and disappointment for band performers in the netherlands, after nightclubs close again due to soaring covid infections. hello and welcome. day three at the tokyo olympics is now well underway, and the medals are coming in thick and fast. team gb have picked up their first gold adam peaty winning the men s 100 metres breaststroke final. but britain isn t the only country celebrating a good day at the pool. 0ur correspondent sarrah mulkerrins is in tokyo with the latest. it has been a scintillating morning with some of the finals it has been a scintillating morning with some of the finals in it has been a scintillating morning with some of the finals in the it has been a scintillating morning with some of the finals in the full here in tokyo. let s start with star man adam pt, defending his 0lympic title. he is so dominant in the 100 metres breaststroke. he is undefeated in seven years. he had so much pressure on him coming into this to try and back up that when i become the
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 so it i
here in tokyo, i ll have all the latest on the action and medals at the olympic games. celebrations in tunisia as the president sacks his prime minister and suspends parliament following a day of protests against the government s handling of the pandemic. there has been a sustained drop in coronavirus cases in the uk, so has britain s third wave hit its peak, only a week after it relaxed most of its restrictions? as more extreme weather is recorded around the world, a gathering of scientists warns of the urgent need for action on climate change. hello and welcome, if you re watching in the uk or around the world. it s been a busy day at the tokyo olympics, with exciting action across many different sports. let s go there live and get the latest with lucy hockings. a warm welcome to day three at the tokyo olympics and, as you say, the medals are coming in thick and fast. among the winners today, australia s ariarne titmus beat the defending champion katie ledecky in a thrillin
cries for a national lock down get louder. the palestinian red crescent says many have been injured in the latest clashes. tensions have hit a boiling point after possible evictions of palestinian families. they will hold an extraordinary session to discuss this. more violence and growing international backlash. that s right and last night it was the holiest night for ramadan. i m outside of demascus. this is one of the main entrances. are this is the neighborhood where the pal sestinian familie facing eviction, they re having on-going clashes there and there was some unrest there early this morning at the temple mount to jews. although last night they were peaceful at the compound that was not the case on friday night. we saw some of the highest levs of tensions and clashes that jerusalem has seen. we have 17 police officers injured on friday. last night we had around 100 palestinians injured including six that were under the anyone of 18 years old. police say that protest
region warns it will run out of vaccines in a few days. more on the deepening crisis ahead. we begin in jerusalem, where sounds of eastern prayers filled al aqsa mosque in a moment of peace before violence erupted in the city for a second straight night. tensions hit a fever pitch in east jerusalem over possible evictions of palestinian families. an aid organization says at least 100 palestinians were injured by rubber bullets and stun grenades fired by police. police say they were trying to disperse crowds of people who were throwing stones and fires. i want to bring in hadas gold. what s happening right now? reporter: well, last night was almost almost which is the holiest night of ramadan for muslims and there were dollars across east jerusalem. i m standing outside of damascus gate. this is one of the main entrances to the old city of jerusalem for muslims. this was the scene of some of those clashes last night. there was also some unrest in sheikh jarrah which is the