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the dutch sifan hassan and the kenyan kelvin kiptum have won the race for female and male categories in the london marathon. you're watching bbc news. here's sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm hugh ferris. the headlines this evening... the second fa cup semifinal remains undecided. brighton against manchester united goes to extra time. 5—0 up in the blink of an eye... newcastle smash spurs at st james. and blackstenius has arsenal back in it as they fight for a first leg draw in the champions league semifinals. also coming up on sportsday... running in the rain is suppo...

watch your head! and i'm journeying into the realm of the stingless jellyfish. humans are not part of their diet, so you're fine. this week i'm in the philippines, on the island of siargao, some 700 kilometres south—east of the country's capital manila. named after a native mangrove, the island became famous for its surfing scene, considered the best in the philippines. but the main draw for many is siargao�*s largely unspoilt natural environment. and when you are zipping around on a bike it's easy to see how stunning this place is. in 2019 siargao was voted the best island in as...

kate forbes by four percentage points. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the travel show, i'm in the philippines, finding out how the island of siargao is bouncing back after being hit by a super typhoon. we went through the worst in our lives, and we kind of helped each other bounce back. ok, so this leg down, this leg up. oh my god, are you serious? striking a pose for the human drones. watch your head! and i'm journeying into the realm of the stingless jellyfish. humans are not part of their diet, so you're fine. this week i'm in the philippines, on the island of siar...

by a single missile fired by a us fighterjet. now, president biden had apparently given permission for such a strike on wednesday, that is a day before the actual presence of this balloon was made public. military officials decided to hold back for fear that it could spray debris down onto the mainland and hurt people on the ground below. then, today, as it was crossing the coast of south carolina, they closed local airports, they cleared all airspace and the order was given to fire. well, a short while ago, this is what president biden had to say about the operation. they successful...

may be slowing down. hello, and welcome to bbc news. the giant chinese balloon that had been floating over the united states has been shot down by an american fighterjet off the coast of south carolina. the balloon, which the us says was being used to spy on military sites, appeared to plummet straight into the sea. china continues to insist it was a stray civilian weather observation airship. david willis is our correspondent in washington. officials here are saying that this chinese balloon was brought down about six miles off the coast of south carolina by a single missile fired b...