An 11 year old girl and her mother have been stabbed in leicester square. We speak to the Security Guard who says he stepped in to save her. I heard a Scream And Ijust went outside and saw one guy with a knife, and who was stabbing a kid. The moment i saw it, ijumped on that guy and grabbed his hand in which he was having a knife. Hello and welcome to sportsday im jane dougall. Welcome Home Team Gb return from paris after an olympics to remember. Well look back on those golden Team Gb moments that make the games so special. And Cruise Control well be live in la, looking ahead to what promises to be a star studded games in Los Angeles. Also coming up on sportsday. The end of an olympics and The End of another great career. Tom daley officially jumps off the Diving Platform for the last time. With how everything has gone, ijust think its always hard when you Say Goodbye to your sport. Plus, well bring you all the latest in the Transfer Window as the start of the Premier League approaches
Passing the 100 Medal Mark on day ten in tokyo. With news on the three gold medals won, heres rachael latham. The day started with two gold medals at the at the Athletics Track. A surprise called in the 1500 metres. He has been on the Gb Team for nearly ten years, but this was the first time he has competed in a Paralympic Games and stormed to victory beating the World Champion. His Team Mate Jonathan victory beating the World Champion. His Team Matejonathan Broome Edwards also picked up a gold medal. This time in the high jump. Edwards also picked up a gold medal. This time in the highjump. He edwards also picked up a gold medal. This time in the high jump. He was overcome with emotion waiting the results. He then continued to show emotion on top of the podium as well. And the wiggs made history by becoming the first woman in her category to win a paralympic medal. Its not the first pair the pick games for wiggs, she has been to three games now and says she has learned a lot. She enjo
Across parts of the country. Could dementia be diagnosed in just one day . ScientIsts begin trials of an artificial Intelligence System that could lead to that breakthrough. And in the last half an hour, its been confirmed that Lionel Messi Willjoin ParIs St germain. And coming up on the Bbc News channel. Moeen ali Is back in the England Test Squad for the first time since february, ahead of their second test against india on thursday. Good afternoon. More a grades have been awarded for a levels thIs year, after exams were cancelled for a second year because of the pandemic. Nearly 45 of entries in england, wales and Northern Ireland were awarded an a or a star thats an all time record, and much higher than when exams were last held in 2019. Students work was assessed and graded by their teachers in place of exams. ThIs year, no algorithm was used to moderate grades, after a backlash to last years Results Led to a U Turn from the government. In scotland, the Pass Rate for highers, Adva
Lets cross now to the scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon who is making a virtual statement to msps she is set to reveal whether her government will lift most legal Covid Restrictions. I will set out a number of mitigation conditions. I will summarise the key points from new guidance being published today on arrangements for the start of The New School year. Let me start by summarising todays statistics. The total number of positive cases reported yesterday was 1016 which is 8. 1 of all tests. There are 406 people receiving Host Tokyo and 61 people receiving Host Tokyo and 61 people receiving Host Tokyo and 61 people receiving Intensive Care which has won more than yesterday. Sadly nine further deaths were reported over the last 24 hours taking the total number of registered is death and the daily definition to 7952. As always i want to convey my sincere condolences to everyone who has lost a loved one. I can also report that 4,014,000 212 people have now received a first dose of v
Caused by the pandemic. As hundreds of thouands are told to self isolate, medical leaders insist the app is essential. But Theres Confusion and delays over Government Plans to exempt some Key Workers, like those in food depots, from Self Isolation. And coming up in the sport on the Bbc News channel. A record equalling round for south koreasjeongeun lee. She storms the evian leaderboard with one of the lowest scores ever at a major. Good evening. The tokyo Olympic Games have officially opened injapan, a year late and beset by unprecedented challenges because of the covid pandemic. The Opening Ceremony took place in an almost empty stadium In Tokyo, a city that has been placed under its fourth State Of Emergency as it struggles with its highest covid numbers in six months. More than 11,000 athletes will be competing over the next two weeks. The president of the international olympic committee, thomas bach, said that today was a moment of hope as he paid tribute to the japanese for hostin