Now on Bbc News, The Media Show. Hello. This might sound like the plot of a hollywood spy movie, and indeed in the future it might get made into one, but this week, something called the Pegasus Project is news. A group of News Outlets from ten countries has banded together to expose the alleged use of Phone Hacking to spy on leading journalists, politicians and Human Rights Activists across the world. Among them are Heads Of State emmanuel macron s Phone Number appears on the list of alleged targets. The spyware used is called pegasus and it is made by an israeli surveillance firm. The revelations have been dropping all week, so how do you pull off a series of global scoops like this . We are joined by some of thejournalists behind it. Also today, the role that specialist Fact Checkers play in journalism. In the last 18 months, this has been a story of what is and is not true. Some stories of course are easy to disprove. The vaccine does not contain a microchip from bill gates, but how
The governments handling of the covid pandemic. Hello and a warm welcome to the programme. Its day three of the olympics and we have all the latest from japan. Sarah mulkerrins is Live In Tokyo for us, where the first medal of the day has gone to norway. Tell us all about it. It certainly tell us all about it. It certainly has. Welcome to Tokyo Bay early on Monday Morning in the japanese capital and the behind me is where the triathlon took place. It is also where we saw that False Start occur. What happened is that all triathletes were on the pontoon and ready to dive in, half went in but there was a big Lack Boat covering one half of them so they were blocked from entering into the bay here and they had to pull the swimmers already in the water back onto the pontoon and then they finally got under way. They had a 1500 metres swim around the bay here and then on their bikes for a0 Kilometres Cycle around the streets of tokyo and then they transitioned into that ten kilometre run. And
Now on bbc news, Dateline London. Hello and welcome to the programme bringing together leading uk commentators, bbc specialists, and the correspondents who write, blog, and broadcast for audiences back home from the Dateline London. This week, will england pay a price for borisjohnson s Freedom Day . And a trifecta of global worry afghanistan, iran, and lebanon. The Dateline Panel trying to put your mind at rest or not are the sudanese author and journalist, nesrine malik, bronwen maddox, director of the Institute For Government and before that, foreign editor at the times. And with me in the studio, the middle East Editor for the bbc world service, sebastian usher. Welcome to you, sebastian, and welcome to both of you, thanks so much forjoining us. Now, the sound of an english summer. No, not leather on willow, nor the clink of ice against glass but the electronic ping of an alert on your Mobile Phone advising you to self isolate because youve recently been in contact with someone who
And disappointment for Band Performers in The Netherlands, after nightclubs close again due to soaring covid infections. Hello and welcome. Day three at the Tokyo Olympics is now well underway, and the medals are coming in thick and fast. Team gb have picked up their first Gold Adam peaty winning the mens 100 Metres Breaststroke final. But britain isnt the only country celebrating a good day at the pool. 0ur Correspondent Sarrah mulkerrins is in tokyo with the latest. It has been a scintillating morning with some of the finals it has been a scintillating morning with some of the finals in it has been a scintillating morning with some of the finals in the it has been a scintillating morning with some of the finals in the full here in tokyo. Lets start with Star Man adam pt, defending his 0lympic title. He is so dominant in the 100 Metres Breaststroke. He is undefeated in seven years. He had so much pressure on him coming into this to try and Back Up that when i become the first briton t
Hello and a warm welcome to the programme. Its day three of the olympics In Tokyo, and already the medals are starting to come in thick and fast. It was an early start for the Mens Triathlon, which was won by norways Kristian Blummenfelt. He broke away on the final lap of the 10k Run to take the title. Alex yee of britain took silver with Hayden Wilde of New Zealand taking bronze. In the pool, Canadas Margaret Macneil took gold in the womens hundred Metres Butterfly finishing just ahead of chinas yufei zhang. Team Gbs Adam Peaty is a red hot favourite to win gold in the mens hundred metres breaststroke. And the Rugby Sevens tournament has got under way. Defending gold Medallists Fiji Beat hosts japan in their first group game. We also have skateboarding coming up, Sarah Mulkerrins In Tokyo has more on that. We also know we will have the we also know we will have the Womens Event of Street Skateboarding take place. We saw the skateboarding take place. Saw the Mens Event Yesterday with t