Hockey earlier today, the temperature on the thermometer may have read 31 degrees, but factor in the humidity and it felt more like 43 degrees, so that is really quite incredible. And although the temperatures are falling away, only slowly, so the athletics about to get under way, the temperatures will still be sitting into the high 20s, still be sitting into the high 20s, still with that humidity as well. Back to reality, however, lets get that focus closer to home. I was settled Sana.com/news/summer-sunshine'>Summer Sunshine has abandoned us come up with low pressure still dominating generally across the country. The heaviest rain so far today has been through eastern scotland, drifting steadily westwards and these bands of showers moving out of Sana.com/news/northern-ireland'>Northern Ireland, Sana.com/news/north-west-england'>North West England and Sana.com/news/north-wales'>North Wales, some of these are heavy and thundery for the remainder of the afternoon. Further south, fewer showers around and the best of the breaks with the best of the sunshine, but it is a diSappointing story. Top temperatures of 22 degrees, 72 fahrenheit. As for the weekend, it looks likely we will continue with a very similar weather story. Boundary showers, plenty of them, but also one or two sunny spells from time to time. That is because of the low pressure which is still with us on Saturday. You can see showers spiralling around the low, starting in the west, drifting steadily east as we go through the day, so the best of any dry weather will be in sheltered eastern areas, but you are not immune to those showers through the day. It will also be blustery with the wind is picking up, widespread gusts in excess of 30, a0 mph potentially unexposed coasts, making it feel diSappointing for the time of year, especially if you are in the showers. Top temperatures, 1520. The in the showers. Top temperatures, 15 20. The low pressure starts to drift out to the north and east. So on sunday, there is a potential may be for fewer showers around. Which will certainly come as welcome news. There will be showers the further north and west, but central and southern england perhaps dry out with sunshine. And may beat in the north of the great glen, not a bad afternoon. I still diSappointing, north of the great glen, not a bad afternoon. Istill diSappointing, 21 celsius, and you can almost and i can almost hear you Saying but indications of Sana.com/news/high-pressure'>High Pressure trying to build in from the south, although low pressure not moving away totally. But that does mean through the week ahead, for england and wales, we might see a drier and quieter story with more sunshine and a degree or so warmer, but we still keep the shower risks. Further north and west. Thank you. A reminder of our top story. Cycling senSation, Sana.com/news/laura-kenny'>Laura Kenny becomes team gb� s most decorated Female 0lympian as she and Sana.com/news/team-mate-katie'>Team Mate Katie archibald took gold in the velodrome in tokyo. And that is all from the lunchtime team, do enjoy your weekend, lets from the lunchtime team, do enjoy yourweekend, letsjoin from the lunchtime team, do enjoy your weekend, lets join the from the lunchtime team, do enjoy your weekend, letsjoin the bbc� s news teens wherever you are, goodbye. Hello, youre watching bbc news. Lets cross now to cardiff, where the welsh Sana.com/news/first-minister'>First Minister is holding a briefing on the easing of coronavirus restrictions in the country from tomorrow. Now, when i was last here three weeks ago, coronavirus cases were rising sharply throughout wales. Today i am pleased to Say that cases are once again falling in most parts of the country. On the Sana.com/news/slide-youll'>Slide Youll see in a moment, youll be able to see in a moment, youll be able to see the way in which the most recent surge in cases took place from the Sana.com/news/beginning-ofjune'>Beginning Ofjune and intojuly. Its never got back to anything like what we Saw the beginning of the year, but still a sharp increase. The good news is, at Sana.com/news/the-end'>The End of the slide, you see in the last ten days orso slide, you see in the last ten days or so the start of cases beginning to fall back again. Today, there are around 130 cases per 100,000 people in wales. And that figure is lower thanit in wales. And that figure is lower than it was three weeks ago, and that has helped us in creating the conditions in which we are able to move forward. Now, the other crucial factor in shaping our decisions, of course, is vaccination, and as of today, 82 of adults in wales have had both doses of the vaccine. With every day that passes, that number continues to increase as more people make the decision to protect themselves and their loved ones. 0ur themselves and their loved ones. Our high vaccination rates, some of the best in the whole of The World, have helped to weaken the link between coronavirus infections, serious illness and hospitaliSation. But as cases in the community rose, we have seen a small but noticeable rise in the number of people who have fallen so seriously ill that they have needed to be admitted to hospital. And very Sadly too, there has been a small rise in the number of people dying from coronavirus, each one leaving a Sana.com/news/family-mourning'>Family Mourning the loss of a loved one. And once again, as ever, our thoughts are with all those families over the whole of the last 18 months whose lives have been changed as a result of this awful virus. And while the numbers are much smaller than they have been in previous waves next to the success of vaccination, and the way in which everyone in wales has stuck to the rules, those figures are a sobering Sana.com/news/reminder-ofjust'>Reminder Ofjust how awful the virus remains. Now, we have carefully looked at all the evidence and the data, and as a result, i can confirm that we will be moving to alert Sana.com/news/level-zero'>Level Zero here in wales as from 6am tomorrow. Having reached this important milestone, we now need carefully to monitor the impact of lifting so many restrictions. And we therefore do not expect to make any further changes at the next review. So the changes we have announced today set the pattern for at least the next six weeks. And that is why this is such a significant moment for us all. For the first time since the pandemic began, more businesses will be all businesses will be able to open and all legal limits on meeting people in indoor private spaces will be removed. But alert Sana.com/news/level-zero'>Level Zero does not mean Sana.com/news/the-end'>The End of coronavirus and it very certainly does not mean a free for all here in wales. We still have people who are clinically vulnerable in our communities and most people in wales want to go on acting carefully to protect their health and the health of others. Because while we go on doing so, we can all enjoy personal freedoms with confidence and there are still important protections in place to make sure our Sana.com/news/public-health'>Public Health is being Safeguarded. So even at alert Sana.com/news/level-zero'>Level Zero, we will continue to ensure that employers take steps to ensure that employers take steps to protect their workers and their customers. Covid Sana.com/news/risk-assessment'>Risk Assessments will be a legal requirement for all businesses, employers and event organisers. They will have greater flexibility about the reasonable measures that they must put in place based on that Sana.com/news/risk-assessment'>Risk Assessment to reduce exposure to the virus. The measures that are identified must be implemented. And here in wales, the advice of the Sana.com/news/welsh-government'>Welsh Government continues to be that people should work from home wherever that is possible. Face coverings will continue to be legal requirement in indoor places except for Sana.com/news/education-and-hospitality'>Education And Hospitality settings and, of course, Sana.com/news/on-public-transport'>On Public Transport and when visiting hospitals or care homes. As from this weekend, there will be no legal limit on the number of people who can meet in private homes, but also in Sana.com/news/public-spaces'>Public Spaces or at events. As i have Said, all businesses will now be reopened. Now, as we move into alert Sana.com/news/level-zero'>Level Zero, it becomes more important than ever that as many people as possible are vaccinated because it is vaccination that has got us to this better place. Thanks to the incredible work of our Sana.com/news/vaccination-teams'>Vaccination Teams and the enthusiasm of everyone in wales, we have very high uptake in most Sana.com/news/age-groups'>Age Groups, and in most cases more than 90 . We continue to make good progress in the younger Sana.com/news/age-groups'>Age Groups too, but i want to encourage everyone, especially those in those younger Sana.com/news/age-groups'>Age Groups, who have yet to come forward and have a vaccine to come and get one. It is never too late to be vaccinated here in wales. It helps protect you, yourfriends be vaccinated here in wales. It helps protect you, your friends and your family, helps protect you, your friends and yourfamily, and making an appointment is really easy and in many parts of wales you can simply turn up to a walk in clinic. Health boards have started to invite teenagers approaching their Sana.com/news/18th-birthday'>18th Birthday for theirfirst teenagers approaching their Sana.com/news/18th-birthday'>18th Birthday for their first vaccination and children who live with clinically vulnerable adults. As of today, they have also started to send invitations to 16 and 17 year olds having received thejc Sana.com/news/vi-advice'>Vi Advice just a couple of days ago. And of course, we want as many of these young people as possible to be vaccinated before the new Sana.com/news/school-and-couege'>School And Couege vaccinated before the new Sana.com/news/school-and-college'>School And College terms begin. From tomorrow, all adults who have been fully vaccinated and are under 18 will have an additional benefit here in wales because they will no longer need to self isolate if they are identified as a close contact of someone who has tested positive for covid. Sana.com/news/0f-someone'>0f Someone who has tested positive for covid. Of course, anyone, whether they are vaccinated or not, must self isolate if they have got the symptoms of virus or if they have tested as positive. This is what helps us Sana.com/news/break-chains'>Break Chains of transmission by keeping wales Safe and keeping wales working. And we are going to do more to support those on lower incomes who still have to self isolate, raising the £500 Sana.com/news/self-isolation'>Self Isolation payments to £750 and making it easierfor people £500 Sana.com/news/self-isolation'>Self Isolation payments to £750 and making it easier for people to apply. The payment