Could remain private a british satellite has launched from French Guiana in a boost to the Uk Tele Communications Industry. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Its been another great start for Team Gb at the Tokyo Olympics adding two more Gold Medals to their tally in new events involving both men and women. The first came in the triathlon mixed relay. Alex yee and Georgia Taylor brown added to their individual silvers from the Opening Week at the games; they were joined Byjonny Brownlee and jessica learmonth. Then, in the swimming pool, great britain claimed another gold. This time in the mixed 4 x 100 metres medley. So where does that leave the Medal Table . Well, Team Gb remain sixth they have picked up eight Gold Medals and 27 in total. At the top is china with 21 golds and 45 overall. Meanwhile, The American gymnast, simone biles, has pulled out of two more 0lympic events as she deals with Mental Health issues. 0n the track, the leading nigerian spri
Price is the number one seed, having won gold at the 2018 commonwealth games, and the World Championships the following year. It was my dream since i was eight years of age to reach an olympic games and id never think of even getting here, let alone medaling, but i know im not finished yet. Im going to go on now and change colour and im just over the moon. I cant really put into words what it means to me. Weve got a great team behind us, gb boxing. Everyone is doing amazingly well. I think that is the fourth medal now as well for us. Finally a special part of any olympicjourney, is when you finally arrive home to be greeted by your loved ones. And if there were gold medals for hugs, theyd surely go to Helen Glovers three little ones. The two time Olympic Champion was rowing at her final olympics and although she narrowly missed out on a medal, her remarkable comeback to get to tokyo has been inspirational and, at The End of it all, theres no place like home. Thats all the sport for now
This is bbc news. i m ben mundy. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. a great start for team gb on super saturday at the tokyo olympics. gold and a world record in the 4 x 100 metres mixed medley relay. add to that another gold in the triathlon mixed relay event including a first gold medal forjonny brownlee. fighting is raging around three strategic cities in afghanistan which the security forces are trying to defend from taliban militants. reports say fighters have breached the front lines in the southern part of herat. donald trump s been ordered to hand over his tax returns to congress. the usjustice department overturned a ruling made when he was in office that the information
Like a mixture of variable cloud, sunny spells and a few showers. most of the showers across southern parts of the uk, with the odd heavier one. temperatures 20, maybe 21 degrees. feeling cool in the north. this is bbc news. the headlines. a great start for team gb on super saturday at the tokyo olympics. gold and a world record in the 4x100 metres mixed medley relay. add to that another gold, in the triathlon mixed relay event, including a first gold medal forjonny brownlee. donald trump s been ordered to hand over his tax returns to congress. the usjustice department overturned a ruling, made when he was in office, that the information could remain private. the afghan security forces say they have fended off a taliban advance on the capital of helmand province, one of several cities under threat.
This is bbc news. i m ben mundy. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. a great start for team gb on super saturday at the tokyo olympics. gold and a world record in the 4 x 100 metres mixed medley relay. add to that another gold in the triathlon mixed relay event including a first gold medal forjonny brownlee. fighting is raging around three strategic cities in afghanistan which the security forces are trying to defend from taliban militants. reports say fighters have breached the front lines in the southern part of herat. donald trump s been ordered to hand over his tax returns to congress. the usjustice department overturned a ruling made when he was in office that the information