Charges of bank fraud. And, im Sarah MulkerrinsIn Tokyo on day 13 of the olympic, where more medals will be up for grabs. And ill be talking to a five time Gold Medallist, former australian swimmer Ian Thorpe. Live from our studio in singapore, this is Bbc News. It is newsday. Welcome to bbc News Broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. Its eight in the morning in singapore, and 3am in lebanon, where a day of rememberance for the victims of the huge explosion in beirut� s Port A year ago has descended into violence. The deaths of more than 200 people were commemorated at a multi Faith Event in the shadow of the ruins, where the blast happened. Relatives of the dead observed a silence, and each of the names of the victims who died was read out. But a little later, near the Parliament Building in the centre of beirut, Angry Crowds gathered, to voice their frustration at what they see as a lack of accountability for the disaster, and failures in government. By nightfall, the situation had worsened. More Tear Gas was used, and more than 50 people are reported to have been injured. With ongoing political uncertainty, the unrest looks set to continue. Heres beirut based Journalist Rebecca Collard on what happened in her city today. Yeah, definitely this day of sorrow turned into a night of anger, and im just going to show you. We were in downtown now when the Security Forces started using the Tear Gas trying to push people back, and it really took them hours of barrages of Tear Gas to get the thousands of people that had marched from this Commemoration Ceremony toward the countrys parliament. It took them hours to get them out of that area, and illjust show you, they actually pushed us into this residential area. You can see most people are gone now, but i dont know if you can see the litter on the street and this Police Car that is just completely smashed. On the other side, theres actually a brick thats been thrown through the window, and i think that really gives you a sense of how angry people here are. You know, its been a year since this explosion. We do not really have any more answers about what happened, and nobody has been held accountable. And because of that, were seeing this anger in the streets. And, you know, one of the protesters i spoke to said to me, you know, as long as there is no formaljustice, as long as we dont know who did this, as long as we dont feel like somebody� s being held accountable, people are going to be taking the justice into their own hands in the way that we saw today. Lets take a look at some other stories in the headlines. A global study of flooding shows that the percentage of the population at risk has risen by almost a quarter since the start of the century. Researchers said climate Change And Migration towards Slum Areas were among the factors behind the rise. Most of the increase was in Asia And Sub saharan africa. The mexican government is suing major us gun companies, accusing them of failing to stop the illegal flow of weapons across the border. Its filed a lawsuit in a court in boston against 15 firms. They claim the unscrupulous selling of guns had armed drug cartels, who kill large numbers of people and cause extensive economic damage. A Power Plant in Southwest Turkey has been been evacuated because of the threat from a major wildfire. The wildfire is one of 16 currently raging across the country. Firefighters, Police Cars and locals were seen fleeing the site as flames lapped at the edges of the power station. Now, the Sprinterfrom Belarus Krystsina tsimanouskaya who refused orders to fly home from the olympics early because she feared for her safety, has now arrived in poland after being granted a humanitarian visa by the polish government. Earlier today, the most prominent Opposition Leader left in belarus. Maria kolesnikova, made a defiant appearance as she stood trial for trying to overthrow president lukashenko. From minsk, Sarah Rainsford reports. Krystina timanovskaya left japan with her olympic dreams shattered, but her route to safety secured. The belarusian athlete says she just wants to run. Her life was sports, not politics until a row with her coaches left her too scared to go home. But here inside belarus, State Television has slammed her claims as cheap hype. The only thing timanovskaya won In Tokyo, this presenter says, is a polish visa. On the streets of minsk, though, we did find sympathy for the sprinter whos fled because there is zero tolerance of dissent here now. Were all afraid, dmitri says. Me, too, sometimes, because the situation is unstable. The danger is real. We pass the prison where Opposition Activists have been locked up since mass protests last year. But somehow Maria Kolesnikova is still smiling. The Protest Leader appeared in Court Today charged with plotting to seize power. She and a fellow activist are facing 12 years behind bars. Marias father brought her flowers. But had to pass them on via her lawyer. Alexander hasnt been allowed to see his daughter for ten months, an extra punishment. And the woman who wanted to change belarus did this dance of defiance. This is closed for security reasons. I have been told this is about scaring critics into silence. Do you feel like people are following what is happening here . Today, we have legal process, we have the process of belarusian people. And the woman who wanted to change things, she did this done. It was a chance for her dad to smile. It just shows how free she still is inside, he told me, despite everything. Sarah rainsford, Bbc News, minsk. The lengthy legal battle over the whether a senior executive from the Chinese Industrial Giant Huawei can be extradited from canada to the us has reached a crucial stage. Meng wanzhou, the companys chief financial officer, as well as the the daughter of its founder, has been held under effective House Arrest in canada for almost three years. The us wants her to stand trial for breaking its sanctions on iran. She denies