an "extremely serious threat, not only for sport, but for all our lives." the organising committee of paris 2024 has vowed to make these olympic games the greenest games in olympic history, and bach says that it is important that athletes use their voice for change. it's extremely important because the athletes are the best ambassadors for all of these initiatives. they find the best response and they are the ones who can really convince millions of people around the world. i can give us many interviews as i want to the bbc, it doesn't have the

impact when an olympic champion from todayis impact when an olympic champion from today is sending these messages, and we are very happy that many athletes are very active in this respect. there will be several firsts at these olympics, but for andy murray, it will be his last. the three—time grand slam champion confirming that his career will officially come to an end after the olympics. the 37—year—old is planning to compete in the singles and doubles for team gb in paris, in what will be his fifth games. posting on x, murray said that "competing for team gb has been by far the most memorable weeks of my career and i'm extremely proud to get to do it one more time". well, the paralympics starts on the 28th august and great britain have named 11 athletes in their para—triathlon team. they include 2021 tokyo gold medallist lauren steadman who says she hasn't done anywhere near the level of training she'd have liked after contracting covid in march.

the normal benchmarks i have, the normal sessions that i do to know where i am out, i hadn't even raced until last week and that was only eight weeks before the paralympic games so i haven't raced the girls, i don't know where i am out, i don't know where they are at, we have another six weeks, we've got a bit more work to do in those six weeks but i think ijust have to have confidence and experience and that my body will come together when it is ready to come together. the premier league, professional footballers�* association and a host of other european domestic leagues and unions have launched legal action against fifa over what they allege is abuse of a dominant position. they've accused football's world governing body of taking "unilateral decisions" on the international match calendar which they believe is "beyond saturation". the leagues and unions say fifa's conduct has "harmed the economic interests of national leagues and the welfare of players" and argue fifa's role as a regulator and competition organiser is a conflict of interest.

manchester city manager pep guardiola has said influential midfielder kevin de bruyne will stay at the club this season. de bruyne had been heavily linked with a summer move to saudi arabia and the belgian said last month that he would have to consider a move because of the "incredible money on offer", but guardiola, speaking before city's first preseason friendly against celtic in the usa, simply said, "kevin isn't leaving." and scotland striker che adams has completed a move to italian side torino on a free transfer. the 28—year—old left newly—promoted southampton at the end of last season after his contract expired. and the hundred women's competition has started at the oval, and the men's tournament is from six o'clock this evening. catch all the action across the bbc. that's all from me for now. a police officer has been stabbed in the chest at frankland prison, in durham city.

the victim is said to be "conscious and talking" in hospital. durham police say the officer, who is from another force, was attacked in the morning, while visiting the prison. hmp frankland is a category a men's jail, meaning it has the highest level of security. more now on that warning from police chiefs that violence against women and girls is now a "national emergency" with at least 2 million victims every year in england and wales. a report for the national police chiefs council says offences such as domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking affect one in 12 women, with both victims and perpetrators getting younger. let's speak to founder and director at the centre for women's justice, harriet wistrich. how significant do you think it is that police are talking about this kind of violence as a national emergency? i kind of violence as a national emergency?— kind of violence as a national emeruen ? ~ �*, ., emergency? i think it's a positive move that _

emergency? i think it's a positive move that it _ emergency? i think it's a positive move that it is _ emergency? i think it's a positive move that it is now _ emergency? i think it's a positive move that it is now being - emergency? i think it's a positive . move that it is now being recognised is that, it's been a national emergency for many years. but it's been very much downgraded generally by police for many years. but after some inspectorate reports and after a whole range of scandals in recent years, it has now been raised to the threat that it actually represents. so it is welcome that it is recognised, it's that policies have been announced to address the way in which police can respond, given resourcing issues and so on. there are some issues that are less prioritised in this report that i could raise. you have spoken about the fact you are still seeing

unintelligent policing in some instances. ~ ., unintelligent policing in some instances-_ unintelligent policing in some instances. ., ., ., instances. what do you want all olice instances. what do you want all police officers _ instances. what do you want all police officers to _ instances. what do you want all police officers to understand . instances. what do you want all i police officers to understand about how they should handle the sorts of cases? i how they should handle the sorts of cases? ~ . ., , how they should handle the sorts of cases? ~ _, , ., ., cases? i think it comes down to havin: a cases? i think it comes down to having a prepar— cases? i think it comes down to having a proper understanding. cases? i think it comes down to l having a proper understanding of cases? i think it comes down to - having a proper understanding of the nature of violence against women and in so many of the cases we are looking at domestic abuse where the dynamics of abuse are rarely properly understood and rarely identified properly. one of the very startling statistics we've seen in recent years is at the scene of a domestic abuse, women are more likely to be arrested than men, which is quite astounding, bearing in mind that women are by far the bigger majority of victims in such cases. the problem there is that you have a manipulative abuser and women who may be very traumatised and respond in ways which lead the

