To go through what we did. I think the pandemic has showed us the sacrifices that they give. I think the pandemic has showed us the value and sacrifices that they give. Before leaving, abbas s family gave karim a final, touching gift. A surgical textbook once belonging to abbas, now with a new generation of doctor. Charlie haynes, Bbc News. Time for a look at the weather. Heres nick miller. A Hint Ofjekyll and hyde in our weather at the start of this week, clear skies at times, and although temperatures are below average for this time of year it still feels warm in The Sunshine but the other face of the weather is Torrential Downpours, already bouncing off the panto on the isle of Wight Today with reports from the met office some spots may have had over 100 millimetres of rain from some particularly heavy downpours that have moved through, on the railfor radar. A few showers developing elsewhere in england and wales so there is a risk of flooding from some of these. Some rain in Northe
Works less well for people with darker Skin Tones. Borisjohnson and his wife, carrie, have announced they are expecting a second child. Their first child, wilfred, was born in april last year. Good evening. Team gb have won two more Gold medals at the tokyo 0lympics, both in new events where men and women compete together. There was further success for the swimming team, who took Gold in the 4x100 metre mixed Medley Relay. 0ur Sports Editor Dan Roan was watching the action. A first for the olympics, but a familiar feeling for Team Gb. A third Triathlon Medal Today in the inaugural mixed Team Event but, this time, Gold. With each athlete facing a 300 metre swim, 6. 8 Kilometre Bike Ride and two kilometre run, Jessica Learmonth Got britains bid off to a great start, Beforejonny Brownlee then extended the lead in his third and final 0lympics. Team gb still had their two silver medallists from the individual events to come first Georgia Taylor brown and, for the final leg, alex yee, who po
Yes 49 years great britain have waited for their Eventing Gold. Britains riders make history at the Tokyo Olympics with gold in the Team Eventing and silver in the individual. And Emily Campbell becomes the first British Female Weightlifter to win an Olympic Medal American gymnast Simone Biles will compete in an Olympic Final tomorrow after missing several others to focus on her mental health. A five year Old Boy found dead in a river is named by South Wales police as Logan Williamson from sam in bridgend. And a West Midlands Police Officer found guilty of two assaults on members of The Public both the victims were black. Good afternoon. We start with the breaking news that the Nhs Covid 19 app in england and wales will be modified so that fewer contacts are required to self isolate. The Health Secretary Sajid Javid says the changes ensure we are striking the right balance between reducing disruption and protecting those at risk. Business leaders have complained about the large numbers
Borisjohnson and his wife, carrie, have announced they are expecting a second child. Their first child, wilfred, was born in april last year. Welcome to Bbc News. Its been another great day for Team Gb at the Tokyo Olympics adding two more Gold Medals to their tally in new events involving both men and women. The first came in the triathlon mixed relay. Then in the Swimming Pool, Great Britain claimed another in the mixed axioom medley. Mix screen 2 in athletics jamaica secured a clean sweep in athletics jamaica secured a clean sweep first, second and third in the womens 100 metres. Elaine Thompson Herah stretched into the lead to take the Gold Medal in an olympic record time of 10. 61 seconds. Emma wilson added a Sailing Bronze Medal in the womens rsx windsurfing. Boxer karriss artingstall had to settle for a Featherweight Bronze after a narrow semifinal loss. But there was disappointment for one of Team Gb s great Medal Hopes Dina Asher Smith who failed to qualify for the 100 metre f
The streets of sydney as australia ramps up its Covid Lockdown. Live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. Welcome to bbc News Broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. Its six In The Morning here in singapore, and 2. 30 In The Morning across afghanistan, where taliban militants are threatening to seize control of the main city in helmand province. The militants are now on the verge of overrunning The City of Lashkar Gar in the south, and theres fierce fighting in Kandahar And Herat in the west. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, reports from the capital kabul. Lashkar gah, helmand, the Peace Roundabout now overrun by taliban. They say this square is theirs. Gunfire the centre of a city once patrolled for years by british troops. Afghan special forces, trained by britain and other nato armies, are rushing in. This videos from the afghan ministry of defence. Explosion the battle intensifies on the ground and on Social Media. 35 year old general S