some 800,000 travel disruption. some 800,000 customers are affected and this is expected to last all weekend as they try and get the rail services back online. while it hasn't stopped lots of trains it has certainly delayed them, including eurostar, the link between the uk and paris. they have warned customers of longerjourney times and lots of cancellations. the ceo of sncf has said it was france and the french people who were attacked today. he said he is thinking of all the french people who will not be able to go on holiday because this is a huge day for france when lots of people leave paris and head to other parts of the country. he said those who will leave in worse condition, they will be impacted and it will last the whole weekend because it'll take a long time to fix. he has called it a day of sadness. he said the job of the railways is a public service to transport people when they need it.

and today we can't do it. he is also wanting to reassure the french that thousands of people are being mobilised to fix the network and we can see a handful of them they're now trying to do just that. this comes just hours ahead of the opening ceremony in paris. 10,000 athletes from across the world taking part in that. tens of thousands of security personnel out in paris, a huge security operation understandably under way. as we were saying with our correspondents, this kind of sabotage can't necessarily be prevented, trying to protect all these thousands of railway lines coming into and out of paris. we can get the latest now with a seat and i guess at london st pancras where the real warnings of major disruption.

as you said, st pancras is the main london station that connects the eurostar from london station that connects the eurostarfrom london to paris. even on a normal day it is busy but it was expected to be especially so because of so many people planning to travel to paris for the olympics, and because it is the school holidays and peak times for people to go on trips to europe. but unfortunately eurostar has put up a status update online warning passengers if they can do not travel today and to postpone anyjourneys they have booked if they can. that's because of that damage to overhead rail lines reported in france has hit the network along the route that eurostar normally travel through france to get into paris. and so the company has had to redirect trains around what it calls the classic route. that it says adds around 90 minutes to journey times. or forcing

them to cancel some trains. if you have seen delays in st pancras at eurostar before in the past you know they do happen, and usually it causes a huge crowd to build up in the long concourse of the station. it can become disruptive even to domestic travellers as well because there are a lot of domestic trains going from here out to the home counties and north into hertfordshire. if congestion builds up hertfordshire. if congestion builds up in the station then people can't get two platforms very easily so there could be further knock on effects to people in the uk even when they are not planning to travel. i went inside earlier and the queues are starting to build, nothing too chaotic yet but you are seeing a lot of people who are checking for status updates and asking customer service agents for advice, not really sure what to do. people are around in the stations, eurostar has said, to help people replan travel if they need to. they

have also said passengers are able to cancel for a full refund free of charge if they need to, or modify their bookings free of charge if they were planning to travel today. but for people hoping to get to paris for the olympics opening ceremony tonight, this could be and irreversibly ruined trip.— irreversibly ruined trip. really u ”settin irreversibly ruined trip. really upsetting for _ irreversibly ruined trip. really upsetting for those _ irreversibly ruined trip. really upsetting for those trying - irreversibly ruined trip. really upsetting for those trying to l irreversibly ruined trip. really. upsetting for those trying to do that. a seat and i, as we heard from the french authorities, it could take days for the knock—on effect to dissipate. take days for the knock-on effect to dissiate. ~ ,,., , take days for the knock-on effect to dissiate. ~ , a take days for the knock-on effect to dissiate. , , a dissipate. absolutely. as i said, this is the _ dissipate. absolutely. as i said, this is the high _ dissipate. absolutely. as i said, this is the high season - dissipate. absolutely. as i said, this is the high season for - dissipate. absolutely. as i said, | this is the high season for travel from the uk, it's the school holidays and a lot of people use the eurostar link to change at paris and go onwards to europe and for other trips as well. it's notjust people who had tickets for olympic events

who had tickets for olympic events who will be affected but general holiday—makers as well so it could have quite a catastrophic effect on anyone hoping to travel in the next few days. anyone hoping to travel in the next few da s. . ~ anyone hoping to travel in the next few da s. ., ~ i. ., , ., few days. thank you for the update from st pancras. _ we received this from the gare du from andrew harding. this is the scene inside the gare du nord would. many hundreds of people left waiting for trains arriving and departing because of these coordinated attacks on the high—speed rail network will stop the authorities insisting they are having some success diverting high—speed trains onto other lines and so although the network is severely disrupted trains are still on the move and they will be hoping over the course of the next few days that they will manage to sort things out and get everybody where they need to be. this is a time that's exceptionally busy for tourists and people arriving in paris for the