that and china says the allegations are a sham. The final Extradition Hearing is under way in vancouver, and Barbara Plett Usher is following developments for us. Well, its quite complicated because its about more than just meng wa nzhou. So, she was arrested in December 2018 on a us warrant. The americans wanted her extradited to the united states to face charges that her company related to her Company Huawei violating american sanctions against iran. And those legal proceedings about the extradition have dragged on now for more than two years, and the first phase is wrapping up now. That is basically to determine if there would be enough evidence against her for her to stand trial in canada. And then the judge has to look at the merits of the Extradition Request itself and decide whether she should be extradited, and that is expected to be determined by the early autumn. Now, why is it so diplomatically sensitive . Well, its really roiled relations between china and the us and china and canada. So, with the us, this case against the top Huawei Executive coincided with American Action Against Huawei the company, reducing its contracts and its influence in western countries because The Americans believe its a national security threat. And that has really angered china. And then with regards to canada, beijing arrested two canadians in china shortly after Meng Wanzhou was arrested. That was widely seen as retaliation, and they are now trying those two canadians for espionage behind closed doors. So, whatever the court decides, there is a political element to this as well. So, theres still a question whether there might be a political resolution, you know, exchanging the two canadians for her, allowing her to go back to china. But relations are so bad between china and the us and canada that its difficult to see how that could happen. If you wanyt to get in touch with me im on twitter bbckarishma. Youre watching newsday on the bbc. Still to come on the programme a teenager and a girl aged just 12 took Gold And Silver in the skateboarding In Tokyo well find out more about japans new stars. The question was whether we wanted to save our people and 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 vigour, Vitality And Enjoyment of life no other King Or Queen in British History has lived so long, and 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. This is newsday on the bbc. Im karishma vaswani. Our Headlines Anger on the steets of beirut, as police and protestors clash on the anniversary of the explosion that destroyed much of the lebanese capital. The sprinter from belarus who refused to return home for her own safety has landed in poland. Day 13 of the Tokyo Olympics is getting under way. In the first medal of the day, Florian Wellbrock of germany powered to gold in the mens10km marathon swimming competition. Wellbrock maintained the lead throughout the race, with competetors facing incredibly warm waters of 29 degrees celsius. The gold is germanys ninth at the 2020 olympiad. For more on this, we can now cross live to Tokyo And Sarah mulkerrins. It went to the german swimmer, but i have to tell you it was so warm down here. The last couple of days we had the Womens Event. It was just below us at tokyo bay. The water is about 29 degrees. The temperature outside of the water is about 31 32. The humidity is about 80 . Very tough for them, nearly two hours in the water. They were needing refreshment stop somewhere. People would use Fishing Rods to give them to them. Tough conditions in the water. The german won the Gold Medal but there is plenty more to come. There are 27 Medal Events coming up for day 13 of the olympics In Tokyo. Lets start off by looking ahead to some of the action. Canadas Damian Warner will see if he can maintain his lead in the Mens Decathlin as the final 5 events are played Outanouk Vetter of The Netherlands is the overnight leader in the womens heptathlon. World champion Katerina Johnson Thompson has withdrew after getting injured. Australia and belgium will clash in the Mens Hockey final, with the world Champions Belgium looking to win theirfirst olympic title. And karate, native to the japanese Royuku Islands and new entry in this years games, will begin later. We have been enjoying those new sports. Also, the mens Skateboarding Final has just started. The Womens Event was yesterday, so we will be updating on that incoming hours. But, one of the big Talking Points at the games has been the athletes opening up. Night, The American sprinter was the latest to talk about Mental Health and the pressure on him coming into the games. Earlier, i caught up with the Australian Swimming Legend, Ian Thorpe, about the trend we have seen of athletes being more vocal about their emotions and well being. I think what it is, theres messages coming from high profile athletes that they are with high profile athletes that they are with Mental Illness or mental are with Mental Illness or mental challenges that they have mental challenges that they have faced in their careers, and have faced in their careers, and how have faced in their careers, and how they overcome them. I guess and how they overcome them. I guess it and how they overcome them. I guess it removes that false set of perception false perception that athletes arent superheroes. They seem invincible but we all have our weaknesses, and for people to know weaknesses, and for people to know that this can affect anyone know that this can affect anyone in our communities, and that anyone in our communities, and that is anyone in our communities, and that is why anyone in our communities, and that is why we need to get it right that is why we need to get it right in that is why we need to get it right in the sport but the Broader right in the sport but the Broader community as well. The reaction to most people speaking out has been overwhelmingly supportive across social media, with people acknowledging and supporting these athletes. Do something