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the first case of coronavirus in the athletes village six days before the start of the tokyo games. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk are the world. 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. at least 160 people are so far known to have died across europe, some 140 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. from the village of erfstadt, near cologne, my colleague kasia madera reports on the rescue effort. there is a lot of solidarity, a lot of volunteers have been coming together, ha ....
the uk s health secretary sajid 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. hello and welcome if you are watching in the uk or around the world. 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. at least 160 people are so far known to have died across europe, some 140 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 ....
high and they were dramatically exceeded. thousands of adults in england are self isolating. the vast majority don t have covid, many though have been pinged by the trace and track app. and it may have come as a surprise to some of them to see this report from the times. it told us that investment minister,lord gerry grimstone, the bbc has confirmed this too. that s right an advisory tool. then this morning the business minister paul scully did a series of interviews. he told times radio that self isolating after being pinged was a decision for individuals and employers. and that the app is there to allow you to make informed decisions. in a further interview on the bbc, mr scully added this: we are encouraging people to isolate but they need to make their own informed decisions. the legal position has not changed, you have to isolate if you are contacted by the nhs test and trace or if you are collecting isolation payments. not everyone has the app for example and s ....
self isolation and keep working. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. it s the first day of action in the tokyo olympics. 11 medals are up for grabs on day one including in cycling, weightlifting and fencing. but it was in the judo where the host nation japan won its first medals. mariko oi has the details. well, japan winning its first gold medal and naohisa takato giving a very emotional interviewjust now, following funa tonaki, also ofjudo, winning silver and according to the japanese olympic committee her silver medal was the 500th medal for team japan in olympic history, so quite an exciting moment for her as well. a bit of disappointment in gymnastics with kohei uchimura not qualifying for the finals, but a lot of people will be watching rikako ikee in swimming. of course, she was diagnosed with leukaemia two years ago. she inspired many by qualifying for this year s olympic games. and let s not forget japan s women s football te ....
of people are told to self isolate by the nhs covid app. afghanistan imposes a curfew across almost the entire country in an attempt to stop the taliban infiltrating its cities. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. it s the first full day of action in the tokyo olympics. 11 gold medals have been up for grabs on day one, including in cycling, weightlifting and fencing. but it was in thejudo, where the host nation, japan, won its first medals. mariko oi has the details. well, japan winning its first gold medal and naohisa takato injudo giving a very emotional interview just now, following funa tonaki, also ofjudo, winning silver and according to the japanese olympic committee her silver medal was the 500th medal for team japan in olympic history, so quite an exciting moment for her as well. a bit of disappointment in gymnastics with kohei uchimura not qualifying for the finals, but a lot of people will be watching rikako ikee in swimming. of ....