And showed pure determInatIon to make up the dIstance, and PIp Hudson SmIth to the lIne, sIlverfor hIm. ZambIas Mazula Samukonga came thIrd, but Drama RIght at The End there on the track. At the velodrome, great brItaIns men have won team sprInt sIlver, In a PulsatIng FInal In parIs. Ethan hayter, dan bIgham, CharlIe TanfIeld and Ethan Vernon were pIpped to gold by australIa, who trIumphed In thIs event for the fIrst tIme sInce the 2004 games. DespIte a strong start, brItaIns men traIled by tIny fractIons of a second for most of the race and were under two tenths of a second behInd, as they started the fInal lap. But hayter, who was leadIng the gb traIn, came out of hIs saddle In the closIng 200 metres, and almost lost control of hIs bIke, handIng the australIans vIctory. Moments later, great brItaIns women pIcked up bronze In the same dIscIplIne. ElInor barker, josIe knIght, Anna MorrIs and Jess Roberts beat Italy to contInue gb s run of reachIng the Womens Team PursuIt podIum at ever
A curfew s imposed in the us City Of Minneapolis after another shooting of a Black Man by police. The government orders an independent investigation, into David Camerons lobbying of ministers on behalf of a Finance Company. And, a trailblazing politician. Tributes to shirley williams, whos died at the age of 90. And coming up in the sport on the Bbc News channel. Its back to back wins for the baggies. West broms faint survival hopes given a boost after they beat southampton 3 0. Good evening. More Lockdown Rules have eased across the uk, with many businesses opening their doors for the first time in months. The most significant changes have been in england. Restaurants and pubs can now serve people outside, while all shops, hairdressers, beauty salons, gyms and outdoor attractions like zoos and theme parks, can also resume business. Wales has also reopened stores, and remaining pupils have gone back to school. Restrictions on travelling across the border have also eased. In scotland al
Police say. The first british Police Officer convicted belonging to a Neo Nazi Terrorist group has been jailed for more than four years. Covid 19 Infection Levels down to what they were last summer, according to latest figures. And liverpool parties without social distancing, a Night Club Event is testing whether large crowds can gather without spreading over it. Come up in half an hours time, foreign correspondence based In Londonjoined me to foreign correspondence based In London joined me to get an outsider s view of events in the uk. Thats dateline at 7 30pm. Very good evening if youve just joined us and welcome to Bbc News. Funerals have been held in israel for the victims of a deadly crush at religious festival. At least 45 people are known to have died, and more than A Hundred and 50 were injured at meron, the site of the tomb of a revered second century rabbi. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described it as a heavy disaster and said he was praying for the casualties. Our
Those at the front were trapped. People tried tearing away metal barricades to free them. All of a sudden, we saw paramedics running by, like, Mid Cpr on kids, and then one after the other, started coming on ambulances. Then we understood, like, somethings going on here. Pilgrimsjoined paramedics in a desperate search. Dozens had been suffocated or trampled on. Children became separated from parents, and army helicopters evacuated the wounded. In the hospitals, there has been anguish as relatives wait for news. Many of the dead still havent been formally identified. This man took his two young sons to the festival. When it got crowded, he says, they tried to get out. We reached a ramp, he tells me, where there was a river of people. I fell on my back and others piled on top. I prayed. My ten year old son was screaming for help, shouting, im dead. And my 13 year old son, he was gone. The teenager remains missing. The family has been scouring Hospital Wards for news. The annual festival