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
canada s first indigenous governor general is sworn into office. hello and welcome. tea m team gb is celebrating after winning an olympic gold and silver in the men s swimming 200 metres freestyle. tom dean and duncan scott. it is the first time since 1908 that two british swimmers have shared the podium. a bermuda athlete has won the island s first olympic gold medal. that s cross over to sarah mulkerrins live and cocoa. some more success in the pool for team gb? it is going so well for team gb and the pool. we had that gold medal yesterday for adam peaty, and what a phenomenal performance from the duo of tom dean and duncan scott today. a wonderful results for them. as you mentioned, tom dean won gold. he was a surprise winner in that, because he finished. he was second to duncan scott for most of the season because duncan scott came and as the favourite. he has been the fastest man over the distance, however it was his teammate, tom dean, whojust got him a fraction early t
let s start with tesla, because the electric carmaker has shown no signs of being hitting by the pandemic blues. tesla reported it sales rose to $12 billion for the three months to the end ofjune, up from $6 billion a year ago. despite shortages of semiconductor chips and congestion at ports hampering production, the firm delivered a record 200,000 cars to customers in the quarter. however the firm did make a $23 million loss on its bitcoin investments, although it recently signalled it might accept it again as a payment in future. joining me now is daniel ives, managing director of wedbush securities. what do you make of the results? they seem to beat expectations. yes, this is a strong quarter, especially amid the chips shortage. we are seeing a profit. that is the key, showing that green tidal wave thatis showing that green tidal wave that is leading the charge tesla causing some tumbles and china. you mentioned china, that is such an important market for all carmakers
republican party away from donald trump. former trump official and author of anonymous, myles taylor will join me live. we want to start with breaking news that s been developing all day. president biden in the oval office, a rare saturday workday for this administration as it deals with its first big international crisis. we have learned the president has spoken to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, and palestinian authority leader mahmoud abbas, in the wake of what appears to be a stepped up offensive by israelis targeting gaza. israel bombed a refugee camp in gaza killing ten palestinian family members, including eight children. in response, hamas militants shot rockets at tel aviv, plus this breathtaking moment playing out on live television. watch this. certainly from our contexts that building is where al jazeera s offices are there we are, another strike on that tower and the tower has come down. that is the al jara tower. that tower is where al jazee
the duke of edinburgh has been moved back to a private hospital in london, for recuperation after a heart procedure earlier this week. cyprus says any britons who ve had both doses of a vaccine can travel there without quarantine, from first may even though foreign holidays are still illegal. they sing a warm welcome as the pope becomes the first pontiff to visit iraq despite covid and security fears. hello. unions are calling it a kick in the teeth nhs staff in england have reacted angrily to the government proposal of a 1% pay rise. the royal college of nursing says the increase should be 12.5%, and have set up a fund to prepare for any potential strikes. ministers say public finances are under pressure, and many other public sector workers are to have their pay frozen. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, says health workers deserve better. our political correspondent iain watson reports. nhs staff have been working hand in glove with each other, pulling together i