other big games. but also for corinthians leaving the city for their summer holidays. the mood here is very calm, a lot of security around, police, soldiers and so on, but people here basically waiting for news about these trains and hoping things move on fairly soon. andrew harding. our correspondent katie gornall is in paris and gave the latest on the disruption. this is a huge deal causing chaos at pristine railway stations with hundreds of thousands of passengers affected. ., , . hundreds of thousands of passengers affected. ., ., , , affected. eurostar trains being cancelled and _ affected. eurostar trains being cancelled and delayed. - affected. eurostar trains being cancelled and delayed. after. affected. eurostar trains being i cancelled and delayed. after that attack which organisers say was clearly coordinated, arson attacks on junction clearly coordinated, arson attacks onjunction boxes clearly coordinated, arson attacks on junction boxes next clearly coordinated, arson attacks onjunction boxes next to clearly coordinated, arson attacks on junction boxes next to the clearly coordinated, arson attacks onjunction boxes next to the rail lines. it's hard not to see a link to the olympic games with the opening ceremonyjust hours away. this will cause chaos for fans travelling to the olympic games and subsequently trying to get around the city once they are here. we have

heard from the organisers, paris 2024 in a statement. they say paris 2024 in a statement. they say paris 2024 has taken note of the incident affecting lines to the north and west. we are working closely with the partner sncf to assess the situation. they are bound to be concerned because there is a huge security operation anyway under way here in paris particularly focused around the river seine and that six kilometre stretch of the river that will play host to the opening ceremony, an opening ceremony like no other, the first to take place outside a stadium. it was already going to be an incredibly difficult event to police and secure. 45,000 security personnel are on the streets of paris guarding that border, there is almost like a ring of steel around the river right now with miles of metal fencing, checkpoints and police checking qr codes to allow people to move around. so this will i think put

authorities on alert, but it's not something that they won't be prepared for. last year we had president macron talk about the opening ceremony and the security difficulty is that it might entail. he said we have contingency plans in place, plan a, b and c should we need to do that. there is no indication that is the case just yet. paris 2024 are monitoring the situation and they willjust be hoping that this event, the opening ceremony, can flow freely when it gets under way in a few hours' time. an unprecedented opening ceremony with hundreds of boats set to sail down the river seine carrying 10,000 athletes. there will be officials, dignitaries from all around the world watching this, as well as 300,000 spectators on the river seine itself. a massive security operation, and they willjust hope everything still flows smoothly and still goes to plan.

katie gornall has more on the opening ceremony event which will see athletes and dignitaries carried down the river seine on a flotilla of boats in front of around 300,000 spectators. commentary: come on, kelly, one more! - they call it the greatest show in sport. kelly's won the gold for great britain. the olympic games have created plenty of moments etched into british sporting folklore. well, that is why he is olympic champion. moments when years of hard work land perfectly. yes! it looks like it could be adlington. rebecca adlington was one of britain's stars in beijing and believes many more will be made here in paris. i think this is one of the most exciting team gb teams that we've ever had. i think they're in such a good place. they know what they're doing and i think we've got so much belief amongst the british team now, it's not a case of that we're coming in, going, "oh, well, we're never going to get a medal, we're not as big as america and australia and all these other countries." no, scrap that, we're team gb and we're going to fight and i think

it's going to be exciting. paris, with its spectacular landmarks, has been transformed into an olympic park. temporary venues are scattered throughout the city where, for the next two weeks, 10,000 athletes will be competing for glory. among britain's best hopes for a gold medal is 800m runner keely hodgkinson, who is in the form of her life. matt richards will take to the pool as one of the world's leading freestyle swimmers, while16—year—old skateboarder sky brown is expected to upgrade her bronze from tokyo. after winning britain's first bmx title three years ago, bethany shriever is favourite to retain it, and delicious orie is aiming to become britain's first olympic super heavyweight champion since anthonyjoshua in 2012. but before any of those athletes compete, they'll be part of what's been billed as the biggest open—air show on earth. so the countdown is on, the screens are up, the stands are ready as paris gears up for an opening ceremony like no other.

