A country in crisis. A yeAr After the deAdly Beirut BlAst scArred lebAnon we hAve A speciAl report. And wildfires threAten pArts of greece As strong Winds FAn the flAmes through the Countryside North of Athens. Hello And welcome. Lets stArt with the olympics And dAy 5 Action is well underwAy in tokyo with medAls events in the pool And on the wAter. AustrAliAs AriArne Titmus picked up A second Gold MedAl And An Olympic Record. Our sports presenter, sArAh mulkerrins, is in tokyo with the detAils. A brilliAnt olympic gAmes so fAr for the AustrAliAn. They cAll Her the terminAtor, such is Her DominAnce And Ferocity in the pool. A couple of dAys Ago she won gold in the 400 Metres Freestyle in thAt Epic Duel she hAd then with the AmericAn stAr KAtie Ledecky. And todAy it wAs even more of A dominAnt win for Her. She hAd A slow stArt but she cAme through to finish in thAt stunning time. A reAlly interesting rAce, KAtie Ledecky hAd finished fifth, thAts the first time in 36 internAtionAl competi
Hello, and welcome to the programme. From monday, england and wales covid Border Controls will be significantly relaxed as people who have been fully vaccinated in the eu or us will not need to isolate when coming to england from an amber list country. Officials say the move will reunite friends and family who live abroad. The Uk Transport Secretary Grant shapps said the new rules will apply to all Travellers from the united states, the european union, as well as norway and switzerland. But france for now is not included, after being classed as amber plus. Passengers will need to have been fully vaccinated in america or the Eu Travellers will still need a test before setting off and another test two days after arrival. Northern Ireland has yet to decide whether to follow suit. Meanwhile the government says it will review again englands Traffic Light System for countries Around The World including france at The End of next week. Our transport correspondent, caroline davies, reports. Few
And wildfires threaten parts of greece, as strong Winds Fan the flames through the Countryside North of athens. Hello, and welcome to the programme. On to the olympics now, and day five action is well underway In Tokyo with medals events in the pool and on the water. We can go live now to our Sports Presenter, Sarah Mulkerrins, whos In Tokyo, and sarah, Ariarne Titmus picking up a second Gold Medal and an olympic record . Absolutely, it has been a brilliant 0lympic absolutely, it has been a brilliant Olympic Games so far for the australian. Nicole call her the terminator, such as her Dominance And Ferocity in the pool Dominance And Ferocity in the pool. A couple of days ago she won gold in the 400 Metres Freestyle in that Epic Dual that she had been with The American star Katie Ledecky, and today it was even more of a dominant win for her. She had a slow start but came through to finish and a stunning time, a really interesting race that Katie Ledecky had actually finished fifth, that
VaccInated avoIdIng to have to quarantIne. Bronze for Team Gb s Charlotte DujardIn who has rIden Into the record books, as brItaIns most decorated female olympIan of all tIme wIth sIx medals. ThIs Is wonderful. Gold to Great BrItaIn In the mens 4x200 Metres Freestyle Relay and brItaIns swImmers strIke gold agaIn at the Tokyo OlympIcs wIth vIctory In the mens 200 Metre Freestyle Relay. The amerIcan gymnast, SImone BIles, pulls out of another fInal sayIng she wants to focus on her Mental Health. Nearly 28,000 new CovId I9 cases have been reported In the last 2a hours across brItaIn thats an Increase of over 4,000 and the fIrst rIse In the daIly total after seven days of fallIng cases. PrInce charles unveIls a natIonal memorIal In honour of all the brItIsh PolIce OffIcers whove dIed In the lIne of duty. And after lIverpool lost Its world herItage status, Its gIven Instead to the slate landscapes of North West wales. Good Afternoon And Welcome to Bbc News. The government has decIded that p