police arresting the wrong person at the scene where there is a dispute, as to who is responsible. and that she just absolutely never happen. we shouldn't be seeing victims of male violence and abuse becoming criminalised which happens far too often. aside from the gross injustice of that, that's a criminal waste of resources as well at a time when they are stretched. what this report does highlight is the importance of identifying the threat and having specialised trained police units to tackle the problem. that is very welcome but that has to be part and parcel of a wider initiative. i be part and parcel of a wider initiative.— be part and parcel of a wider initiative. , ., ., ., , ., initiative. i 'ust wanted to ask you finall and initiative. i just wanted to ask you finally and briefly, _ initiative. i just wanted to ask you finally and briefly, if— initiative. i just wanted to ask you finally and briefly, if you - initiative. i just wanted to ask you finally and briefly, if you would, l finally and briefly, if you would, there are many horrific aspects, one

that the average age of offenders is 15 and victims just that the average age of offenders is 15 and victimsjust 13. that the average age of offenders is 15 and victims just 13. what a new view needs to be done to stop the sort of behaviour ever developing for anyone to think they could treat a woman or a girl in this way —— what, in your view, a woman or a girl in this way —— what, in yourview, needs a woman or a girl in this way —— what, in your view, needs to be done? ~ ., ., ~ what, in your view, needs to be done? ~ . . ~' . done? we are talking about the proliferation _ done? we are talking about the proliferation of _ done? we are talking about the proliferation of extreme - done? we are talking about the . proliferation of extreme misogyny, particularly through the internet, through online, through hardcore pornography being so readily accessible, through the messaging of that kind of material being so hateful towards women and the role of influencers and so on that encourage boys to see girls in that way, to abuse them and see that is normalised when it is far from acceptable in any way. that's something that has to be tackled

through technology and through criminaljustice through technology and through criminal justice solutions through technology and through criminaljustice solutions but there is a huge role for educators at a younger age to work with boys and girls to understand and respect dignity and respect.— girls to understand and respect dignity and respect. thank you for our dignity and respect. thank you for your time- — tributes are being paid to abdul kareem fakir, the last surviving, original member of the legendary motown band, the four tops, who has died at the age of 88. abdul — who was also known as duke — was one of the founding members of the band which stormed the charts with lots of catchy tunes in the 1960s, including reach out, i'll be there, walk away renee and i can't help myself. they were inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 1990 and also received a grammy

lifetime achievement award. abdul�*s family says he died at home in detroit from heart failure. the four tops were one of the most successful motown groups to emerge in the 1960s, but as abdul said, when asked in 2022, it had taken a long time to become an overnight success. i wanted the world to know the true story of the four tops because a lot of fans just know us as an overnight success in 1964 but we worked for nine years before that to get to that point, but they were great years, we loved every minute of it. we were constantly trying to climb up we were constantly trying to climb up to get to where we were going. abdul kareem fakir who has died at the age of 88. stay with us here on bbc news. hello, there. we are seeing some warm sunshine today, particularly across northern ireland, western scotland and around some coastal areas as well. if we look further out to sea,

though, looming large on the earlier satellite picture, this area of cloud here, which will head our way for tomorrow, so there may not be quite as much sunshine. but ahead of that we have this nose of high—pressure extending from the azores, meaning most places will be fine and dry. earlier on today we did have a lot of cloud across south—eastern parts of england, giving some showers as well, but those have gone and as it brightens up here, it is getting warmer. we could reach 22 or 23 through the midlands, and a pleasant 22 in the central belt of scotland. could be one or two showers around, though, even by late afternoon, particularly over the pennines. those will tend to fade away during the evening, and overnight i suspect it will be dry, cloud coming and going, probably more cloud coming into western areas later on in the night. and these are the temperatures first thing on wednesday morning. so we're starting at 11 or 12. and there will be some sunshine at times on wednesday. it could be quite hazy, mind you. as we bubble up the cloud, there's the risk of one or two showers for eastern parts of england. out to the west, though, that cloud will thicken to bring a little light rain or drizzle to northern ireland and perhaps

the western side of scotland, wales and the south—west. so these areas will be a little cooler than today but towards the east and south—east in particular, those temperatures are likely to reach 25, maybe even 26, depending on the amount of sunshine. then as we head into thursday, it gets a little bit messy. we've got this tangle of weather fronts coming our way. nothing particularly well organised. the showery bursts of rain now and again, and a lot of cloud around. maybe later in the day it's western and southern areas that will turn a little wetter. but as you head into the eastern side of england and eastern scotland, it may be dry here and those temperatures will be into the low 20s on thursday. things simplify themselves by the time we get into friday, because that weather front will be moving away. it's going to be clearing away eventually from south—eastern parts of england but rain is not too far away from here for much of the day. otherwise, there will be some decent spells of sunshine but where we have stronger winds in the north—west, this is where we will see a few showers coming into northern ireland, northern and western scotland.

temperatures back to 18 in the central belt, and 22 or 23 in the south—east.

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cheaters who broke the rules for their own gain. so hear me when i say, i know donald trump's type. cheering and applause. we'll be speaking with nayyera huq, former senior director for the obama white house administration. israel's prime minister is in washington — preparing to address a joint meeting of congress tomorrow. we'll talk to the former israeli prime minister, ehud olmert. the uk government announces that it's not renewing the contract for the use of the controversial bibby stockholm barge — which has been used to house asylum seekers. the bbc�*s director general has apologised to strictly come dancing contestants after a series of complaints by former participants.

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