has changed in terms of people realising this . I think were starting to realise what think were starting to realise what level of expectation we place what level of expectation we place on our to perform well, and place on our to perform well, and It Place on our to perform well, and it varies from country to country. And it varies from country to country, but there is an expectation of gold, and the question must be, at what cost, not only question must be, at what cost, not only physically but now we are acknowledging it mentally as welt are acknowledging it mentally as well. I look at naomi osaka, for example, or Simone Biles who for example, or Simone Biles who fett for example, or Simone Biles who felt they had awaited the nation who felt they had awaited the nation stop thought originally, Naomi Nation stop thought originally, naomi osaka, when she refused to do naomi osaka, when she refused to do interviews, we thought it was her to do interviews, we thought it was her not being ready for it but how was her not being ready for it but now she has shared how significant her struggle has been since the us open and even leading been since the us open and even leading to been since the us open and even leading to tokyo, and the olympic games, we saw that she actually olympic games, we saw that she actually beat her Childhood Hero actually beat her Childhood Hero who then had to consult hero who then had to consult her On Hero who then had to consult her on the hero who then had to consult her on the diocese because an officiat her on the diocese because an official was being booed and then official was being booed and then gave her the Pep Talk she needed, then gave her the Pep Talk she needed, all within a few minutes playing out throughout the world, and that is tough for anyone who is unprepared for anyone who is unprepared for it. 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Ian, looking at the action in the pool in action in the pool in particular, ive seen some headlines from australia saying australia are back, they had such a Great Swimming Competition at the olympics, do you reflect positively on that . Absolutely reflect positively, it exceeded my expectations, and ifelt it exceeded my expectations, and i felt i it exceeded my expectations, and ifelt i knew it exceeded my expectations, and i felt i knew it was going to be a successful olympics for australia in the pool. This is our most successful we have ever had anywhere in the world, and congratulations to all of the swimmers that have contributed to this result, and its been a long time coming or australian swimming. You its been a long time coming or australian swimming. Australian swimming. You look at ma be australian swimming. You look at maybe two australian swimming. You look at maybe two names australian swimming. You look at maybe two names in at maybe two names in particular that stood out, Emma Mckeon and also Ariarne Titmus, and their performances in particular, what did you make of both of them. Of both of them. There were three women of both of them. There were three women that were of both of them. There were l three women that were really dominant for australia, there was Emma Mckeon, Kaylee Mckeown and of course Ariarne Titmus, watching Ariarne Titmus come up against two is arguably the greatest female some of the world has ever produced and to be it to her on the Opening Night really set the time for the australian team to go on and have success at these olympics. And have success at these olympics olympics. Did you see her Coachs Celebration . Olympics. Did you see herj Coachs Celebration . Were olympics. Did you see her Coachs Celebration . Were you celebrating is hard . Hat Coachs Celebration . Were you celebrating is hard . Celebrating is hard . Not as much as celebrating is hard . Not as much as him. Celebrating is hard . Not as much as him. I celebrating is hard . Not as much as him. Ithink celebrating is hard . Not as much as him. I think that l celebrating is hard . Not as much as him. I think that fence was looking for consent from what he was doing, but hes added some gyration to the sport, but you know what, Ariarne Titmuss coach, he is a lively figure and he was doing all of the celebration and you see a calm, cool and collected athlete that is not only looking at their olympic win, they are looking at what the next races that night and have already moved on to what is required at the next point. And required at the next point. And finall , required at the next point. And finally. Tan. Required at the next point. And finally, ian, weve required at the next point. And finally, ian, weve been talking about the action in the pool but i wonder if youve been looking at some of the other events in the olympics, i never Skateboarding Yesterday seemed to capture a load of peoples attention. You feel like the new sports are adding to the olympics . Izfe like the new sports are adding to the olympics . To the olympics . Ive been watching to the olympics . Ive been watching and to the olympics . Ive been watching and ive to the olympics . Ive been watching and ive been to the olympics . Ive been watching and ive been watching on multiple devices, and when bmx debuted at the London Games which was a great memory, and seeing all the performances of Skate Boarding and how it hits a contemporary audience, i even like the new Bmx Event as well. There is something from everyone. Australia could have done better but we can accept this. This has been a great games for us all. And i think the mood in australia as it was in the beginning week, a lot of the country was, almost half was in lockdown on the olympics have given a bit of respite from being in those circumstances for a lot of people. Great to get the thoughts of Australian Swimming LegendIan Bob and many of the themes of these games, most notably what weve seen over the last couple of weeks, lots of athletes talking out about the ocean they are under and how they cope