in danuer. ,. , understood her life was in danuer. ,. , danger. Last year, protests auainst danger. Last year, protests against the danger. Last year, protests against the current danger. Last year, protests against the current belarus| against the current Belarus President , Alexander Lukashenko and this disputed Re Election in august were brutally cracked down on. This son is head of the countrys olympic committee but is banned from attending the games as the ioc does not last Years President ial election. Belarusian olympic election. Bela rusian olympic committee election. Belarusian olympic committee said that the coaches had decided to withdraw the athlete based on Doctors Advice regarding her emotional state. Krystsina tsimanouskaya is now considering to seek asylum in europe but is fighting for Herfamily Asylum in europe but is fighting for her Family Safety back home. We can now speak to the academic and former athlete Jules Boycoff whose research focuses on the politics of the Olympic Games. How significant a moment is this for athletes in belarus . Extraordinarily significant. After all, athletes have been involved in opposition struggles against lukashenko in the past. A Star Basketball Player who played in the wnba here in the United States was jailed for her efforts for 15 days. This printer has good reason to be concerned at this moment, no doubt about that. And in terms of the development here, do we expect other athletes to come out and speak up athletes to come out and speak up was to mark what impact will this have . It up was to mark what impact will this have . This have . It will be interesting this have . It will be interesting to this have . It will be interesting to see i this have . It will be i interesting to see what this have . It will be interesting to see what happens here in regard to the International Olympic Committee. They issued a Statement Today on twitter saying they were monitoring the conversation and looking forward to dealing with it in the coming days. They have a slogan at the ioc that athletes come first, putting athletes first. And they have come under a lot of fire for that in tokyo, with the Coronavirus Raging Across Tokyo and japan, athletes are very concerned about living in the olympic bubble and this gives them a chance to put athletes first. In terms of other athletes that you are talking about, it will be interesting to see what happens here with these belarus ian athletes. A lot will depend on the support she gets from pollen, the Czech Republic and other athletes on the scene. We know that other athletes on the scene. We know that we will have a Media Briefing from the ioc at midday here in tokyo, in about two hours time. How difficult position is this for them in terms of how they navigate the next few and what they do . For the next few and what they do . Er . The International Olympic Committee this is a very difficult situation because it explodes one of their guiding mist, which is that the olympics are not political. This is obviously an emerging political situation and if they want to stand by their slogan of putting athletes first, that means they may have to violate their stated policy of not engaging in politics. So they are very much on the hot seat. The ioc suppose a political neutrality is being put to the test here and it will be fascinating to see how they react. ~ fascinating to see how they react. ,. Fascinating to see how they react. React. We appreciate your time on that story react. We appreciate your time on that story. Plenty react. We appreciate your time on that story. Plenty more on that story. Plenty more developments no doubt to come over the coming hours with that Ioc Media Conference and a couple of hours time. Lets have a look at what is coming up on day ten of the Olympic Games here in tokyo. Laurel hubbard is set to make history by becoming the first openly each Handstand Athlete to compete in a different Gender Category at an Olympic Games to that they were born. Her selection has sparked debate and in New Zealand Olympics Committee says that Laurel Hubbard is an important role model, however critics, including some athletes, have questioned her inclusion. On the track, all highs will be on the track, all highs will be on the womens 100 metres the track, all highs will be on the womens100 metres final hurdle after the Puerto Rican runner said an olympic record. The american World Record Holder finished second in the american World Record Holderfinished second in her Semi Final to make it through. And after the Road Events last week, attention now turns to the velodrome in Cycling Today with the Track Events getting under way. And we will find out which two teams will battle it out for gold in Womens Football with the usa Facing Canada and australia taking on sweden in the semifinals later here injapan. Before we hand back to london, lets have a quick look at the metal table. China currently leads with the most gold Medals 2a of those, and 51 in total, followed by the us, which has 20 gold medals but 59 in total. Thenjapan, the host nation, performing very well with 17 gold medals, and 31 in total. And for the moment, lets go back to rich in the studio. Back now to rich in the studio. Lets get some of the days other news. The us senate has reconvened to start moving towards a vote on a trillion Dollar Infrastructure Bill which its hoped both republicans and democrats will support. The measure could be voted on this week but there are still sticking points on how it will be funded. Many republicans are opposed to tax increases on big corporations and wealthy individuals. The Video Conferencing Firm zoom has agreed to pay 86 Million to settle a Class Action Privacy lawsuit in the us. The lawsuit alleged