i never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual advances. that is just not who i am. and as records are broken at the olympics, are super shoes giving athletes an unfair advantage on the track? we start in afghanistan, where an attack on the home of the afghan defence minister has ended in the capital kabul, according to officials, with all the attackers killed. the first explosion occurred near the diplomatic quarters and a busy market square, where there are many government buildings. a powerful explosion, which you can see here, was fallowed by bursts of gunfire as armed men fought their way into the home of the defence minister, bismillah khan mohammadi our international correspondent lyse doucet is in the green zone in kabul. tell us more about what we know about what happened to. you may still here the about what happened to. you may still here the constant about what happened to. you may still here the constant rat - about what happened to. yo
and nonconsensual touching. records are broken at the olympics are super shoes giving athletes and unfair advantage at the track? we will speak to an expert. we start in afghanistan where the capital kabul has come under attack. a series of blasts have been heard near the defence minister s home. the explosion occurred near the diplomatic quarters and a busy market square where there are many government buildings. you can see the smoke here following the attack targeting the home of the country s defence minister. no militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack. we re also hearing of a second blast and sporadic gunfire. syed anwar works for the bbc s afghan service is in kabul. what more do we know about the blast? well about the blast? there was a very loud explosion this well there was a very loud explosion this evening, after an hour it is clear that the carb warm targeted the guesthouse of acting government defence minister. the gun men entered inside the gues
and hotels on the island of rhodes, as wildfires continue to burn out of control. it s said to be the biggest such operation greece has ever carried out. these are pictures from one village in rhodes where houses have been destroyed. three hotels have reportedly burnt down, and many others are in the danger zone. many people are staying in temporary accomodation like this. while others waited in public buildings. the fires have been burning for five days now. the country s deputy fire chief says the blazes in rhodes are the most difficult greece is facing. the budget airline, jet2, says it s cancelled all flights that were due to go to rhodes today. tuigroup says it s also cancelled flights to rhodes until tuesday night. thomas cook has cancelled all holidays to areas of rhodes until 31stjuly. azadeh moshiri reports. these are scenes no one wants repeated. tourists looking for a holiday escape flood their resorts in droves. as fires consumed buildings. please, please, this wa
this week, we delve into the world of artificial intelligence. shiona heads to wimbledon to meet the latest match commentators. norrie, from the united kingdom, will play tsitsipas. could you spot a deepfake? we look at the software trying to detect them, but how good is it really? ithink fake. that is actually real. and joe investigates the darker side of image creation. yeah, i know you ve redacted it for me. yeah, it s still powerful, and it s difficult. - this month, fans all over the world were glued to coverage of the wimbledon tennis tournament. it was televised for the first time in 1937 when fred perry s run of wins was ended by the american don budge. since then, the bbc and broadcasters around the world have provided expert commentary on all of the action. well, actually, not quite all of the action. no, covering of the outlying courts has remained somewhat silent, but that could be about to change, thanks to artificial intelligence as shiona mccallum has been fi
a lot of people that know me still don t know i am a gambling addict. even when i came here, i said i was going to a mental health facility, because people knew i had mental health episodes that were bad, but nobody knew i was an addict. i kept my gambling a secret for years, and obviously it did eventually all come out. these british women fought to keep their gambling addiction a secret, until they were offered a lifeline a place in a residential centre, and a chance to confront their addiction. i can t remember the exact amount, but it shocked my parents, it shocked my partner at the time, because i think it worked out to be about £30,000 in the space of three months. recent studies indicate that around the world, the number of women gambling is growing. and for those with addiction, is often done in secret. we seem to be sleepwalking, it feels like, towards a problem. elissa used to gamble regularly in pubs, on fruit machines and down at the bookies. but she has got ou