tonight at ten. we talk to the sprinter from belarus who refuses to return home from the olympic games. krystina timanovskaya tells the bbc that she asked poland for protection because of serious concerns for her safety. translation: i can t go back to belarus now, of course. it is definitely not safe for me. i have no idea when i can go back. it may be five, or ten years. during the day, the belarus opposition leader held talks in downing street, urging the uk to put pressure on the ruling regime. we are fighting for rule of law in our country, for democratic changes and mrjohnson gave me to understand that they will be with us. we ll be live in belarus to ask how the widely criticised president lukashenko is likely to respond. also tonight. a tanker has been hijacked by armed men in the gulf of oman and ordered to sail to iran. men in the gulf of oman the number of drug related deaths in england and wales is at the highest level since records began. at the olympics, a sensa
of vaccination to enter indoor places such as restaurants, theatres, and gyms. and curiosity didn t kill the cat, but it did stop a major league baseball game. we ll meet the feline that brought a new york yankees game to standstill. hello, and welcome. new york governor andrew cuomo has denied the findings of a five month investigation by the state s attorney general that found he sexually harassed multiple women, including senior employees. rejected the findings. the five month probe found that governor cuomo violated federal and state laws while creating a climate of fear in the workplace. two senior democrats us senate majority leader, chuck schumer and senator kirsten gillibrand, both new york democrats have called on governor andrew cuomo to resign. here s a little of what the attorney general had to say. the independent investigation has concluded that governor andrew cuomo sexually harassed multiple women and in doing so, violated federal and state law. spe
you re watching bbc news. team gb have picked up another eight medals including two golds at the tokyo olympics their biggest haul in a single day so far. giles scott and the pairing of dylan fletcher and stuart bithell were victorious in their sailing events; 19 year old 800 metre runner keely hodgkinson brought home britain s first medal on the athletics track; while jason and laura kenny were both part of british cycling teams which claimed silver in the velodrome. our correspondent natalie pirks reports from tokyo. nautical perfection, sailing dominance. britain were riding the crest of a wave. dylan fletcher and stuart bithell were in a great place in the men s 49er and just needed to beat the germans in their final race. they literally put it all on the line. right on the line, great britain. with it, the gold medal in tokyo 2020. but not to be outdone, giles scott was doing in the finn class where britain is superb. they have won gold at the last five games. but
a container ship. and. chelsea score first in the all english champions league final against manchester city. we ll have the latest from porto as the second half gets under way. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. there ve been dozens of demonstrations around the world to show solidarity with the people of belarus. in poland, hundreds of demonstrators have ta ken to streets of the capital, warsaw. small gatherings have also been held in other european countries, the us and australia. many protesters have been calling for the release of the belarusian journalist, roman protasevich, who was detained along with his girlfriend. the plane he was flying on was forced to land in minsk last weekend. at a rally in the lithuanian capital vilnius, the belarusian opposition leader, svetlana tikhanovskaya, said people around the world were supporting belarus at a decisive moment. translation: they joined the | action because they understand how this year an