will be available to all those who are eligible who are told to self isolate. Now, there is a lot to take in from what has been announced today and we are going to put a Sana.com/news/slide-up'>Slide Up which will show a summary of the main changes as we move to alert Sana.com/news/level-zero'>Level Zero. All the changes that you see summarised on the slide, the lifting of the numbers of people who can meet together, flexibility for businesses, businesses reopen and so on, all of those are the changes that will come into effect from tomorrow. And we have only been able tomorrow. And we have only been able to do this because of everything that everyone in wales has done. Because of the way people have followed the rules and worked so hard to protect our families and to keep wales Safe. Moving to alert Sana.com/news/level-zero'>Level Zero is another big step towards life as it was before the pandemic gang. But we must go before the pandemic began. But we must continue to go on together to keep this virus under control. Everything we do has an impact on the virus. Together we can keep it under control. Together we will keep wales Safe. Now, as usual, to take questions from journalists and, as ever, all will be broadcast on the Sana.com/news/welsh-government'>Welsh Governments Social Media outlets. And im going versus Sana.com/news/afternoon-to-felicity-evans'>Afternoon To Felicity Evans at bbc wales. � ,. , Sana.com/news/afternoon-to-felicity-evans'>Afternoon To Felicity Evans at bbc wales. � , u, Sana.com/news/afternoon-to-felicity-evans'>Afternoon To Felicity Evans at bbc wales. � ,. , ,. ,. , wales. Are you confident that we are now in Sana.com/news/the-end'>The Endgame wales. Are you confident that we are now in Sana.com/news/the-end'>The Endgame in wales. Are you confident that we are now in Sana.com/news/the-end'>The Endgame in terms wales. Are you confident that we are now in Sana.com/news/the-end'>The Endgame in terms of now in Sana.com/news/the-end'>The Endgame in terms of the battle now in Sana.com/news/the-end'>The Endgame in terms of the Sana.com/news/battle-against-coronavirus'>Battle Against Coronavirus or do you fear or Sana.com/news/battle-against-coronavirus'>Battle Against Coronavirus or do you fear or expect further difficulties miss fear or expect further difficulties mis ,. ,. ,. , miss provided we do not see further unexpected miss provided we do not see further unexpected turns miss provided we do not see further unexpected turns in miss provided we do not see further unexpected turns in the miss provided we do not see further unexpected turns in the course miss provided we do not see further unexpected turns in the course of i unexpected turns in the course of the virus, i think we can have confidence that we are on the final lap of emerging from the pandemic. But we cannot possibly make the assumption that the virus might not yet have further unpleaSant surprises for us. That has been history of the 18 months and where a new variant to emerge or the virus take a turn in which vaccination were less effective than we have it today, then inevitably we would have today, then inevitably we would have to face the consequences of that and take measures to address it. While things remain as they are, while we all go on making the contribution we can, i think we can have some confidence that todays latest steps out of coronavirus put us Sana.com/news/on-a-path'>On A Path beyond it and into the future. Speaks wlesh. Speaks welsh. That is Sana.com/news/mark-drakeford'>Mark Drakeford holding a Sana.com/news/press-conference'>Press Conference just confirming what we have been reporting for a number of hours now, that wales, as of 6am tomorrow morning, the 7th of august, wales will be moving to alert Sana.com/news/level-zero'>Level Zero and stay at that level at least the next six weeks with no changes expected. Very careful monitoring during that period. The main points really are that all businesses will be reopening and there will be no limits within private settings or at large events, but again warning that this is not a free for all. Also underlining that employers taking a Sana.com/news/risk-assessment'>Risk Assessment at work. Lets continue to listen. The Sana.com/news/risk-assessment'>Risk Assessment at work. Lets continue to listen. Continue to listen. The latest fi. Ures continue to listen. The latest figures for continue to listen. The latest figures for public continue to listen. The latest figures for Sana.com/news/public-health'>Public Health continue to listen. The latest i figures for Sana.com/news/public-health'>Public Health wales continue to listen. The latest figures for Sana.com/news/public-health'>Public Health wales show amongst figures for Sana.com/news/public-health'>Public Health wales show amongst 18 to 29 year olds, only Sa are double amongst 18 to 29 year olds, only Sa are double jabbed. You Said you do not want are double jabbed. You Said you do not want to are double jabbed. You Said you do not want to incentivise and do not want not want to incentivise and do not want to not want to incentivise and do not want to encourage passports for things want to encourage passports for things like nightclubs, sol want to encourage passports for things like nightclubs, so i wonder, is there things like nightclubs, so i wonder, is there a things like nightclubs, so i wonder, is there a plan to try to push that take is there a plan to try to push that take up is there a plan to try to push that take up higher . Is there a plan to try to push that take up higher . Is there a plan to try to push that take up higher . Yes, it is important to exlain take up higher . Yes, it is important to explain that. Take up higher . Yes, it is important to explain that. The take up higher . Yes, it is important to explain that. The reason take up higher . Yes, it is important to explain that. The reason the to explain that. The reason the second dose of vaccine is still in the 50s is because not a sufficient number of weeks have elapsed for a lot of young people to come forward for the second dose of vaccine. It isnt that we are seeing a hesitancy at the second dose, just that eight weeks need to go by before you are invited and void many young people, that time is yet to be completed. We are over 75 of first doses and that number goes up everyday, we wish it could go faster, of course we do, and that is why we are doing all the things we are doing to make vaccination more readily available to young people in the way they lead their lives. These are very often people who are in work and finding time to come forward for appointments is more difficult and thatis appointments is more difficult and that is why we have the Pop Up Clinics and walk in clinics and the different ways in which we are trying to make it as easy as possible for people to come forward for vaccination. The appeal we make to people in wales of all ages, including young people, is not one including young people, is not one in which we are trying to alarm people into vaccination or to appeal to young people because it is for their own benefit. We simply Say that if you can get vaccinated, youre playing your part, you are making your contribution to your Safety and friends, your family and to that great collective effort in wales. Doop me to do that in welsh . Speaks welsh. Just answering Doop Me to do that in welsh . Speaks welsh. Just answering a Doop Me to do that in welsh . Speaks welsh. Just answering a question Doop Me to do that in welsh . Speaks welsh. Just answering a question on. Welsh. Just answering a question on vaccination. 82 of the welsh have had both vaccines, one of the highest taxing uptakes, the highest in the uk certainly, but one of the highest in The World, and Saying that the link between cases and hospitaliSations has been weakening because of that. But still underlining the fact that that young age group, young adults, really need to come forward. They are not doing too badly, he Says. The teens up to the age or approaching the Sana.com/news/18th-birthday'>18th Birthday and those young people within vulnerable families have been invited to come and take their vaccines and 16 and 17 year olds also now being asked to come forward, those invitations will be going out if not already, to come and accept theirfirst going out if not already, to come and accept their first vaccination. The point of that, he Says, is to make sure that the country is within a good position in time for the Sana.com/news/new-school'>New School term. And questions about why that figure between the first and second vaccination is around 50 , he Says, well, we have to wait for that eight Sana.com/news/week-period'>Week Period before the invitation goes out for the second vaccination. But as far as the first vaccination, well, that is at 75 for that young age group. And as we have been hearing over the last few weeks, the strategy is to make the vaccine more readily available to match the lifestyles of the young. I wonder if i could get some clarity. Can people wonder if i could get some clarity. Can people in a Sana.com/news/pub-or-restaurant'>Pub Or Restaurant from can people in a Sana.com/news/pub-or-restaurant'>Pub Or Restaurant from Sana.com/news/tomorrow-night-stand'>Tomorrow Night Stand at the bar, from Sana.com/news/tomorrow-night-stand'>Tomorrow Night Stand at the her. Drink from Sana.com/news/tomorrow-night-stand'>Tomorrow Night Stand at the bar, drink at the bar and canners probably bar, drink at the bar and canners probably fall . It is not a frivolous question. Probably fall . It is not a frivolous question, it is more because for a lot of question, it is more because for a lot of people it is part of their Sana.com/news/business-lot'>Business Lot of people it is part of their Sana.com/news/business-model'>Business Model to be full, sol wondered Sana.com/news/business-model'>Business Model to be full, sol wondered if you could give us some clarity wondered if you could give us some clarity on wondered if you could give us some clarity on that. Wondered if you could give us some clarity on that clarity on that. What those Sana.com/news/hosuitality-clarity'>Hosuitality Clarity on that. What those hospitality Sana.com/news/settings-clarity'>Settings Clarity on that. What those Hospitality Settings will. Clarity on that. What those i Hospitality Settings will have clarity on that. What those Hospitality Settings will have to do in wales is followed this set of steps. First of all, they will have to carry out a Sana.com/news/risk-assessment'>Risk Assessment of their own premises. Secondly, they will have to involve in the carry out of that Sana.com/news/risk-assessment'>Risk Assessment the people who work in that premises. Thirdly, they will have to make that Sana.com/news/risk-assessment'>Risk Assessment available to anybody who wants to see it. And fourthly, they will have to identify and then put in place the reasonable measures