Englands decision to cut interest rates have a new . I will have the details. A legend bails out. Andy Murrays glittering career comes to an end with defeat at the olympics. I gave as much as i could to the sport. I love competing in the olympic games and for my country. Good morning. Today we are looking at a mostly dry day with some sunshine, but a weather front in the north west introducing wet and windy Conditions Today and tomorrow will also introduce fresh conditions for us all this weekend. All the details shortly. Good morning. Its friday the 2nd of august. Our main story. The Culture Secretary, Lisa Nandy, has raised concerns about the bbc s investigation into Huw Edwards. In a meeting with the Corporations Director general, tim davie, she asked the bbc to explore what options are available to recoup some of edwards taxpayer funded salary. Mr Davie has defended the decision not to sack the presenter despite knowing last november that he was arrested over the most serious categ
In the womens lightweight double sculls final. And coming up on bbc news, another gold for team gb in the rowing. Emily Craig and imOgen Grant taking first place in the lightweight womens double sculls. Good Afternoon And Welcome to the bbc news at one. Theres growing controversy over two athletes who have been cleared to compete in the Womens Boxing in paris, after having been disqualified from last Years World Championships forfailing to meet eligibility criteria. Yesterday algerian boxer Imane Khelif qualified to the quarterfinals after her opponent, italys Angela Carini, abandoned the bout in 46 seconds. This afternoon, Taiwans Lin Yu Ting, who was stripped of a bronze medal at last Years World Championships, is due to fight. In the last couple of hours the Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said biology matters when it comes to sports like boxing. Our Reporter Matt Graveling has more. In red, from algeria. The fight which lasted in red, from algeria. The fight which lasted just in red,
To come home with a medal, let alone a gold medal, honestly, i m so over the moon. And yet another medal in the pool for duncan scott his third of this games with silver in the men s 200m individual medley. And team gb s medal tally increased with three bronze medals in swimming, rowing, and trampoling. We ll bring you all the latest, plus an extended interview with those two bmx stars. Also on the programme: get your covid jab the message from england s chief midwife to women who are pregnant. I ve been very lucky that way, but ijust thought it was important luckily, i haven t had covid it at all, i ve been very lucky that way, but ijust thought it was important to have it to protect me and the baby now as well, so yeah, i decided to do it. And disruption to dairy deliveries, says a major company, due to a dip in the number of drivers. And coming up on the bbc news channel, history in her sights team gb s world champion dina asher smith qualifies second in the heat for her 100
Many secretaries, and the government has never really explains the logic of its 16th of august date on isolating. Lewis hughes, the man who accosted england s chief medical officer chris whitty in a london park, pleads guilty to assault. Meanwhile another man, jonathan chew, pleaded not guilty to the same charge. And drug deaths in scotland reach a new record level for the seventh year in a row more than 1300 people died last year. Campaign is when a court battle to prevent the construction of a road tunnel near stonehenge. At 5:45pm marker mode will take a look at the best and rest releases in the film reveal, including disney sjungle reveal, including disney s jungle cruise. Good afternoon. There s been a sizeable medal haulfor team gb at the tokyo olympics. Tremendous bmx racing by 22 year old beth shreever has won her gold. And kye white took silver in the men s event. For a full round up of today s action at the olympics let s cross to hugh ferris at the bbc sports centre. Six
Of drivers. We ll be getting more reaction after today s team gb olympic wins. Beth shriever s raced to gold in the bmx women s competition, and her mother kate told us how proud she is. Once she gets going and she s out the gate, as with the races that she did in the early hours of the morning, been out front and looking comfortable and happy. You know, i m just so proud that she did it, and it s just so amazing. Good afternoon. There s been a sizeable medal haul for team gb at the tokyo olympics. Tremendous bmx racing by 22 year old beth shriever has won her gold, and kye white took silver in the men s event. For a full round up of today s action at the olympics let s cross to hugh ferris at the bbc sports centre. Good afternoon. Six more medals for team gb on a day seven of tokyo 2020. More in the coming days as the result of some particularly impressive performances. It was on the bmx track were the biggest achievements took place and at the best stories told. She achievements to