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now on bbc news, the travel show. on a sunny day, a ride around paris takes some beating, that's for sure. france's capital is transforming. in a few weeks�* time, the city will host the summer olympics and paralympics, and the organisers are busy turning landmarks into stadiums. so this beautiful building is the grand palais, and that is where the fencing and taekwondo are happening. still looks like they've got lots of work to do on it. the organisers of this year's competition have promised it will have a lasting impact on this iconic city. i'm steve brown and i'm here to find out how paris is changing. from the suburbs...

you can see it's really quite busy. there's so much hustle and bustle. ..to the seine... beautiful. ..and up into the sky. it's 2024 and this is paris. paris is already one of the world's most—visited cities. but this year, they're expecting around 15 million people during the competition. here at porte de la chapelle arena, it's the start of olympic and paralympic week. merci, monsieur. more than 4,000 children have gathered to try their hand at a range of activities, including para sports. i bet none of these kids have played

sitting volleyball before. i mean, i never played wheelchair rugby before my injury. it's been a while since i captained team gb at london 2012, and i'm here to meet another former athlete. hey! hello, steve! how are you? are you well? ludivine won 12 medals for swimming. it's just my second moment in english since my life. no! yes, it is, so... well, you're doing very well. she's now the head of paralympic integration at this year's games. it's a very amazing opportunity. the name of myjob is how i can integrate the olympic and paralympic competition. like two parts of the same competition. yes. and is there a sense of transformation in paris? do you think there's been a change in the understanding of disability? i'm sure. i'm certain of that.

we progress on the children understanding of the disability and the para sport. well, like today, for me, it's a very important legacy to change the view of the different populations. organisers have promised that this will be the most sustainable and inclusive games ever. cheering that this summer of sport will leave a positive legacy across paris. he mouths so they've scaled back on construction... ..up on accessibility, at least in certain places... i'm allowed on this one. big step. ..and invested in some experimental new technology to suck pollution out of the air. to find out more, i'm meeting one of the inventors.

hey, matthieu! how are you today, ca va? tres bien! this is matthieu gobbi, and this is one of his company's giant helium balloons. here at andre—citroen park, they carry up to 1,000 tourists a day. we're going to fly and make some readings. is it safe? yeah, of course it's safe. the balloon is going up and it is connected to the ground with a cable, actioned by a winch. so perfectly safe, especially with this beautiful weather. ok, so we can come down again in the same spot, no problem? hopefully. that is music to my ears. can you help me up here, please? is that 0k? yeah, sure. thank you, matthieu. yep, you're welcome. you're ready for take—off? i am as ready as i'll ever be. he—e—y! are you sure that winch is going to hold you? i guess so.

oh, we guess so, yeah. matthieu laughs ifeel like phileas fogg! you are. look at that already, you can start to see the buildings appearing behind buildings. exactly. your view is getting further and further. yeah, yeah. oh, man! this is my first time up in a balloon, whether it's tethered or not. you've been doing it for 30 years. does it still feel exciting to you? yes, very much so. it is always different. so, ok, it's a lot of fun, but we're here for work, aren't we? there's readings to be taken. absolutely. we have an instrument on board of the gondola, and they keep measuring the pollution while we go up. so every second we have the readings of the concentration

of small particles and even, erm, greenhouse gases. wow. so is this a good day for pollution? today is a good visibility. pollution is pretty low. because. . .yesterday was very windy. but most of the time in spring or summer, uh, the particles get really high. in paris and in many other european cities, the air quality falls below the standards set by the world health organization. and even on a clear day like today, the balloon�*s instruments find unsafe levels of pm 2.5, the tiny particles of pollution given off by burning fuel in vehicles or buildings. it's been linked to a range of serious health conditions. welcome to the office. thank you very much.

but matthieu thinks he has a solution to improving the air quality in built—up areas. so there's a bar here? yeah. and p0p: p0p: p0p: p0p- easy. yeah. so he's invited me to his office to show me the designs for their new experimental air—purifiers. so this is where the magic happens, is it? yes, absolutely. wow! you see how it works? so there is a fan in the centre to suck the air in. and in this module we have the electric field, you know, to attract the dust, like a magnet. yeah. the air is cleaned and flows out in the centre. yeah. looks like a spaceship. they won a tender to install some prototypes in the new olympic village.

actually, it's part of the role of the olympics, to boost innovation. is this a training ground for you to see how this works and where it can be used? yes, absolutely. according to matthieu, the initial results are promising, with daily readings of pm 2.5 around the village as much as halved. there is some wind, but... but there are still some limits to its effectiveness. this is only local. the first priority is to decrease the emission of pollution, of course. if this summer's trials are a success, matthieu hopes these devices will become a common sight in busy parts of paris... ..transforming the very air we breathe. here we go!

