in the 400 metre hurdles. hello and welcome to the programme. thousands of people in lebanon have attended a memorial service in the ruins of the port of beirut to mark the first anniversary of a huge explosion that devastated much of city. the blast was one of the biggest non nuclear explosions in history. it killed more than 200 people. outside the lebanese parliament, the security forces fired tear gas at stone throwing protesters. along with the grief, there s real anger that a year on nobody has been held to account for the explosion. rights campaigners allege that the most senior officials in lebanon were aware of the danger posed by the huge quantity of ammonium nitrate fertiliser stored in the port that caused the explosion. the blast plunged lebanon into a deeper crisis, but the country had already been facing serious problems for years due to the dire economy and political instability. carine torbey reports. one year after the explosion, all the debris is swept to a
the youngest british olympian. she is in action in the skateboard park final. hello and welcome. krystina timanovskaya the belarusian sprinter who refused her team s orders to fly home from the olympic games is on her way to vienna. it s not clear why the 24 year old has taken the flight to vienna and not to warsaw her original planned destination after she was granted a humanitarian visa by poland. she arrived at narita airport from the polish embassy, where she had been helped following events on sunday when she had been taken to the airport against her will by belarusian officials because she had criticised her coaches on social media. mariko oi is in tokyo. we were just watching their the pictures of the flurry at the airport. the media and the press tried to figure out where she was headed? press tried to figure out where she was headed? indeed, sally, there was a she was headed? indeed, sally, there was a bit she was headed? indeed, sally, there was a bit of she
hello and welcome to bbc news. afghanistan is seeing the heaviest fighting yet between government forces and the taliban. the militants are trying to seize three major cities in the south and west of the country. they ve made rapid gains in less populated parts since it was announced almost all foreign troops withdraw by september. taliban fighters have now entered parts of herat, kandahar, and lashkar gah, the capital of helmand province, once the home to british troops in the country. the fate of these key cities could be crucial amid fears of a humanitarian crisis, and there are concerns about how long government forces will be able to hold out. this analysis from our correspondent in kabul, secunder kermani. well, this is now the most serious fighting we ve seen since this latest taliban offensive began. the militants had already captured vast swathes of rural territory, now they re trying to take their first city and earlier this evening, they made their way to the very
hello and welcome to bbc news. turning to the olympics now, and we ve now reached day nine of the games. here is the medal table as it stands at the moment. china is on top with 22 gold medals, followed in second place by the united states with 19 golds, and the host nation, japan, currently in third on 17 golds. with me is our reporter tanya dendrinos. let s wrap up the action so far. where shall we start? swimming pool? absolutely, good place to start. it was the last day of swimming in the final event was the men s 100 was the last day of swimming in the final event was the men s100 medley relay. it finished an emphatic fashion. they not only claim the gold medal, team usa, but also a world record. it was team gb in silver. in the mix for that us team was superstar caeleb dressel. he has been incredible to watch, incredible speedin been incredible to watch, incredible speed in the water. you would think you might have been tired after his final win in you might have been t
hello, this is bbc news with ben boulos. the headlines: success for team gb in tokyo. gold for gymnast max whitlock, who retains the olympic pommel horse title. another gold for team gb charlotte worthington wins a dramatic bmx park freestyle final. a belarusian sprinter says olympic officials from her country have tried to forcibly repatriate her after she publicly criticised the national team. the uk has accused iran of being behind an attack on an oil tanker off the coast of oman in which a british national was killed. young people in england will be offered incentives to have their first covid jab, like discounts for takeaway food and taxi journeys. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello, i m marc edwards. world class whitlock wins again. he takes gold in the men s pommel horse. charlotte worthington turns the bmx world upside down with her gold medal winning moves. he s the fastest man on earth lamont marcelljacobs wins italy s first 100 metres olympic medal