is facing a the north of ethiopian is facing a humanitarian crisis. new research by schoolchildren in england are using vapours that have been laced with the dangerous drug spice without their knowledge. we speak to the professor who carried out the study. let's pick up on the news coming out of france today. a series of fires has set french high—speed rail lines just before that ceremony. the rail company sncf says it is a massive attack aimed at paralysing the network and france's transport minister has condemned the coordinated malicious acts. the rail firm says some 800,000 customers will be affected with disruption expected all weekend. we can show

you some live pictures from the guard to nord in paris. this is the station where the eurostar arrives from the uk. 25% of their trains have been cancelled today, the eurostar, with delays on the trains that are running. we can show you the live page on the bbc website. this gives you an overview of where the acts of sabotage where. to the north, south, east and west to paris. the red squares shows you where to arson attacks took place. the blue square is one attack that failed. meanwhile, rail engineers are obviously incredibly busy trying to repair the damage. these shots

from northern france where engineers will be working here and indeed throughout the day and perhaps for longer. 0r correspond and andrew harding sent this report. this is the scene inside the gare du nord. the authorities here are insisting that they are having some success in diverting those high—speed trains onto other lines and is even without the timetable is extremely disrupted. this is a time of course where it is exceptionally busy with tourists, people arriving

in paris for the olympic games, but also for parisiennes leaving the city for the summer holidays. the mood he was very calm, a lot of security around, police, soldiers and so on. people here basically waiting for news about their trains and hoping things will be resolved fairly soon. let's get more on this with our security correspondent frank gardner. while conversations are going on about who might be responsible for these attacks? the most important thing to consider is that this is not classed as terrorism, it is vandalism, which is a big difference. that is why they have as acts and has not so far triggered a terrorism investigation. it is extremely serious because it is an attack on french critical infrastructure. top of that list i think is going to be activists, extremists. there is already talk

about far left activists, environmental activists, people like that it could be considered possible suspects. there was always going to be at least a double jeopardy for these big 0lympic be at least a double jeopardy for these big olympic games because france has a number of enemy stews to ethics policies in west africa, the fact that french troops have been deployed to fight isis and al-qaeda in places like mali in the past. it was only two months ago when five coffins draped in the french curricular were laid at the base anonymously of the eiffel tower with the inscription french troops in ukraine, because president mcclung suggested publicly that he would consider possibly one day sending french troops to ukraine. there was an investigation, there was a suspicion of links to a

kremlin directed description campaign. no one is suggesting that thatis campaign. no one is suggesting that that is necessarily the case today. there will be following every they can in terms of any witnesses, anybody seen acting suspiciously the areas where those electrical stations were cited. they will look at cctv. there will probably be a digital search as well. so far, no claim of responsibility.— claim of responsibility. paris prosecutors _ claim of responsibility. paris prosecutors then _ claim of responsibility. paris prosecutors then they - claim of responsibility. paris prosecutors then they have l claim of responsibility. paris prosecutors then they have opened an investigation into what they call an attack that has harmed fundamental national interests. we often about high—tech attacks, cyber attacks and so on, but this is a very low—tech attack which has caused absolute chaos. it attack which has caused absolute chaos. , ., . , ,

chaos. it is low-tech, in the sense that it involves _ chaos. it is low-tech, in the sense that it involves the _ chaos. it is low-tech, in the sense that it involves the placing - chaos. it is low-tech, in the sense that it involves the placing of - chaos. it is low-tech, in the sense that it involves the placing of a - that it involves the placing of a physical object to sabotage physical structures, so it wasn't done through cyberspace, but nevertheless i was quite sophisticated. whoever was doing this knew how to cause maximum damage with a coordinated chain of these things. they were lucky at least at the marseille link, they were able to foil that is. three out of the four high—speed tgv lines have been completely disrupted, so whoever did this knew what they were doing, they must have researched it. that will be another line of investigation i think for the police, for the detectives. there will be trying to find out if anybody has been doing searches for things like this. they might well look online or possibly be looking at, i hate to step, there an

