The Tokyo Olympics get under way this week, but there is already a growing number of athletes and officials testing covid positive or being forced to self isolate. In the olympic village, two players and a coach for the south africa Mens Football Team have the virus. Eight members of Team Gb Athletics team are also in isolation after being in close contact with positive cases. And us Tennis Player Coco gauff has announced she is not going to tokyo after testing positive. Despite the worsening Covid Situation and strong public opposition to the games, the governor of tokyo has told the bbc it would have been worse to cancel. From tokyo, Rupert Wingfield hayes reports. With five days to go, the anti olympic protests are not going away. This one is outside the hotel where Ioc President Thomas Bach is staying. Their message to him is pretty blunt. Over at the olympic village, Three Covid cases have now been confirmed. Across the city, 1,400 new cases on saturday. Despite this, when i sat down with the governor of tokyo, she told me the games must go ahead. Translation i believe that not holding the olympics is even sadder than holding it during these dire times. I do not want to show The World that we have lost to covid i9. There is still meaning in holding the olympics In Tokyo, despite the current situation. This was Wembley Stadium In London a week ago, but with just 20 of japanese vaccinated, there will be no scenes like this In Tokyos olympic stadium. Governor koike concedes ifjapan had moved faster on vaccines, things might have been different. Translation | agree, i it would have been better. If we had a faster vaccination rollout, we may have been able to have spectators at the olympics. But the speed of Vaccine Rollout has now increased immensely. Not fast enough. This is kyoto, japans ancient Capital And Number one tourist site. By now this place should have been thronged with hordes of tourists from All Over The World. Forjapan, that was to be the big pay off. Invest billions and billions in hosting the olympics and then millions of travellers will come from All Over The World to your great cultural institutions, spending lots of money. As you can see, there is nobody here. Shop owners here have seen Sales Fall by more than 90 . Translation it is the governments fault. Look at the other countries, like the uk and taiwan. They seem to be doing well. But look at japan. I cannot believe we call ourselves a developed country. Back In Tokyo, hundreds of athletes are now arriving each day. It is now clear that some of them will be carrying covid. The ioc� s assertion that the games represent zero risk to Public Health is already starting to look flimsy. Rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, In Tokyo. Lisa M Brosseau is Research Consultant at the university of Minnesota Centre for infectious Disease Research and policy and advises industry on how to reduce Workplace Risk to viruses. Thank you very much forjoining us. It is interesting, the ioc, the olympic committee, has put out a playbook, hasnt it, several versions of it, to make sure that athletes and all those going out know exactly what to do. What do you make of their efforts . I what to do. What do you make of their efforts . Their efforts . I have been criticising their efforts . I have been criticising those their efforts . I have been criticising those efforts i their efforts . I have been i criticising those efforts since the beginning. I think they have forgotten an important mode of transmission, which is that there are likely to be small Aerosol Particles that people can inhale, and the playbook � s do not consider that mode of transmission at all. , all. ,. , all. Right. I mean, they have worked in all. Right. I mean, they have worked in pretty all. Right. I mean, they have worked in pretty close all. Right. I mean, they havej worked in pretty close liaison with the World Health Organization in terms of looking at the risks and the sort of protocols they should adopt. Should they simplyjust be going should they be more strict than that . I be going should they be more strict than that . Strict than that . I think one ofthe strict than that . I think one of the things strict than that . I think one of the things that strict than that . I think one of the things that i strict than that . I think one of the things that i propose j of the things that i propose with my colleagues two months ago now is that they do a more careful risk assessments, particularly for the different kinds of sports. So a Sport Thatis kinds of sports. So a sport that is indoors, involves teams or people in close contact with Each Other is at much higher risk than sports that are done outdoors and singularly. If you look at the playbook � s, you dont see any delineation in terms of risk by type of Sport Or Venue. Terms of risk by type of Sport Or Venue or venue. Right. You would also, i understand, or venue. Right. You would also, i understand, prefer. Or venue. Right. You would l also, i understand, prefer to also, iunderstand, preferto see all athletes taking part to have been vaccinated before they got there. I think a lot of people would feel that they were being given preferential treatment if that were the case. I suppose your view would be that doesnt matter. Be that doesnt matter. Well, actually i be that doesnt matter. Well, actually i was be that doesnt matter. Well, actually i was not be that doesnt matter. Well, actually i was not one be that doesnt matter. Well, actually i was not one to be that doesnt matter. Well, actually i was not one to be l actually i was not one to be pushing. I mean, certainlyi Am Infavourasa pushing. I mean, certainlyi am in favour as a