results. olympics organisers announce the first case of coronavirus in the athletes village, six days before the tokyo games begin. rescue crews have been racing to find survivors after the floods that wreaked havoc in germany and its western neighbours. 153 people are so far known to have died across europe, 133 of them in germany alone. hundreds remain unaccounted for and thousands are now homeless. thousands of residents of wassenberg, an area west of the german city of cologne, have left their homes after a dam was breached by floodwater overnight. german officials say the country s flood warning system functioned as it was supposed to, but the amount of rain and how rapidly it fell was unforeseen. angela merkel will travel there on thursday. the german president, frank walter steinmeier, has visited the stricken town of erftstadt to see the rescue work taking place. of erftstadt to see the rescue work translation: of erftstadt to see the rescue work this translation:
javid says he has tested positive for coronavirus and is experiencing mild symptoms. i was feeling a bit groggy last night so i took a lateral flow test this morning and it s come out positive, so i m now self isolating at home with my family until i get the results of a pcr test. olympics organisers announce the first case of coronavirus in the athletes village, six days before the tokyo games begin. and why the world s new space race is all about getting technology rather than people up into orbit around the earth. hello and welcome to bbc news. rescue crews have been racing to find survivors after the floods that wreaked havoc in germany and its western neighbours switzerland, luxembourg and the netherlands. 153 people are so far known to have died across europe, 133 of them in germany alone. hundreds remain unaccounted for, and thousands are now homeless. thousands of residents of wassenberg, an area west of the german city of cologne, have left their homes after a dam
on climate change. experts say global warming makes torrential rainfall more likely. olympics organisers announce the first case of coronavirus in the athletes village, six days before the tokyo games begin. the health secretary sajid javid has tested positive for coronavirus. the health secretary who replaced matt hancock in the post last month said he had was fully vaccinated, with two doses of the vaccine, and was experiencing only mild covid symptoms. he broke the news by posting a video on twitter. hi, everyone, ijust wanted to update you all that i have tested positive for covid. i was feeling groggy last night so i took a lateral flow test this morning and it came out positive. i am now self isolating at home with my family until i get the result of a pcr test. i am grateful that i have had two jabs of the vaccine and so far my symptoms are very mild. i also want to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved in our national vaccine roll out programme, truly t
to public safety. coventry has hosted an array of small scale performances around the city to mark the start of its year as the uk city of culture. from music and dance performances to horseback rides, the event called coventry moves was billed as a playful and engaging introduction to the city. colleen harris reports. # i rise above # life is below, river flows.# breathing new life into coventry s ska and 2 tone legacy, the singer pauline black of the 70s and 80s band the selecter opened the uk city of culture with a performance in a residential part of the city. i play the river spirit. there is a river that runs under coventry called the sherbourne, and i m enticing the future generation by telling a story about how coventry came together. big up the bolly dancers! organisers have had to keep plans low key and secret to avoid attracting crowds, so performers and street theatre are moving through the city telling its story of resilience, innovation and youthfulness.