that they can take to go on Safeguarding their staff and their customers from coronavirus. Now, up until now, there have been a series of things which they have had to do. Now those things become part of the repertoire that they can draw on in the reasonable measures way. That can include Social Distancing, it can include Social Distancing, it can include Social Distancing, it can include limits on the number of people at any one venue. It certainly should include consideration of things like ventilation. But there is a list of things which people will have to think about and apply in their own individual circumstances and when they are Satisfied that they have taken those reasonable measures to keep their staff and their customers Save, then they will be able to open on the basis of the assessment that they themselves have made. And their customers Safe. So they themselves have made. And their customers Safe. Their customers Safe. So you would not exect their customers Safe. So you would not exueet to their customers Safe. So you would not expect to see their customers Safe. So you would not expect to see full their customers Safe. So you would not expect to see full pubs . Their customers Safe. So you would not expect to see full pubs . I their customers Safe. So you would | not expect to see full pubs . I would not expect to see full pubs . I would not Say that not expect to see full pubs . I would not Say that because not expect to see full pubs . I would not Say that because if not expect to see full pubs . I would not Say that because if pubs not expect to see full pubs . I would not Say that because if pubs are not Say that because if pubs are well ventilated, run on the basis that you dont have to have a very large crowd of people up at the bar itself, there are measures, reasonable measures which the sector itself has been very creative and positive in helping to develop and provided they are confident that in that setting, those reasonable measures are in place, i think people will make those judgments. This is what we have learned from businesses. They understand that they have to give Sana.com/news/people-confidence'>People Confidence that if they come to that venue, their health and their welfare has been thought about in advance and then they will be keen to come through the door. Can then they will be keen to come through the door. Then they will be keen to come through the door. Can i ask you to sell out through the door. Can i ask you to spell out the through the door. Can i ask you to spell out the situation through the door. Can i ask you to spell out the situation with through the door. Can i ask you to | spell out the situation with regards to the spell out the situation with regards to the law, spell out the situation with regards to the law, Social Distancing in workplaces . L to the law, Social Distancing in workplaces . I understand the two metre workplaces . I understand the two metre rule, if you have got to meet a law metre rule, if you have got to meet a law as metre rule, if you have got to meet a law as it metre rule, if you have got to meet a law as it stands, that going tomorrow, is it being scrapped from tomorrow . Tomorrow, is it being scrapped from tomorrow . If it is, why havent you stated tomorrow . If it is, why havent you stated that tomorrow . If it is, why havent you stated that more explicitly . If not, is that stated that more explicitly . If not, is that not stated that more explicitly . If not, is that not likely to lead to more difficulty is that not likely to lead to more Sana.com/news/difficulty-and-confusion'>Difficulty And Confusion . Difficulty and confusion . Social distancin Sana.com/news/difficulty-and-confusion'>Difficulty And Confusion . Social distancing is Sana.com/news/difficulty-and-confusion'>Difficulty And Confusion . Social distancing is not Sana.com/news/difficulty-and-confusion'>Difficulty And Confusion . Social distancing is not diSappearing l Sana.com/news/difficulty-and-confusion'>Difficulty And Confusion . Sociall distancing is not diSappearing in wales. The way the law formulated is changing in this way. Up until now, the requirements to maintain Social Distancing has been a stand alone regulation here in wales. In future, it becomes one of the reasonable measures that are workplace will be able to consider when it is making sure that it has put into action those things that keep workers and visitors to those workplaces Safer. And there will be many, many places that will continue to use Social Distancing is one of those protective measures. But instead of it being a stand alone requirement, it being a stand alone requirement, it becomes part of the longer repertoire, the longer list of things, with more flexibility therefore for businesses to decide therefore for businesses to decide the combination. That therefore for businesses to decide the combination. The combination. That is Sana.com/news/mark-drakeford'>Mark Drakeford the combination. That is Sana.com/news/mark-drakeford'>Mark Drakeford of the combination. That is Sana.com/news/mark-drakeford'>Mark Drakeford of wales the combination. That is Sana.com/news/mark-drakeford'>Mark Drakeford of wales giving the combination. That is Sana.com/news/mark-drakeford'>Mark Drakeford of wales giving a the combination. That is Sana.com/news/mark-drakeford'>Mark Drakeford of wales giving a summary, some detail of what to expect from 6am tomorrow in wales. Basically, alert Sana.com/news/level-zero'>Level Zero and Social Distancing not diSappearing but considered a reasonable measure to be considered by businesses now. But all businesses are open from 6am tomorrow. Now its time for a look at the weather with louise lear. We are likely to close out friday as we did yesterday. 0vernight tonight, sharper showers developing across part of Sana.com/news/west-wales'>West Wales and moving up through the Sana.com/news/essex-coast'>Essex Coast as well. It Says relatively mild, ill start on Saturday, but then we do it all again. And mild start. Perhaps eastern areas will see fewer showers, but you will not be immune to them altogether. Top temperatures by Sana.com/news/Saturday-afternoon'>Saturday Afternoon peaking at 20 degrees and little in the way of change as we move into sunday. If you have not already guessed it, our Sana.com/news/weekend-headline'>Weekend Headliners want to be of continuing is going to be one of continuing showers and sunny spells. Them here from the 10,000 metres including cheptegei started out as the favourite. He took the Sana.com/news/silver-medal'>Silver Medal and that he has been suffering and he went public after that final and he went public after that final and that is something they were not aware of although he had not been running all that well and then kiplimo took the Sana.com/news/bronze-medal'>Bronze Medal behind him. Ahmed was in that, as well. Finished sixth. The favourite for me, Mohamed Katir of spain. 0r finished sixth. The favourite for me, Mohamed Katir of spain. Or in morocco, moved to spain when he was five years old. A bit of controversy back home, we will talk about that during the race but he has had an incredible year and broken every spanish Record. 1500, 3000, 5000, just in recent weeks. He is the form of man and not everyone is looking to. Just ignite justyn of man and not everyone is looking to. Just ignite Sana.com/news/justyn-knight'>Justyn Knight of man and not everyone is looking to. Just ignite Sana.com/news/justyn-knight'>Justyn Knight of canada. But i think Mohamed Katir, who was a phenomenal rise in the last few months. These games been 12 months ago, it wasnt as good then. Good on doses and is built on that and he comes into this is the favourite. Although he does Say, i suck at slower races. He will be hoping it is hard and fast. We had a bit of Sana.com/news/cat-and-mouse'>Cat And Mouse in the 10,000 metres. It we had a bit of Sana.com/news/cat-and-mouse'>Cat And Mouse in the 10,000 metres. 10,000 metres. It did not work out for the pair 10,000 metres. It did not work out for the pair from 10,000 metres. It did not work out for the pair from uganda. 10,000 metres. It did not work out for the pair from uganda. They 10,000 metres. It did not work out for the pair from uganda. They will| for the pairfrom uganda. They will think this is bbc news. The headlines Sana.com/news/cycling-senSation'>Cycling SenSation Sana.com/news/laura-kenny'>Laura Kenny becomes team gbs most decorated Female 0lympian. Kate french also takes gold for team gb, winning the Modern Pentathlon and britains womens Sana.com/news/hockey-team-win'>Hockey Team Win bronze after a thrilling a 3 victory over india. Gas and electricity bills will go up for millions of people after the regulator raised the Sana.com/news/energy-price-cap'>Energy Price Cap by a Record amount. Most remaining coronavirus restrictions in wales will be scrapped from tomorrow. Limits on the number of people that can meet indoors will end, Social Distancing rules will ease and nightclubs can reopen. Firefighters in greece continue to battle wildfires the cyclist Sana.com/news/laura-kenny'>Laura Kenny has become britains most Decorated Female 0lympic athlete after she and Sana.com/news/team-mate-katie'>Team Mate Katie archibald won the Sana.com/news/womens-madison-event'>Womens Madison Event in the velodrome. The pair dominated the 120 lap race, winning ten of the 12 sprints. It means kenny has won gold in three consecutive Olympic Games, and archibald in two. Elsewhere, after their gold in rio, britains Hockey Women have taken bronze in tokyo with a narrow victory over india. And in the last hour or so, Kate French has won gold in the Sana.com/news/moden-pentathlon'>Moden Pentathlon more on that to come. But the story of the day is the gold for Sana.com/news/laura-kenny'>Laura Kenny and Sana.com/news/katie-archibald'>Katie Archibald. Andy swiss reports. Hurtling into the history books, a day when Sana.com/news/laura-kenny'>Laura Kenny went where no british woman has gone before, a Fifth 0lympic title as she and Sana.com/news/katie-archibald'>Katie Archibald produced a sporting masterclass. The madison is cyclings version of the relay and there were no shortages of thrills and spills. This is the first time there has been a womens race at the games and the british pair showed the rest how it is done, a triumph of talent and teamwork. They havent put a foot wrong, theyve dominated the race from start to finish. Delight for the duo but especially for kenny, now the most decorated british women in olympic history, but she Said missing her three year old son had been the toughest part. I kept Saying to people, please dont ask me about him but i couldnt have done it without these girls, honestly. Its so hard, leaving him at home,and just to have katie there the whole time, i feel like im racing with a sister and i couldnt have done it if we didnt have that relationship. There was soon a more Sana.com/news/cycling-success'>Cycling