a failed vice president in a failed administration. uk chancellor rachel reeves is expected to argue that public finances are in a bad state and to delay some road and hospital projects. and rain and cooler temperatures bring some relief for firefighters battling wildfires in the canadian town of jasper. hello. we start where else but in paris and the olympic games. the first full day of competition has started. this is the scene live in the french capital where it's 10am in the morning. diving, fencing, and rugby sevens are among the events in which athletes are competing for gold medals today. the games opened in spectacular style with a stunning display of french culture,

architecture, and heritage. in a world first, the olympic opening ceremony was held outside of the stadium 6,800 athletes from 205 delegations travelled on 85 boats and barges down the river seine past some of the french capital's most famous landmarks with bridges and river banks used as catwalks. there was heavy rain but it didn't dampen the crowd's enthusiasm. there were surprise performances throughout — a pink feathered lady gaga and the french—malian singer, aya nakamura performed alongside teams of dancers high—kicking the can—can or perching perilously on poles. the olympic flame, which had been carried by a host of global sports superstars including rafael nadal, serena williams and zinedine zidan, was used to light a huge cauldron on a hot—air balloon that rose high into the paris sky. the culmination of the show included an emotional return of canadian icon celine dion — her first live performance

for four years. she sang on a spectacularly illuminated eiffel tower for the first time since revealing a serious health condition. for rights reasons we can't show any of celine�*s performance or the opening ceremony, but my colleague maryam moshiri watched in paris. what a culmination, what an end to what has been at times a difficult day for the organisers of the paris olympics and, indeed, the ceremony. the day started with those train delays, with those attacks on various train lines around france, but it ended with a real bang. the opening ceremony was promised to be a joyful event, an event that would be beautiful theatre in the heart of one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and it really did deliver. we had the french celebrating their culture, their art, theirfashion, their music, but also celebrating a global

sense of unity, a global sense of belonging together, and that really is what the olympics are about. the flame, well, that was also an amazing addition to the ceremony. it was lit on a hot air balloon, which then and flew up into the sky, and is now hovering over the paris skyline. you can still see the eiffel tower is beautifully sparkling and lit behind me. the ceremony has been something to behold and it ended with an icon on an icon — celine dion, singing the most beautiful hymne a l�*amour, on the first floor of the eiffel tower. everyone went crazy. you could hear the screaming crowd from here in the bbc studio. it was immense. it has been a successful opening ceremony, and they really needed this, the french, given the difficulties earlier in the day. now, all that awaits for us is three weeks of amazing sport from paris, and i will be bringing it all to you, as well as the stories behind

the sport, throughout the next few weeks here on bbc news. she's got a very good view there, hasn't she? for more on last night's opening ceremony, we spoke earlier to our sports correspondent katie gornall, who's in paris. there is a huge enthusiasm. i think there was a massive acknowledgement that it was a very ambitious event that the paris organisers have put on, unlike, of course, anything we've ever seen. the first olympic opening ceremony to take place outside a stadium, and they really didn't hold back, and they showed off every part of the city that you could imagine. there were some absolutely spectacular scenes, weren't there, particularly with the lighting of the olympic cauldron in the shadow of the eiffel tower that was lit up in the way it was. but of course, with it not being in a stadium that presented so many different challenges as well, which the weather certainly didn't help for, and as a spectator experience, it would have been very different. now we saw a little bit

of the opening ceremony outside from where we were. we could see people climbing on balconies and up lamp posts to get the best view they possibly could, but it was difficult for parisians, really, who didn't have those tickets in the grandstands to really get a sense of what was going on if you didn't watch it on tv. and of course, there were some unintended highlights as well, weren't there? through all of this, if you watched it, as well as the spectacular scenes and the images along the river seine, there was a clip of carl lewis and serena williams doing the rounds on social media after their very choppy, uh, boat ride down the river seine, shall we say. so there was something for everyone, perhaps a little bit of a mixed reaction, but you certainly can't fault the organisers for their ambition. some major british stars are in action. the swimming heats get under way. adam peaty is the two—time champion in the 100 metre breaststroke. and normally, you would say he would be an absolute shoo