insiders threat from someone inside sncf, for example.— sncf, for example. thank you very much, sncf, for example. thank you very much. frank- _ sncf, for example. thank you very much, frank. frank's— sncf, for example. thank you very much, frank. frank's analysis - sncf, for example. thank you very much, frank. frank's analysis of i much, frank. frank's analysis of what has gone on has just popped up on the live page on the bbc website if you would like to read a little bit more about what frank is saying about this. i think amy is pummelling the east coast of china with heavy reigns and strong winds from the most powerful storm to hit the country this year. chinese authorities said to have a —— have evacuated hundreds of thousands of people. the storm made landfall on the live mainland on thursday after severely affecting taiwan and the philippines. public transport offices, schools and markets have been shot in some areas as the storm continues to sweep across land. let's speak now tour correspondent, martin. talk to us

about the impact now that typhoon gaemi is on mainland china. it has: gaemi is on mainland china. it has made a second _ gaemi is on mainland china. it has made a second landfall. _ it has made landfall now on fujian. the statement did not go into much specific details. it began with strong winds and thunderstorms. it is still moving inland, it is still at tropical cyclone. it is not heading in a northerly direction. the strongest wind gust recorded has slowed down just to 52 mph. the strongest wind gust recorded has slowed downjust to 52 mph. so it is weakening, but still packed with so much water vapour inside its moving inland. the national meteorological

agency have weather warnings ranging from severe, as well as thunderstorms, as well as geological problems, things like landslides. there are concerns with flooding and people will remember there the flooding that happened last year the cause severe damage to the rice crop. cause severe damage to the rice cro -. ., ., �* ., cause severe damage to the rice cro. ., ., �* ., ., crop. indeed. you don't even have to look back to — crop. indeed. you don't even have to look back to last _ crop. indeed. you don't even have to look back to last year. _ crop. indeed. you don't even have to look back to last year. just _ crop. indeed. you don't even have to look back to last year. just in - crop. indeed. you don't even have to look back to last year. just in june i look back to last year. just injune there was major flooding where a famous lake ended up with a dam that was damaged. typhoon gaemi on this

path will always cause concerns to people. even the north—eastern province and are bracing themselves for potential thunderstorms and flooding, they are also evacuating people. at least ili,000 people have been moved from harm's way. martin, thank you. the us authorities say to mexican drug lords arrested when there is a small plane arrived in texas on thursday night one of the most violent and... and powerful drug trafficking organisations in the world. one of the men is ismael "el mayo" zambada, the leader of the notorious sinaloa cartel. the other isjoaquin guzman lopez, the son ofjoaquin "el chapo" guzman — who is already serving a life sentence. the wall streetjournal reports they were tricked into boarding the plane by a high—ranking sinaloa

member in a us sting operation. in a video statement, the us attorney general, merrick garland, said the arrests showed the authorities were determined to crack down on the sinaloa cartel. el mayo and guzman lopezjoin a growing list of sinaloa cartel leaders and associates who thejustice department is holding accountable in the united states. this includes the cartel�*s other co—founder, el chapo, another of el chapo's sons and alleged cartel leader, 0vidio guzman lopez, and the cartel�*s alleged lead sicario or assassin, known as el nini. fentanyl is the deadliest drug threat our country has ever faced. thejustice department will not rest until every single cartel leader, member and associate responsible for poisoning our communities is held accountable.

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schoolchildren in england are using faves that have been laced with spice without their knowledge, according to new research. a team from the university of bath have been testing vapours and found that one in six contain a highly addictive class b drug. professor paddyjoins me now. this is a really shocking story. tell us how you began to develop the presence of spice in these vapours? we began to develop the presence of spice in these vapours?— began to develop the presence of spice in these vapours? we saw the news media — spice in these vapours? we saw the news media reports _ spice in these vapours? we saw the news media reports of— spice in these vapours? we saw the | news media reports of schoolchildren collapsing in schools across the country. we thought it was maybe thc, cannabis or spice. we set out to try to understand is there spice

in schools and is it common. what shocked us when we started looking at this, maybe we thought we would find the odd one, it is present in 17 of all of the fates we looked at across the country, north to south. it is affecting every democratic demographic everywhere. where are these fates coming _ demographic everywhere. where are these fates coming from _ demographic everywhere. where are these fates coming from containing l these fates coming from containing this spice? these fates coming from containing this s - ice? , these fates coming from containing this sice? , , , this spice? this is maybe the important — this spice? this is maybe the important point, _ this spice? this is maybe the important point, it _ this spice? this is maybe the important point, it is - this spice? this is maybe the important point, it is not - this spice? this is maybe the i important point, it is not being found in the single use baits that you might be familiar with in the shops. it is refillable faves and liquid is being added to them. we think children are buying and dealing what they think are cannabis vapours, but thc is very expensive. spice is incredibly cheap. haifa

