east and the north east. the weather that it brings sits on top of the country for a considerable amount of time. through the afternoon, showers continue, particularly heavy across northern parts of the uk, may be fewer for a time northern parts of the uk, may be fewerfor a time for northern parts of the uk, may be fewer for a time for the south of wales and devon, could be decent sunshine in plymouth. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: gold medal number 20 for team gb asjoe choong takes top spot in the men s modern pentathlon. boxing gold for galal galal yafai takes another medal for team gb as he wins in the flyweight division. success in the pool, too tom daley earning bronze in the 10m platform diving, his second medal of the games. china s cao yuan securing gold. while, britain s matt walls and ethan hayter took olympic men s madison silver behind denmark in first. and, josh kerr secures bronze and a personal best in the men s 1500m. in other news the unit
live in tokyo on day 14 of the games, where athletes are having to battle the extreme heat injapan, forcing the women s gold medal football match to be moved. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it is newsday. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s seven in the morning here in singapore, and 4:30amin the morning across afghanistan, where the government is mobilising its forces to try to repel taliban fighters as they move in on several big cities. this map shows you some of the key areas of the fighting in kandahar, herat and lashkar gah. this is the situation earlier on thursday in herat, with taliban fighters reportedly moving at will, in much of the city. here are the thoughts of some of the residents. translation: the situation is tough. | our houses have all been destroyed. people have all fled. there are eight or nine taliban on the roof of our house. if the security force hit there, everything will be destro
from that zone. we could see temperatures 22 23 degrees. it will feel pleasant out there. these showers and thunderstorms in central and eastern areas rumble on and then clear away. and eastern areas rumble on and then clearaway. it and eastern areas rumble on and then clear away. it turns drier tonight but this new area of low pressure pushes in, that will bring cloud, rain and wind, temperatures will start to lift as well across southern and western areas by the end of the night but it is all change for thursday, friday into the weekend, we have low pressure sweeping in. it will bring more unsettled conditions. it will turn windier as well. here is the culprit. this area of low pressure, more isobars on the chart as you see hence the winds, only slowly moving eastwards during thursday, bumping into the area of high pressure. it means central and eastern areas staying dry. the cloud picks up and a band of rain spreads eastwards through the day, some could be heavy and thunde
rehab in barcelona. assistant managerjuanma lillo will take control of the first team for city s games against sheffield united and fulham. before taking leave it seems pep was busy securing a new signing. manchester city have agreed to deal for belgium wingerjeremy doku from rennes for over 55 million pounds. the 21 year old is set to become city s third major signing of the summer, after mateo kovacic and josko gvardiol. thierry henry has been confirmed coach of france s under 21s on a two year contract. henry scored 51 goals for france, and was most recently an assistant coach with belgium. he ll lead a france under 23 side at the 2024 paris olympics. rangers manager michael beale has full confidence that his players can move past psv eindhoven and in to the group stage of the champions league. the sides clash at ibrox in the opening leg of their qualifying match this evening and beale believes his players can replicate what they did at the same stage last year. we knew we
we went1 0 up, according plan, and we had our moments afterwards as well to go for a second one. i think we defended very well but then, yeah, the two defining moments where we almost make a breakthrough, we considered the first goal and also the second goal after, also a defining moment when gunners is two in the break. then, you are disappointed. we have to accept it but it is what it is. still, i think we had the opportunity to at least get one point but also it was possible. vincent kompany s burnley remain joint bottom of the premier league, 11 points from safety, after defeat at home to bournemouth. andoni iraola s side were 2 0 winners at turf moor with antoine semenyo getting their second goal. the victory moves them 11 points clear of the bottom three. what do i want for my team? i want my team to show the energy they did today. i want my team to show they are willing to fight and do everything for what is a wonderful opportunity, being in the premier league with bur