my next stop is the parisian suburb of saint—denis. you can see out the window here, the brand—new olympic village, and it looks awesome! wow. the memories of london are coming flooding back. the experience of staying in the olympic village is something else. just down the road, the stade de france will host the athletics events. but this isn't a destination that appears on many tourist itineraries — at least not yet. while saint—denis is rich in culture, i think it's fair to say that it's maybe not the most affluent area. in fact, this is one of the poorest places in all of france. nearly a third of its residents live below the poverty line.

the organisers of the games put the regeneration of saint—denis front and centre of their winning bid, so they're giving public spaces a face—lift. and after the summer, the olympic village will be converted into homes for around 6,000 people. but this transformation hasn't been without controversy. to find out more, i'm meeting someone who's protesting this year's games. i've only ever experienced the games as a competitor, or as a pundit — it's always been very positive for me. it's going to be funny maybe meeting somebody that's got a different perspective. hey. hey, paul. hi. lovely to meet you. nice to meet you. great spot. looks like there's a bit of work going on. yeah. here you have the cathedral. and they used to bury royalty here. i think they're getting ready for the tourists, you know, some renovation going on. wow! paul alauzy works for aid organisation doctors of the world, and interacts with some

of saint—denis�* most vulnerable residents. there's a lot of things happening. they are renovating the city, you know, to make it look good for the cameras. but on the other hand, we already know that there is gentrification coming up. we have homeless people. we have people from sudan, from afghanistan — they are being harassed and pushed away from paris, and their livelihood. their lives are being destroyed. so, tell me about your part in all of this. well, with the olympics coming, we built a collective. uh, it's called le revers de la medaille. and the goal is to, you know, try to hold accountable the organiser of the games. uh, they were promising the most inclusive games ever, i love it. social inheritance! come on, bring it on! like, we want that, you know? they need to fulfil these promises. le revers de la medaille — or the other side of the medal — has become known for colourful

demonstrations across paris. paul takes me to l'ile saint—denis, just across the water from the olympic village, to see a former cement factory. this is the place where, for us, a year ago, the social cleansing caused by the organisation of the olympics began. coming back is a bit cathartic for me because it's been a year, i haven't been here. so how did this look a year ago? it used to be the house of 500 people, and it was actually the biggest squat in the whole territory of france, you know? so, starting in 2020, we had a big community of african nationalities. it was quite lively, you know? there were so many bikes, some cars and scooters. also a lot of people, they were, you know, like, doing deliveries, that kind of stuff. for me, this was a base of autonomy, and this was also a place where the people could stand proud. we are here. you know? and they kicked it out.

five in the morning, you know, big lights and everything. and they kicked everybody out. they were here saying to the media that this is a humanitarian operation. "of course, everyone is going to be housed for the long term." and they were saying that this was done for the security of the people. so, in your mind, they're making excuses and reasons that weren't valid? yeah, obviously, it's not. it's really 100 metres, right next to the olympic village. for them, it's not a pretty picture, you know? so, yeah, for me, it's related to the games. paul's group have alleged that what happened here is part of a wider effort to clear the streets ahead of the games. french officials have denied any link, and the international olympic committee have stressed they're not responsible for paris�* homeless policy. i'll tell you a truth, ok? i've only ever seen that shiny side of the games you talk about. i've stayed in an olympic village, with all of the privileges that come

with being an athlete, and sitting and listening to you has really made me think about who benefits and how that benefit comes to a city. and i think we need to elaborate on that. like, you know, the goal is not to say, uh, "we should stop the olympics, cancel them." no, the goal is to say, "i think it brings a joy to a lot of people in the world." there'sjust the need to be, now, when we're going to organise olympics, the need to be social and, come on, i mean, we could do it. hey, hey. this is cool, eh? the weather can't make up its mind. one minute it's raining, and now look at it! blue skies! beautiful! the seine is due to play a major role at the 2024 games. for the first time, the opening ceremony isn't going to be in a stadium,

it's going to be here on the river — and the athletes�* parade, believe it or not, is going to be a huge flotilla of boats. at least, that's the plan. it could be moved because of security fears, but the river itself is set to become one of the games�* biggest legacies. for the first time in 100 years, the seine could open up to public swimming after the city spent around 1.5 billion euros upgrading its sewage system. athletes in the triathlon are supposed to take a dip this summer. so, if the organisers hit all their targets, you'll be able to have a swim in the seine as early as 2025. swimming in the river isn't for me, i don't think. i don't like being cold. i'm a fair—weather kind of guy. if it's 38 degrees, i might think about it. but how do everyday parisians feel about it?

ha—ha! salut. bonjour. bonjour, steve. alex. raf. ca va? nice to meet you. 0h. thank you. rafael and his dad, alex, have a special relationship with the river. not for olympic games, but for usually every day. so how long have you been cleaning the river? since four years ago now. four years. he was.... he was nine when we started. they've become famous for fishing rubbish out of the river and posting about it on instagram under the tag raf—sur—seine. so... and this is the magnet? yeah, this magnet is so strong, but you can try here. oh, wow! you're pulling the bridge over!