that zoom had invaded the privacy of millions of users by sharing Personal Data with facebook, google and linkedin. The firm denied any wrongdoing, but has agreed to boost its security practices. Polls are closing in a referendum in mexico on possible investigations into the countrys former president s. Turnout must be 40 for it to be binding but its expected to be low, as the supreme court watered down the question posed to remove any mention of past president s. Police in the german capital, berlin, have clashed with anti lockdown demonstrators after they defied a Court Ban and gathered illegally. Police used batons and tear gas, saying some of its officers had been harassed and attacked in the western charlottenburg district. Now to afghanistan, where taliban militants are threatening to seize control of the main city in Helmand Province once the home to British Forces in the country. 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 gah, 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. Explosion the battle intensifies on the ground and on Social Media. 35 year old general Sami Sadat 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. This war is being raged Street To street. On one of them, the family ofjamal barak. A former interpreter for the british army, now in the uk. People are stuck in their homes. They cannot go outside. There is no electricity, there is no food. People will die without food, without water. And the taliban is actually walking the streets and looking for the people who have worked for the afghan government and for the british government, and we havent heard anything positive from the british government at the moment. We are hoping that they will do something very soon. Otherwise there are people that are going to lose their life. 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. White bearded commander Ismail Khan fought 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. Much more about this on our website including this map, created by our visual journalism team, showing who is in control of which parts of afghanistan. Just log to bbc. Com news or download the bbc app. The american Rapper Dababy has been dropped from one of americas biggest annual music festivals, lollapalooza, over comments he made about people with hiv and aids. Dababy has apologised, firstly for his conduct at a concert in miami last month, when he was accused of spreading misinformation about aids, and then for his initial apology for those remarks, which was seen as homophobic. The annual Lollapalooza Festival says it was founded on the principles of Diversity And Inclusivity and accordingly, dababy had been dropped. Stay with us on bbc news, still to come its not Science Fiction but a convertible Flying Car. We take a look at a prototype thats been decades in the making. The question was whether we wanted to save our people, and the japanese as well, and win the war or whether we wanted to take a chance on being able to win the war by killing all our young men. The invasion began at two oclock this morning. Mr bush, like most other people, was clearly caught by surprise. We call for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all iraqi forces. 100 years old and still full of vigor, vitality. And enjoyment of life. No other King Or Queen i in british history has lived so long in the Queen Mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she has achieved this landmark anniversary. This is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. The question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. Is this is bbc news, the latest headlines an athlete from belarus is under Police Protection in tokyo, after her team officials tried to put her on a Plane Home against her will. In afghanistan, civilians are fleeing their homes as a taliban offensive on three major cities continues. The australian military has deployed 300 unarmed soldiers to enforce sydneys strict lockdown as The City tries to suppress a surge in covid cases caused by the Delta Variant. Among their duties, conducting door to door checks to ensure residents are complying with the stay at Home Order. Theyre hitting the streets on monday after training. The state reported 239 new locally acquired cases on sunday, despite having been under a stay at Home Order for over five weeks. Our correspondent Shaimaa Khalil is in sydney. She told us how people have been reacting. There is a great deal of apprehension and tension, especially in those areas where the police and now the military presence is going to be concentrated. That is eight areas in the West And Southwest of sydney, considered to be the epicentre of this latest outbreak. Its home to about 2 Million people, mainly from ethnic diverse migrant backgrounds, but also home to many people who work in the construction industry, the manufacturing industry, also owners of small businesses. Theyve been struggling. Now, these areas have already been under stricter rules than the rest of sydney, and they feel that with this military coming in, going door to door, they feel targeted and they feel afraid. Ive been speaking to some members of the community, and one of them told me that people are afraid to leave their homes, that those who are flouting the rules are the minority, but also that it almost feels that there is an invisible wall thats been drawn around the community. Also, of course, these are areas where there are refugees, and any interaction with Law Enforcement and with the military now could be a traumatic experience. Yeah, shaimaa, of this taking place against low Vaccination Rates in australia, anti lockdown sentiment is growing. Whats the government saying about Vaccination Targets . Thats really been the Message Theyve