Of Its first gay Pride Parade. Hello and welcome to bbc news. WIth temperatures in the high 40s advancing wildfires on the greek island of Evia Have forced thE Evacuation of hundreds of residents. Thousands of locals and tourists have also been evacuated from athens� Northern Suburbs and others have had to abandon their homes elsewhere. The Greek Army has been deployed to help fight the blazes and several countries including Itain-and-germany'>BrItain And Germany have sent Emergency Aid teams to help. Helena wilkinson has the latest. This is greeces second biggest island, evia. The scenes are devastating. Wildfires are continuing to break out on this island. Dozens of residents have had to leave their homes. I closed all the windows but they put the water around It. Firefighters are doing all they can under extreme condItions. But strong scorching winds have made the sItuation worse. Flames have ripped through vast areas destroying homes and burning forest. More than 2000 people from the island had to be carried to safety after they fled to the beaches. One man filmed the inferno once he was safe on a ferry. Ships remained on standby ready to evacuate more people if needed. The greek prime minister Itsotakis'>Kyriakos MItsotakis has called this a nightmarish summer. He speaks greek. He said the Ity'>Governments PriorIty was to protect human life. People scream. Help, help they scream in athens as the flames grew closer. People are trying to put out the fires in any way they can. Thousands of people have been evacuated. A big national tragedy. I dont live here, my sister lives here but It is horrible for the whole of greece. Greece is experiencing Its worst Heat Wave in more than 30 years and authorIties have warned that the risk of further fires remains high in many parts of the country. Nikolia apostolou is a freelance journalist a short while ago she gave me an update from the cIty of kalamata. Currently they are much better. There is still one fire raging but It is under control for now though, who knows what will happen in the next few hours, but athens, things in athens are also better. It is still difficult in evia and It is still difficult in evia and this is the sixth day of wildfires. In terms of foreign help, because greece has had to call in other countries as well, is that making a big impact and how do people feel about the national effort in dealing wIth this crisis . People are angry because scientists had warned that due to climate change, South East Europe would have longer and drier Heat Waves and they say, crItics say, that Fire Zones maintained and new ones werent created and international help is making a difference. We still have, right now theyjust announced that three countries are already helping wIth battling the fire. Were still waIting to see who else will arrive. Officials in california say three firefighters have been injured tackling a huge wildfire in the north of the state. Five people are missing after the dixie fire, the largest active blaze in the us swept through two towns, destroying more than 180,000 hectares in four counties. Californias Fire Services said only around a fifth of the blaze has been contained. To the olympics now and Its the final day of the games in tokyo. Heres a look at the Medals Table as is It stands. WIth just hours left until the Closing Ceremony, the unIted states has overtaken china to take the top spot. The Host Nationjapan remains in third place. Its been a good morning already for Team Gb wIth Jason Kenny taking gold in the keirin making him gb� s most decorated 0lympian. Lets head to the bbc Sports Centre and speak to gavin ramjaun. Very important Boxing Match taking place but for that and lets start wIth Jason Kenny. He does have the midas touch, doesnt It . film. WIth Jason Kenny. He does have the midas touch, doesnt It . Midas touch, doesnt It . Oh, my word. Midas touch, doesnt It . Oh, my word seven midas touch, doesnt It . Oh, my word. Seven gold midas touch, doesnt It . Oh, my word. Seven Gold Medals midas touch, doesnt It . Oh, my word. Seven Gold Medals now i midas touch, doesnt It . Oh, my| word. Seven Gold Medals now for Jason Kenny and what a way to finish the olympics, overtaking Sir Chris Hoy. It was a superb win earlier in the Mens Kieran. There was pressure on him to win this, defending his tItle from rio and he failed to win gold in the individual and team sports. The caring is respected in japan, It is theirflagship sports. The caring is respected in japan, It is their flagship cycling event. A Motorised Bike leads and sets the pace and then the wrIter spent away. No one could cat jason. Gold again for kenny and his first of these games. He would not have bet on himself of this when considering his form in tokyo so far. Disappointment for his wife, laura. They are recycling Power Couple and she came sixth but she had already taken gold this week in the being the first brItish woman to win three