good evening. it s been the first full day of action at the tokyo olympics and we ve seen some of team gb s medal hopes in action. for the second games in a row, though, cyclist geraint thomas crashed in the men s road race, but there was a great performance from swimmer adam peaty, as he began the defence of his title. our sports correspondent natalie pirks has more from tokyo. this road race was described as a war of attrition long, hot and hilly with an early crash. just like in rio, history repeated itself. thomas was determined to leave it on its road, but he was starting to flag. mount fuji beckoned it s all its brutish brutal beauty, but thomas was out in likely his last olympics. adam yates was the highest place britain, but richard carol has claimed ecuador s second goal richard carapaz. more big names today beginning their quest. peaty is as close to a medal as you can get. he s unbeaten in seven years of the 100 metre breaststroke. helen glover has won back
this is what they have been waiting for in melbourne, a breakfrom this is what they have been waiting for in melbourne, a break from the smoke. the scene only a few days ago when australia s second biggest city, a scene that threatened the tennis grand slam season. the organisers of the australian insisted the tournament goes ahead. there is a lot of circulation around the australian open not happening or starting late, it is happening will happen from monday, because we have three environments in which we can compete in. so it may look differently but it will happen. not all the players are happy about it. british player liam broady lost in qualifying but made his feelings clear afterwards. the show though, goes on, huge remote from wimbledon in the women s singles with teenage sensation coco gauff looking to cast a spell over multiple grand slam champion venus williams in round one. her sister serena is looking to start the decade with a 24th grand slam title. the beaten fi
why fewer shoppers and more closures made july an especially tough time for retailers. i ll have the details. a fabulous four and a perfect start to the new premier league season for manchester united, who thump chelsea at old trafford and inflict a first defeat for frank lampard. good morning. today we are looking ata good morning. today we are looking at a mixture of sunshine and showers. showers in the north and west, have very heavier and thundery showers in the south east, in between some sunshine, and this week s weather remains unsettled. i ll have more in 15 minutes. it s monday, august 12. our top story: drug crime has risen in rural areas but fallen sharply in major city centres. a bbc investigation has found that in some villages in england and wales it has more than quadrupled in five years. the findings highlight concern about the spread of so called county lines gangs which traffic drugs using children and vulnerable people. dan johnson reports. the latest fr
declared 3 days of national mourning. i believe. we have seen the patients some are doing very well but most important for us is tanzanians is to pray for the sick and for those who lost their lives. the explosion is the latest in a series of similar disasters that have killed dozens of east africans in recent years. distraught families are now trying to cope with the pain as they say their final farewell. locus of the young. south korea is saying it plans to drop japan from its preferential trade list as a rift between the 2 countries deepens their been protests in seoul after tokyo removed it from its list escalating a trade fumed the moves being seen as retaliation korean court ruling that ordered japanese fans to pay for forced labor during 2nd world war. it s one of the world s most endangered species but the mountain gorillas of central africa are making a slow and fragile return from the brink of extinction stephanie decker reports now from the bit longer mount is in r