around 100 boats will transport more than 10,000 athletes along a 6km stretch of the river seine, taking in some of the city's greatest landmarks, and finishing up here in the shadow of the eiffel tower at trocadero. it's a hugely ambitious event and a massive security operation. well, it's definitely a huge challenge, but think about it — i mean, on a 6km parade, the athletes we're going to go through, it's going to be special and we want our games to be special, so we have paris, it's a fantastic asset and we want to show it to the world. and the stars are here for it. singer celine dion was part of the final rehearsal, as was lady gaga, seen here outside her hotel. it's set to be the most unique and audacious opening ceremony yet, and a sign that, for the next two weeks, this city is ready to party. katie gornall, bbc news, paris.

the family of a man who was kicked and stamped on by a police officer at manchester airport say they have been traumatised by the incident. greater manchester police has suspended an armed officer and referred itself to the independent watchdog in response. a warning — there are distressing images in this report from our uk editor ed thomas. you've got him on the floor, stop being aggressive. chaos inside manchester airport. no, we are normal civilians! armed police, some with tasers. he's getting locked up. now watch the male officer. first a kick, then a stamp. the man in the light blue is motionless, his mother sitting over him. stop kicking people. the male officer who kicked him then moves to the man sitting on the bench, who has his hands on his head. he's stamped on. then it looks like he's hit with a taser. here, blood appears to be falling from this female officer's nose. in distress, she's taken away by a colleague. and later this happened.

we understand these men witnessed the first incident. they're approached by different armed officers. one is pepper sprayed, before two were handcuffed and taken away. you see the cut there. the brothers at the centre of the stamping incident recorded this video of their injuries. we're headed to rochdale police station. this footage was posted on social media by their solicitor. his medical condition has worsened. he told us fahir, seen here on the ground, was rushed to hospital. what's the health situation on both brothers? one brother is still in hospital, like i said, with a cyst on his brain. let's hope he makes a full recovery. one police officer has now been suspended. hundreds marched on the offices of the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, who oversees gmp. he confirmed he'd seen police footage of the incident. i've seen the full footage that others will not have seen.

what is clear is that this is a fast—moving situation that escalates, there are issues on both sides, it's not clear cut. however, i do not step away from my initialjudgment that this was a disturbing incident. the police watchdog, the iopc, said it was investigating the level of force used by officers. ed thomas, bbc news, rochdale. assisted dying campaigners say they're optimistic a change in the law could come soon as a private members bill on the issue has its first reading in the house of lords later. it's the latest in a long line of attempts to give terminally ill people in england and wales the right to end their lives. our medical editor fergus walsh reports. this is an issue which provokes passionate debate. this demonstration was in 2015, on the day mps voted overwhelmingly to reject a bill to allow assisted dying in england and wales. a lot has changed here

in the past nine years, not least in the commons. there are 335 first—time mps at westminster. and, crucially, the new prime minister, sir keir starmer, has given his support for a change in the law, although mps will get a free vote on what is a matter of conscience. so what will they vote on? the bill would allow mentally competent, terminally ill adults, with less than six months to live, the right to an assisted death via a lethal dose of drugs, which must be self—administered. this would need to be approved by two doctors, and there'd be external scrutiny from a high courtjudge. the private members bill is being introduced by lord falconer, who told me he believes parliament is finally ready to change the law. this bill is so important because it brings compassion to the end of life, it allows people to avoid pain, it gives them the comfort of knowing that they can

end their final suffering at a time of their choosing, it allows them to have a good death, which is denied to so many people at the moment. but opponents say changing the law would send a message to the vulnerable, elderly and disabled that their lives are worth less than others. the reality is many disabled people don't feel part of society, they feel excluded. actually, their life is very difficult. and, you know, the assumption by many is that disabled people have nothing to offer society, we're a drain on society, and we're better off dead. and if that's what you hear around you, then it will be very easy to see how disabled people could convince those making the decisions that this is a free choice. it's notjust here at westminster that this contentious issue is being debated. at holyrood in scotland, a private members bill to allow assisted dying was introduced

earlier this year. an assisted dying bill has nearly completed all its stages at the isle of man's parliament, and could get royal assent next year. jersey is also planning to change the law. more and more jurisdictions have legalised assisted dying in recent years, such as new zealand, australia, canada, portugal and spain. this is a crucial issue for society, so expect more powerful argument when this bill gets its second reading and is debated here in the autumn. fergus walsh, bbc news, westminster. the government has reiterated a deep and heartfelt apology to the victims of the infected blood scandal. paymaster general nick thomas—symonds has delivered a statement in the house of commons in which he also said that the families of people who died after being infected with contaminated blood will be able to apply for £100,000 of compensation if they have not already had support.