gold at three 0lympics. The being the first brItish woman to win three gold at three olympics. In win three gold at three olympics. In the corner of my eye on the corner of yours on the feed we have Lauren Prius. She is something, isnt she . A Kick Oxo, footballer and now contending for a gold in the boxing. We are into the second round. The womens we are into the second round. Tue womens middleweight we are into the second round. Tte womens middleweight division. Lauren prius, heavily fancied content of the Team Gb here in the Gold Medal Match against the chinese competItor and at the moment, like you say, It is not quIte at thE End of that one yet, just keeping across It now and this has been an incredible match. If she wins she will be the second woman only from the uk to win gold for gigabIts. She is a former Welsh Footballer and a Kick Oxo around as well. She is a talented all round athlete and has an emotional Back Story as she was taken in by her grandparents early on and nurtured in the valleys and whales as well as a huge favourIte for them there. So we will waIt and see what happens in that one but her opponent is experienced, she has won 80 championships already. It is tense. T 80 championships already. It is tense. ,. , 80 championships already. It is tense. , tense. I can see. It is the last day ofthe tense. I can see. It is the last day of the olympics tense. I can see. It is the last day of the olympics and tense. I can see. It is the last day of the olympics and the tense. I can see. It is the last day of the olympics and the closing i of the olympics and the Closing Ceremony will be in a few hours time. It is hot and humid ceremony will be in a few hours time. It is hotand humid in ceremony will be in a few hours time. It is hot and humid in tokyo so the marathon was started at 7am, wasnt It, local time . And, well, the favourIte has clinched It again. Absolutely. Who could bet against eliud kipchoge. He fulfilled his legacy, he said after successfully defending his Mens Mouth on tItle in sapporo. It had been moved from tokyo to be a It-cooler'>BIt Cooler but still hot and humid condItions. He is regarded as the greatest over this distance. The World Record Holder and unofficially run a marathon in under two hours back in 2019 so is very good this discipline. No catching him today, fishing well ahead of his opposItion. He said he was glad the olympics had taken place here because It was a sign of hope of life getting back on track after what has been an incredibly tough year for all, especially the athletes because they have had to cope wIth so much Disruption And Uncertainty in their schedule. A posItive note in the games for him there. ~ ,. PosItive note in the games for him there. ~ i. ,. ,. , there. Thank you very much. Keep an E E on the there. Thank you very much. Keep an eye on the boxing there. Thank you very much. Keep an eye on the boxing as there. Thank you very much. Keep an eye on the boxing as well. There. Thank you very much. Keep an eye on the boxing as well. Its there. Thank you very much. Keep an eye on the boxing as well. Its not. Eye on the boxing as well. Its not uuItE Eye on the boxing as well. Its not quIte finished eye on the boxing as well. Its not quIte finished but eye on the boxing as well. Its not quIte finished but for eye on the boxing as well. Its not quIte finished but for now, eye on the boxing as well. Its not quIte finished but for now, thankl quIte finished but for now, thank you. Lets move on now. Reports from Northern Afghanistan say theres heavy fighting in the cIty of kunduz, where government forces are trying to push back taliban milItants. A taliban spokesman said their fighters had already captured some districts and were inching towards the centre of the cIty. On saturday us Central Command said It had intensified Air Strikes in support of the afghan government. Earlier, the taliban said they had taken control of Ital'>Sheberghaan The Second Provincial CapItal to have fallen in two days. Richard galpin reports. In this fast moving offensive, the taliban are claiming a second provincial capItal, sheberghan, is in their hands. Here video filmed by the fighters appears to show them releasing inmates from the local prison. The afghan authorIties admIt some parts of the cIty have been taken. In response, the afghan Defence Ministry says It has called in American B52 long range bombers to try to halt the taliban offensive in sheberghan. Airstrikes, It claims, have already hIt the insurgents, killing many of them. There is a risk, though, of civilian casualties. Already many civilians have been killed or injured, including children. The hospItals filling up. The taliban have been specifically targeting Government Officials such as dawa khan menapal, the head of the governments information centre. He was shot dead on friday. His funeral has now taken place in the capItal, kabul. A killing designed to intimidate those working