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Lets go to tokyo now, where japanese fans are waking up to see their country on top of the olympic medal tally after a flurry of medals on day three. the host nations athletes stood on top of the podium in table tennis and skateboarding, while the mens gymnastics team snatched silver in the team event. heres how the overall medal tally looks at the start of day four. japan leads with eight golds, one more than the us and two ahead of china. 0ur sports presenter sarah mulkerrins is there in tokyo...

At six — tokyos olympic games are officially underway as the opening ceremony takes place injapan. a year late — in a city under emergency covid measures — the olympic flame is lit at last byjapan�*s tennis star naomi osaka. the first games in history without spectators — the olympics boss thanks the japanese people and the athletes for their resilience in the face of covid. let us cherish these moments, finally we are all here together. one of the biggest team gbs ever sent to the oly...

With the seismic scoop operation expected to lift off in august. it may sound and look like a faraway movie, but these a space scientists believe they are one step away from a leap in planetary science and discovery. many on earth, now hoping the perseverance pays off. mark labelle, bbc news. now, lets return to our olympic coverage where competition is a way ahead of fridays opening ceremony. as you know, our sports reporter is in tokyo covering every twist and turn. talk us through what has ha...

Hello and welcome to bbc news. these are our top stories. flooding in china kills at least 25 people in henan province, following the heaviest since records began. flooding in china has caused millions of dollars in damage following the heaviest rainfall since records began. climate scientists say extreme weather events are becoming more likely and severe. americas most senior general has acknowledged the taliban have "strategic momentum" in afghanistan. they now control half the districts in th...

Appearas that a female comedian could appear as an olympic pig. also we had the head of the organising committee resigning after he had to apologise for making sexist comments. earlier this week in tokyo one of the composers for the music for the opening ceremony on friday had his work removed from the event because of allegations of bullying disabled children when he was a student. so significant news coming through in the last 30 minutes or so. now, hashimoto, the current head of the tokyo oly...

The first two goals and in the substitute with the final one on the night. it was a very disjointed performance from the americans, meghan particularly critical after the match of their performance saying that they need to do a lot better and they are the world champions, they won world cup in 2019. however they were knocked out of the last olympics by sweden so sweden are a really good team to watch out for and they played some really good football. always good when you can start talking about ...

Borisjohnson will confirm plans to lift most remaining restrictions in england. its clear now that the message will be one of caution rather than celebration, as ministers and scientists try to navigate out of this pandemic. jim reed, bbc news. face coverings will still be mandatory in wales in certain circumstances, even after covid restrictions are relaxed. welsh ministers will decide this week whether to lower the alert level to zero. but they say masks will still be required bylaw on public ...

Than have previously, because the vaccine is helping, actually many of people who get covid will get go on to get long covid. hospitals are extremely busy, with record number of patients in some a&es, while trusts are trying to catch up with the huge backlog of postponed operations. health bosses are warning the sharp increase in infections will lead to major staffing issues if doctors and nurses have to self—isolate every time they are in close contact with someone testing positive. one hospi...

Compensation when im alive so that, at least what they did wrong to us, i can give something to my grandchildren. and coming up at 7:45pm, all the latest from the euros and todays other sporting action in sportsday. good evening. in the last few minutes, wales have become the first home nation to qualify for the knockout stages of euro 2020 after a heroic defensive display against italy in rome. despite going down to a first—half goal and having a man sent off, the ten men held out to finish s...

The son of the private investigator daniel morgan — whose murder remains unsolved more than three decades later — says he does not accept the metropolitan polices apology for their handling of the case. more turmoil at the top in northern ireland — new first minister paul givan has been told he must resign as his party looks for another leader. a hard—line cleric linked to political executions wins irans presidential election. and coming up in half an hour — all the latest from the eur...