including another medal for team gb from emma wilson afghan security forces are battling to defend three key cities from advances by the taliban reports say militants have breached front lines in herat. medical experts are warning that an oxygen monitoring device, called an oximeter, works less well for people with darker skin tones. bbc news understands the government is no longer considering making it compulsory for students to be fully vaccinated to attend lectures in england. and, borisjohnson and his wife carrie have announced they are expecting a second child. their first child, wilfred, was born in april last year. and coming up later this hour the media show. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. adding two more gold medals to their tally in new events involving both men and women. the first came in the triathlon mixed relay. then, in the swimming pool, great britain claimed another in the mixed 4 by 100 metre medley. in athletics jamaica secured a clean swe
forjonny brownlee at his third olympic games. and, this is austin halewood at the bbc sports desk i ll have all the news on the medals, the records and the upsets in tokyo. afghan security forces are battling to defend three key cities from advances by the taliban reports say militants have breached front lines in herat. medical experts are warning that an oxygen monitoring device, called an oximeter, works less well for people with darker skin tones. bbc news understands the government is no longer considering making it compulsory for students to be fully vaccinated to attend lectures in england. and coming up later this hour click takes a trip to iceland. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. jamaica has secured a clean sweep first, second and third in the women s 100 meters this afternoon at the olympic games in tokyo. it comes as one of team gb s great medal hopes dina asher smith saw her bid for the podium come to an early end, afterfailing to qualify for
worsened as a nasty clash ended kevin de bruyne s night early. city still threw everything at it and came close to levelling in the dying seconds. but when riyad mahrez s shot went agonisingly wide, that was it. back home, it was heartbreak for those in manchester. and joy down in west london. all sing. champions of europe! that s who we are! champions of europe?! it s been brilliant, absolutely look! look! it s brought us all back together! champions! in porto, there ll be contrasting emotions felt by fans as they start to make their way home. for chelsea supporters, the logistics and expense of the numerous covid tests and hiked up flight and hotel costs has all been worthwhile. # champions! # champions of europe! we re exhausted but we re overjoyed. we re just delighted. manchester city were denied the biggest honour that had so far eluded them. instead, in this third all english champions league final, it was to be chelsea s night and the celebrations were in full flow.
15 year old sebastian kalinowski who died after months of torture at the hands of his mother and her partner they ve been found guilty of his murder. cheering and a legacy flame to mark ten years since the london olympic games just as the commonwealth games are due to start in birmingham next week. and coming up on the bbc news channel it s sweden against belgium in the euros tonight, with a place against the hosts england in the semi finals at stake. good evening. getting away for the summer holidays should be one of the highlights of the year but huge tailbacks stretching for several miles from the ferry terminal at dover have meant misery and frustration for travellers. some of whom have had to endure delays of up to six hours. it s the start of one of the busiest weekends of the year for over but the port has declared a critical incident and told passengers to arrive at least five hours before their departure time to clear all security checks. the authorities there