spice is incredibly cheap. how dangerous _ spice is incredibly cheap. how dangerous is _ spice is incredibly cheap. how dangerous is this _ spice is incredibly cheap. how dangerous is this drug? you talk about cases of children collapsing. 0ur bad can it get? we know that spice is associated with nearly half of all the non—natural gas in prisons. we know the children have suffered cardiac arrests and seizures and spent long periods of time in an induced coma is in intensive care. what we want to personalise the school holiday start if someone uses these drugs and they are alone in their bedroom they will die. they don't have that support process of school around them. we want people to be mindful the risk. if some of the are cannabis vapour, it is vanishingly unlikely. it is going to be spice.— it is vanishingly unlikely. it is going to be spice. what would you like to see the _ going to be spice. what would you like to see the government - going to be spice. what would you like to see the government doing l like to see the government doing about this?— about this? this is the first step. it is a the — about this? this is the first step. it is a the school _ about this? this is the first step. it is a the school is _ about this? this is the first step. it is a the school is to _ about this? this is the first step. l it is a the school is to acknowledge the problem. there are so many schools are to want to talk about it. hopefully this will allow them

to have an open dialogue with their children, then to talk to governments about what we can do to support the police force and the schools to give these children safe. i appreciate your time today. thank you very much. huge fast—moving wildfires have destroyed up to half of the historic canadian town of jasper. firefighters have been battling to save as many buildings as possible, but entire streets of the main town have been level by the fire. while no deaths have been reported some 20,000 euros and 5,000 residents have fled the area. during a news conference, the alberta premier struggled to recount the scale of the damage. for struggled to recount the scale of the damage-— struggled to recount the scale of the damaue. ., ., , ., ., , the damage. for many generations the town of jasper — the damage. for many generations the town of jasper and _ the damage. for many generations the town of jasper and the _ the damage. for many generations the town of jasper and the park _ town of jasper and the park surrounding it have been a source of pride. with some of the most

beautiful scenery in the entire... in the world. our grandparents visited to experience the majesty of this place with its mountains... and lakes and meadows. am this place with its mountains. .. and lakes and meadows.— lakes and meadows. an incredibly difficult time — lakes and meadows. an incredibly difficult time for _ lakes and meadows. an incredibly difficult time for all _ lakes and meadows. an incredibly difficult time for all the _ lakes and meadows. an incredibly difficult time for all the people . difficult time for all the people who love jasper. a couple of lines are breaking news to bring you, in relation to the arson attacks on french high—speed rail lines. we are hearing from the mayor of paris that there will be no impact on the olympics opening ceremony later on today. these attacks coming just hours away from the opening ceremony of the olympic games. some 800,000 customers

affected over the weekend. it is also affecting eurostar services, but the mayor of paris i no impact on the olympics opening ceremony. just a bit more about what eurostar are saying. their chief commercial officer has made a statement saying that he is confident most people in the uk will still be able to get to paris for the olympic games, despite those widespread real disruptions caused by those arson attacks in france. we know that a quarter of trains running between the uk and france have been cancelled. 0thers france have been cancelled. others are affected by delays of up to an hour and a half. the chief commercial officer of eurostar said the majority of passengers hoping to leave today will be able to do so, saying trains will have to run slower on certain sections in france because of those arson attacks.

have you heard of booktok? it is a grip on tick—tock that it has had a real impact on young people's reading habits. let's speak to fire blight, who won an award for her book, and giuseppe di, reveals the secret book shop in carrickfergus. both wales and northern ireland represented here today. the names of your book shop sound like book titles, i have to say. freya, what was it like to win last night? it was it like to win last night? it was such a joy. it was so surreal. to come from such a loving one community in wales, to get to travel to london and meet so many people who have inspired me, it helped me of the global community that