for the government in kabul. As the sItuation deteriorates, many afghans who have been outside the country in pakistan are now trying to get back in. But one of the key Border Crossings has been closed by the taliban leaving many stranded. Translation we came here to attend a funeral three days ago, now the border is closed, we are sItting here wIth no food and no money, we cannot go to a hotel to sleep for the night. I appeal to the taliban leaders to find some solution for us. And now while afghans are trying to get back home, the brItish and american governments are calling on their cItizens to leave the country. Richard galpin, bbc news. Lets get the latest again from gavin the boxing is over and. And gold for Lauren Prius from Team Gb. That makes 22 old now for Team Gb and she has become the Itish-female'>Second BrItish Female to win olympic gold. What an achievement. We are watching It now and thE Elation from all of Team Gb who are watching in the stands. Six medals from the boxes in these games and It is an incredible one of you think of It in the context of the success they have had in the ring. It has been brilliant for them. They have had a lot, the first goal came yesterday but on the whole It has been a successful games for brItain in the ring and Lauren Prius, what a story. The former wales international footballer, 50 caps, former world foxing captain. She is to be a Taxi Driver as well so she could give you a lift but she is more likely to receive a lift from anyone in wales wherever she goes. Everyone seems delighted and i am watching now and It is a fantastic day for Womens Boxing and brItish boxing. So rob mccracken, the coach has done a lot of work wIth lauren and It is a phenomenal win for her and she defeated a formidable chinese opponent who has won 20 of bouts across the world as well as bronze in rio. A brilliant run there from lauren. You said she had been taken in by her grandparents had a young age and worked as a Taxi Driver, in terms of the number of events left before the final formal end the number of events left before the finalformal end of the number of events left before the final formal end of the games, the number of events left before the finalformal end of the games, is the number of events left before the final formal end of the games, is a much less now or not . Just a few, really. There is another boxing to come but in terms of brItish interest we have seen the kennys go early on Third Jason Winning gold, a fantastic gold there in the Mens Kieran his first of the games and hes the first person to win seven gold. He is the leading brItish olympian ahead of Sir Chris Hoy now. Laura canning came sixth in the omni and so no gold there but she is a ready done well so far in these games winning gold in the medicine. There is still a bIt to go. We have volleyball as well which is happening at the moment and the usa won gold in womens basketball. So a tapering and to the games today, if you like. 12 oclock is the Closing Ceremony for these games but It has been a great watch, hasnt It . WrItten have done well. And despIte all the opposItion wIthinjapan, It will have been deemed a success although whether It has been a success financially for japan, that will not be quIte so straightforward. Thank you very much, gavin. Having a look at some of the other stories making headlines in the uk. Alok sharma, the uks minister in charge of climate talks, has defended his decision not to quarantine after flying to a number of Red List countries. He told the Observer Newspaper his visIts to 30 nations in the past seven months made a vItal difference to his work. The governments rules say those on diplomatic trips do not have to quarantine. The number of people waIting for an operation in england could exceed 13 Million by next autumn even if services operate at pre pandemic levels. It already stands at 5. 3 million, but the Itute-for-fiscal-studies'>InstItute For Fiscal Studies is warning there is a hidden backlog of patients which hasnt yet emerged. The department for health say theyre investing £1 billion to tackle the problem. People fully vaccinated against coronavirus can now visIt france wIthout quarantining on their return to the uk. Its one of several changes to the governments Travel List that have come into effect this morning. Seven countries including germany have been added to the green List But Mexico is now on the Red List, meaning a mandatory 10 Day Stay in a hotel for visItors coming back to brItain. Heres our business correspondent, katy austin. Kyle cannot waIt to drive down to the South Of France wIth his dog indy. If hed gone in the past three weeks he would have had to self isolate for ten days upon return, while fully vaccinated travellers coming from other Amber List countries did not. The announcement the stricter rule would end today gave him the confidence to finally make a plan. It would have been great to be from before but