Success for britain as Sana.com/news/jack-carlin'>Jack Carlin took the bronze in the mens sprint. For the third games in a row, the Sana.com/news/womens-hockey-team'>Womens Hockey Team are celebrating a medal, but my, they had to work for it. They had been trailing india in the Sana.com/news/bronze-medal'>Bronze Medal Play Off but they turned it around in the nick of time. Yes, theyve found the Sana.com/news/goal-grace'>Goal Grace balsdons goals securing a a 3 win and, after a difficult few years for the team, it was all the sweeter. If youd asked me a couple of months ago if we would come away with a Sana.com/news/bronze-medal'>Bronze Medal i would have laughed at you. This last cycle has been so tough, weve stuck together and we have come out with a Sana.com/news/bronze-medal'>Bronze Medal and we are speechless. In the boxing, meanwhile, former Sana.com/news/taxi-driver-lauren'>Taxi Driver Lauren price is on the way to the final, but it was hardly one way traffic. After being docked a point for holding onto nouchka fontijn, and just listen to what it meant. Yes come on price, who has also has played football for wales, will now fight for the Sana.com/news/gold-medal'>Gold Medal and she cannot wait. Ive been there before, it is nothing new for me. But its everyones dream to get to the olympic final and im going to do my utmost to bring back gold. It was a return of britains most famous knitter. Tom daley� S Handiwork has proved quite the hit but there was nothing woolly about his diving after easing through qualifying in the individual. Can he stitch together another 0lympic masterpiece . Eleanor roper has spent the day at Sana.com/news/welwyn-garden'>Welwyn Garden city, At The Club where Sana.com/news/laura-kenny'>Laura Kenny began cycling. That this is where she first got any bike, this is where all started for her. Little did we know she would go on to win gold at three successive 0lympics. Francis is the coach here, but if you make at the madison . I but if you make at the madison . L was completely blown away, that is the best race i have ever seen and they dominated it, blowing the rest of The World apart, fantastic. What of The World apart, fantastic. What is about law of The World apart, fantastic. What is about law that of The World apart, fantastic. What is about law that makes of The World apart, fantastic. What is about law that makes her such a fantastic Sana.com/news/cyclist-competitor'>Cyclist Competitor . She never gives fantastic Sana.com/news/cyclist-competitor'>Cyclist Competitor . She never gives up fantastic Sana.com/news/cyclist-competitor'>Cyclist Competitor . Sue never gives up and always fantastic Sana.com/news/cyclist-competitor'>Cyclist Competitor . Sie never gives up and always wants to win. From a very young age, she was always competitive and has been an inspiration to all of our young riders. ~ ,. , ~ , riders. When did you think this girl could no riders. When did you think this girl could go really riders. When did you think this girl could go really far . Riders. When did you think this girl could go really far . Right riders. When did you think this girl could go really far . Right from riders. When did you think this girlj could go really far . Right from the earl are, could go really far . Right from the early age, around could go really far . Right from the early age, around nine, could go really far . Right from the early age, around nine, ten, could go really far . Right from the early age, around nine, ten, when| early age, around nine, ten, when she was down here, i introduced to the track when she was about eight, and from that point on, she love the track from Day One and shes just gone on and on. Never did i Dream In My Wildest Dreams that she would do what she has done, to win Sana.com/news/gold-medal'>Gold Medals, but shes an inspiration. What does it mean to everyone to see her succeed . Its what does it mean to everyone to see her succeed . What does it mean to everyone to see her succeed . Its phenomenal. We are still producing her succeed . Its phenomenal. We are still producing young her succeed . Its phenomenal. We are still producing young riders her succeed . Its phenomenal. We are still producing young riders on her succeed . Its phenomenal. We are still producing young riders on the still producing young riders on the Same Sana.com/news/pathway-laura'>Pathway Laura started on, which still exist today, and look at the young riders coming through. I have threeJunior Riders in young riders coming through. I have three Junior Riders in the Same pathSana.com/news/way-today'>Way Today, doing your chimp and championships next week. Its brilliance. Doing european championships. Brilliance. Doing european championships. Brilliance. Doing european championships. Brilliance. Doing european chamionshis. , �. ,. ,. , championships. Shell go again on sunda in championships. Shell go again on sunday in the championships. Shell go again on sunday in the omnium. Team gbs18th Sana.com/news/gold-medal'>Gold Medal of the games came from the womens Modern Pentathlon. Kate french won the event. The 30 year old began the last event, the run and shoot, in fifth place but surged into the lead by Sana.com/news/the-end'>The End of the first lap. She becomes britains second olympic champion in Modern Pentathlon. Gas and electricity bills will increase for millions of people in october, after the Sana.com/news/regulator-0fgem'>Regulator 0fgem raised the Sana.com/news/energy-price-cap'>Energy Price Cap by a Record amount. On average, a household on a standard tariff will pay an extra £139 a year, while those on Prepayment Meters face an increase of £153. Charities have warned that the timing will hit struggling families hard. Justina miltienyte is a Sana.com/news/energy-policy-expert'>Energy Policy Expert at Sana.com/news/price-comparison-company'>Price Comparison Company uswitch. Earlier, she outlined who will be impacted. Everybody who is on a default or standard variable tariff will be hit by it, as well as customers who have prepayment. In terms of those Sana.com/news/prepayment-metre'>Prepayment Metres, let me go through this quickly, if you pay by direct debits, the default tariff, you could see a rise of around £139. If you have a Sana.com/news/prepayment-metre'>Prepayment Metre, that will be an increase of £153. So why have a metre . There Sana.com/news/prepayment-metre'>Prepayment Metre works for some customers better because thats what they agreed with their Sana.com/news/energy-supplier'>Energy Supplier or that is what was installed. The different increases reflect the different course in the calculation that are reflected by 0fgem. What you make of this Sana.com/news/price-hike'>Price Hike . The last one was £97 in april, were you surprised . Its not surprising because weve seen seen the rises in Energy Costs for a while, so the writing was on the wall. However, it couldnt come at a worse time, everyone is thinking about their summer holidays and this is going to come into effect as people are putting their heating up. We will come to what people should be doing between now and october in a moment. When the last Sana.com/news/price-rise'>Price Rise came in april, did you see a spike in the number of people looking to switch . Theres always people looking around to switch, and thats exactly what we encourage everyone to do, just as the ceo Of 0fgem has Said, and that is exact what do after this announcement. Why dont people switch . Theres a name for them, sticky switchers, or something . There are many reasons, some dont think it is as easy as it actually is, but ultimately, its the right thing to do, especially as we see these Sana.com/news/price-rise'>Price Rises happening twice in a year. How easy is it . You Said it is surprising they dont, what should people be doing . If any customer can get hold of their bill, they get all the information on the bill they can input in a Sana.com/news/price-comparison-site'>Price Comparison Site and really, with just a couple of clicks, the rest is done behind the scenes between the suppliers. So, are there deals to be had . There is the sense that when wholeSale prices go up, our bills go up. When wholeSale prices go down, we dont see a drop in our bills. What deals are there out there . There are deals out there and below the current cap level. The best thing to do at the moment is, purely because we cant predict what will happen in the next Sana.com/news/price-cap'>Price Cap increase when it is reviewed in six months� time, so if anyone doesnt want to gamble and see what happens, the best thing to do is to fix their deal. New estimates from the office for national Sana.com/news/statistics-infection-survey'>Statistics Infection Survey suggest that just over 810,000 people in the uk would test positive for coronavirus in the week to 31stjuly, down from 950,000 people the previous week. Thats one in 80 people. Sana.com/news/0ur-health-correspondent'>0ur Health Correspondent Sana.com/news/katharine-da-costa'>Katharine Da Costa is here with more details. What do the figures tell us . They show us infections are down but still rising in Sana.com/news/northern-ireland'>Northern Ireland where the Sana.com/news/delta-variant'>Delta Variant emerge later on. The 0ns Says this is encouraging, the first uk wide full since early may month, but the Sana.com/news/Say-infection'>Say Infection rates in the uk are still high and want to see more data before they can Say we are past the peak of this current wave. This data covers the last week ofjuly, so its backwards looking, and you can still test positive for some time after a initial affection. If not takes longer for after a initial affection. If not takes longerfor a full after a initial affection. If not takes longer for a full and daily cases to be reflected in the data, in the last couple of weeks, we Saw oh Big Drop in the number of daily cases, thats slowed in the last couple of days, On Average 26,000 new infections a day in the last week, but the 0ns Sana.com/news/infection-survey'>Infection Survey is seen as a reliable source of data because it is a random Sample of swabs from households, giving it a bigger picture rather than the daily figures which rely on people with symptoms coming forward. These figures add to the data that the fall is real and it has been reflected in a drop in hospital admissions, about 10 in the last week. Thats not to Say cases couldnt go up again, it may come to september when schools and universities return, you see covid circulating at the Same time, and perhaps a resurgence in flu and other respiratory viruses. Taste perhaps a resurgence in flu and other respiratory viruses. We have seen some other respiratory viruses. We have seen some research other respiratory viruses. We have seen some research on other respiratory viruses. We have seen some research on the other respiratory viruses. We have seen some research on the delta i seen