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a country in crisis. a year after the deadly beirut blast scarred lebanon we have a special report. and wildfires threaten parts of greece as strong winds fan the flames through the countryside north of athens. hello and welcome. let s start with the olympics and day 5 action is well underway in tokyo with medals events in the pool and on the water. australia s ariarne titmus picked up a second gold medal and an olympic record. our sports presenter, sarah mulkerrins, is in tokyo with the details. a brilliant olympic games so far for the australian. they call her the terminator, such is her dominance and ferocity in the pool. a couple of days ago she won gold in the 400 metres freestyle in that epic duel she had then with the american star katie ledecky. and today it was even more of a dominant win for her. she had a slow start but she came through to finish in that stunning time. a really interesting race, katie ledecky had finished fifth, that s the first time i ....
contact of a postive case. more electronic tagging for burglars, and a pledge to provide a named officerfor every neighbourhood are announced as part of a new crime reduction strategy for england and wales. if you want to get in touch about any of our stories this morning you can find me on @annita mcveigh or use the hashtag bbcyourquestions i ll read out as many of your comments as i can. also this morning masks make a come back in california as cases of the delta variant surge in the us. and coming up, jeff bezos offers nasa a $2 billion discount to get them to reconsider his bid to build a moon lander. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. it s been another busy day at the tokyo olympics but this one, a mix of delight and disappointment. team gb is celebrating, after winning olympic gold and silver in the men s swimming 200 metres freestyle. tom dean, who contracted covid 19 twice, won the final, with duncan scott completing the one two. ....
canada s first indigenous governor general is sworn into office. hello and welcome. tea m team gb is celebrating after winning an olympic gold and silver in the men s swimming 200 metres freestyle. tom dean and duncan scott. it is the first time since 1908 that two british swimmers have shared the podium. a bermuda athlete has won the island s first olympic gold medal. that s cross over to sarah mulkerrins live and cocoa. some more success in the pool for team gb? it is going so well for team gb and the pool. we had that gold medal yesterday for adam peaty, and what a phenomenal performance from the duo of tom dean and duncan scott today. a wonderful results for them. as you mentioned, tom dean won gold. he was a surprise winner in that, because he finished. he was second to duncan scott for most of the season because duncan scott came and as the favourite. he has been the fastest man over the distance, however it was his teammate, tom dean, whojust got him a fraction e ....
an inquiry into the murder of a maltese anti corruption journalist says the state must bear responsibility for her death. it s day 7 at the tokyo olympics where all eyes will turn to the track, as the women 100 metres heats begins the athletics programme. we start in tokyo, where there s increasing concern that enthusiasm for the olympics has contributed to a spike in coronavirus cases. for the first time since the pandemic began, the number of new daily infections there has passed ten thousand. the japanese authorities say the dramatic rise will not affect the olympic action, but experts are warning if something isn t done to control the spread, the city s healthcare system could soon be overwhelmed. from tokyo, rupert wingfield hayes reports. this is tokyo in the middle of a state of emergency, in the middle of a pandemic. these bars are not supposed to be serving alcohol and should be closed by 8pm, but no one is taking any notice. i m not worried at all, this yo ....
many secretaries, and the government has never really explains the logic of its 16th of august date on isolating. lewis hughes, the man who accosted england s chief medical officer chris whitty in a london park, pleads guilty to assault. meanwhile another man, jonathan chew, pleaded not guilty to the same charge. and drug deaths in scotland reach a new record level for the seventh year in a row more than 1300 people died last year. campaign is when a court battle to prevent the construction of a road tunnel near stonehenge. at 5:45pm marker mode will take a look at the best and rest releases in the film reveal, including disney sjungle reveal, including disney s jungle cruise. good afternoon. there s been a sizeable medal haulfor team gb at the tokyo olympics. tremendous bmx racing by 22 year old beth shreever has won her gold. and kye white took silver in the men s event. for a full round up of today s action at the olympics let s cross to hugh ferris at the bbc sp ....