data, i present my id card and i am allowed in. i am sarah mulkerinns. live in tokyo on day 14 of the game, where the ioc says its ordered two coaches to leave the olympic village in order to protect the well being of the belarusian athletes still in tokyo. the virtual you tubers earning millions by using 3d character models to influence their audiences we have a special report. hello and welcome to the programme. the greek prime minister says days of heatwaves have turned the country into a powder keg. days of heatwaves. he predicts the worst is yet to come with strong westerly winds expected to fan the flames of wildfires on friday. villagers are coming under pressure to abandon their homes, as mark lobel reports. as villages like these in the peloponnese burned, extreme caution is age. houses can be rebuilt, trees can grow, but human life cannot be replaced. but, abandoning your home is never easy and your 70s. translation: never easy and your 705. translation: never ea
very good evening, welcome to bbc news if you have just very good evening, welcome to bbc news if you havejustjoined us. the vaccines minister, nadhim zahawi, says the government will be cautious and look at all the data before deciding whether to end covid restrictions in england next month. it comes as the chief executive of nhs providers says very, very few coronavirus patients in hospital in england, have received two covid jabs, showing that a double dose of vaccine can provide very high levels of protection. however, he warned hospitals are dealing with a heavy backlog of patients because of delays caused by the pandemic. here s our health correspondent, catherine burns. a critical incident for the south western ambulance service not because of coronavirus, though. there are just 13 covid patients in hospital there but the system is dealing with a backlog in cases and a busy bank holiday weekend. so people are being told to only call 999 in an emergency. we are ex
the funeral of captain sir tom moore has taken place, with his family paying tribute to the veteran and charity fundraiser. sir tom captured the hearts of the nation after raising tens of millions of pounds for nhs charities by walking a hundred laps of his garden before his 100th birthday. he died earlier this month. our correspondentjohn maguire has the story. his was a story born out of lockdown, and as the hearse left his house this morning, pandemic restrictions meant people adhered to the family s wishes to stay at home. soldiers from the yorkshire regiment, the modern equivalent of captain sir tom moore s wartime unit, who were with him as he made his famousjourney, joined him once more as he made his finaljourney. he received full military honours. on the coffin, his medals, including his knighthood and a specially commissioned officer s sword. on one side the regimental motto, fortune favours the brave , and on the other, his motto, tomorrow will be a good day . an