been a real change in tone from a few months ago, where the Prime Minister famously said its not a race. Today, hes written an Op Ed in one of the newspapers, basically pumping up the spirit of the olympics, saying that like the olympians, we should go for gold, that the australians should ramp these numbers up, should go for vaccinations because until it gets to 70 and were nowhere near that number lockdowns are going to be the way to deal with those outbreaks. Remember, compared to any other country in the world, these numbers are quite low, but a, the trajectory remains persistently high. Combine that with the high transmissibility of the Delta Variant and the low Vaccination Rates thats really whats making Health Authorities really nervous here. And lets stay with the topic of coronavirus, because its Notjust The Olympic Action thats making the news and grabbing attention in tokyo. Theres concern among officials there over a spike in covid 19 diagnoses in and around the japanese capital. Lets check in with Mariko Oi who is there for us. There have been reports in the japanese media about athletes celebrating and partying following their competitions. Are they being blamed for the spike in cases . Not really. The fact that those athletes were having a Drinking Party inside the Olympic Village but outside of their rooms, that is now being investigated, and that did make the News Headlines, but i dont think people exactly blame those fine athletes or officials were spreading the virus, as you said, we continue to see the search. On saturday We Saw the Record High of over 4000 in tokyo and on sunday We Saw 3000 orjust 4000 in tokyo and on sunday We Saw 3000 or just above 4000 in tokyo and on sunday We Saw 3000 orjust above 3000 and what is concerning is that usually, over the weekend, we expect these numbers to be slightly lower because of the number of tests that can be carried out, and also alarming is that the proportion of those tests coming back positive is sitting almost 20 , according to the tokyo government. Hitting. When you ask the japanese public, lots of people feel the state of Emergency Isnt doing enough. Of course, it has been expanded and extended as of today, but despite its serious name, it is not exactly a strict lock down. There is no penalty, as you can see around me, and lots of people are still out and about. I was listening to a Radio Program this morning on the way here in about 60 of people say the government needs to do something even stricter. Whether or not the government can do so remains to be seen, because the japanese constitution does not give the right to the japanese government to impose a strict lockdown. Its critics argue they should have started changing the Law Way before so that they can actually do some ring about it. The only thing they can do is offer financial incentives to businesses like they did during the first state of emergency, so that people dont have to commute to their offices and also businesses like bars and restaurants that received the money a lot quicker so they actually listen to the governments request to close early, which they have not done so. Close early, which they have not done so. , not done so. Have sentiments in ja an not done so. Have sentiments in japan towards not done so. Have sentiments in japan towards covid not done so. Have sentiments in japan towards covid changed japan towards covid changed since japan towards covid changed since this rise in cases . It is a bit of a since this rise in cases . It is a bit of a schizophrenic a bit of a schizophrenic reaction, if you like. There is still a lot of excitement about how welljapanese athletes have been performing, lots of excitement about japans Mens Football Team getting to the quarter finals, their next matches on tuesday. But at the same time, as you can easily imagine, there are lots of concerns about this Surgeon Covid cases, whether or not by these numbers, especially with these numbers, especially with the nationalfigures, heading above 10,000 for the fourth day in a row yesterday, whether those News Headlines will be enough to get people to stay at home remains to be seen, but we havent exactly noticed a change in attitude when it comes to people staying at home. Lets get some of the days other news. Nigers Defence Ministry says 15 soldiers have been killed a senior commander of Tigrayan Forces in Northern Ethiopia has vowed to keep fighting until the federal government accepts its conditions for a ceasefire. The Senior General told the bbc that ethiopian federal forces and eritrean troops would be wiped out if they did not leave voluntarily. The 9 Month War has led to Famine Conditions for hundreds of people. Hundreds of thousands of people. Nigers Defence Ministry says 15 soldiers have been killed in what it called a Terrorist Attack in the South West of the country, near the border with burkina faso. It said soldiers in the Torodi Area were ambushed and then hit by an improvised explosive device. Jihadist groups linked to alqaeda and the islamic state are active in the Border Region shared by niger, Mali And Burkina faso. The british and american governments say they believe that iran was responsible for an attack on an israeli operated tanker off the omani coast in which two people were killed on friday. The us Secretary Of State Antony Blinken said the us was working with its partners to consider The Next Steps. Tourists have been evacuated from beaches in South Western its been the dream of many for decades, but is the idea of a Flying Car finally becoming reality . A fully convertible Flying Car recently made its first voyage between two international airports, and has now notched up more than 40 hours in the air. The aircar is the work of a