in to make it a three peat. that's what he's going for. but he's had a bit of a turbulent build up to these games, and he faces an awful lot of competition for that title. but he is a born winner, so his heats get under way. the gymnastics gets under way as well. max whitlock is a big star in that event, and he'll be hoping to make his way smoothly into the final. he's going to retire after these games and he wants to do that with his fourth olympic gold medal. but 1a gold medals are up for grabs today, and i think there'll be a lot of focus as well on the rugby sevens, which, um, antoine dupont, the poster boy of this games for france, is competing, and they'll be hoping so much that he will finish the day with a gold medal around his neck. not a foregone conclusion, of course. they've got to navigate the semifinal first, south africa as well, but there will be an incredible atmosphere here in france

if he is able to do that. and he said that would be the ultimate, ultimate goal. and there's no better feeling than that for him than winning an olympic gold medal. so a lot of focus on the rugby sevens tonight here. that surround up what's going on in the sport but away from the sporting action... the french authorities say rail travel is likely to remain disrupted during saturday, a day after sabotage attacks on the high—speed rail network. but rail travel is likely to remain disrupted during saturday, while repairs continue on the three affected routes. investigators are analysing forensic evidence collected from at least four crime scenes outside paris. the french prime minister says police and intelligence services are working hard to find and punish those responsible. let's speak to our paris correspondent andrew harding. he is ata he is at a station in the centre of the city. what is the latest with the city. what is the latest with the travel disruption there? good morninu. the travel disruption there? good morning- here. _ the travel disruption there? good morning. here, about— the travel disruption there? good morning. here, about two - the travel disruption there? (emf. morning. here, about two thirds of trains are now running. passengers

are saying that they are getting e—mails and smses from french national authorities telling them when they should and shouldn't come to the station. it actually very calm here, none of the chaos that we saw yesterday. very little confusion. people are generally being pretty patient. the authorities say in the next day or so they should be back to normal. meanwhile engineers we know are still out fixing those destroyed or broken fibre—optic cables which are so crucial which the arsonist targeted. they have got to inspect many more miles of cables to make sure no where else has been targeted. as we know, investigations are still going on at those four crime scenes were that we know there was sabotage or attempted sabotage. they are also looking back to an episode in may near marseille just as the olympic torch was arriving there. they say there was another

attempted sabotage attack which suggest that that could have been a trial run and perhaps we are looking at a much larger network of operatives looking inside france. could do police and intelligence services know who was behind these sabotage efforts? it services know who was behind these sabotage efforts?— sabotage efforts? if they do they are not telling _ sabotage efforts? if they do they are not telling us, _ sabotage efforts? if they do they are not telling us, at— sabotage efforts? if they do they are not telling us, at least - sabotage efforts? if they do they are not telling us, at least not i are not telling us, at least not yet. there is no talk of suspects. there were several people seen running away from a site south of paris early yesterday morning when they were detected by police. that act of sabotage was actually thwarted. there are people that they are hunting for their and that will be the case in these other three sites where there was a successful arson attacks. a lot of people are suggesting that this could be an act of local extremists, perhaps left—wing or anarchist perhaps. or right wing. other people are suggesting that maybe it is a foreign power, perhaps russia. but

