tuesday in tokyo for paralympics gb. yes, also silvers and a bronze in the road cycling. crystal lane wright and laura becky lora fachie. and a world record time in the 200 metres individual medley. bethany firth got silver. stephen clegg got a bronze medal and hannah russell got a bronze medal as well. in the athletics, olivia breen got a bronze in the long jump and columbia blanco. great britain has won three gold medals today, three silver medals and six bronze medals. b, medals and six bronze medals. a successful day for the british in tokyo. yesterday we saw swimmer ellie robinson narrowly miss out on a medal but you have spoken to her today. she has called time on her career, we believe. she finished fifth in the butterfly. she finished fifth in the butterfly. she got a gold medal in rio. but she soke she got a gold medal in rio. but she spoke about she got a gold medal in rio. but she spoke about a she got a gold medal in rio. but she spoke about a hip she got
katrina. plans to ban single use plastic plates, cutlery and polystyrene cups in england have just been announced, as part of proposals to tackle what ministers say is the unnecessary use of plastics that wreak havoc with our natural environment. the measures will be considered in a public consultation this autumn, with scotland, wales and northern ireland having similar plans. here s our political correspondent, nick eardley. this is our bamboo set. is this the future of eating on the go? paris sells bamboo cutlery across the uk. we are still working with bamboo and hemp. sustainable items which he hopes are part of the answer to reducing plastic consumption. what do you think about the idea of banning plastic cutlery? yeah, i would vote for anybody who will ban it. i think plastic is everywhere. we cannot get rid of plastic completely, but there are definitely certain areas where we can improve. this is the problem plastic in oceans around the world, deadly for a number
and british husband and wife not only win gold but break the world record in their respective cycling events. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the us military says it s carried out a drone strike in western afghanistan, targeting what it said was a planner for the islamic state group known as isis k. the group is thought to have carried out the attack on thursday at kabul airport, in which 170 people were killed, inluding 13 american service personnel. in a statement, us central command said. meanwhile, the last british flights carrying civilian refugees out of afghanistan have departed from kabul. this report from graham satchell. the final flights leaving kabul airport. the british effort here is all but done. it has been a mammoth logistical operation. injust two weeks, more than 14,000 people airlifted by the raf to safety in the uk. but the ministry of defence ackknowledges as many as 1,000 former interpreters and other staff will left
in their respective cycling events. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the us military says it s carried out a drone strike in western afghanistan, targeting what it said was a planner for the islamic state group known as isis k. the group is thought to have carried out the attack on thursday at kabul airport, in which 170 people were killed, inluding 13 american service personnel. in a statement, us central command said that. meanwhile, the last british flights carrying civilian refugees out of afghanistan are leaving kabul today. this report from graham satchell. the final flights leaving kabul airport. the british effort here is all but done. it has been a mammoth logistical operation. injust two weeks, more than 14,000 people airlifted by the raf to safety in the uk. but the ministry of defence ackknowledges as many as 1,000 former interpreters and other staff will left behind. we are so worried about our future. i think it s not fair. it