Of the century. We are seeing this very clearly in our observations now. Now experts are calling for radical action to help prevent the worst consequences of Climate Change. Also tonight. More young people are being urged to get the coronavirus vaccine, as a Government Scientist warns of a bumpy Autumn And Winter ahead. Alarm injapan, as new covid cases surge to record highs, but the tokyo games will go on, say officials. After a golden week in the pool, we hearfrom british swimmer Tom Dean, who says he still cant believe what has happened. Even now, its not really sinking in. I woke up this morning and looked at these two gold medals and thought, you know, theyre actually mine. Its amazing. And coming up in the sport on the Bbc News channel. She trained at the London Olympic Venue and now she is an olympic medallist. Mallory franklin wins silverfor Team Gb. Good evening. A Landmark Report from the Met Office has found The Uk is almost a Degree Celsius warmer than 30 years ago, as Clim
Vaccinated. An inquiry into the murder of a maltese anti Corruption Journalist says the state must bear responsibility for her death. And Re Living past glories former asian olympians tell us what it feels like to taste sporting success. Its six in the morning in singapore, and the same time In Tokyo, where there is increasing concern that enthusiasm for the olympics has contributed to a spike in coronavirus cases. For the first time, since the pandemic began, the number of new daily infections there has passed ten thousand. The japanese authorities say the dramatic rise will not affect the olympics, but experts are warning if something isnt done to control the spread, the Citys Healthcare System could soon be overwhelmed. From tokyo, Rupert Wingfield hayes reports. This is tokyo in the middle of a state of emergency, in the middle of a pandemic. These bars are not supposed to be serving alcohol and should be closed by 8pm, but No One is taking any notice. Im not worried at all, this y
Hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are lucy fisher, the Deputy Political Editor at The Telegraph, and liam thorp, whos the political editor of the liverpool echo. Welcome to liam for the first time. Good to see you again, lucy. Tomorrows Front Pages, starting with. The metro reports that google is demanding its staff are fully vaccinated before returning to the office as ministers say they are looking carefully at whether new Employment Laws are needed. While the Daily Mail has foreign secretary Dominic Raab appearing to back the idea of workers having to prove their vaccination status. The daily telegraph says one in four patients classed as a Covid Hospitalisation is actually being treated for other reasons, Prompting Claims that the public has been misled. The i reports that a new Amber Watchlist would allow the government to switch popular destinations, such as spain, to the Red List at short notice, requiring Holiday Maker
A new nationalflagship is to be commissioned by the Royal Navy in order to boost british Trade And Industry overseas. The Vaccines Minister, Nadhim Zahawi, says the government will be cautious and look at all the data, before deciding whether to end Covid Restrictions in england next month. It comes as the Chief Executive of nhs providers says very, very few coronavirus patients in hospital in england, have received two covid jabs, showing that a double dose of vaccine can provide very high levels of protection. But he warned hospitals are dealing with a heavy backlog of patients because of delays caused by the pandemic. Heres our health correspondent, catherine burns. A critical incident for the south western Ambulance Service not because of coronavirus, though. There are just 13 covid patients there, but the hospital is dealing with a backlog in cases and a busy bank holiday weekend, so people are being told to only call 999 in an emergency. Were expecting to see around 3000 calls a
Also tonight. A Crime Against Humanity. The Conmen Offering fake oxygen and fake drugs to the desperate in india battling covid. Borisjohnson ties the knot in a secretly planned wedding to Carrie Symonds, at Westminster Cathedral. And Womens World Number two tennis player, naomi osaka, is fined and faces expulsion from the French Open for refusing to speak to the media. Good evening. The government says it will be cautious and look at all the data before deciding in two weeks time whether to stick to its Road Map to end all Covid Restrictions in england onjune 21st. The Vaccines Minister, Nadhim Zahawi, insists its too early to speculate about whether the final step out of lockdown will go ahead as planned, but an acceleration of the Vaccine Roll out programme will be important. The Chief Executive of nhs providers says very few coronavirus patients in hospital in england have received two jabs, suggesting a double dose of vaccine can provide very high levels of protection. With more,