public Health Professional of vaccination. But i think that given the number of countries where there are still older people and Healthcare Workers who are not vaccinated, it really was not an expectation on my part that the Ioc Focus on vaccination for anyone, except perhaps the people who are at most risk in the olympics, and that isnt the olympics, and that isnt the athletes. It is all the older people who are working behind the scenes or as officials or organisers, team support. Those other people who are most at risk. And if you at the numbers in terms of people infected, a large majority are contractors, not athletes. Right, so when your view, lisa, should these games be taking place . I should these games be taking lace . ~. , place . I think that if the ioc had started place . I think that if the ioc had started Planning Place . I think that if the ioc had started planning and place . I think that if the ioc. Had started planning and doing a much betterjob of planning a year ago, a much betterjob of planning a yearago, it might a much betterjob of planning a year ago, it might have been possible to do this safely, and i would have been glad to participate in that risk assessment. I think right now, with the Delta Variant now widespread, everywhere, not just in a few countries, and it is likely to be coming to japan, where the Vaccination Rates are low, i do think this is a very risky proposition. But we have been arguing there were ways to make this a safe, but it required a better assessment of risk and a better set of controls than the ioc has put in place. Has put in place. Thank you very much has put in place. Thank you very much indeed. Has put in place. Thank you very much indeed. Thank. Has put in place. Thank you i very much indeed. Thank you. The german chancellor says The World must hurry in the battle against climate change. After visiting some of the areas worst hit by last weeks deadly flash floods, she expressed her shock at what she called surreal destruction. More Heavy Rain has caused further flooding in Southern Germany and austria. Our Europe Correspondent Jenny Hill reports we really need help here, she says. And outside the village shop, you can see why. As in so many other parts of Western Germany, people in the town of Bad Munstereifel still cant quite believe what happened. We met gertrude here. Volunteers have brought food, water. She told us she spent the night alone, upstairs, as water flooded into her house. Translation ive never seen anything like it, never. It leaves you speechless. Gertrude, he says, The Two Of Us will never see this place come back to what it was. We will never see it again. Its no longer my home. Its terrible. Earlier, Angela Merkel came to see for herself. This is the town of schuld, where whole houses were destroyed. Translation its shocking. Im tempted to say the german language has no words to describe the destruction thats occured here. But i could also see huge comfort in the way that people come together to help Each Other. The water is subsiding in Western Germany, but overnight, more flooding in other parts of the country. High water in bavaria, saxony. In austria, too, towns and cities deluged. In Bad Munstereifel, theyre doing their best to clear up. Translation people have | lost their lives, their houses. There are no more roads. But theres huge solidarity. Theyre going to need it in the weeks to come. Were seeing this kind of destruction all over west germany, and what is particularly hard for people in places like this to bear is that it could be weeks, maybe months, before they get back electricity, connection. In one part of the region, the authorities are saying that gas for heating and hot Water Wont be back until well into the autumn. Germany is mourning its dead. For the survivors, this ordeal is far from over. Jenny hill, bbc news, Bad Munstereifel. Activists, journalists and politicians around The World may have been spied on using mobile Phone Malware that is intended to be used against criminals and terrorists, according to a massive data leak. Reports suggest widespread misuse of spyware sold and developed by an israeli surveillance company. The company in question have strongly denied the allegations against them and say their technology is only sold to the Law Enforcement and intelligence agencies of vetted governments. The software is known as pegasus. So how does it work . One click on a malicious weblink can install the software without the owner having any idea. That is not the only means of attack. A simple missed Whatsapp Call can install it. Researchers even found that patches in Iphone Security meant it had been installed, again without the users knowledge, simply when the Phones Owner received an imessage. And its capabilities are vast. Among them, it can read Text Messages and conversations in chat apps like whatsapp, emails, and even listen in to calls. It can extract data, photos, videos, contacts, and passwords. It is also able to see through the camera, listen in on the mic and see the phones location. So it is pretty much all encompassing. I spoke to bill marczak, a senior Research Fellow at Citizen Lab who was the first person to discover an Iphone Hack used by the israeli cyber Warfare Company Nso group. I asked him to explain how it worked. Well, Nso Group sells the Pegasus Spyware to dozens of governments all around The World, and originally it required the target to click on a link to facilitate the hacking of the phone. But nowadays the Spyware System uses what is called a zero click technique, meaning that the government can hack the phone without the target having to take any action. Your phone can be sitting on the table one