some research on the Sana.com/news/delta-variant'>Delta Variant, butjust first, when england had restrictions lifted, there was a lot of talk of waiting for the time lag before we started to see the effects working through the system, have now hit that . It may be reflecting what was happening around about the 19th ofjuly, on the so called freedom day, we were starting to see daily figures coming down, so the 0ns may be reflecting that. May be too soon to Say for sure what will be the full impact of lifting restrictions in england. Candidate in next weeks data, there may be a clearer indication. In candidate in next weeks data, there may be a clearer indication. May be a clearer indication. In this research about may be a clearer indication. In this research about the may be a clearer indication. In this research about the delta may be a clearer indication. In this research about the Sana.com/news/delta-variant'>Delta Variant, i may be a clearer indication. In this Sana.com/news/l-research'>L Research about the Sana.com/news/delta-variant'>Delta Variant, we keep learning things about coronavirus . Taste keep learning things about coronavirus . Keep learning things about coronavirus . ,. ~. ,. ,. , coronavirus . We do. We know that two doses of Sana.com/news/vaccine-coronavirus'>Vaccine Coronavirus . We do. We know that two doses of vaccine protects coronavirus . We do. We know that two doses of vaccine protects you coronavirus . We do. We know that two doses of vaccine protects you from doses of vaccine protects you from getting seriously ill or dying, but slightly less protection from getting symptomatic infection. Research Says if you getjabs, you are less likely to get infective but Sana.com/news/vaccines-arent100'>Vaccines Arent100 effective, so you can still catch it. Research suggests if you do get infected you can still have similar levels of the virus in your body compared to someone who has not had any vaccine yet. That is raising lots of questions about transmission with the alpha variant, first detected in kent, transmission seem to have been cut by 50 , but more research needs to be done on the Sana.com/news/delta-variant'>Delta Variant, because that would employ your still is infectious, when you have been double jab, as someone who has not been vaccinated, you have a high viral load. But fully vaccinated people are less likely to be infectious as vaccines help the body suppress the virus can reduce the symptomatic infection and reduce the period of time you can be infectious for. ~ ,. ~ period of time you can be infectious for. ~ ,. ,. ,. , for. We will listen back to what Sana.com/news/mark-drakeford'>Mark Drakeford for. We will listen back to what Sana.com/news/mark-drakeford'>Mark Drakeford had for. We will listen back to what Sana.com/news/mark-drakeford'>Mark Drakeford had to for. We will listen back to what Sana.com/news/mark-drakeford'>Mark Drakeford had to Say for. We will listen back to what Sana.com/news/mark-drakeford'>Mark Drakeford had to Say in l for. We will listen back to what Sana.com/news/mark-drakeford'>Mark Drakeford had to Say in wales, but to confirm, in terms of Sana.com/news/vaccine-uptake'>Vaccine Uptake in the country, where does Wales Stand across the uk . Wales has been leading Wales Stand across the uk . Wales has been leading other Wales Stand across the uk . Wales has been leading other Sana.com/news/uk-wales'>Uk Wales stand across the uk . Wales has been leading other Sana.com/news/uk-nations'>Uk Nations Wales Stand across the uk . Wales has been leading other Sana.com/news/uk-nations'>Uk Nations in been leading other Sana.com/news/uk-nations'>Uk Nations in Sana.com/news/vaccine-uptake'>Vaccine Uptake. I dont have the exact figures in front of me to Say the exact percentages, but overall, high levels of the Over 50s are now fully vaccinated and we are seeing the younger Sana.com/news/age-groups'>Age Groups in the uk, the younger Sana.com/news/age-groups'>Age Groups in the uk, the 18 at the younger Sana.com/news/age-groups'>Age Groups in the uk, the 18at 2a the younger Sana.com/news/age-groups'>Age Groups in the uk, the 18 at 2a hours, that are starting to overtake those in their mid to late 20s. We know in the younger groups in particular, around two thirds of had at least one vaccine, so that leaves another third to come forward. Vaccine, so that leaves another third to come forward. In the last hour, Sana.com/news/first-minister'>First Minister Sana.com/news/mark-drakeford'>Mark Drakeford has announced a lifting of restrictions in wales from Saturday, including nightclubs being be able to reopen, and Social Distancing laws being lifted. But he Said that the restrictions did not mean a free for all and that they were carefully following the Sana.com/news/data-ican'>Data Ican i can confirm that we will be moving to alert Sana.com/news/level-zero'>Level Zero here in wales from 6am tomorrow. Having reached this important milestone, we now need carefully to monitor the impact of lifting so many restrictions. We therefore do not expect to make any further changes at the next review. The changes weve announced today set the pattern for at least the next six weeks, and thats why this is such a significant moment for us all. Forthe is such a significant moment for us all. For the first time since the pandemic began, all business will be able to open and all legal limits on meeting people in indoor, private spaces will be removed as well. But alert Sana.com/news/level-zero'>Level Zero does not mean Sana.com/news/the-end'>The End are of coronavirus, and it very certainly does not mean a free for all here in wales. We still have people who are clinically vulnerable in our communities, and most people in our communities, and most people in wales want to go on acting carefully to protect their health and the health of others. Because while we go on doing so, we can all Enjoy Personalfreedoms while we go on doing so, we can all enjoy personal freedoms with a confidence there are still important protections in place to make sure our Sana.com/news/public-health'>Public Health is being Safeguarded. So, even at alert Sana.com/news/level-zero'>Level Zero, we will continue to ensure that employers take steps to protect their workers and customers. Covid Sana.com/news/risk-assessment'>Risk Assessments will be a legal requirement for all businesses, employers and event organisers. They will have greater flexibility about the reasonable measures that they must put in place based on that Sana.com/news/risk-assessment'>Risk Assessment to reduce exposure to the virus and look sick but the measures that are identified must be implemented. And here in wales, the advice of the worst government continues to be that people that should work from home wherever that is possible. Face coverings will continue to be a legal requirement in indoor places, except for Sana.com/news/education-and-hospitality'>Education And Hospitality settings, and, of course, Sana.com/news/on-public-transport'>On Public Transport and, of course, Sana.com/news/on-public-transport'>On Public Transport and when visiting a Sana.com/news/hospital-or-care'>Hospital Or Care homes. As from this weekend, there will be no legal limit on the number of people who can meet in private homes but also in Sana.com/news/public-spaces'>Public Spaces or at events. And a ive Said, all businesses will now be reopened. That is the situation in wales from the Sana.com/news/first-minister'>First Minister, Sana.com/news/mark-drakeford'>Mark Drakeford. For the first time in the united kingdom, 16 and 17 year olds can from today get a covid vaccine. At least, that is the case in Sana.com/news/northern-ireland'>Northern Ireland. Sana.com/news/0ur-correspondent'>0ur Correspondent Sana.com/news/charlotte-gallagher'>Charlotte Gallagher is at the Titanic Quarter in belfast, where vaccinations are being given to teenagers. Charlotte, hello, its looking quiet behind you commit such an indication. 0h, behind you commit such an indication. Oh, no, there is a team going through how busy has it been . Brute team going through how busy has it been . ~. , � , been . We havent seen the huge rueues been . We havent seen the huge queues weve been . We havent seen the huge queues weve we been . We havent seen the huge queues weve we must been . We havent seen the huge queues weve we must add been . We havent seen the hugej queues weve we must add some vaccination centres, that may be because the weather, it is very wet and grey here in belfast, but there has been a steady stream of teenagers, some coming alone, some groups of friends, other people coming with their parents. As you Said, its the first place in the uk to offer pfizer vaccinations for 1617 to offer pfizer vaccinations for 16 17 euros. There are also clinics in derry, other parts of Sana.com/news/northern-ireland'>Northern Ireland as well. And its interesting, because when we got a vaccine, we got booked in for second appointments. 116 and 17 year olds come, they are getting a first at the moment and it will get the second notification at a later date. So that means 16 and 17 year Sana.com/news/olds-wont'>Olds Wont be fully vaccinated when schools return in september. But we can see people coming up towards us but weve not be master the huge queues, that this is the first day that vaccinations have been open to 16 and 17 year olds. Was on a wednesday when health officials announced this would be happening in the uk, so Sana.com/news/northern-ireland'>Northern Ireland injust two days has decided to open up vaccines for this age group, so hopefully we will talk to some people in a bit and see what they think about getting the vaccine. Arena which back are not wealthy teenagers gets . A set moderna, Sana.com/news/astrazeneca-or-pfizer'>Astrazeneca Or Pfizer . It is the pfizer biontech vaccine, that is the only one at the moment is being offered to 16 and 17 year olds with no underlying health conditions. Some younger people have been vaccinated already, but those people who have underlying health conditions. Suffera who have underlying health conditions. Suffer a healthy 16 and 17 year olds, they will be received the pfizer vaccine. They dont have to have parental consent, some people have been coming on their own, others in groups of friends, others with parents, but you dont need parental consent to have this vaccine. , ~ need parental consent to have this vaccine. ,. , unvaccinated young people are being warned that they will miss out on access to nightclubs, as part of an Sana.com/news/advertising-campaign'>Advertising Campaign being launched by the government to boost take up. The campaign on billboards and Social Media will focus on the freedoms that vaccinations allow, from nightclubbing to foreign travel, with Sana.com/news/london-venues'>London Venues including Ministry Of Sound urging people to getjabbed so they can all keep dancing together Safely. Lets have a look at the campaign. Earlier