we also recognise that as well as delivering institutional change we must also provide financial redress to the people whose lives have been irreversibly and tragically changed as a result of the infected blood scandal. one of the most powerful conclusions, madam deputy speaker, in the inquiry�*s report is that an apology is meaningful only if it is accompanied by action. and it is now my responsibility to carry forward this action, and i hope to lead this work not only with the support of this house but with sensitivity and respect towards the people who have been so unfairly affected by this scandal. after all that has happened, listening to the voice of victims is crucial, and i will endeavour to work closely with the infected blood community

as we progress this work. i would also like to take this opportunity to update the house on the progress being made in establishing the affected blood in establishing the infected blood compensation authority. the victims and prisoners act legally created the authority on 24th may, and since this point the interim chief executive, david foley, has been working closely with sir robert francis kc, the interim chair of the infected blood compensation authority, to set up the compensation service. it is frankly no small task. the cabinet office is supporting the organisation as it recruits and sets up a service that is easy to access and simple to use. the infected blood compensation authority itself will then provide regular updates to the infected blood community and all others interested in its work.

let me turn now to compensation. on 21st may, i welcomed the former administration's announcement on compensation, and there is an urgent need to get money to people, madam deputy speaker, in the most timely way possible. further interim payments of £210,000 were made to people who are beneficiaries of the infected blood support schemes living with infections onjune 24th, bringing the total which has been paid in compensation to victims to over £1 billion. however, we recognise that this is not enough for many others who have also been waiting for far too long. the cabinet office is working closely with dhsc, the devolved governments and the administrators of the existing infected blood support schemes to establish the process for making interim payments of £100,000 to the estates of deceased people who were infected

with contaminated blood or blood products and whose deaths have not yet been recognised. cctv, fines and even music have all been used to try to put an end to antisocial behaviour, but now one town in the uk is hoping a new approach could make a difference. the council in grimsby says the installation of loud speakers broadcasting warnings, could deter people from breaking the rules. our reporter crispin rolfe has been to find out more. anti—social behaviour in so many of our public places, and so many attempts to combat it, from cctv cameras to public space protection orders, and even classical music played at railway stations. but now, in grimsby, there's this — a tannoy making this announcement every 15 minutes.

tannoy: for everyone's safety, cycling is not allowed _ in grimsby town centre. there is a £100 fine for those caught. please respect others and enjoy your visit here today. madam, can i ask you what you make of that announcement? yes, i agree. because us old people like me are walking about and the cyclists come behind you and you don't know they're there and it's dangerous. do you think that will make a difference? i don't know about that! and it seems others are unsure, too, about whether the tannoy will work, including those who had it installed. is this going to do it? i'm hoping so. let's wait and see. you're only hoping? i'm confident but, of course, i can't be responsible for people's actions. businesses also hope that this extra measure can change the culture on grimsby�*s high street, but they're not convinced. i hope it makes a difference.

working inside, you can really see lots of people coming past really quickly on bikes, electric scooters, and it is a huge concern with all the children and the elderly people that constantly are walking down here. excuse me, sir, should you be doing that? the law—abiding people will probably take some notice of it, but the idiots that ride up and down on the bikes and things like that just won't, because they ignore the people that try and stop them riding up and down anyway. i think it will help. i think it will help out quite a bit. how bad is the problem? quite bad. i just think they'll still keep coming down anyway, do as they want. of course, council officers and the police often monitor this area, but today a suggestion from the council that humberside police could do more. you say the police are on board with this but you would like them to respond more often to your officers — that implies they're not. i would like to see a more physical presence of the police here in our major shopping areas. despite that, humberside police say they are committed to playing their part,

but they recognise that there is still more to do. not least on high streets like grimsby�*s. crispin rolfe, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. we will return to our top story. the situation on the ground in paris that has been hit by a massive attack aimed at paralysing the transport network, according to rail company sncf. the french transport minister has condemned what he called coordinated, malicious acts. this is the scene outside one railway station right now. hundreds of thousands of people are impacted today. in the past few minutes, breaking news coming to us from the euro airport, at basel freiburg. it is temporally grounding flights due to what it is called safety reasons for stop it is located in france but

