the first case of coronavirus in the athletes village six days before the start of the tokyo games. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk are the world. rescue crews have been racing to find survivors after the floods that wreaked havoc in germany and its western neighbours switzerland, luxembourg and the netherlands. at least 160 people are so far known to have died across europe, some 140 of them in germany alone. hundreds remain unaccounted for and thousands are now homeless. thousands of residents of wassenberg, an area west of the german city of cologne, have left their homes after a dam was breached by floodwater overnight. german officials say the country s flood warning system functioned as it was supposed to, but the amount of rain and how rapidly it fell was unforeseen. from the village of erfstadt, near cologne, my colleague kasia madera reports on the rescue effort. there is a lot of solidarity, a lot of volunteers have been coming together, have bee
back in england and wales will still have to self isolate. there s anger as many see their travel plans in disarray. pop up vaccine centres open in shops across england this weekend in a push to get more people vaccinated before the country unlocks next week. olympics organisers announce the first case of coronavirus in the athletes village, six days before the tokyo games begin. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. rescue crews have been racing to find survivors after the floods that wreaked havoc in germany and its western neighbours. 153 people are so far known to have died across europe, 133 of them in germany alone. hundreds remain unaccounted for and thousands are now homeless. thousands of residents of wassenberg, and the german city of cologne have been evacuated after a dam was breached by floodwater overnight. german officials say the country s flood warning system functioned as it was supposed to, but the amount of rain and how rapid
javid says he has tested positive for coronavirus and is experiencing mild symptoms. i was feeling a bit groggy last night so i took a lateral flow test this morning and it s come out positive, so i m now self isolating at home with my family until i get the results of a pcr test. olympics organisers announce the first case of coronavirus in the athletes village, six days before the tokyo games begin. and why the world s new space race is all about getting technology rather than people up into orbit around the earth. hello and welcome to bbc news. rescue crews have been racing to find survivors after the floods that wreaked havoc in germany and its western neighbours switzerland, luxembourg and the netherlands. 153 people are so far known to have died across europe, 133 of them in germany alone. hundreds remain unaccounted for, and thousands are now homeless. thousands of residents of wassenberg, an area west of the german city of cologne, have left their homes after a dam
now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. sport is a massive global business, and the best athletes in the most popular sports earn mind boggling sums of money. but even they struggle to compete with the off field earning power of the promoters and agents, who wield enormous power behind the scenes. my guest is the veteran promoter barry hearn, who made his name in snooker and boxing and built a business worth hundreds of millions of dollars. has money spoiled sport? barry hearn, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. it s a pleasure to be here. well, it s a pleasure to have you on the show. you have spent a life in sport. was it all about business for you? no, i mean, it started off, and still remains to this day, a question of passion. making money is, you know, not easy sometimes, but you have a chance to do whateverjob you want to do in life. i suppose with me, i started off wanting to be a great sportsman, but then found out i didn t really have the ab