everything has been changing so rapidly It is hard to really understand when It will actually be safe to travel. So im trying to go now while i can. I need to get straight back to work when i return to london which is great. BrIttany ferries have seen a surge in bookings but still only hopes to carry half A Million passengers this year, less than a quarter of pre pandemic numbers. The season 21 will be worse than season 20 for Ittany-ferries'>BrIttany Ferries so i guess It is more than welcome, It is good news but It comes in a year when at thE End of the day for us It is about 22 and making 22 a real normal year, hopefully. Also from today, india and a handful of other places have moved to the Amber List. However, mexico is among those joining the Red List. That means paying for hotel quarantine. To avoid It, lotus and her husband, celebrating their anniversary after a tough year, scrambled to fly back england one week early. I would be lying to you if i told you i was not incredibly upset when It happened. I know people say It can change quickly but three days notice to travel from halfway across the world. Struggling Tourism And Aviation businesses saw this season as crucial. One Travel Agent told me that Testing Requirements was still putting many brItish people off booking foreign trips on the latest change had only made a small difference. Its far too late to save the summer. For a lot of consumers, they already made their plans and while we have seen an increase, lIterally, from the next daym we have seen an increase, It is marginal, and when you think most businesses are trading 80 down you need a huge amount of volume to make up anywhere near the shortfall they arE Experiencing. Those who do now want to book a getaway will still need to check what the rules are for holidaymakers arriving at their destination. Katy austin, bbc news. Looking at some of the headlines elsewhere. A quarter of A Million people have taken to the streets in cIties across france, to protest against a new covid health pass. From monday, customers will need the pass to visIt cafes, restaurants and some shopping centres. There were isolated clashes, wIth demonstrators throwing projectiles and Police Spraying tear gas. A ship carrying more than 250 migrants has docked in sicily, a week after those on board, were rescued off the tunisian coast. Passengers on the Vessel Run by the german aid agency, Sea Watch international clapped and cheered as they arrived at the Italian-port'>Italian Port of trapani. Italy has urged other European Union countries to accept some of the new arrivals. Amsterdam has marked the 25th Anniversary of Its first Pride Parade. Around 10,000 people carried rainbow flags and banners through the cIty, capping off a month of events. Celestina olulode reports. Car horns toot. A demonstration of equalIty wIth a clear message. All chant. A walk through the historic Ity-centre'>CIty Centre is how thousands marked the 25th Anniversary of amsterdams pride festival. And while the Party Atmosphere gripped the streets. Cheering and applause. Some are marched wIth these flags in hand, representing countries where homosexualIty is still against the law. In 2001, the netherlands became the first country in the world to legalise same sex marriage. But according to a report by human rights watch, there were over 1,500 anti lgbt incidents in the country in 2017 a 66 increase compared to just over a decade ago. Ernst verhoeven helped organise amsterdams first Pride Parade and said there has been a lack of tolerance towards lgbt people from some immigrants coming from countries where homosexualIty is illegal. The cIty became more colourful and diverse which is great but the cIty became also, parts of It, more conservative and aggressive toward differences. We are now in a sItuation that there is quIte a bIt of violence instigated against us by youngsters wIth migration background, and on the other hand, we have the polIticians that, the Left Wing and liberal polIticians dont know how to tackle the problem because theyre also afraid to discriminate. So i hope that we invest in each other, in solidarIty, and that in the coming five years, we make a safe space of amsterdam again. A gay paradise. Its the second consecutive year the Itys-canal-parade'>CItys Canal Parade was cancelled due to coronavirus, but despIte covid, young and old, the message on these streets is still the samE Equal rights for all. Celestina olulode, bbc news. Just before we go, back to tokyo, were used to seeing some pretty spectacular pictures of World Class athletes at the games but wont we dont see is how much work It takes to capture those photos. Bbc news has spoken to three Sports Photographers about their favourIte shots from the games so far. What makes a great Sports Photograph . Its gotta be impactful, It could be in your Face Action shots, celebrations, emotion, dejection. Subtleties, details. Artistic composItions. The beauty about Sports Photography is It can take on so many different forms. My names lawrence griffIths. Im chief photographer in the uk of sport wIth Getty Images and this is my third summer games. I look at life as a photographer. You know, as soon as im walking into a place, im analysing what ive got, you know, im looking at the way the light is, im looking you know, i walk into a venue and im assessing backgrounds, im assessing angles. Obviously Lady Luck does play a part, but if you want to get those perfect moments, you have to get the perfect spot and, laughs, you have to get therE Early. Three hours, four hours before, to sIt in that spot. You know, if you leave It, Someone Willjump in It. 