athletes and officials during the course of the games — now carry the flags of competing countries and athletes could be seen arriving with their luggage, while some of the others who had already checked in took a stroll around the surrounding streets. lebronjames has been chosen to be the united states' male flagbearer at that opening ceremony on the seine on friday. he becomes the third basketball player — and the first men's player — to carry the us flag at the start of an olympics. lebron is set to participate in his fourth olympics — having won bronze in his first appearance in 2004 and back—to—back gold medals in 2008 and 2012. lebron and his usa team are rounding off their 0lympic preparations with a final warm—up game against germany in london later on monday. they survived a major shock on saturday, holding off south sudan in their first game in london and the team are under no illusions

that the gap between the rest of the world and the usa has narrowed ahead of these 0lympics. you keep hearing that the world is catching up, the world is catching up catching up, the world is catching up and they are. it's no secret that the world, the gap between the united states and other countries has shrunk, there are more competitive games, we have mvp is in our league they come from different countries. that year after year lately, so that is no secret but we still want to establish that we are usa basketball. to football, where defending champions chelsea get their women's super league title defence under way at home against aston villa on the opening weekend. the blues will be looking to win a sixth consecutive wsl title, although they will have a new head coach at the helm in sonia bompastor after emma hayes departed to take the united states job at the end of last season. the other standout fixture of the opening weekend sees arsenal host manchester city at the emirates. england captain ben stokes says shoaib bashir has shown the world what he can do

after spinning his side to victory in the second test against the west indies. bashir became the youngest england bowler to take a five—wicket haul in a home test as england claimed an unassailable 2—0 lead in the series on sunday, and stokes believes there is more to come from his young spinner. his ability to be able to inhibit the speed at which he bows out, you know, _ the speed at which he bows out, you know, bolding over the top of the bowl, _ know, bolding over the top of the bowl, underand know, bolding over the top of the bowl, under and the wicket he got was an— bowl, under and the wicket he got was an example of that. he has got so much _ was an example of that. he has got so much talent, and unbelievable will to— so much talent, and unbelievable will to learn and to get better and i think_ will to learn and to get better and i think he — will to learn and to get better and i think he has showed the world what he is about— i think he has showed the world what he is about today. mark cavendish has confirmed that he has competed at his last tour de france. the brit broke the record for most stage wins on this year's tour with his 35th, but says that completing the race one last time was the most fulfilling aspect ahead of his expected retirement later this year. just to finish the tour de france, that was a challenge in itself.

there is no sprint in paris at the end, it'sjust more there is no sprint in paris at the end, it's just more for the there is no sprint in paris at the end, it'sjust more for the pride, for getting through, one of the hardest sport in the world. the race has given me everything that i have in my career, so to show the race the respect that it deserves was pretty important. and finally, in baseball, superstar showhei 0tani took hitting the ball out of the park almost literally on sunday(00v)the los angeles dodger hit his thirtieth home run of the year in a 9—6 win over the boston red sox, a 473—foot effort that almost found its way out of dodger stadium — the ball clearing the concourse before landing on the walkway in the ballpark plaza. and that's all the sport for now. hello i'm annita mcveigh. in the last few moments, prime minister sir keir starmer has been speaking in the house of commons, and gave his reaction tojoe biden stepping down as the democratic presdidential candidate. let's have a listen.

it's before i start i would like to pay short — it's before i start i would like to pay short tribute to president biden, — pay short tribute to president biden, 6 _ pay short tribute to president biden, a man who during five decades of service _ biden, a man who during five decades of service never lost touch with the concerns _ of service never lost touch with the concerns of — of service never lost touch with the concerns of working people and always — concerns of working people and always put his country first. a true friend _ always put his country first. a true friend of— always put his country first. a true friend of the labour movement, his presidency— friend of the labour movement, his presidency will leave a legacy that extends— presidency will leave a legacy that extends far beyond america to freedom — extends far beyond america to freedom of security on this continent. most of all, of course, in a steadfast resolve to stand by the people of ukraine, he leads the nato alliance stronger than it has been for— nato alliance stronger than it has been for decades. here on the bbc, we've followed closely the post office horizon it scandal — which has been described as the biggest miscarriage ofjustice in uk history. one of the wrongly prosecuted sub—postmasters we've spoken with is gail ward. she was accused of fraud and threatened with prison — but now, after two decades

of humiliation, financial ruin and heartbreak, she's finally received compensation from the government. 0ur reporter, fiona lamdin, caught up with her. this is where it happened, exactly 17 years ago today, on january the 11th, 2007. that's when the auditors arrived. ifirst met gail ward outside her former post office at the start of this year. six months on, things are looking very different. knocking. hi, come on in. gail has received compensation. it's a weight lifted off your shoulders when you're not worrying, week in, week out. what bill's going to drop on the doorstep. gail had run a post office for eight years, but faulty software meant she had shortfalls every week. despite putting in £20,000 of her own money to balance the books, she was charged with theft and false accounting. the solicitor phoned and was saying, you know, was i ready for court the following week, she said, "and don't forget to bring a bag with you with some

personal items in it." and i said, "why?" she said, "well, just in case you're not coming home." you had a 13—year—old son. he went to school that morning not knowing if all his parents would be there when he came home. she was spared prison, but given community service. in 2021, she had her conviction overturned. but it wasn't until this april she finally received compensation. when our solicitor phoned and she said, you know, "it might be an idea if you sit down. and kerry was saying, "what's the matter? what's wrong?" i said, ijust started crying and said, "it's all over, it's finished." 20 years of watching every single penny, what's it like now being financially secure? i don't have to go to cheddar boot sale any more to do my shopping. ijust go shopping. and after years of renting, three weeks ago, they were able to buy this house.

