From Tokyo. Also this lunchtime Gas And Electricity bills will go up for millions of people, after the regulator raised the Energy Price Cap thousands of people signed a petition to save an alpaca that faces getting put down. Barcelona says its Star Player Lionel messi will leave this summer after more than 20 years with The Club. And, one of the biggest Arts Festivals in The World, the edinburgh fringe, finally gets underway today after its cancellation last summer because of the pandemi. And coming up on the Bbc News Channel for the third olympics running, Team Gbs Women Hockey players win a medal and say a bronze was beyond their wildest dreams just a few months ago. Good Afternoon And Welcome to bbc news. The Cyclist Laura Kenny has become britains most decorated female olympic athlete, after she and Teammate Katie archibald won the Womens Madison Event in the velodrome. The pair dominated the 120 lap race, winning 10 of the 12 sprints. It means kenny has won gold in three consecut
Good afternoon. The Cyclist Laura Kenny has become britains most decorated female olympic athlete, after she and Team Mate Katie archibald won the Womens Madison Event in the velodrome. The pair dominated the 120 lap race, winning 10 of the 12 sprints. It means kenny has won gold in three consecutive Olympic Games, and archibald in two. Elsewhere after their gold in rio, britains Hockey Women have taken bronze in tokyo, with a narrow victory over india. And Team Gb s 18th Gold Medal of the games came from Kate French in the womens moden pentathlon. And in the last few minutes, Team Gb s Laura Muir has won silver in the 1500m final. Sport and for a full Round Up, from the bbc sport centre. Two more golds on Day 1a of tokyo 2020 have taken Team Gb up to fourth in the overall medals table. The first of the two was a historic one for Laura Kenny. She has become the most decorated female olympian in british history. She and Katie Archibald were crowned the inaugral Womens Madison champions
Hockey earlier today, the temperature on the thermometer may have read 31 degrees, but factor in the humidity and it felt more like 43 degrees, so that is really quite incredible. And although the temperatures are falling away, only slowly, so the athletics about to get under way, the temperatures will still be sitting into the high 20s, still be sitting into the high 20s, still with that humidity as well. Back to reality, however, lets get that focus closer to home. I was settled Summer Sunshine has abandoned us come up with low pressure still dominating generally across the country. The heaviest rain so far today has been through eastern scotland, drifting steadily westwards and these bands of showers moving out of Northern Ireland, North West England and North Wales, some of these are heavy and thundery for the remainder of the afternoon. Further south, fewer showers around and the best of the breaks with the best of the sunshine, but it is a diSappointing story. Top temperatures of
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Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers wIll be brIngIng us tomorrow. WIth me are the Author And JournalIst Rachel ShabI and former government specIal advIser, and now ceo of MusIc Industry Body uk musIc, JamIe Njoku goodwIn. The metro reports that the number of new covId Cases Is contInuIng to fall and says hopes are beIng raIsed that the uk may be past the peak of the thIrd wave of coronavIrus InfectIons. The telegraph leads wIth the hIjack of an OIl Tanker In the Gulf Of Oman It says IranIan backed forces are suspected of carryIng It out. The I says the government Is set to roll out covId vaccInatIons to over 16s In what It calls the near future. And that story makes The Front Page of the DaIly MaIl as well underneath a pIcture of more brItIsh OlympIc Medal wInners. The guardIan carrIes an IntervIew wIth the Labour Leader SIr keIr starmer, In whIch he claIms InternatIonal ClImate CrIsIs Talks could break down because of a lack of leadershIp from borIsjohnson. And