tick—tock allows. of the global community that tick-tock allows.— of the global community that tick-tock allows. ~ , ., tick-tock allows. when did you find out ou tick-tock allows. when did you find out you were _ tick-tock allows. when did you find out you were going _ tick-tock allows. when did you find out you were going to _ tick-tock allows. when did you find out you were going to be _ tick-tock allows. when did you find out you were going to be a - tick-tock allows. when did you find l out you were going to be a nominate —— nominated? trite out you were going to be a nominate -- nominated?— -- nominated? we had to keep it under wraps— -- nominated? we had to keep it under wraps for— -- nominated? we had to keep it under wraps for a _ -- nominated? we had to keep it under wraps for a while. - -- nominated? we had to keep it under wraps for a while. we - -- nominated? we had to keep it| under wraps for a while. we found that we won last night. that was a real moment of adrenaline and joy to celebrate in the room with everyone. if you could hold your word up a little bit higher. congratulations aiain. little bit higher. congratulations again- what _ little bit higher. congratulations again. what difference - little bit higher. congratulations again. what difference is - little bit higher. congratulations i again. what difference is tick-tock makini to again. what difference is tick-tock making to reading _ again. what difference is tick-tock making to reading and _ again. what difference is tick-tock making to reading and to - making to reading and to book—sellers, particularly for independent book—sellers like yourself? independent book-sellers like ourself? ~ ., , ., independent book-sellers like ourself? ~ ., _ yourself? well done, freya by the wa , that yourself? well done, freya by the way. that is _ yourself? well done, freya by the way, that is brilliant. _ yourself? well done, freya by the way, that is brilliant. what - yourself? well done, freya by the way, that is brilliant. what we're l way, that is brilliant. what we're finding _ way, that is brilliant. what we're finding is— way, that is brilliant. what we're finding is there's a whole generation of late teens into early 20s that _ generation of late teens into early 20s that are coming to reading through— 20s that are coming to reading through booktok, through this

galvanised reading in that genre. we are whole _ galvanised reading in that genre. we are whole saying whole new genres emerge _ are whole saying whole new genres emerge. you are getting jilting shells — emerge. you are getting jilting shells as— emerge. you are getting jilting shells as well as changing customers. 50 shells as well as changing customers.— shells as well as changing customers. , , , customers. so it is driving surges of interest _ customers. so it is driving surges of interest to _ customers. so it is driving surges of interest to particular _ customers. so it is driving surges of interest to particular genres, l of interest to particular genres, then? , . , , ~ of interest to particular genres, then? , . ,, . of interest to particular genres, then? , . , , . ., then? yes, crime is big. we saw that last niiht. then? yes, crime is big. we saw that last night. romance _ then? yes, crime is big. we saw that last night. romance and _ then? yes, crime is big. we saw that last night. romance and fantasy, - last night. romance and fantasy, people _ last night. romance and fantasy, people like larissa broadbent. also a bit of— people like larissa broadbent. also a bit of a _ people like larissa broadbent. also a bit of a resurgence in the classics, _ a bit of a resurgence in the classics, particularly when they are pretty _ classics, particularly when they are pretty editions of classics. booktok has videos — pretty editions of classics. booktok has videos and photographs and sofa on so _ has videos and photographs and sofa on so the _ has videos and photographs and sofa on so the aesthetics are important. freya, _ on so the aesthetics are important. freya, once — on so the aesthetics are important. freya, once people come into your book shop, are you finding that, far from the books that are big on booktok, they are starting to look at other books that you stop, as

well? ~ , ,., , at other books that you stop, as well? ~ , t ., at other books that you stop, as well? absolutely. what is so amazing as we started — well? absolutely. what is so amazing as we started off _ well? absolutely. what is so amazing as we started off as _ well? absolutely. what is so amazing as we started off as a _ well? absolutely. what is so amazing as we started off as a book— well? absolutely. what is so amazing as we started off as a book shop - as we started off as a book shop wanting to serve our local community. through booktok we have been able to grow and that community, people are making so called book pilgrimages and they have been following us for euro two online then they make the trip all the way to wales to say especially. to see their excitement visiting the book shop in real life, we definitely see them exploring the shelves as well as getting recommendations. ., ,, ., , , recommendations. talking to members of a tick-took — recommendations. talking to members of a tick-tock team _ recommendations. talking to members of a tick-tock team here, _ recommendations. talking to members of a tick-tock team here, they - recommendations. talking to members of a tick-tock team here, they say - of a tick—tock team here, they say that authenticity is really important. do you think that is what is driving that interest in independent book stores? i think there is definitely _ independent book stores? i think there is definitely a _ independent book stores? i think there is definitely a sense - independent book stores? i think there is definitely a sense of - independent book stores? i think| there is definitely a sense of that. people _ there is definitely a sense of that. people want to feel connected. that whole _ people want to feel connected. that

