From Tokyo. Also this lunchtime Gas And Electricity bills will go up for millions of people, after the regulator raised the Energy Price Cap thousands of people signed a petition to save an alpaca that faces getting put down. Barcelona says its Star Player Lionel messi will leave this summer after more than 20 years with The Club. And, one of the biggest Arts Festivals in The World, the edinburgh fringe, finally gets underway today after its cancellation last summer because of the pandemi. And coming up on the Bbc News Channel for the third olympics running, Team Gbs Women Hockey players win a medal and say a bronze was beyond their wildest dreams just a few months ago. Good Afternoon And Welcome to bbc news. The Cyclist Laura Kenny has become britains most decorated female olympic athlete, after she and Teammate Katie archibald won the Womens Madison Event in the velodrome. The pair dominated the 120 lap race, winning 10 of the 12 sprints. It means kenny has won gold in three consecut
Good afternoon. The Cyclist Laura Kenny has become britains most decorated female olympic athlete, after she and Team Mate Katie archibald won the Womens Madison Event in the velodrome. The pair dominated the 120 lap race, winning 10 of the 12 sprints. It means kenny has won gold in three consecutive Olympic Games, and archibald in two. Elsewhere after their gold in rio, britains Hockey Women have taken bronze in tokyo, with a narrow victory over india. And Team Gb s 18th Gold Medal of the games came from Kate French in the womens moden pentathlon. And in the last few minutes, Team Gb s Laura Muir has won silver in the 1500m final. Sport and for a full Round Up, from the bbc sport centre. Two more golds on Day 1a of tokyo 2020 have taken Team Gb up to fourth in the overall medals table. The first of the two was a historic one for Laura Kenny. She has become the most decorated female olympian in british history. She and Katie Archibald were crowned the inaugral Womens Madison champions
Hockey earlier today, the temperature on the thermometer may have read 31 degrees, but factor in the humidity and it felt more like 43 degrees, so that is really quite incredible. And although the temperatures are falling away, only slowly, so the athletics about to get under way, the temperatures will still be sitting into the high 20s, still be sitting into the high 20s, still with that humidity as well. Back to reality, however, lets get that focus closer to home. I was settled Summer Sunshine has abandoned us come up with low pressure still dominating generally across the country. The heaviest rain so far today has been through eastern scotland, drifting steadily westwards and these bands of showers moving out of Northern Ireland, North West England and North Wales, some of these are heavy and thundery for the remainder of the afternoon. Further south, fewer showers around and the best of the breaks with the best of the sunshine, but it is a diSappointing story. Top temperatures of
And the british pair showed the rest how it is done, a triumph of talent and teamwork. they haven t put a foot wrong, they ve dominated the race from start to finish. delight for the duo but especially for kenny, now the most decorated british women in olympic history, but she said missing her three year old son had been the toughest part. i kept saying to people, please don t ask me about him! but i couldn t have done it without these girls, honestly. it s so hard, leaving him at home,and just to have katie there the whole time, i feel like i m racing with a sister and i couldn t have done it if we didn t have that relationship. there was soon a more cycling success for britain as jack carlin took the bronze in the men s sprint. for the third games in a row, the women s hockey team are celebrating a medal, but my, they had to work for it. they had been trailing india in the bronze medal play off but they turned it around in the nick of time. yes, they ve found the goal!
Be for fewer showers around. which will certainly come as welcome news. there will be showers the further north and west, but central and southern england perhaps dry out with sunshine. and may beat in the north of the great glen, not a bad afternoon. i still disappointing, north of the great glen, not a bad afternoon. istill disappointing, 21 celsius, and you can almost and i can almost hear you saying! but indications of high pressure trying to build in from the south, although low pressure not moving away totally. but that does mean through the week ahead, for england and wales, we might see a drier and quieter story with more sunshine and a degree or so warmer, but we still keep the shower risks. further north and west. thank you. a reminder of our top story. cycling sensation, laura kenny becomes team gb s most decorated female 0lympian as she and team mate katie archibald took gold in the velodrome in tokyo. and that is all from the lunchtime team, do enjoy