in an attempt to stop the taliban infiltrating its cities. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. saturday saw the first full day of action in the tokyo olympics. 11 gold medals have been up for grabs on day one, including in cycling, weightlifting, and fencing. but it was in thejudo competition where the host nation, japan, won its first medals. mariko oi has the details. well, japan winning its first gold medal and naohisa takato injudo giving a very emotional interview just now, following funa tonaki, also ofjudo, winning silver and according to the japanese olympic committee, her silver medal was the 500th medal for team japan in olympic history, so quite an exciting moment for her as well. a bit of disappointment in gymnastics with kohei uchimura not qualifying for the finals, but a lot of people will be watching rikako ikee in swimming. of course, she was diagnosed with leukaemia two years ago. she inspired many by qualifying for this year
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airline pilots have welcomed the move. a british grandfather s won £2 million by finishing fourth in the world s most prestigious poker tournament. in golf, the third round of the open is under way. world number three jordan speith begins with a two shot lead. and at 2.30pm, george alagiah speaks to pulitzer prize winning author elizabeth strout in talking books. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. boots has apologised for dismissing calls to cut the cost of its contraceptive morning after pills. the pharmacy had refused to drop the price of the medicines, because it claimed that doing so would incentivise inappropriate use . today, the firm apologised for what it described as its poor choice of words and said it would look for cheaper brands. campaigners have welcomed the move but say it should have come sooner. our only disappointment is that it s taken this long, and really the threat of a boycott by its customers for boots, to reach this position. this was a positio
city offers anything for tourists? good morning and welcome to bbc news. president trump has described his new chief of staff, john kelly, as a true star of his administration after reince priebus stood down from the post. mr trump said mr kelly, a retired military general, had done a spectacularjob as the head of homeland security, where he introduced a tougher immigration policy. the resignation of mr priebus came after he was criticised by the president s new communications director anthony scaramucci, who accused him of leaking to the press. here s our north america correspondent peter bowes. another tweet, another resignation, another day in the trump presidency. reince priebus is the latest senior figure in the white house to leave his job prematurely. the shortest serving chief of staff in history. he is being replaced by a retired four star general. john kelly is currently in charge of the department of homeland security. donald trump revealed that reince priebus had
and the whole weekend we have lined up for you. of ceremonies, it s my responsibility to introduce our speakers and to keep you informed of our schedule and any updates or additions as the day progresses. most of you in the audience are now seasoned veterans who have attended our programs before. i do want to stress that due to the tight schedule of great programming, we will stick to the itinerary and timings as closely as we can, so as to ensure that everyone gets enough time for their presentations, and that so the question and answer sessions provide you all with enough opportunity to ask the speakers specifically what you want to know. i do want to point out that the speakers biographies are in the back of your official programs. please refer to that for more personal details. for ouring lecture espionage symposium is general , he served under general patton and world war ii and worked his way through the ranks, following the war. including an important posting at the pe