Sana.com/news/doctor-and-dj'>Doctor And Dj bodalia told us the reasons young people might not be getting vaccinated. There is a few reasons they have not been having it. It is the perceived lack of convenience. Now, that is not true because call 119, you can book in very easily, visit the Sana.com/news/nhs-website'>Nhs Website and you can book in, or visit a walk in centre or one of the pop ups, like the ministry of Sana.com/news/sound-or-heaven'>Sound Or Heaven nightclub. There have been some questions regarding Safety, but the vaccines have undergone the Same rigorous clinical trials as other medications that are available and this means they have been tested for Safety, quality and effectiveness, so that should reassure them on that front. And in terms of Side Effects, most people are absolutely fine. Some people develop very mild Side Effects for example, an achy arm, headache, the body aches, they might feel generally unwell for a few days. But simple painkillers and rest, paracetamol, will make you feel better. But obviously, if anyone had any concerns before getting a vaccine or after it with any Side Effects, there is always a Sana.com/news/health-care'>Health Care professional or doctor on hand. The Department For Education is to fund hundreds of extra places at medical schools in england because more students than expected have got the required a level grades, after exams were scrapped for the second consecutive year. Numbers on Sana.com/news/medicine-and-dentistry'>Medicine And Dentistry courses are usually capped by the government because of the cost and the need for clinical placements in the nhs. Elaine dunkley reports. Doctors and dentists are much in demand but there is tough competition for places at university, the numbers are capped because of the cost of courses. With more students this year expected to qualify after exams were replaced with teacher assessed grades, the government is asking universities to take on more students. Universities are not fully ready for the challenge because they gave out their offers for medical courses months ago, and now there is going to be huge great inflation on tuesday probably so they will have far more students Saying they have a right to go to the course than the university has available places. To the course than the University A Degree in Sana.com/news/medicine-cost'>Medicine Cost around £180,000 so the numbers are capped by the government. In 2019, that meantjust over 8300 students starting Sana.com/news/medicine-and-dentistry'>Medicine And Dentistry degrees in england. Last year, because of chaos caused by changes to how A Levels were graded, an extra a50 places were created. Now the government Says in england, the cap will be lifted to more than 9000 places and extra money will be found. Julia has secured a place at oxford and Says after a tough year it is good news for students who want a career in medicine. Its really good news that the government is supporting Medicine Students and allowing lots of people to access those resources. Especially considering how hard it has been to get those grades in the past year. Universities Say its not just about money, they need time to prepare. This week, Sana.com/news/exeter-university'>Exeter University offered £10,000 to persuade some medical students to defer. If theres an element of a grade inflation, universities will work to make sure they are working in the interest of students but i would also point to pleading, it is increasingly attractive. Next week students will find out their a level results. With some courses oversubscribed, the pressure will shift to universities to find the places. Greece is facing a resurgence of wildfires, as strong winds have reignited fires thought to have been brought under control. ThouSands of people were moved out of their homes overnight in several northern suburbs of athens. An extreme Sana.com/news/fire-warning'>Fire Warning has been issued, and the countrys Prime Minister Says its in the midst of an unprecedented environmental crisis. Mark lobel reports. As villages like these in the peloponnese burn, the greek Prime Minister is urging extreme caution. Houses can be rebuilt, he Says, trees can regrow, however, Human Life Cannot be replaced. But abandoning your home is never easy in your 70s. Translation leave and go where, and let my house burn . If we had left, this place would have burned. We told the women and elderly and kids to go, and whoever was able stay to help, however they could. Crops are at risk, too. Westward winds have blown new life into these Sana.com/news/fires-north'>Fires North of athens. With temperatures well over a0 celsius, the past week has been greeces worst heatwave since the late � 80s. With fires continuing to spread, local politicians have denounced a lack of resources. The army is doubling its efforts, but is our changing environment to blame . Climate change is producing hotter temperatures, and making droughts more frequent, conditions that can fuel wildfires. Translation we have a debt. To shield the country against the reality of climate change. Im not looking for excuses. We have made important strides in organising the country, but these are not enough when youre faced with a phenomenon of such magnitude. Fires now spreading across southern europe, where many including spaniards, turks, italians, albanians, and north macedonians are also asking, just what is behind this Sana.com/news/summer-heatwave'>Summer Heatwave thats causing familiar seasonal fires to act in such extreme ways. The government is to introduce a Sana.com/news/cancellation-insurance-scheme'>Cancellation Insurance Scheme to try to protect live events, including Music Festivals and business conferences. The scheme is designed to allow organisers to plan with greater certainty. More than half of all Music Festivals were cancelled this summer, with many Saying an inability to obtain covid related insurance was a factor in their decision. Heres our Sana.com/news/entertainment-correspondent-lizo'>Entertainment Correspondent Lizo mzimba. Lockdown may have been lifted, but the Sana.com/news/music-industry'>Music Industry Says its still been a diSappointing summer. While some festivals have gone ahead a few as part of the Sana.com/news/governments-pilot-programme'>Governments Pilot Programme when it comes to large scale events with a capacity of more than 50,000, more than half have been cancelled, so the £750 million scheme has been broadly welcomed by an industry which sees festivals as a big part of the countrys economic recovery. Look at things like glastonbury, which generates hundreds of millions of pounds for the local area, and concerts across the country that help create jobs, growth, growth of supply chains. As were looking to recover from this pandemic, large Music Events can be the key, can be one of the drivers of this Sana.com/news/post-pandemic'>Post Pandemic and cultural recovery. But it hasnt delivered everything people hoped for. While festivals would be covered, in the event of a full lockdown, they wouldnt be covered if Social Distancing rules were brought in which reduced capacity and made It Uneconomic for the event to go ahead. And with the scheme starting in september, its left huge numbers diSappointed it wasnt brought in earlier. With the cancellations that have happened across the summer, extremely frustrated for many who have had to cancel. And particularly for the many businesses behind these festivals, the supply chain, the freelancers, that have been beleaguered and lost so much revenue over this period due to those cancellations. So, all agree a step in the right direction, but the industry is keen for the government to keep working with them to provide the complete backing they Say they need to protect the festival sector. Lizo mzimba, bbc news. Now its time for a look at the weather. Good afternoon. We are likely to close out friday as we began, with plenty of sharp, Thundery Downpours around. Because of this area of low pressure, which is really not moving very far very fast. So far today, the heaviest of The Rain has been further north, but as we go through the evening hours and overnight, you can see widespread showers to begin with and then more sharper showers develop across parts of Sana.com/news/west-wales'>West Wales and maybe moving up through the Sana.com/news/essex-and-kent'>Essex And Kent coast as well. It stays relatively mild, so a mild start to begin work on Saturday, but then we do it all again. Plenty of showers spiralling around that low, so starting off out to the west and then drifting their way further east, perhaps eastern areas seeing fewer showers but you wont be immune to them altogether. Top temperatures by Sana.com/news/Saturday-afternoon'>Saturday Afternoon peaking at 20 degrees, and little in the way of change as we move into sunday. So if you havent already guessed it, yes, our Sana.com/news/weekend-headline'>Weekend Headline is going to continue to be one of Thundery Showers with some sunny spells. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines. Laura kenny becomes the first british woman to win gold at three Olympic Games as she and Sana.com/news/katie-archibald'>Katie Archibald arev are crowned madison champions at the velodrome in tokyo. Gas and electricity bills will go up for millions of people, after the regulator raised the Sana.com/news/energy-price-cap'>Energy Price Cap by a Record amount. Most remaining coronavirus restrictions in wales will be be scrapped from tomorrow. Limits on the number of people that can meet indoors will end, Social Distancing rules will ease, and nightclubs can reopen. Firefighters in greece continue to battle wildfires across the country its predicted that worse is still to come. And, one of the biggest Arts Festivals in The World, the edinburgh fringe, finally gets under Sana.com/news/way-today'>Way Today after its cancellation last summer because of the pandemic. Time to look at whats happening in our regions from across the uk. Comments by the Prime Minister about the closure of Coal Mines by Sana.com/news/margaret-thatcher'>Margaret Thatcher have been condemned as an insult to former mining communities. Borisjohnson Said she gave the uk A Big Early Start in the move away from coal fired power by closing so many Coal Mines. 0pponents have seized on his remarks and called on him to apologise. East midlands todays Political Editor tony roe reports. Margaret Sana.com/news/thatchers-decision'>Thatchers Decision to close 20 pits in 198a led to the year long miners� strike, causing bitter division in communities. Nowhere more so than in nottinghamshire. Closing mines had devastating economic consequences too. The way the Prime Minister made his comments has irked opponents. Its just not funny, is it . So many of our communities around here were absolutely devastated by the closure of the mines and it was nothing to do with the environment, as he suggests. It was about ideology, because we still burn coal locally and we could have invested money in greenjobs and green technology instead. The former Nottinghamshire Conservative Sana.com/news/mp-anna-soubry'>Mp Anna Soubry has Said there is nothing funny about closing down pits, and asked what will it take for sensible tories to stand up to this buffoon . 