wow, you've done loads. yeah, but you can see by all the boxes, we've still got a way to go. finishing off some of the books. it's nice to actually get these out of boxes. it was like winning the lottery. when you walk in and there's this totally empty building and you're thinking, you know, this is ours. i've got my planters, which i want to start doing my veg in. but we love the hydrangea, it's so beautiful. it is a fantastic feeling, yeah, to know that we are secure. for all i still think somebody�*s going to come and knock on the door and say, "can we have the keys back, it's not yours." but i'm sure that'll fade eventually. and when you finally got the keys? it was only after everybody had gone, and it was only mark and i here, and we opened a bottle of wine and just sort of went, "wow, yeah, we're home." i can put it to bed now, yeah. i'm happy. yeah, totally happy, which i haven't been for a long, long time. fiona lamdin, bbc news.

the paris 0lympics gets under way later this week — with several sports due to make their debuts at the games. among them is kitesurfing — and one of the competitiors hoping for a golden debut is team gb�*s connor bainbridge. andy moon has been to meet him. i love kitesurfing. i mean, ijustjust walked out of a meeting about ten minutes ago with my physiologist telling me off for doing too much kitesurfing. but i love this sport, i mean, it isjust incredible. and i think that having it on that world stage for the first time in the olympics, it is a showcase. it does look phenomenal as a sport. and so, hopefully, it will, you know, boost our sport, get more participation into it. but also, we're hoping it's going to be a spectacle down in marseille. getting ready to show off his sport to the world. connor bainbridge has always been eyeing the 2024 olympics. part of the sailing team were the first to be announced by team gb, but connor wasn't amongst them after initially failing to qualify. looking back now, i'll agree with my coach, who said this is only going to be a good thing in the long run, but at the time, it was hard.

i think going from a string of such incredible results last year of i hadn't stepped off the podium in almost two years and so then to come into the big ones and really kind of fall short was... ..it was pretty heartbreaking. instead, connor had to wait until the ominously named, �*last chance regatta' to secure a spot at the games. i think there was a lot of pressure. i think what i shifted quite heavily from last year is i allowed there to be a lot of external pressure from the team and from my peers, and this year, i really focussed on the fact that, well, it's me, if, you know, if i qualify, i'm going to the games and therefore, that pressure is on me and that responsibility is on me. connor unfortunately missed the recent world championships, after a training accident led to him requiring minor surgery. it could have been a lot worse. um, and as my doctor kind of said when i got back, we were three centimetres either way from, yeah, possibly taking me out of the olympics. so, yeah, we're all back, thankfully, just missed the world championships. now fully fit, connor

is clear what his aim is. i would be disappointed not to walk away with a medal, and i think, you know, how disappointed i was at the test event last year walking away with second. um, yeah, i'm hoping it's going to be a gold and that's what we're working towards, and that's what we've pushed towards for the whole winter. and when i sat down and we started working with my coach for the first time, you know, the first question was, "what are you aiming for?" and the goal was gold and so that is what we're going for. connor bainbridge is hoping to soar above the water and the competition next month. stay with us here on bbc news.

at the moment we are in between a weather system with one clearing off towards the use and another one approaching tortuous but high pressure not far away so no active weather fronts at the moment. for the rest of the day there will be some showers in northern ireland, central scotland and northern england. the south and further north there is some sunshine breaking through. breezy conditions in the south but temperatures up to 2a degrees or so, in the moral high teams or low 20s and if you catch some of those showers they will be slow moving. pollen levels for the rest of the day, high levels across central and eastern england, elsewhere moderate to low with grass and nettle pollen dominating at the moment. tonight, another rush of showers moving on from the west with them at ease in the east and clearer spent developing behind that.

temperatures in ii or 12 degrees, and a muggy night in the south overnight. heading into tomorrow, low pressure towards the eastern high pressure building its way in from the west so more clouds and showers for south east england which will clear away. scattered showers throughout the day and most of them down the spine of the country, across the pennines and a few down to wales and south—west england as well. temperatures around 20 celsius, the rest of the sunshine will be close to coastal areas. towards the middle of the week and into wednesday, high pressure is building its way in for a time, so bright and settled weather on the cards for wednesday. more clouds in blustery showers moving on towards wales and northern ireland, later on in the day keeping dry and sunny towards the south and east. temperature is 25 in the warmest spots but we're looking at high teens to low 20s. there is a weather front moving in from the south—west

which could bring some more persistent rain on thursday and then back to sunny spells with a few showers later in the week. bye.

live from london, this is bbc news. kamala harris says she intends to "earn and win" the democratic nomination asjoe biden exits the us presidential race. the president and top democrats on capitol hill are backing ms harris to beat donald trump

in november's election. for his part, mr trump says it will be easier to beat kamala harris than mr biden. and we go live to washington, where the head of the secret service faces a grilling over the trump rally shooting. hello, i'm lucy grey. we're going to take you straight to washington, where the director of the us secret service, kimberly cheatle, is facing questions at a congressional hearing over the failed assassination attempt against donald trump onjuly 13th. there have been calls for her to resign following allegations that top agency officials repeatedly denied requests for additional resources and protection for mr trump. that

and protection for mr trump. is the scene live insit hearing, that is the scene live inside that hearing, as we wait