minute its fine, the next minute its compromised. Right, and this would appear to have already affected a number ofjournalists, and as you say activists, Running Into well over 100 certainly and maybe many more besides. In a sense it raises partly the question as to whose responsibility it is. Weve got nso saying our contract stipulates it can only be used for serious crime and terrorism. Yes. Well, ultimately it is the responsibility of the company, Nso Group, and the responsibility of israels government, the Ministry Of Defence, which is regulating the export of these tools. Its their responsibility to sit Nso Down and say look, if you sell this to Saudi Arabia, if you sell this to the Uae Or Bahrain or these other repressive governments, what do you think theyre going to do with it . Well, maybe theyll go after some criminals and terrorists. But the main concern of these governments like Saudi Arabia is trying to figure out what their critics up to, trying to ensure the survival of the monarchy. Whos speaking truth to power, what are they planning next, and how can we subvert them . Yeah, you mentioned some of the other countries there. Some of the others that have been alleged to be doing the same things are india, morocco, mexico, rwanda even, hungary as well. I mean, it is quite a list, isnt it . We shouldnt be too surprised, though, should we . I mean, this is frankly what many governments will do. Well, i think theres two main takeaways from this report here. The first one is, you know, i think people are quite surprised by the scale of this. Some of the leaked data has around 50,000 Phone Numbers on there which may have been selected for targeting. So that level of scale is really, i think, beyond what many people think and envision. You know, Nso Group says from time to time oh, a very small number of targets. This is for the Osama Bin ladens of The World. So i think the scale is really shocking, and just the number of countries in which this is being abused. For example, india represents itself as a democracy. Yet we see cases where politicians, judges, journalists and others are being spied on by the government. What, ifanything, can be done about this . I suppose highlighting it is the most powerful weapon that Human Rights Activists and the like would have. Certainly bringing light to this is incredibly important, and i think bringing pressure on the various stakeholders who can make a difference for example, the israelI Government. I think it is probably not an exaggeration to say that it is quite embarrassing for the israelI Government and the Ministry Of Defence to have this huge deluge of information showing very, very damning abuse of Surveillance Tools coming out and reflecting badly on the state of israel and on the Ministry Of Defence. So i hope that this avalanche of publicity around this report will spur them to take stronger action in reining these companies in. Stay with us on bbc news, still to come happy to be home two year old wilder smuggled in the back of a lorry is finally reunited with his family in honduras. Radio we see you coming down the ladder now. Thats One Small Step for man, One Giant Leap for mankind. A catastrophic Engine Fire is being blamed tonight for the first crash in the 30 Year History of concorde, The Worlds only supersonic airliner. It was one of the most vivid symbols of the Violence And Hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia. But now, a decade later, its been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. Theres been a 50 decrease in Sperm Quantity and an increase in malfunctioning sperm, unable to swim properly. Thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime, as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. This is bbc news, the latest headlines athletes continue to arrive In Tokyo ahead of this weeks olympics more Test Positive for covid. The german leader Angela Merkel has visited the region worst affected by devastating floods. She says The World must act faster in its battle against Global Warming. Here in england, as most covid restrictions have been lifted at midnight, the Prime Minister is self isolating following contact with the Health Secretary Sajid Javid who has coronavirus. Downing street initially said both borisjohnson and the Uk Chancellor Rishi Sunak would be part of a Pilot Scheme allowing them to keep working. This report from our political correspondent nick eardley. Life might be feeling a bit more normal, but the impact of the pandemic is farfrom over. Hundreds of thousands of people have been told to self isolate in recent days. And now Track And Trace has hit the heart of government. The prime Minister And Chancellor are self isolating after the Health Secretary tested positive for covid yesterday. Boris johnson posted this video on twitter. We did look briefly at the idea of us taking part in the Pilot Scheme which allows people to test daily, but i think its far more important that everybody sticks to the same rules. The Prime Minister will now spend the next week here, his Country Retreat at chequers. That wasnt always the plan, though. This morning, number 10 said the prime Minister Wouldnt have to self isolate because Downing Street was part of a trial to allow people to keep working if they provided a daily negative test. A Cabinet Minister was sent out to defend the plan. It ensures that the pm, the chancellor, can conduct the most essential business, but at other times of the day, they wont be mixing with people outside of their own households. But an hour after this, amid accusations of double standards, Downing Street changed its mind. In york today, sympathy was in short supply. Everyones been getting