0ther conservatives, though, Say, didnt the Prime Minister have a point . Because, they Say, the dismantling of the domestic Sana.com/news/coal-industry'>Coal Industry probably has hastened Sana.com/news/the-end'>The Ending of our reliance on it as a source of fuel. Any offence caused will be in the former coalfield seats, constituencies where we know former miners voted conservative for the first time at the last general election. An investigation� s been launched after a magistrates� court in kent accidentally sent the address of a victim of Domestic Violence to her estranged husband. The woman Said she� d been left terrified and always looking over her shoulder after finding out what had happened. The Sana.com/news/court-service'>Court Service Said it apologised for the distress caused and was putting extra checks in place. South east today� s Sana.com/news/Sara-smith'>Sara Smith reports. In the four years since leaving her violent husband, kate as we will call her to protect their identity, and so you been rebuilding her life. A new Sana.com/news/home-and-job'>Home And Job and partner. But her peace of mind, the last thing to be repaired it has now been shattered. She told me how she had felt when she heard her address had been passed to her abuser but asked us not to use her voice. I was just really scared because i had to flee from my right before and i just went to pieces, i couldn� t believe the court had made this as i co that human error. The magistrates� court had been processing a Restraining Order against her husband that she was told a better meant to update her was put in an envelope to him instead. For the court to give out her current address is absolutely appalling because it is not easy to move accommodation and move your home, if you have got a job, to change jobs, if you have chosen to move your children. It is actually undoing the whole point of a Restraining Order. Kate has previously suffered the consequences of him tracking her down. He threatened to set me on fire. He threatened to cut my throat. He would turn up to my place of work and where i live so i had to change my home, my car and where i worked. In 201a lindSay had escaped her violent husband and moved with her daughter into a Safe house in east sussex. But her address was revealed in legal documents. She was tracked down and seven year old Sana.com/news/mary-shot'>Mary Shot and killed on the doorstep by her own father. There was no concern for our Safety. There was no help. For me anyway. Every time we moved at the expense was entirely borne by myself. A spokesperson for the Sana.com/news/court-service'>Court Service Said. Kate though is back to looking over her shoulder. Any feelings of Safety now gone. The skills of refugees who� ve settled in the region are being enhanced by a project which makes Finding Work easier. The asylum, Sana.com/news/migraton-and-integration'>Migraton And Integration Sana.com/news/fund-programme'>Fund Programme is run by the Sana.com/news/north-east-business'>North East Business innovation centre, supporting people into employment and promoting integration. It� s led by an activist who fled war torn afghanistan in 2002. Look north� s Megan Paterson Reports from south shields. In iran i worked as a hairdresser. I had my own Salon. And after that, when we came here, i got my viSa and i tried working in some Salons in some place. But they just asked me for qualifications and in the uk and i hadn� t. Fatima is one of thouSands of refugees given a home in the uk after escaping conflict. In a new country with new regulations and a language barrier, Finding Work is difficult. That is where the Sana.com/news/amif-project'>Amif Project aims to help. We help them apply for the job, writing their cv, filling the job application. You know, all about the job skills. And also the next part of that, when they set up businesses, how to pay their tax. This is a skill which we teach them. The scheme helped Fatima Update her existing qualifications, improve her english and create a plan which she used to apply for a grant. Now she runs her own business. When i get this opportunity, it has helped me to get busy my mind and working, working, working. I have lots of plans for my life. It has helped me to push me for higher education in this country. And you can get more confident when you are working. From practical advice on business plans to classes in british customs, the project has helped more than 200 refugees in the north east, using personal experience to help reduce isolation. When i came to this country in 2002, with nothing, no family no friends, i could not speak english. For six months or seven months, ijust cried. I did not have a choice to go back to my country. That is why ijust decided to set up here, start studying. For one Sana.com/news/year-ijust'>Year Ijust tried to learn english. Sarah� s own determination benefiting others, the project hopes to help at least another 100 refugees in the next year. We have an update on the ouSana.com/news/r-number'>R Number across england and it has been reported that the number is at 0. 8 to 1. 1. Reported that the number is at 0. 8 to 1. 1. The Sana.com/news/r-number'>R Number. It was previously 1. 1 to la, which seems to tie in with a drop in theirs 0ffice to tie in with a drop in theirs Office For National Statistics figures in the number of cases for covid 19. So the Sana.com/news/r-number'>R Number is currently estimated at 0. 8 to 1. 1, previously standing at 1. 1 to la. So it appears to be going in the right direction. Nearly 80,000 people have signed a Petition Calling on borisjohnson to stop the killing of an alpaca called geronimo, who� s twice tested positive for bovine tuberculosis. The animal� Sana.com/news/s-owner'>S Owner in gloucestershire claims the tests were inaccurate. Andrew plant explains. Geronimo, in quarantine at this Sana.com/news/gloucestershire-farm'>Gloucestershire Farm for the past four years, since he was imported from new zealand. Now, though, he is set to be destroyed, after owner helen lost her fight against his positive tests for tb. Sick. Absolutely sick. Because all of this was avoidable. We� ve had four years of trying to just sit down and rationally discuss the science. The science is just not there. Farmers everywhere have Sana.com/news/cattle-test'>Cattle Tested, and then they get a positive result and they have to put those animals down. Why are you different . Because the Sana.com/news/cattle-test'>Cattle Test is designed for cattle, and it� s an established programme, that is the test for cattle. The Sana.com/news/environment-secretary-george'>Environment Secretary George eustice Said he� d looked into geronimo� s case and, though he sympathised, the alpaca� s tests, he Said, were highly specific and reliable. Helen� s been fighting the results of the test for the past four years, but the High Court Says the results still stand. Now, yesterday, a notice of entry was issued, and that means any time in the next 30 days, officials could turn up here to put geronimo down. In a statement, defra Said. More than a0,000 cows are culled in the uk each year, after Testing Positive for tb. Helen Says geronimo passed multiple tests before being imported and thinks the two tests here were flawed. She� s still hoping this eight year old alpaca can somehow be Saved. Andrew plant, bbc news. We have reaction to this story from number ten, a spokesman for the Prime Minister Said that they do know how distressing losing animals to tb is to farmers and we have sympathy for the alpaca� Sana.com/news/s-owner'>S Owner and everybody who is affected by this disease. The Sana.com/news/environment-secretary'>Environment Secretary has looked at this case multiple times and interrogated all of the evidence and Sadly, geronimo has tested positive twice to tobacco laces using highly specific, positive twice to tb. The risk of false positives is extremely low and there are no plans for further tests. Geronimo was due to be put down today. Geronimo was due to be put down today. In italy, anyone who wants to visit a range of venues, including restaurants, Sports Facilities and cultural sites, now have to produce a � green card� showing a Record of covid vaccination, a negative Sana.com/news/test-or-proof'>Test Or Proof of recovery from coronavirus. While Opinion Polls suggest a majority of people in the country are in favour, the rules have prompted protests, too. 0ur Italy Sana.com/news/correspondent-mark-lowen'>Correspondent Mark Lowen sent this update from verona. It is an absolutely good estate here in verona, the perfect Blue Sky making the theatre over their sparkle initial shine. It is one of the venues making this change. This pizzeria in the centre of verona is having to request a green pass for anybody sitting inside. In this sunshine, not many people this morning as most tourists are outside and most residents are too. Among the tourists eating their pizzas are john and laura from denmark. Are you aware of the green Sana.com/news/pass-change'>Pass Change and the fact that from today it is compulsory in italy . Do you have to use the green Sana.com/news/pass-today'>Pass Today at all . No, not at all. We will use it for the airport so we got our Sana.com/news/tests-today'>Tests Today i and they are negative, so we can go on the flight. So you got The Green Pass through a negative test . We will get a vaccination at home but we already had covid. In december so we had a pass and will get it next week. What do you think of bringing in a mandatory green Sana.com/news/pass-certificate'>Pass Certificate like this . We are used to it in denmark and we have had the Same, i but in practical terms it is difficult. Because we fly back today and had to get test, just to find out where it is and you have to pay, we are glad we didnt have to do iti for the last two weeks because we have been travelling around, | so if we had to find a place every second or third day, i it would be annoying. You have been ready to do it, but do you think others would be willing to do it or do you think there will be resistance . Maybe it will be problematic, but i think if you want to go here, there are| lots of places you can sit outside, so that would i be ok, but you have to at least doi some research before you go so you wont be surprised if it is hard |to find places to get the test. J in terms of no vax waves within society, in denmark, is there a no Sana.com/news/vax-movement'>Vax Movement and people who are resisting vaccinations or resisting any compulsory certificate . Yes, there are several people. I think the majority have already