province one of several cities under threat. a new survey suggests seven out of ten british motorists want the speed limit on motorways lowered in wet weather. it s currently 70mph at all times. health chiefs are urging people under 30 to sign up for a coronavirus jab amid concern that they are reluctant to be immunised. a british satellite has launched from french guiana in a boost to the uk telecommunications industry. hello and welcome to bbc news. it s been another great start for team gb at the tokyo olympics, adding two more gold medals to their tally in new events involving both men and women. the first came in the triathlon mixed relay. alex yee and georgia taylor brown added to their individual silvers. they were joined byjonny brownlee and jessica learmonth. then, in the pool, great britain claimed another gold in the mixed axioom medley. so where does all this leave the medal table? well, great britain remain sixth, with eight gold medals and 27 in total. up at
hello and welcome. team gb is celebrating after winning olympic gold and silver in the men s swimming 200 metres freestyle. tom dean, who contracted covid 19 twice, won the final, with duncan scott completing the one two. it s the first time since 1908 that two british male swimmers have shared the podium. and a bermudan athlete has made history in tokyo, winning the tiny island s first ever olympic gold medal. the bbc s sarah mulkerrins is in tokyo. it is going so well, isn t it, ben, for team gb in the pool. we had the gold yesterday for adam peaty. a phenomenal performance from the duo of tom dean and duncan scott in the 200 metres freestyle today. a wonderful result for them. as you mentioned, tom dean, he won gold. he was a surprise gold medal winner in that because he finished off, he had been second to duncan scott for most of the season because duncan scott came in as the favourite. he has been the fastest man over the distance in that. however it was his team mate, t
could remain private a british satellite has launched from french guiana in a boost to the uk tele communications industry. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. it s been another great start for team gb at the tokyo olympics adding two more gold medals to their tally in new events involving both men and women. the first came in the triathlon mixed relay. alex yee and georgia taylor brown added to their individual silvers from the opening week at the games; they were joined byjonny brownlee and jessica learmonth. then, in the swimming pool, great britain claimed another gold. this time in the mixed 4 x 100 metres medley. so where does that leave the medal table? well, team gb remain sixth they have picked up eight gold medals and 27 in total. at the top is china with 21 golds and 45 overall. meanwhile, the american gymnast, simone biles, has pulled out of two more 0lympic events as she deals with mental health issues. 0n the track, the
gb in the tokyo olympics with a gold and a world record in the four by 100 metres mixed medley final. teamwork makes dream work. another gold, in the triathlon mixed relay event and finally a first gold medal forjonny brownlee at his third olympic games. victory for elaine thompson herah of jamaica in the women s100 metres final in tokyo. but before that there was heartbreakfor team gb sprinter, dina asher smith, who had to withdraw from the games through injury. afghan security forces have bben 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 a pulse oximeter, works less well for people with darker skin tones. and borisjohnson and his wife carrie have announced they re expecting a second child. their son wilfred was born in april last year. now on bbc news it s time for sportsday. hello, welcome to sportsday, after another special sat
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