The argentine Football Star Lionel messi is emotional as he confirms that he is leaving barcelona after 20 years at The Club. Thousands take to the streets of amsterdam as the city marks the 25th Anniversary of its first gay pride parade. But Afternoon And Welcome to Bbc News. The tokyo olympics have ended, with a Closing Ceremony in the national stadium devoid of fans. The president of the international olympic committee, thomas bach, said the games had brought the world together and delivered the most precious of gifts hope. The olympic flag was handed over to the mayor of paris where the games will be held in three years time. Team gb have matched their Medal Total from London 2012 with 22 golds, and 65 medals in total. Jason kenny won a Gold Medal in the Mens Kieren Cycling event in the velodrome. That makes him britains most successful male athlete with a total of seven olympic Gold Medals under his belt and a total of nine olympic medals in all. In the boxing ring, there was gold
Heatwave In more than 30 years. The argentIne Football Star LIonel messI Is emotIonal as he confIrms that he Is leavIng barcelona after 20 years at the club and thousands take to the streets of amsterdam as the cIty marks the 25th AnnIversary of Its fIrst gay prIde parade. Lucy, over to you. Lucy, overto you. Hello, and lucy, over to you. Hello, and a very warm welcome to tokyo where It Has been a memorable games many reasons. InsIde and outsIde the SportIng Arena all set agaInst the backdrop of the pandemIc and, you are rIght, the ClosIng Ceremony Is comIng to a close shortly but lets brIng you up to date wIth the bIggest SportIng ActIon at the last day because It Has been a good FInal Hole for Team Gb whIch started wIth a Gold Medal Forjason kenny In the Mens KeIrIn CyclIng event In the velodrome and now makes hIm the most successful wIth a total of nIne olympIc medals In all. In the boxIng rIng, a gold for love In prIce the Womens BoxIng MIddleweIght fInal. She beat chInas athlete.
Infections as a shortage of oxygen and vaccines in india. Fans across england celebrate as their side make the Euro 2020 Quarter Finals with a 2 0 win over germany. Hello and thanks forjoining us. Rebel forces in tigray in Northern Ethiopia have continued hostilities, despite the national Governments Declaration of a ceasefire in the region. The ethiopian government appears to be losing ever the fighting has left thousands dead, as many as 2 Million People have been forced to leave their homes. Government troops have now banded mekelle in the face of the Rebel Advance abandoned. It has reached as far as shire, near the ethiopian border. Jubilation on the streets as eritrean troops are forced out of shire in tigray. Similar scenes were witnessed in the capital mekelle, as ethiopian soldiers fled. The Rebel Tplf forces appear to have the upper hand in this bloody eight month conflict. Now, the federal government in Addis Ababa has called for a ceasefire. Translation for humanitarian aid
In the us against tech giant apple the makers of popular online game fortnite accuse it of anti competitive behaviour. Welcome to the programme. First, bill and melinda gates, the couple who founded the world s largest charitable foundation, have announced they are to divorce after 27 years of marriage. The founder of microsoft, bill gates is the fourth richest man on the planet. In a joint statement posted on twitter, the couple said they would continue to work together at the foundation that bears their name. But that they could no longer grow together as a couple in the next phase of their lives. Our correspondent in los angeles, peter bowes, has the latest. I think this has come as a shock to a lot of people, that certainly one of the world s wealthiest couples, best known couples in the charity world now, and of course, bill gates with microsoft which he founded in 1975, that they should be going their separate ways. Significant i think from the statement you ve read a little pa