Im sorry some has gone its good to have you with us the tokyo lympics in july will be delayed by about a year because of the coronavirus japanese Prime Minister shinzo abbay says hes agreed with the president of the International Olympic committee that the games should be postponed the decision follows months of discussion and pressure from athletes across the globe. The Tokyo Olympics are off the decision came suddenly but was not unexpected after weeks of debate and speculation. I suggested to the i. O. C. President thomas back that the games be perspire and for a year and he was 100 percent in favor of that voice but its a decision that was not taken lightly or willingly but pressure had been mounting from athletes and sports federations. Canada had already announced it would not be sending competitors if the games took place. We have agreed with the i. O. C. That we will stay in close contact to make sure that the olympic and Paralympic Games will be able to take place eventually t
Putin wears a hazmat suit as he visits a moscow hospital treating coronavirus patients moscows mayor says the culprit in the russian capital could be much worse than official figures suggest. Im sumi so misconducts good to have you with us the Tokyo Olympics in july will be delayed by about a year because of the coronavirus japanese Prime Minister shinzo abbay says hes agreed with the president of the International Olympic committee that the games should be postponed the decision follows months of discussion and pressure from athletes across the globe. The Tokyo Olympics are off the decision came suddenly but was not unexpected after weeks of debate and speculation. I suggested to the i. O. C. President thomas back that the games be perspire and for a year and he was 100 percent in favor of that but its a decision that was not taken lightly or willingly but pressure had been mounting from athletes and sports federations canada had already announced it would not be sending competitors i
triumph in the final on sunday. i am ina triumph in the final on sunday. i am in a misty leeds looking at how the team s performances are inspiring the next generation. the fourth day of strikes in just over five weeks as 40,000 network rail workers walked out at midnight. i will look at why things have not moved forward and what it might mean for you. i foryou. iam on for you. i am on the motorway. i think you already have a million calls about an accident. the chilling 999 call after a lorry piles into stationary traffic. we hear about the lives affected one year after the crash. good morning, we start with some sunshine in places. the cloud will build, producing showers. 0verthe next days, it will turn warmer. all the details throughout the programme. it s wednesday, the 27th ofjuly. whoa! england are through to the final of the women s european championship after thrashing sweden in last night s semi final. we were cautious yesterday saying it was a real challenge. i was
in the conservative leadership race. with more countries fighting wildfires, the us special envoy for climatejohn kerry tells the bbc that president biden is considering whether to announce a climate emergency. we are moving forward, but we re not making enough progress and we are not moving forward fast enough. good afternoon. the port of dover says work has been continuing around the clock to help holidaymakers and lorries get across the channel, after they faced lengthy waits over the past two days. queues at the port are expected to be reduced to about an hour this afternoon. the port s chief executive, doug bannister, has thanked travellers and residents of dover for their understanding during what he described as a challenging period . but people using eurotunnel to travel to france have been warned to expect long delays at folkestone. and this is the picture live there now near the entrance to the eurotunnel. as you can see cars and lorries are still queuing up. the