pinged the last few weeks. Everyones sticking to it. But then theyre just writing the law for themselves, isnt it . Which hasjust been, itjust sums it up, the whole thing, doesnt it . Weve all done everything we should have done, and we have done, but i do feel they should have done the same as us. If were all in this together, they have to be leading by example, dont they . Labours leader unimpressed too. The only reason that hes u turned on this is because he has been busted. Its like Bank Robbers who got caught and now theyre offering the money back. One rule for them, another for everybody else. Its contemptuous of the british public. This has been a pretty messy start to a week where Government Communication is going to be key. Most legal restrictions will be lifted in england tomorrow, most legal restrictions will be lifted in england, but ministers dont want this to be a free for all. They will still be urging caution and for people to behave responsibly. The Vaccine Roll Out has given Ministers Confidence to open up. But theres an expectation that cases will rise. I think its almost certain well get to 1,000 hospitalisations per day. Itll almost certainly get to 100,000 cases a day. The real question is, do we get to double that, or even higher . And thats where the Crystal Ball starts to fail. As england prepares to take a big step, as some warn about becoming too relaxed too soon, a reminder that opening up isnt without risk. Nick eardley, bbc news. Lets get some of the days other news the Brazilian President , jair bolsonaro, has been discharged from hospital four days after being admitted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa hasjoined in the clean up under way after days of violence which left more than 200 people dead. As South Africans marked mandela day, Mr Ramaphosa urged people to honour the legacy of the countrys former leader by helping to rebuild. The riots last week, sparked by the jailing of former president jacob zuma, saw Looting And Destruction in Kwazulu Natal and gauteng provinces. Kurt westergaard, the danish cartoonist whose caricature of the Prophet Muhammad outraged many muslims worldwide, has died at the age of 86. He became known around The World for his controversial depiction of the prophet reprinted in the Charlie Hebdo newspaper. He was the target of an assassination attempt, and had to live the rest of his life under Police Protection at a secret address. Thai police have used force to break up crowds calling for the resignation of prime Minister Prayut Chan O Cha who came to power in an Army Coup seven years ago. Concerns of protesters have now widened to include the governments handling of the pandemic. Courtney bembridge reports. Anger on the Streets Of Bangkok was met with water cannons, Rubber Bullets and tear gas. The protesters were flouting a nationwide man on public gatherings. Thailand has also extended to stay at home orders and a nighttime curfew to three normal provinces because of coronavirus. Three more provinces. Coronavirus. Three more provinces provinces. Translation i understand provinces. Translation i understand that provinces. Translation i understand that the provinces. Translation i. Understand that the situation is not getting any better, because we have to come out but we have to come out and show them were not happy by the measures imposed by the government. It was like they wanted to stop at a standstill they were not trying to Fix Anything. They were not trying to Fix Anything they were not trying to fix an hinr. ,. , anything. Thailand is facing its first wave anything. Thailand is facing its first wave of anything. Thailand is facing its first wave of infections i its first wave of infections and its overwhelmed hospitals strained the economy and throws Tourism Recovery plans in doubt. � , � doubt. Translation the government doubt. Translation the government has doubt. Translation the government has been doubt. Translation the| government has been poor doubt. Translation the I Government has been poor at managing the situation and if we dont do anything they will be no change. They should open their eyes and see how the people have been living and not remain like a dictator. Ifeel very disappointed. Remain like a dictator. I feel very disappointed. Remain like a dictator. I feel very disappointed. These are not the pictures very disappointed. These are not the pictures thailand not the pictures thailand wanted going around The World in the same month it launched a Tourism Scheme to welcome visitors to phuket and three other thai islands. Less than 5 of the thai population is fully vaccinated. Mostly with the chinese made sinovac. But the chinese made sinovac. But the country has been the first to mix vaccines, using locally produced astrazeneca for the second dose after hundreds of medical staff who were fully vaccinated with sinovac got covid. The government is also considering a cap on the number of locally produced vaccines it sends overseas, a move that could disrupt supply to its regional supply neighbours like indonesia who are also battling a surgeon infections. Courtney bembridge, bbc news. I want to introduce you to this little two year old who was found apparently being smuggled in a lorry in the us where he has been reunited in his family in honduras. Wilder garcia was discovered along with more than A Hundred migrants in suffocating conditions. The bbc� s Tim Allman reports. Backin back in his mothers arms after a harrowing adventure. Wilder garcia looked happy enough, despite spending more than two weeks in the care of the mexican authorities. After a cuddle with mum it was a drive cross country, and a reunion with most of the rest