Releasing it in cinemas. Hello and welcome to the programme. After hitting a new record for the number of confirmed daily cases of more than 10,000 injapan, a State Of Emergency already in place In Tokyo has been extended to more regions. Theres increasing concern that enthusiasm for the olympics has contributed to a spike in coronavirus cases. Im joined now by Mariko 0i who is In Tokyo for us. Mariko what do we know about the expansion of the State Of Emergency . As you said, the government has proposed to State Of Emergency to include the prefectures of Tokyo And Osaka which should be confirmed later today and the State Of Emergency in place but Tokyo And Osaka and yokohama extended by ten days to the end of august. How effective this will be to control the pandemic, that remains to be seen, because it has been under a State Of Emergency for two weeks now but we continue to see that spike. I think the question is, what can the government do, what else can the government do to control
With us to accelerate that. Secondly, we believe that driving should be recognised as a skilled shortage and therefore open up temporary visas for the industry to be able to bring European Drivers back into the country. The government says the industry needs to find the solutions to this, which means better working conditions, better pay. What are you doing . I would absolutely agree with that and arla, through our third party hauliers who do our distribution for us, has significantly increased pay. In fact, this week we have announced a 2,000 signing on bonus for the Drivers Tojoin and work on weekends. And weve introduced an academy to make sure that were growing the home talent, because what we really want in the long term is for british young people to come into the industry as well. How serious is this . Well, i think when youre not able to supply 10 of the stores that would be expecting to get milk every day, i think thats quite worrying for a Customer Walking into a store and no
And australia sends in the army to enforce sydneys Stay At Home restrictions, as Covid I9 infections continue to rise. The uks biggest dairy company, arla, tells the bbc that it had failed to make 25 of its deliveries to supermarkets last weekend due to a shortage of drivers. Nine years in prison for incitement to secession and terrorist activities. Prodemocracy Activist Benny Tai is the first person to be convicted under Hong Kongs new Security Law. And its an Epic Battle Between A Star and her studio, as Scarlettjohansson Sues Disney for streaming her latest movie. Theres been a sizeable Medal Haul for Team Gb at the tokyo olympics. Tremendous Bmx Racing by 22 year old Beth Shriever has won her gold. And Kye White took silver in the mens event. For a full round up of the action at the olympics this morning, lets cross to Mike Bushell At The Bbc Sport centre. And call it a fabulous friday for Team Gb including that gold from Beth Shriever, what a story, she relied on crowdfunding to g
will take until september to come up with a winner. now on bbc news africa fashion: on its own terms. brenda emmanus explores the global impact of african fashion. african creatives are shifting the landscape of fashion by simply being themselves. there has evolved a single mindedness when coupled with creativity has produced a generation of innovators who have caught the world s attention and on a trip to ghana i got to understand why. i think it has a very kind of fresh energy, a very vibrant energy. we are just in a period now that african brands are just owning that, owning what we have and projecting it in however they see fit. africa has been shaped by diverse histories, cultural positions and influences. these have also served to create an exciting contemporary fashion scene which is as dynamic and eclectic as the continent itself. this ever evolving creative scene and booming fashion industry has inspired a landmark exhibition at the victoria and albert museum in lo