with that emotionally and mentally and i think this may well be an olympic games that is remembered as being one of the biggest things. Absolutely and so remarkable and inspiring thatis and so remarkable and inspiring that is happening, its such an improvement for young athletes as you say. Sarah In Tokyo and whats been happening in one some of them main Sporting Action but as Ian Thorpe was saying, japan has seen some new heroines after they secured metals in the park skateboarding. Sakura yozozumi took the gold shes just 19 years old. But shes a Boarding Veteran compared to the Silver Medallist Kokona hiraki is not even a teeanger yet shes just 12 the average age of the skateboarders in the final wasjust 17, and the bronze was taken by british 13 year old sky brown. So, why Arejapanese Women so good at skateboarding at such a young age . Who better to ask than mariko oi. How popular is the Sport Injapan . I dont know, i have to say, i didnt even realise how popular skateboarding was until i saw the amazing performance of those young athletes but the podium was so a ball adorable, a Gold Medal won by the 19 year old but they were both becoming the youngest medallist for their own countries, but her mother is japanese so even though she represented team gb, we feel like she is part of Team Japan as well. In the youngest ever Gold Medallist forjapan as Gold Medallist for japan as well. Gold Medallist Forjapan as well. An amazing performance by those girls. I have to say, what ive enjoyed the most is the Post Match interviews. The 12 year old was saying she did not feel the pressure as well despite the enormous achievement but also 19 year old sakura saying she had fun and wants to have a nice meal but also the 12 year old was talking this morning on a local tv show, she doesnt actually consider her competitors as her rivals, all friends, having fun, and its quite incredible to see. Absolutely, thats olympics. Shining through. I certainly wasnt doing that at age 12. How much do you think that success might inspire a new generation of skateboarders. It generation of skateboarders. It was the hope of the sport when it was included as an olympic sport, and the ioc did that to reach out or attract a younger audience you may not have been as interested in other sports as interested in other sports as before so i think in that sense, but the ioc in sport have achieved what they were hoping for about what they are doing. Hoping for about what they are doinu. ,. ,. , doing. Trying to convince a skateboarding doing. Trying to convince a Skateboarding Park doing. Trying to convince a Skateboarding Park and doing. Trying to convince a l Skateboarding Park and even found some moves that we could try. We could try to kick flick 360 stand. We could have so much fun when you get back In Tokyo. Thank you very much. Thank you so much. There is much more to tell you about certainly on Bbc News as well. Including this story from the united states, Barack Obama had to cancel his Birthday Party that he had originally planned to have because of the rising coronavirus cases in the united states, one of the reasons of course that we have seen the Delta Variant surging in the us, he faced criticism for throwing such a massive bash. The party on Marthas Vineyard will now only include family and close friends. That is it for newsday, thank you for joining us. Hello. Our temperatures so far this week have topped out in the comfortable low 20s. In greece, a severe extreme heatwave is continuing. There are wildfires. Temperatures by day have topped out at 47 degrees, and overnight this is an overnight temperature on the island of crete into the mid 30s. Now, there is a bit of relief on the way towards the South East of europe in the coming days as temperatures will come down a bit. Ours are about to go down a bit, too. Low pressure is coming into the uk. The heavy downpours, there have been a few so far this week, are about to become more widespread again. This is how we start off on thursday morning, already some showers affecting Northern Ireland and western scotland. It will turn much wetter through Northern Ireland in the morning, but across the western side of the uk, even though you may start dry, rain will move in through the day. Thats going to extend eastwards to those areas still having some sunny spells even into the first part of the afternoon. Now, behind this main band of rain, Brightening Up in Northern Ireland, but here some slow moving Thundery Downpours bring a risk of Flooding And Disruption into the afternoon and evening. And temperatures still across eastern parts rising into the low 20s. All areas, though, Seeing Freshening Winds gusting 30 a0 mph. Windiest around Irish Sea coasts, blowing in plenty of showers as we go on through Thursday Night into friday morning. Some longer spells of rain in scotland, and temperatures as friday starts around the mid teens. Well, that low pressure right across us on friday, and there will be further heavy showers around through the central belt, southern scotland, Northern Ireland, northern england, north wales, parts of the midlands. This is where there is a risk of some slow moving, prolonged, even torrential downpours. Thundery, too, theyll bring a risk of Flooding And Disruption. Maybe not too many showers running across parts of southern england, but that could well change on saturday. Another set of weather fronts coming our way from the south just pepping up the downpours across southernmost parts of the uk. Whereas elsewhere, its a similar story. Therell be some heavy and Thundery Downpours around. It is worth bearing in mind, though, there will also be some sunny spells, not wet all the time. There will be brighter, drier moments in between these downpours. By tuesday, that low Pressure System is out of the way. It will turn drier for a time, though another low moves in later next week. This is Bbc News. We will have the headlines and all the main stories after this programme