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Shes holding the chalk, you know, the chalk for the rest of the team and shes pulling her mask off and looking a bIt sad and vulnerable, and i think that picture really tells that story of that day for me. Historically down the years when people look back on the tokyo games, that was in the middle of that pandemic and there were no spectators there. As sport photographers, we want to turn around and say look, you know, the picture that sIts in history is something youve taken. Capturing the perfect olympic moment. The olympic moment. Olympics which are drawing to a close the olympics which are drawing to a close injust a the olympics which are drawing to a close in just a few hours time. Hello, hello everyone. I hope youre doing all right. WIth a presence of heavy showers across much of the Uk Today and sunny spells, you mightjust catch a rainbow out there and although that sounds quIte nice, some of the showers wont be. As wIth yesterday, slow moving, heavy, thundery downpours, and the reason why were seeing these is down to this area of low pressure. Now, very slowly this is moving towards the north, and in doing so, i think some Southern Parts of the uk should see something a bIt brighter and drier today. The south east seeing some sunshine inItially and some scotland as well. Then the showers swirling around that low, i think will reach most parts. But as wIth yesterday, some sunny spells in between. QuIte windy at times, especially across Southern Parts, thanks to the low again. And todays top temperatures, well, nothing too dazzling, between 18 and 20 celsius. As we head through towards this evening, the low pressure is still wIth us, introducing further, heavy, slow moving showers. Some of these, as you can see, bunching together into more prolonged spells of rain and through today and this evening, some of them could to localised flooding. More in the way of drier weather starting to creep in, though. Temperatures tonight down to 13 or 1a celsius. Tomorrow, the low pressure is still nearby and is still likely to introduce more of those showers a couple of Weather Fronts across the uk which in turn will bring some spells of rain across Southern Parts, you can see one here draped across northern ireland, the north of england, into Southern Parts of scotland. These will bring showers and more of those showers will tend to build through the day. But i think many of us, especially across parts of england and wales, will more of that see Sunshine And Brightness tomorrow and those top temperatures, as you can see, in a similar sort of place, may be getting to 19 or 20 celsius at best. Now, as we cast an eye upon tuesday, the low is slowly creeping away from us, and we have a lIttle ridge of high pressure trying to build, so, a better day. This is en route, however, another whether front will swing towards us as we head towards wednesday. Introducing rain and It looks like we will see It moving across morE Eastern parts of the uk. Again introducing cloud and some rain as well. Temperatures potentially climbing just a touch as we head through the middle of this week, but It looks like things are likely to turn a bIt less settled once more as we look towards thE End of this week. Well keep you posted, of course. Thats the forecast. Stay safe, see you soon. This is bbc news, the headlines. Thousands of residents and tourists have been evacuated from Towns North of athens, as wildfires spread across the country. Two people are known to have died, and at least 20 others have been injured. Reports from Northern Afghanistan say theres heavy fighting in the cIty of kunduz, where government forces are trying to push back taliban milItants. A taliban spokesman said their fighters were inching towards the centre of the cIty. The latest changes to brItains travel restrictions have come into force. Seven countries including germany have been added to the green list, meaning that anyone who returns from there doesnt have to quarantine. Lauren prius has won the 22nd great Gold Medalfor great Lauren Prius has won the 22nd great Gold Medal for great brItain at the olympics. She defeated her chinese opponent had become the middleweight champion