operated jointly by france and switzerland and a post on social media says the terminal has been evacuated and closed. it is not clear what is happening there but they are quoting safety reasons. in paris and surrounding areas and here in the uk with the eurostar also impacted there is now a major investigation under way. as you can see now there are already people out on the tracks in several parts of paris looking at what is being impacted. we know severalfires paris looking at what is being impacted. we know several fires were started which has caused a huge travel disruption. while a lot of trains are still running they have had to be diverted and are running a lot slower. people are being urged to be patient and to wait and see just how they travel may be disrupted. it comesjust just how they travel may be disrupted. it comes just hours before the opening ceremony of the paris olympics gets under way. this is the scene of the iconic eiffel tower, the first time in 100 years

the french capital has hosted the summer games with 300,000 spectators expected to enjoy the opening ceremony later on. now it's time for a check on the weather with matt taylor. hello. while some of us stay dry and sunny this friday, for others there have been a few downpours already, some more to come through today. and then other areas will see the showers tomorrow. but the overall trend over the next five days, things become drier, sunnier and also warmer. now, the view from space earlier in the day shows that this is cloud from yesterday but that's affecting northern france — that's crucial later. this is a clump of cloud that will affect us through tomorrow. but in between, a lot of clear skies around to begin with. you see the shower clouds build up but in between the shower clouds some sunshine. showers most frequent through parts of scotland, northern ireland and maybe less so in northern england. but the showers in scotland could become heavy and thundery in the north—east later. away from northern england, midlands, southern england and wales, very few showers, many stay dry. and while we've got a slightly

fresher feel there with the westerly breeze, it's still going to feel pleasant enough in those sunnier moments. 17—24 celsius, a little bit down for some north—western areas on where you want this stage injuly. i mentioned the cloud over france. thickens up later as we head in towards the evening. crucial of course because it's the olympics opening ceremony. never mind lady gaga or celine dion — a greater chance of some heavy rain arriving as we go through the ceremony and into the first part of the night. for us, though, actually many showers fade this evening and into the first part of the night before returning across parts of southern scotland, northern england and later into ireland, that clump of cloud i showed you on the satellite imagery. where you've got the clear skies, temperatures down a little bit on last night, into single figures in some rural areas. but where it's coolest, the best of the sunhine to start the morning. a bit more cloud in northern england, southern scotland, outbreaks of rain in ireland, pushing away, so northern ireland will have a drier, brighter day. western scotland will compared with today. but eastern scotland, northern england, wales and the south—west, a greater chance of some showers through tomorrow. parts of the south—east midlands, east anglia, south—east and channel islands staying dry throughout, and temperatures just up a little bit. and with high pressure then building in through the rest of the weekend

and the start of next week, there will be more in the way of sunshine but we start to bring in a bit more warmth from the south. on sunday it will feel warmer after a slightly fresh start, mist and low cloud in the west breaking up. lots of sunshine for many into the afternoon, strong sunshine at that, and temperatures more widely into the 20s, maybe 25, 26 in the south—east of england. could get 30 degrees here by tuesday but across the uk many will be dry into the start of next week and feeling very warm in the sunshine too. take care.

live from london, this is bbc news. hours before the opening ceremony — france's high—speed rail network has been sabotaged, in a major co—ordinated attack on several key lines into paris — leaving 800,000 passengers affected. these are the live pictures from paris as railway engineers are working to fix the problems on the network. we'll be speaking to our correspondents at london st pancras and paris gare du nord, on the impact of the disruption. it comes despite tight security

in the capital itself — where hundreds of thousands of people are due to watch a spectacular ceremony, with athletes carried on boats along the river seine. former us president barack obama is due to endorse kamala harris in the race for the white house. the uk health secretary says the health and social care regulator in england is "not fit for purpose". the leader of mexico's sinaloa cartel, one of the worlds's most powerful drug lords, is arrested in texas. hello. iam i am samantha simmons. i would developing story today. there has been a major sabotage attack on france's high—speed rail network. this is the sea in their live this morning. the french state railway company,

sncf, says its lines have been hit by arson attacks, in a co—ordinated attempt