Hello, this is Bbc News. The headlines. After more than two weeks of thrilling Sporting Action the tokyo olympic Games End with a spectacular closing ceremony. Its been an impressive haul of medals for Team Gb which saw Cyclist Jason Kenny successfully defends his Keirin Title to become the first briton to win seven olympic gold medals. Another provincial capital in afghanistan falls to the taliban as they continue to make ferocious assaults against key northern cities. New changes to the uks covid travel restrictions come into force. Thousands flee their homes in greece as Forest Fires burn out of control. The country faces its most intense heatwave in more than 30 years. The argentine Football Star Lionel messi is emotional as he confirms that he is leaving barcelona after 20 years at the club. Now on Bbc News. Zeinab badawi meets two sublime young opera stars who are grappling with a new world of Opera South african Soprano Masabane Cecilia rangwanasha and french tenor Benjamin Bern
From france to the uk will no longer have to isolate. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. The tokyo olympics have ended, with a Closing Ceremony in the national stadium of empty fans. Moments after the flame was extinguished in the Olympic Stadium a volley of multi coloured fireworks lit up the Night Sky around the Olympic Stadium where athletes were already heading for the exits. The president of the international olympic committee, thomas bach, thanked the people of japan and described the sixteen Day Event as unprecedented because of the pandemic. The olympic flag was handed over to the mayor of paris where the games will be held in three years time. Team gb have matched their Medal Total from london 2012 with 22 golds, and 65 medals in total. Jason kenny won a Gold Medal in the Mens Kieren Cycling event in the veladrome. That makes him britains most successful male athlete with a total of seven olympic Gold Medals under his belt and a total of nine ol
making borrowing more expensive, the fed has been able to try to tame inflation but if they go too far, the us economy could slow down too much. the chief us economist at tivo press told me her expectations on the interest rates. . ., ., rates. the final inflation has been the rates. the final inflation has been the defining rates. the final inflation has been the defining moment l rates. the final inflation has | been the defining moment in jerome powell s post pandemic helm at the fed. what i would be looking for is, given the recent progress in the data where core inflation in the us has fallen significantly from the highs of 2022, willjerome powell be ready to declare victory and recognise the progress that has been made so far? and in this way indicate to financial markets that we are quite close to the end of the tightening cycle. my own expectation is he will not be ready to do that yet because there are still some uncertainty when we are now in the final mile of b
hello, i m matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, 3 hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. here in the uk, a service has been held at westminster abbey to celebrate the seventy fifth anniversary of the national health service. the nhs is unique because of the way it s funded it s paid for, through general taxation but it s free of charge for all users, regardless of treatment. today s event is one of a series marking the milestone. is hundred health workers joined royalty and politicians for the ceremony, which included readings from the prime minister rishi sunak and the labour leader, sir keir starmer. but the occasion has prompted questions about its ability to survive in its current form into the future. three leading think tanks say the nhs won t reach its centenary unless there is significant investment. you can see why politicians are keen to pick should be to be nhs but half of brits say it is one of the things that make them fee