whole thing of serving the community but also _ whole thing of serving the community but also talking to people who are passionate about the books, talking about _ passionate about the books, talking about what we are enjoying, what our customers _ about what we are enjoying, what our customers are enjoying. i think that is really— customers are enjoying. i think that is really important. people also like a _ is really important. people also like a nice. _ is really important. people also like a nice, cosy book space that they— like a nice, cosy book space that they feel— like a nice, cosy book space that they feel they can relax in. there is something special i think about book— is something special i think about book shops. is something special i think about book shops-— is something special i think about book shops. freya, do any of your customers — book shops. freya, do any of your customers say _ book shops. freya, do any of your customers say to _ book shops. freya, do any of your customers say to you _ book shops. freya, do any of your customers say to you that - book shops. freya, do any of your| customers say to you that perhaps they had fallen out of love with reading or haven't been reading it all and then suddenly booktok has gotten back reading?— all and then suddenly booktok has gotten back reading? massively. as if former librarian, _ gotten back reading? massively. as if former librarian, i _ gotten back reading? massively. as if former librarian, i love _ gotten back reading? massively. as if former librarian, i love getting . if former librarian, i love getting people excited about reading, especially the younger generations. with booktok we have this massive upsurge of things like live book clubs, so able to get people excited about reading again. some of these

titles, like the ones that won last night, there is a whole resurgence of romance and fantasy that has allowed people to get excited about reading again. it is allowed people to get excited about reading again-— reading again. it is great to talk to ou. reading again. it is great to talk to you- as _ reading again. it is great to talk to you. as someone _ reading again. it is great to talk to you. as someone who - reading again. it is great to talk to you. as someone who has i reading again. it is great to talk i to you. as someone who has never knowingly passed a book shop without going in, i could talk to you much longer. thank you both forjoining us. longer. thank you both for “oining us. . ~' longer. thank you both for “oining us. . ~ , ., thank longer. thank you both for “oining us._ thank you. i longer. thank you both forjoining us._ thank you. just i us. thank you. thank you. just before we _ us. thank you. thank you. just before we go _ us. thank you. thank you. just before we go to _ us. thank you. thank you. just before we go to sour, - us. thank you. thank you. just before we go to sour, little i us. thank you. thank you. just before we go to sour, little bit| before we go to sour, little bit about their news from the paris 0lympics. here is snoop dogg carrying the paris 2024 olympic torch a little earlier today. snoop is in the french capital as a special correspondent for nbc. la will host the games in 2028 and luckily while he was carrying the torch, he didn't drop it like it was hot. you get the reference, don't

you? all of those pictures of the relay building up to the opening ceremony in paris later on today. we are told it is going to be spectacular. about those arson attacks on key rail lines going into paris, we are told in the latest from the mayor of paris, there will be no impact on the olympics as a result of that sabotage. to stay with us here on bbc news. 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 the clump of cloud which will affect us through tomorrow. but in—between, a lot of clear skies around to begin with. we've seen 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 whilst we've got a slightly fresher feel out 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. and never mind lady gaga or celine dion — a greater chance of some heavier 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 into 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.

today at one... france's rail network is hit by coordinated acts of vandalism hours before the olympic opening ceremony. the mayor of paris says there will be no impact on the start of the games, as organisers promise the greatest show in sporting history. also on the programme this lunchtime... drivers are still paying too much at the pump, as supermarkets see their forecourt profits double. the health regulator, the cqc,

is described as not fit for purpose as a review highlights a series of failings. kamala! hello! hi! hey, there. backed by the 0bamas — democrat kamala harris is endorsed by the former president and his wife. and coming up on bbc news... we'll bring up to speed with the first morning's play at edgbaston with west indies batting against england in the third test match. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. arsonists have attacked france's rail networkjust hours before the opening ceremony of the paris 0lympics. the country's sports minister described the acts of sabotage as an attack on the athletes' games, but the mayor of paris said it will have no impact

on the opening ceremony. 0ur paris correspondent andrew harding joins us.