slovak Inventor And Designer whos been working on the project for three decades. He took our correspondent Rob Cameron for a spin. It sounds like a sports car. It looks like a sports car. And you can even fill It Up with regular petrol at the pump. This supercar is equipped with a super feature like no other. At the touch of a button, and a process that takes two minutes and 50 seconds, it does this. The first prototype has a 160 Horsepower Engine and easily reaches regular motorway speeds on the ground. Speaks slovak. In the air, it flies at an altitude of 2,500 metres at speeds of up to 170 kph, but The Next Step is a Preproduction Model with a range of 1,000 km. Translation for me, whats important is the feeling of freedom. Im from a generation that knows what it is to lose ones freedom, the Flying Car could reinstate this freedom and take it to a whole new level. Professor klein says the real advantage of the aircar is its convertibility. When the wings are retracted, its only slightly longer than a regular estate car, meaning it will fit in your garage. And all youll need to take off is a strip of grass or concrete. All this is still at the prototype stage. The big concern, of course, remains in safety. We can make an aircraft fly fairly easily i say easily but humanitys been doing that for 120 years now. The trick now, here in 21st century, is doing it safely. Now, by safely, i mean getting on for One Million hours of flight time before we have an accident induced by the aircraft failing for some reason. So, hats off to professor klein, but his work is only just beginning the aircar is not the only Flying Car in development. Consultants Morgan Stanley say the sector could be worth 1. 5 trillion within two decades. Big manufacturers are clearly interested. So, could we really be spending more time in the air than in traffic . Rob cameron, bbc news, slovakia. Before we go, just time to share with you these pictures of Two Sumatran Tigers who are recovering at a zoo in the indonesian Capital Jakarta 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. Officials at the zoo say the tigers are now both healthy. The zoo has been Closed Sincejune as covid 19 cases have soared nationwide. You can reach me on twitter. Im richpreston. Hello there. For most parts of the uk, Sunday Got August off to a relatively quiet Start Weather wise. I say most parts of the uk. For some, there were some vicious downpours and thunderstorms during the afternoon. And its a similar story into monday a relatively dry, but not completely dry start to the new week. Quite a cool start as well and then some wetter, windier weather is set to develop later in the week. High pressure trying to control things at the moment, but its quite a weak ridge of high pressure, not strong enough to fend off all the showers. Most places having a largely dry day on monday with some sunshine, but quite a lot of cloud clinging on across north east scotland, certainly across the northern isles. This area of cloud bringing rain to much of northern ireland, and then some showers breaking out across parts of england and wales as we head into the afternoon, some turning quite heavy and thundery for the South West of england, wales and the midlands. The winds very light, so get yourself into some sunshine and it wont feel too bad, despite these temperatures being quite disappointing for the time of year, 14 20 degrees. Some of those showers across england and wales will continue on through monday night, even into the early hours of tuesday. Most places will be dry with some clear spells, but you can see this area of rain approaching the far South West. Quite a fresh, cool start to Tuesday Morning as well, but that area of rain in the far South West looks set to dive away southwards towards parts of france, so that rain not making a lot of progress across our shores, just really into cornwall and the isles of scilly. We will see some rain across the channel islands, but most places on tuesday seeing some spells of sunshine and one or two showers popping up again into the afternoon. A few of those could be heavy, possibly thundery, and temperatures again up to 20, possibly 21 degrees. Now, into wednesday, i think we could see a few more showers breaking out at this stage, a line of showers likely to push in across north west scotland, some breaking out elsewhere through the afternoon and again some heavy, thundery ones, those temperatures around 20 or 21 degrees. As we head towards the end of the week, things are set to turn more unsettled. One area of low Pressure Rolling in for thursday, another one behind it and thats our Weather Maker for next weekend, so generally speaking as we head towards the end of the week it is going to turn more unsettled with showers or longer spells of rain and potentially some fairly brisk winds as well. This is bbc news, the headlines the czech Republic And Poland have offered to help a belarusian sprinter who was ordered home from tokyo by her countrys olympic officials after she criticised her coaches. Krystsina tsimanouskaya is underjapanese Police Protection and had been due to compete in the womens 200metres Event on monday. The first openly transgender athlete to compete in an olympics is due to make history at the tokyo games when she competes in the womens super heavyweight weightlifting competition. The New Zealander, Laurel Hubbard, is seen as a Medal Contender in the 87 plus kilo category. The australian military has deployed 300 unarmed soldiers to enforce sydneys strict lockdown as The City tries to suppress a surge in covid cases caused by the Delta Variant. More than 200 locally acquired cases were reported on sunday, despite a stay at Home Order for five weeks. Now on bbc news, the media show