on the middle weekend of the olympics, team gb have won two of the new mixed relay events, taking a world record in the swimming 4x100 metres and winning the inaugural olympic triathlon mixed title. the us champion gymnast simone biles has withdrawn from two more competitions in tokyo. her team say she s ruled herself out of the finals of the vault and uneven bars. the usjustice department has ruled that former president donald trump s tax returns must be handed over to a congressional committee. unlike other recent presidents, mr trump had resisted the demand to surrender his tax records. the eu s special envoy to afghanistan has warned that there s little prospect of an early halt to the violence as the taliban advance. tomas niklasson says the most realistic hope is for the offensive to be resisted and peace talks to begin in earnest. now on bbc news, the media show.
the headlines. on the middle weekend of the olympics, team gb have won two of the new mixed relay events, taking a world record in the swimming 4x100 metres and winning the inaugural olympic triathlon mixed title. the us champion gymnast simone biles has withdrawn from two more competitions in tokyo. her team say she s ruled herself out of the finals of the vault and uneven bars. the usjustice department has ruled that former president donald trump s tax returns must be handed over to a congressional committee. unlike other recent presidents, mr trump resisted demands to surrender his tax records. the eu s special envoy to afghanistan has warned that there s little prospect of an early halt to the violence as the taliban advance. tomas niklasson says the most realistic hope is for the offensive to be resisted and peace talks to begin in earnest.
this is bbc news. the headlines: on the middle weekend of the olympics, team gb have won two of the new mixed relay events, taking a world record in the swimming 4x100 metres and winning the inaugural olympic triathlon mixed title. us champion gymnast simone biles has withdrawn from two more competitions in tokyo. her team say she s ruled herself out of the finals of the vault and uneven bars. the us justice department has ruled that former president donald trump s tax returns must be handed over to a congressional committee. unlike other recent presidents, mr trump had resisted the demand to surrender his tax records. australia s third largest city, brisbane, is going into lockdown in an attempt to contain the spread of the delta strain of coronavirus. millions of residents of brisbane and several other areas are being ordered to stay at home for three days.
this is bbc news. the headlines: on the middle weekend of the olympics, team gb have won two of the new mixed relay events, taking a world record in the swimming 4x100 metres and winning the inaugural olympic triathlon mixed title. us champion gymnast simone biles has withdrawn from two more competitions in tokyo. her team say she s ruled herself out of the finals of the vault and uneven bars. the us justice department has ruled that former president donald trump s tax returns must be handed over to a congressional committee. unlike other recent presidents, mr trump had resisted the demand to surrender his tax records. australia s third largest city, brisbane, is going into lockdown in an attempt to contain the spread of the delta strain of coronavirus. millions of residents of brisbane and several other areas are being ordered to stay at home for three days. two women have been seriously