Its monday, the 29th Ofjuly. Our main story. It was a dramatic second day at the olympics for Team Gb, winning two medals in the swimming And kayak. Adam peaty won silver in the 100m Breaststroke final Last Night missing out on gold by 200ths Of a second, while Kimberley Woods won bronze in the womens kayak single. Joe lynskey reports. For eight years, Adam Peaty has pushed his sport to new limits. Hes not used to silver but he now has perspective. In the 100m Breaststroke, he went for a third gold in the row And britains first at these games. He missed out by a margin, two hundredths Of a second. Commentator The Gold has gone to martinenghi Of italy. And a joint silver medal, its gone to Adam Peaty Of great britain. Less than two years ago, he said this sport had broken him. To get so close might have felt cruel. But, for peaty, the Breakthrough Wasjust to be here. Its just incredibly hard. Like, to win it once And to win it again then to win it again. Im not crying because ive come s
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Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are Author And Journalist Shyama Perera and iain anderson, Executive Chairman of cicero. Tomorrows Front Pages, lets bring you up to date with them. The i leads on the warning from the Prime Minister that britons wont be able to expect restriction free holidays abroad until next year. It quotes borisjohnson saying that it will be a difficult year for travel. The metro focuses on the isolating Football Players on the Scotland And England teams, with two more england players having to isolate away from the rest of the team today. The telegraph has an interview with the Lord Chiefjustice, saying that the Covid Pandemic has led to deeply damaging delays in the Justice System and suggesting juries should be made smaller to help clear the backlog in cases. The mail focuses on the Social Care sector, with campaigners accusing the Prime Minister of cowardice after he cancelled a meeting with the chance
Euro match before beIng resuscItated. Its a Huge day for the tartan army. Scotlands Football Team Is makIng Its fIrst appearance at a major InternatIonal tournament In 23 years takIng on the Czech RepublIc at Hampden Park. Hello and welcome to bbc news. The fInal easIng of Lockdown RestrIctIons In england, whIch was due to take place next monday, Is almost certaIn to be delayed by up to four weeks. It would dash the hopes of many hopIng for the lIftIng of the remaInIng legal lImIts on socIal contact. Several senIor mInIsters have already sIgned off on a postponement as cases of the new Delta VarIant of coronavIrus contInue to rIse. The latest fIgures show how the uk Is on track for a BIg Wave of InfectIons. If the current rate of Increase contInues, there would be more than 15,000 cases a day by 21stjune, a week today. Successful VaccIne Deployment Is one of the four tests set by the government for the next stage of easIng to go ahead. Secondly, there needs to be reduced hospItalIsatIo