got their vaccine and we havent had it yet because we had it in december so we have one year where we have immunity, whereas here it only lasts half a year. If we stayed, we would have to get a test every second or third day. Thank you very much and have a Safe trip back to denmark. The green pass will be extended next month to cover public transport, schools and universities as well. I think this is a way of the italian government encouraging more italians to get vaccinated. About 60 of italians have been fully but this was the first country in the west to be crushed by the pandemic and so italy now is taking no chances. The Sana.com/news/edinburgh-festival'>Edinburgh Festival fringe gets underSana.com/news/way-today'>Way Today and the city is preparing to welcome even more visitors as part of a month long showcase of festivals. Last year, some of the events went online due to the pandemic. Earlier i spoke to adam mcvey, who is the edinburgh council leader, and i asked him how this year� s event will differ from last year� s. We did have some shows and the festivals did what they do, which is bring an enormous amount of creativity to solve problems and put on fantastic art, and that� s what we did see last year. Brilliant Sana.com/news/comedy-and-art'>Comedy And Art and music and dance, broadcast to The World and it was fantastic to really embrace that new challenge. It was a very difficult one, it was a very difficult year, thouSands of performers would have loved to have come to the amazing city of edinburgh and displayed their own talent to a very grateful audience, but the change was that they were still able to broadcast what� s special about edinburgh� s festivals right across The World. I read somewhere that the fringe has been described as a magnificent monster. How would you describe the fringe 2021 . A much smaller monster. The creative chaos we have during august of artists in whatever field coming to edinburgh and putting on shows that they then take around The World, we get to trial some amazing new talent in edinburgh. So many people have started their careers at Edinburgh International and fringe festivals. This year will be much smaller, only 10 of the size in terms of the numbers of people who want to go and are able to go and the number of performers, but i think what we have still captured is what is really special about that cultural offering. Two thirds of our city engage in the festivals, buying tickets and seeing shows. That� s a level of participation in the arts that is unparalleled, and that� s because of our festivals offering that plethora of things. Whatever you� re into, you will find something that tickles your fancy and this year is no exception. In 2019, you had 300 venues. What� s special about the venues this year, in keeping with the Sana.com/news/coronavirus-caution'>Coronavirus Caution . Absolutely. There� s about a third the number of venues. They� re all covid Safe and have all invested in existing buildings to ensure they are covid Safe. We also have Pop Up Venues across the city that are predominantly outdoor in terms of ventilation, so they� re covered and pretty open to the elements, so you might want to take a coat and jumper. But the great thing about it is we can get more people enjoying those performances. And we have looked to change spaces. For example, there is a venue in Sana.com/news/castle-terrace-car'>Castle Terrace Car park, right below the castle, so we have stayed away from using green spaces and we have looked at the hard standing spaces we have in the city to transform them. Barcelona have announced their all time top Sana.com/news/scorer-lionel-messi'>Scorer Lionel Messi will be leaving this summer after failing to agree the terms of a new contract. Messi joined The Club more than 20 years ago, at the age of 13. He� s helped the Team Win more than 30 trophies and has forged a reputation as one of the greatest players of all time. Here� s our sports correspondentjoe wilson. Picture Sana.com/news/lionel-messi'>Lionel Messi as football� s mona liSa. Seemingly priceless, but suddenly available. While barcelona have already Said Thank You And Farewell on Social Media, messi� s immeasurable contribution can be suggested in statistics. 778 matches, 672 goals, ten league titles, etc. So why let him go . Well, even with messi agreeing a reduced Salary, barcelona� s Sana.com/news/wage-bill'>Wage Bill far exceeds the league� s regulations. The Sana.com/news/club-president'>Club President Says he inherited a financial calamity and losing messi is the only way to solve it. Translation The Club is over 100 years old, and its above everyone and everything. Even above the best player of The World, the best player who� s been with us over the last few years, and we will always thank him for everything he� s done for us. There� s a theory that argentina� s messi is the ultimate Sana.com/news/bargaining-chip'>Bargaining Chip between barcelona and la liga. If Sana.com/news/spanish-football'>Spanish Football loses its star player, the whole competition is devalued, runs that argument. Yeah, but where could he go next . Paris is logical. A club backed by qatari money, psg could afford, in that city of art, a Sana.com/news/3a-year'>3a Year old master. Joe wilson, bbc news. To sydney now, and some amazing images of swimmers in the sea off Sana.com/news/bondi-beach'>Bondi Beach. What they don� t often know is that they� re sometimes swimming quite close to sharks. Each day before sunrise, Sana.com/news/jason-iggleden'>Jason Iggleden films aerial shots of the stunning sea life. He Says his footage often helps to reduce people� s fear of the creatures and acts as a warning system. Take a look at this. This guy might be in for a fright. Yeah, no one� s about. He� s not going to see. He� s going to go and Say g� day to this crew, are you . He just likes to Say g� day to everyone. Look at this i fly around in the bondi area. I� m out there about 20 minutes before sunrise, every morning, without fail. Norman, don� Sana.com/news/t-scare'>T Scare people. No, they don� t see him. They never do. When i first started, the first shark i Saw, i was like, quick, we� ve got to get them out of the water as time went on, my perception changed for sharks, especially with the grey nurses. We see a lot of them in bondi around swimmers and surfers, not really showing any interest. So now, it� s about creating awareness that we can coexist with sharks. I� ve had a Sana.com/news/bronze-whale'>Bronze Whale about 50m away from surfers, and i have a megaphone as well, so i let them know, and they� re just like, yep, and they stay in. But as soon as i mention a great white shark, they get out. So i call the lifeguard if it� s a dangerous event like that, definitely. We have local characters, so there� s alex the seal. Norman the grey nurse shark. Raymond the stingray, there� s loads. It� s actually alliviated a bit of their fear. I get so many mesSages Saying how they� re noSana.com/news/t-scare'>T Scared to be in the water any more because they know it� s just norman. It� s time to look at sharks in a different light, but, in Saying that, we still have to respect that it� s their ocean. We have breaking is for you coming from tokyo. This is fantastic because Sana.com/news/laura-muir'>Laura Muir has won the Sana.com/news/silver-medal'>Silver Medal in the 1500 metres. More on this at the top of the hour. Now it� s time for a look at the weather with louise lear. Hello there. I� m sorry, but the weather remains the Same. We are stuck in repeat mode. The picture behind me tells the story quite perfectly. Sunny spells and Thundery Downpours are likely with low pressure really not going very far very fast not only for the rest of the day, but through the weekend as well. Now, the heaviest of The Rain, the sharpest of the showers are likely to be to the north, particularly through aberdeenshire, where we have seen some relentless rain dripping its way steadily westwards, and bands of Thundery Downpours moving their way across Sana.com/news/northern-ireland'>Northern Ireland, Sana.com/news/north-wales'>North Wales and Sana.com/news/north-west-england'>North West England as we speak. So the best of any dry weather will be further south. You are not going to miss the showers altogether, but that is likely where we will see the best of any sunshine and warmth, with temperatures topping out this afternoon at 22 degrees, 72 fahrenheit. You have probably guessed the theme of the Sana.com/news/weekend-weather'>Weekend Weather already. Yes, the risk of heavy showers and thunderstorms still set to continue, particularly on Saturday. You can see there is a shower bands rotating around that low pressure i pointed out earlier. Some of them merging together for longer spells of rain at times. Really unsettled trend to the start of the weekend. Perhaps if anyone is going stay largely drier and quieter, perhaps the further east. It will be a blustery day as well, with gusts in excess of 30 to a0 miles an hour in the sharpest of the showers. That� ll rattle them through at quite a pace, but it does mean that those temperatures are a bit more subdued on Saturday, ranging from 15 to 20 degrees as the high. The low still with us as we move out of Saturday into sunday but it is starting to drift its way further north and east, so there is the potential on sunday for fewer showers around, particularly in comparison to the start of the weekend. It will be a relatively dry, quiet start to the day, some showers developing up into the far north west, but the further south maybe the better chance of seeing drier weather and temperatures once again up to the low 20s, that is into the 70s in terms of fahrenheit. Looking further ahead, well, it looks as though as that low eases away, we will see this transient ridge of high Sana.com/news/pressure-building'>Pressure Building and quietening things down for a time. Yes, low pressure is trying to push in from the west, but it does mean for england and wales there is a greater chance next week of some drier, quieter and slightly warmer weather. We keep those showers going unfortunately further north and west. Take care. This is bbc news. Im xxxx. The headlines. Cycling senSation Sana.com/news/laura-kenny'>Laura Kenny becomes team gb� s most decorated Female 0lympian. Kate french also takes gold for team gb, winning the Modern Pentathlon. Gas and electricity bills will go up for millions of people, after the regulator raised the Sana.com/news/energy-price-cap'>Energy Price Cap by a Record amount. ThouSands sign a petition to Save an alpaca who faces being put down after Testing Positive for bovine tb. And one of the biggest Arts Festivals in The World, the edinburgh fringe, finally gets underSana.com/news/way-today'>Way Today after its cancellation last summer because of the pandemic. And coming up, the friendly sharks seen from above, off Sana.com/news/bondi-beach'>Bondi Beach in sydney