absolutely no evidence as yet that we have seen indicating who is behind it. �* , ., ., ., behind it. after you were going to seak to behind it. after you were going to speak to a — behind it. after you were going to speak to a travel _ behind it. after you were going to speak to a travel editor. - behind it. after you were going to speak to a travel editor. from - behind it. after you were going to l speak to a travel editor. from your view there, how is it affecting people travelling to and from venues at the games? at people travelling to and from venues at the games?— at the games? at this stage, not too bad. at the games? at this stage, not too bad- peeple — at the games? at this stage, not too bad. people coming _ at the games? at this stage, not too bad. people coming in _ at the games? at this stage, not too bad. people coming in from - at the games? at this stage, not too bad. people coming in from the - at the games? at this stage, not too bad. people coming in from the uk, | bad. people coming in from the uk, for instance, on the eurostar, about four out of five of all of those trains are going ahead as normal perhaps with a few delays. so we're going back to the stage where we are close to normal, or we will be in the coming hours.— close to normal, or we will be in the coming hours. thank you very much. the coming hours. thank you very much- our— the coming hours. thank you very much. our correspondence - the coming hours. thank you very i much. our correspondence speaking the coming hours. thank you very - much. our correspondence speaking to sf from paris. let's speak to lisa minot, travel editor at the sun. thank you very much forjoining us. clearly not in paris right now. what is your impression of how these sabotage attacks have affected people travelling from europe and into paris? ~ ., _, , .,

into paris? well, over the course of the weekend. _ into paris? well, over the course of the weekend, all _ into paris? well, over the course of the weekend, all of _ into paris? well, over the course of the weekend, all of the _ into paris? well, over the course of the weekend, all of the actions - into paris? well, over the course of the weekend, all of the actions i . the weekend, all of the actions i have been taken, about 800,000 people will have been impacted by train problems. at the moment there are three lines still suffering some problems. the line that they didn't manage to sabotage that is the one directly to the south—east of france, is very much used for the grand depart, traditionally this weekend would be one of these weekends that parisien —— parisians would head down to the south of france. there is about 60% capacity, the line to the north about 80%... we are having some problems hearing you so we willjust persevere for a moment longer. i you so we willjust persevere for a moment longer.— you so we willjust persevere for a i moment longer._ no, moment longer. i am so sorry... no, it seems like — moment longer. i am so sorry... no, it seems like the _ moment longer. i am so sorry... no, it seems like the line _ moment longer. i am so sorry... no, it seems like the line to _ moment longer. i am so sorry... no, it seems like the line to lease - moment longer. i am so sorry... no, it seems like the line to lease is i it seems like the line to lease is not quite clear enough for us to

continue. we will move on and hopefully catch up on the travel situation in paris later on. and a reminder you can follow the olympics in paris across the bbc. there is a special paris 2024 section on the bbc sport website and app where you can find live coverage of today's day one events in paris. find that bbc.co.uk/sport or on the sport app. to the united states now. donald trump has launched a scathing attack on kamala harris at a christian conservative political conference amid signs that the race for the white house is tightening. in a vitriolic, hour—long address to the �*believers' summit�* in florida, mrtrump described his likely opponent in november's election as a radical liberal and a bum and mocked the pronunciation of her name. she was a bum three weeks ago, she was a bum. a failed vice president in a failed administration with millions of people crossing where the borders are.

so now we have a new candidate to defeat, the most incompetent, unpopular and far left vice president in american history. that's what she is. the most incompetent but certainly the most far left. for more analysis of what donald trump had to say here's our north america correspondent david willis. an hour—long address to that christian convention, as you mentioned, in palm beach, florida. and we heard some of the mud slung by donald trump just there calling kamala harris a burn, the most far left vice president in american history. and he also attacked her record on immigration, saying that her policies and those ofjoe biden had led to millions of people entering the country illegally. it's amazing to think thatjust a week ago, donald trump was basking in the adulation of republican party members who had conferred on him their presidential nomination

for the elections in november. and now he finds himself battling against a much younger, more energetic candidate in kamala harris and somebody who is doing quite well in the opinion polls as well. latest polls show that they are basically neck and neck, the two candidates and that kamala harris has gained some of the territory lost, as far as opinion polls are concerned, tojoe biden. and there is a two point difference between the candidates, according to that poll in the wall streetjournal in donald trump's favour. but obviously some way to go, 100 days and a little bit. but this election campaign is really heating up now. rain and cooler temperatures have brought some relief for firefighters battling wildfires in the historic canadian town of jasper.

