Has no defected tells the bbc that donald trump is who north korea want elected as us president , hoping that that can. To the Paris Olympics where Team Gb have won their third Gold Medal of the day with showjumping champions joining top winners in trampolining and double Sculls Rowing. Hello, im Ben Brown. The kremlin has dismissed western allegations that russia deliberately abducts people to create and exchange funds of prisoner to swap. The comment came after the largest Prisoner Swap since the cold war. Among the russians released by the west convicted hit man vadim krasikov an Fsb Agent who shot dead a chechen commander in berlin five years ago. At an airbase outside washington, president Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris greeted the returned americans the two us journalists, evan Gershkovich And Alsu kurmasheva, and former us marine Paul Whelan. President Biden said he was grateful for the diplomatic co operation that led to the swap. On the tarmac, evan gershkovich spo
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Nation and our future together. In other news, the bbc understands prince andrew s staff do not believe legal papers from lawyers for the woman who has accused him of sexual abuse have been successfully served. Virginia giuffre launched a civil case against the prince, he denies the claims. An arson attack at a mosque in manchester is being investigated as a hate crime. Cctv footage from before the attack late on friday night has been released by didsbury mosque, nobody was hurt. 18 year old briton, emma raducanu, is preparing for her first ever grand slam final. She takes to the court at the us open in new york later today. And cristiano ronaldo scores on his return to manchester united, reaction to that and the rest of the day s action coming up in sportsday at quarter to 8 good evening. Events commemorating 20 years since the 9/11 attacks are taking place in the us. The ceremony in new york started with a minute s silence at the exact time the first plane hit the north tower of the
Eight years after her death, the family of suzanne van hagen new figures show the covid infection rate in scotland has again risen to its highest level since estimates began in october 2020, with about one in 45 thought to have had the virus last week. You can t tell anyone. And coming up at 5. 45, it s the film review, where mark kermode will be giving his verdict on herself, a drama about a single mother who escapes from her abusive husband. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. We start with a warning from the head of mi5, who says there is no doubt that recent events in afghanistan and the rise of the taliban are likely to have emboldened so called lone wolf terrorists. Ken mccallum told bbc news that 31 late stage attack plots have been foiled in the uk in the last four years. The taliban has promised that afghanistan would never again be a base for terrorists after taking over the country last month. The mi5 warning comes on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
The 30 minutes waiting in the box in the plane, waiting for the plane to take off, were probably the longest period of wait i ve ever experienced in my life. And heading to tokyo the mother of all comebacks for olympic rower helen glover. And coming up in the sport, on the bbc news channel england chase down a record score at edgbaston in the third one day international to beat pakistan and claim a series clean sweep. Good evening. Scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon, has confirmed that covid restrictions will be eased from monday, but face coverings will remain mandatory for some time to come. In what is a more cautious approach than england s, scotland will relax social distancing to one metre inside public spaces and ease but not lift the restrictions on the number of people allowed to meet in homes. Ms sturgeon said it was to protect the vulnerable in society. It comes as the uk has recorded its highest daily death toll since early april. Here s our medical editor fergus