Rate. As i hear alabama might be one of the most unvaccinated states in the nation. Also over the weekend, republican congressman glen rothman refused to say whether he s been vaccinated because he doesn t want to, quote, take sides on the issue. And despite the fact that masks prevent the virus from spreading, senator rand paul tweeted out this video to his followers last night it s time for us to resist. They can t arrest all of us. They can t keep all of your kids home from school. They can t keep every government building closed. No one should follow the cdc s antiscience mask mandates. To be clear, the cdc isn t forcing anyone to wear masks. They don t have a police force. There is no cdc mask mandate. Some states and businesses and cities are issuing requirements based on cdc guidance. That s a distinction paul clearly knows but doesn t care to be honest about. Also some businesses and cities want the right to issue requirements for vaccinations for certain venues. The freedom to
Team gb are also guaranteed at least another silver in the boxing. Most remaining coronavirus restrictions in wales will be scrapped from tomorrow limits on the number of people that can meet indoors will end, social distancing rules will ease and nightclubs can reopen. A fifth of all the uk s covid, hospital patients are aged between 18 and 3a doctors warn of the dangers facing the young and unvaccinated we ve a special report. Firefighters in greece continue to battle wildfires across the country it s predicted that worse is still to come. And the end of an era barcelona say lionel messi will leave the club after 21 years due to financial obstacles. Gas and electric prices will go up for millions of people across the uk in october. The energy watchdog, ofgem, has confirmed its biggest increase so far to the price cap for domestic deals to cover suppliers extra costs. On average, households in england, wales and scotland on standard tariffs will pay an extra 139 pounds
Just gas and electricity but also petrol and diesel we have fed that through to the calculation. Most remaining coronavirus restrictions in wales will be scrapped from tomorrow limits on the number of people that can meet indoors will end, social distancing rules will ease and nightclubs can reopen. A fifth of all the uk s covid, hospital patients are aged between 18 and 3a doctors warn of the dangers facing the young and unvaccinated we ve a special report. Firefighters in greece continue to battle wildfires across the country it s predicted that worse is still to come. And the end of an era barcelona say lionel messi will leave the club after 21 years due to financial obstacles a warm welcome to tokyo where the olympics has entered day 1a. In the last few minutes, laura kenny has become team gb s joint most decorated female olympians as she and team mate katie archibald win a cycling gold in the women s madison final. Team gb has also added another medal with the women
Ahead of friday s official opening ceremony. Unearthing archaeological treasure, such as discovery on extraordinary fossils from more than 150 million years ago. My my from our studio in singapore. This is bbc news. It s newsday. Welcome to newsday broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. It s six in the morning here in singapore and henan in central china where the heaviest rains since records began have caused devastation in the province and affected dozens of other cities. More than 200,000 people have been displaced and at least 25 people have died. The worst flooding is in the city of zhengzhou which has a population of 12 million and sits on the banks of the yellow river. The military have warned that a major dam could collapse at any time and soldiers have been mobilised to try to divert rivers which have burst their banks. Chinese scientists say global warming has made china s annual flood season much more dangerous. 0ur china correspondent robin brant sent
Middle of a global pandemic. Hello and welcome. Torrential rain has caused severe flooding in parts of central china. More than 10,000 people in henan province have been evacuated to shelters, where it s reported a dam could collapse at any time. At least 12 people have died in the city of zhengzhou after its subway system was inundated with rushing water. Mark lobel reports. Shouting. Floodwater spreading fear. The partly submerged city of zhengzhou, its subway system now an underground river. Commuters are standing for air. Rescuers bravely reacting to unprecedented scenes. Though not everyone made it. Large parts of the train system shutdown. Rip currents seemingly running along roads. The amount of rain over the last three days in this provincial capital usually falls in an entire year. Bringing traffic to a standstill. Many homes were no place for refuge. Over 10,000 residents in the region relocated. More than a dozen cities in this central part of china affected with the populat