children in england, wales and northern ireland. but will it spark a rise in covid cases? making eye contact for the first time, the conjoined twins separated after rare surgery. wickets fall at the oval as england chase a big total to try and secure victory against india. coming up in sport later in the hour on the bbc news channel. chaos in brazil as last night s world cup qualifier against argentina is abandoned. health officials confronting uk based players on the pitch over covid breaches. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. mps return to westminster this afternoon following the summer break, with the funding of social care and the nhs at the top of the agenda. some tory mps have expressed anger at reports of an increase in national insurance contributions to help fund social care in england, which would break a conservative manifesto pledge not to raise taxes. labour is also opposing a rise in ni. it s expected that an extra £5.5 billion will be announce
hello and welcome. severe weather and flash flooding in the northeastern united states has now killed at least 45 people. in new york, most of the dead drowned while trapped in their basement apartments. most of the two dozen killed in newjersey were in vehicles overwhelmed by floodwaters. president biden has blamed climate change, and says the country needs to be better prepared. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. a disaster that unfolded in minutes and claimed lives in several northeast states. the catastrophic flooding caused by the remnants of hurricane ida came out of the blue and court new yorkers offguard. streets are turned into rivers and subway services forced to close down as water cascaded onto trains. many of those who died perished in their basements, unable to escape. this is new york s central park, submerged after the wildest flooding in a lifetime. i after the wildest flooding in a lifetime. ., after the wildest flooding in a lifetime. . ,
having to do it again and again, itjust gets. and again, itjust gets harder, to be fair. and a remarkable comeback for the best us gymnast of all time. simone biles takes bronze, despite her struggle with mental health. we ll have all the day s news from tokyo, with just five days of competition left. also today. in scotland, the first minister confirms that almost all remaining covid restrictions willl end from next monday. the olympic sprinter from belarus tells the bbc why she s scared to return home, and the fears for her family s safety. and we talk to britain s youngest ever summer olympian, on the eve of her quest for gold. and coming up on the bbc news channel, a stunning silver for keely hogkinson. the 800 metre runner breaks a long standing british record in team gb s first medal on the track. good evening. we start with yet another outstanding day for team gb, at the olympic games injapan. sailing brought in two gold medals and a silver, the cyclists settled for si
tonight at ten. we talk to the sprinter from belarus who refuses to return home from the olympic games. krystina timanovskaya tells the bbc that she asked poland for protection because of serious concerns for her safety. translation: i can t go back to belarus now, of course. it is definitely not safe for me. i have no idea when i can go back. it may be five, or ten years. during the day, the belarus opposition leader held talks in downing street, urging the uk to put pressure on the ruling regime. we are fighting for rule of law in our country, for democratic changes and mrjohnson gave me to understand that they will be with us. we ll be live in belarus to ask how the widely criticised president lukashenko is likely to respond. also tonight. a tanker has been hijacked by armed men in the gulf of oman and ordered to sail to iran. men in the gulf of oman the number of drug related deaths in england and wales is at the highest level since records began. at the olympics, a sensa
of vaccination to enter indoor places such as restaurants, theatres, and gyms. and curiosity didn t kill the cat, but it did stop a major league baseball game. we ll meet the feline that brought a new york yankees game to standstill. hello, and welcome. new york governor andrew cuomo has denied the findings of a five month investigation by the state s attorney general that found he sexually harassed multiple women, including senior employees. rejected the findings. the five month probe found that governor cuomo violated federal and state laws while creating a climate of fear in the workplace. two senior democrats us senate majority leader, chuck schumer and senator kirsten gillibrand, both new york democrats have called on governor andrew cuomo to resign. here s a little of what the attorney general had to say. the independent investigation has concluded that governor andrew cuomo sexually harassed multiple women and in doing so, violated federal and state law. spe