its covid lockdown. it s eight in the morning in singapore, and 9am in tokyo where the czech republic and poland have offered to help a belarusian sprinter who was ordered home from the games by her country s 0lympic officials. this is her krystsina tsimanouskaya. she had been due to compete in the women s 200m event on monday. but after posting a video complaining about being entered into another race at short notice, she says she was told to pack and taken to the airport. she then contacted police, and uploaded this video on social media, appealing for help. the flight took off without her on board. tsimanouskaya has said she believes she s now safe i m joined now by sarah mulkerrins in tokyo. the international olympic committee says it has asked the belarus authorities to clarify what happened. it comes of course against a backdrop of ongoing protests against president lukashenko of belarus who the opposition accuse of stealing the election, and repressing any dissent
good morning and welcome to the programme. it is eight a.m. in singapore, one a.m. in london and two a.m. in brussels where a hand delivered letter from the british ambassador has made history. theresa may has formally announced the intention of britain to leave the intention of britain to leave the eu, a process that will end quarter decades of membership. both sides now have it nine years of complex and difficult negotiations to work out what life will be like after the divorce. some moments make us. this is one. the minute in westminster, belfast, edinburgh and cardiff that the united kingdom formally changed course. the article 50 process is now underway and in accordance with the wishes of the british people, the united kingdom is leaving the european union. this is an historic moment from which there can be no turning back. probably our last ambassador inside the european union handing over the letter at 12:25pm. the document that says we are on oui’ way out. theresa
Polls are closing in a referendum in mexico on possible investigations into the country s former president. the president put the measures forward as part of his anticorruption drive but anticorru ption drive but critics anticorruption drive but critics say they are unnecessary and there are concerns that not enough people will turn out to vote to make the proposals binding. the american rapper the baby has been dropped from one of america s biggest annual musical festivals america s biggest annual musicalfestivals over america s biggest annual musical festivals over comments he made about people with hiv and aids. he has apologised, firstly freeze contact contact firstly for his honda at a comment concert. lolla palooza said honda at a comment concert. lollapalooza said it had been founded on the principles of diversity inclusivity and accordingly the rapper had been dropped. thousands of people in southern turkey have been forced to leave their home. six