wow! that's magic. and... but how do you pull it up? ah, just with the strength. so what kind of things have you found? let me show you. oh, come on! in a top—secret location... ..raf and alex stow a selection of their most interesting finds. raf, this is some amazing bits. tell me about what we've

got on the table. these are the eiffel towers that you see the tourists buy. so not very much age there, but this looks far older. what's that? it's supposed to be a lantern. that was in the beginning of the last century to light the horse cart. how does it feel when you pull something like that out on your magnet? very exciting, like, sometimes to start to... "what's happened ? " yeah. "what's happened ? " over the years, they estimate they've pulled well over 30 tonnes of waste from the seine, including dozens of bicycles! but some of the objects are a bit more sinister.

and, uh, we find maybe 20, 30 guns in the river. no way! yeah, i understand. in fact, the authorities have forbidden magnet fishing in paris because of safety concerns.

but in recognition of his efforts to clean the seine, raf has been awarded the city of paris medal and congratulated by president macron. i still have one nagging question, though. so, raf, are you going to be swimming in the river soon? no, no. definitely not. it'll never be clean enough? no. myjourney across paris is drawing to an end. but i have one last stop to make. i thought, while i'm here, i'd drop in on some old friends. ryadh, what a fantastic surprise, my friend! when did we first meet? 2010? yeah. europeans? yeah, exactly.

that was the first time we played against each other. yeah. and you were impossible to catch. this is a training session of the capsaaa wheelchair rugby team. my friend ryadh sallem founded the club. it's partly made up of former paralympians like himself and a couple of members of france's 2024 squad. can we go and meet the team? this is what the games represents to me. how are you? lovely to see you. i'm talking about the coming together, the being united, the camaraderie. sorry, my english is bad. hey, that's all right. my french is bad. 0h. it's a draw.

nice, easy! but i've seen probably the best of paris the last few days. i've been up in an air balloon. i've been along the seine. they've got some really big, ambitious ideas — cleaner air, cleaner waters. using the power of sport as a catalyst to create change — and meaningful change. but is ambition going to turn into reality? that's what i'm wondering, sitting here, reflecting back on the last few days. the answer lies in paris in 2024 and beyond.

hello there. there's a lot of dry weather to come this weekend and it's all down to an area of high pressure that's to the west of the uk, closest to the high pressure today. we'll see the best of the sunshine across parts of scotland, although south—west england's also enjoying some sunny skies. almost cloud—free skies then in stirling earlier in the day, but we have seen quite a bit of cloud come down the north sea into parts of eastern england. but even so, there are still some breaks in the cloud, for example here in essex. now, looking at the weather across east anglia and southeast england, as well as that cloud we have some fairly brisk winds — gusts running into the 30 miles an hour. thatjust knocks the edge off the temperatures to a degree. but still some decent weather

to come for the most of the uk. sunny spells in northern ireland, lots of sunshine for south—west england — western parts of wales also looking fine. and in the best of today's sunshine, we're looking at temperatures quite widely reaching the high teens to low twenties. and in thatjune sunshine — the first day of summer, according to climatologists — it will feel pretty warm. now, overnight tonight, we'll have clear skies for most areas and it's going to be quite a chilly night. temperatures getting down into single figures, lows down to about five degrees in the very coldest parts of scotland and northern england. but another fine day coming up for tomorrow. again, for the majority of the country, lots more sunshine and probably more in the way of sunshine across eastern areas of england, given a slight change in the wind. at the same time, probably a bit more cloud for the far north west of scotland with a little rain getting into the hebrides and islands throughout the day.

temperatures more widely — 21 for aberdeen, 22 in london. and for monday, when we start to see a bit more of a change in the weather patterns across the north of the uk, this cold front bringing a bit more in the way of cloud. a few splashes of rain, mostly light and patchy move south. with that as we go through monday with some sunnier weather following the cold front through the cold front will bring some cooler and fresher air. so temperatures dropping by a few degrees across the north because still reach around 20 in hull, in cardiff and in london. however, into next week, the middle part of the week, we see some much cooler air arriving from the northwest and with that we'll see temperatures dropping further and there'll be some showers around, particularly across the northern half of the uk. some of the showers are likely to be heavy with some hail and thunder. but for now.

live from london. this is bbc news. in south africa, the ruling anc loses its majority for the first time since apartheid ended 30 years ago.

and ended 30 years ago. i'm catherine byaruhanga in south and i'm catherine byaruhanga in south africa, where the anc�*s top leaders including president cyril ramaphosa have been meeting to discuss the way forward following these terrible results for the party. in the uk election campaign, jobs, skills and funding for local towns takes centre stage as party leaders tour the country. israel and hamas give broadly positive responses to a new proposal to end the war in gaza, as the uk throws its support behind it. we believe that this is an opportunity that we all must seize to bring this conflict to a permanent end. boeing prepares to launch its first space mission with astronauts on board. we'll take you there live. 14—time champions real madrid prepare to face borussia dortmund in the champions league final in london.