of his family. With most of the rest of his famil. � , � with most of the rest of his famil. � , ~ , family. Translation yesterday was a day when family. Translation yesterday was a day when my family. Translation yesterday was a day when my life family. Translation yesterday was a day when my life came was a day when my life came back to me because i saw him. He recognised me and ran towards me. Ifelt happy. This towards me. I felt happy. This was wilder towards me. I felt happy. This was Wilder Garcia towards me. I felt happy. This was Wilder Garcia when towards me. I felt happy. This was Wilder Garcia when he was found abandoned on a highway in southern mexico. Half naked and screaming for his parents with bags of rubbish surrounding him. He set out with his father to travel to the us but somewhere along the way they got separated. It was only when his story made international headlines that his mother recognised him on television. She has got her Son Back that will she try to Reach America Again . Will she try to reach America Auain . ,. Will she try to reach America Auain . , ~. , will she try to reach America Arain . � , �. ,. , again . Translation no, not anymore. Again . Translation no, not anymore. It again . Translation no, not anymore, it risks again . Translation no, not anymore, it risks the again . Translation no, not anymore, it risks the lives again . Translation no, not anymore, it risks the lives of l anymore, it risks the lives of children. It has been sad what we went through. It is better to be poor and to keep on living. To be poor and to keep on livina. ~ to be poor and to keep on livin~. ~. , living. Wilder garcias father is believed living. Wilder garcias father is believed to living. Wilder garcias father is believed to be living. Wilder garcias father is believed to be in living. Wilder garcias father is believed to be in an is believed to be in an Immigration Centre in mexico and will soon be sent back to honduras. No happy ending in america at a family reunited, safe and sound. Tim allman, bbc news. Thanks for being with us, goodbye for now. Hello again. Sunday was the hottest day of the year so far in both england and wales. Cardiff saw a maximum temperature of 30. 2 degrees celsius the new highest temperature of the year for wales. But it was a bit hotter at londons heathrow airport, at 31. 6, and thats the highest Temperature Weve seen in both england and the uk as a whole in 2021 so far. Now, if youre heading outside over the next few hours, chances are youll come across clear skies. The exception northern scotland, where we could see an Odd Spot of rain for the Western Isles and the highlands, but otherwise its dry. The other thing im sure Youll Notice is just how warm a start to the day its going to be. Now, looking at the week ahead, high pressures going to stay dominating the weather picture, and that means lots more of this hot and sunny weather, like it or not. Now, there will be one or two isolated thundery showers building through the latter part of the afternoon, and evening time, and after hot weather by day, it will stay very warm overnight as well. Monday morning, then, sunny, warm start to the day. The exception northern scotland, where well see some patchy cloud, but even here there will be some sunny spells. One or two thunderstorms napping up during the afternoon, not many of these. Youll be able to see the clouds from a mile away. But if youre unlucky, you could see a downpour. The highest temperatures england and wales, high 20s to low 30s. And looking at the jet stream pattern, well, this explains why our weathers not going to change. Weve got this blocked pattern. The uks underneath this ridge, and that is whats causing us the fine weather. This kind of Pattern Isnt going to change very much day to day. And that means tuesday, well see more of that fine, sunny, very warm if not hot weather. But again, there could be one or two isolated storms popping up as we go through the afternoon. Temperatures again high 20s to the low 30s, the Heat Wave continues. But its starting to get a bit hotter again in Northern Ireland and also into parts of scotland. And that Warming Trend across these northern areas will continue into the middle part of the week again. So, plenty of sunshine around, one or two Afternoon Storms just about possible. Most of you, though, will have another dry day on wednesday. And those temperatures, high 20s to low 30s, cardiff this time seeing some of the hotter weather. 26 in belfast, and 27 there in glasgow. As i say, this weather patterns not going to change very quickly, but eventually low pressure will likely move in to bring some thundery rain. But theres a lot of uncertainty when exactly those cooler conditions will arrive. This is bbc news. The headlines the Tokyo Olympics get under way this week but there is already a growing number of athletes testing covid positive or being forced to self isolate. Despite the strong public opposition to the games, the governor of tokyo has told the bbc it would have been worse to cancel the games. The german chancellor, Angela Merkel, has visited the region of Western Germany hit by devastating floods. She says The World must hurry in its fight against Global Warming and Pledges Aid for rebuilding the area quickly. More Heavy Rain has caused further flooding in Southern Germany and austria. Nearly all of the coronavirus restrictions in england have been lifted for the first time since march last year. Most social distancing rules are relaxed and face coverings are no longer required by law. But with infections on the rise, scientists warn the uk faces a difficult summer. 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