entire streets have been affected by the blaze, with homes turned to rubble. officials say the full extent of the damage is not yet known. no deaths or injuries have been reported. our correspondent will vernon has more. as far back as you can see... in the town of jasper, entire streets have been consumed by fire, reduced to smouldering ruins. consumed by fire. homes, businesses reduced to smouldering ruins. officials say around one third of the town has been destroyed. this is an area famous for its tourism, visited by millions of people each year. we share the sense of loss with all of those who live in the town, who care for it, and who have helped build it. emergency services evacuated the town quickly, which officials say saved lives. 20,000 tourists and 5000 residents sought refuge in neighbouring areas. kind of frustrated, for sure,

by lack of communication or communication that we did get not being accurate, but — i don't know — i am just trying not to stress. fires also burned in british columbia. in this video earlier in the week, you can see the scale of the inferno. tens of thousands of acres of land destroyed in an area renowned for its natural beauty. back injasper, rain and cooler temperatures over the past 2a hours have helped firefighters battle the flames, but the fire is still burning and it is not yet safe for people to return to the area. in the uk, there is speculation that the chancellor will use a speech on monday to address concerns over a possible black hole in public finances

of around £20 billion. it's expected that rachel reeves will argue she has inherited "unfunded projects", and that some hospital and road projects will have to be delayed as a result. let's talk to our political correspondent rajdeep sandhu. shejoins me in the she joins me in the studio shejoins me in the studio now. what are we expecting the chancellor rachel reeves to say on monday? rachel reeves to say on monday? rachel reeves to say on monday? rachel reeves have has been conducting a review of finances with the treasury and we are expecting her to talk about the dire financial inheritance that they receive from the conservatives. that is the theme that they have talked about many times in the first few weeks of government. we are expecting her to say that when she's opened up the books and looked at them, it's worse than they expected. we don't have a finalised figure but there are figures out there of about £20 billion of a black hole that they need to fix. while labour say that this is kind of knew to them, people watching the election very closely know that it is not a total surprise because it was something that the

institute for fiscal studies was warning about and saying, actually, the conservatives and labour had a conspiracy of silence. not really talking to the voters about where they would find 10 billion to £20 billion worth of money to spend on public services. it is not a complete surprise but in labour�*s defence they would say that things have changed slightly since the election. one big issue is around pay rises for public sector workers. we are expecting potential increases for nurses and teachers above inflation. i think what was budgeted previously and what sources have told the bbc was around 2% increase, it could be a 5% increase because thatis it could be a 5% increase because that is the amount that the independent pay review body has recommended to government. it does seem like rachel reeves would be looking to implement that in order to prevent strikes. but of course, we are now looking that that is the backdrop to this idea that she could

potentially delay large infrastructure projects, projects that she thinks aren't funded properly. and also those projects that perhaps where costs have gone up that perhaps where costs have gone up since they were first announced. things like roads and hospitals, we could look at those projects being delayed further. could look at those pro'ects being delayed further.i delayed further. what is the conservative _ delayed further. what is the conservative response i delayed further. what is the conservative response been| delayed further. what is the i conservative response been to delayed further. what is the - conservative response been to this? conservatives think that all of the doom and gloom from the labour party and the idea that it is worse than it is thought is away to lay the ground for future tax increases. that is something that labour ruled out on personal taxes for working people. but the conservatives have pointed out that labour promised 50 times during the campaign, they sent a very long e—mail in all of the words that labour politicians have said outlining where they wouldn't increase taxes, they think this is a ploy to roll the pitch for tax increases. labour did say that they wouldn't increase personal taxes, of course that leaves other taxes that

could be increased. rachel reeves wouldn't want to pull those levers just yet and she is looking the other way she can get a bit more money in order to pay for the things that need to be paid in the immediate short term. . ~ , immediate short term. thank you very much. a greater manchester police constable is under criminal investigation for assault, after a video emerged of a man being kicked and stamped on as he lay on the floor at manchester airport. the announcement came from the independent office for police conduct. this report from ed thomas contains violent scenes from the start. shouting. for the first time the police officer at the centre of the chaos and violence has been told he is facing a criminal investigation not only for the kicks and stamps... ..but also for his use of pava spray. screaming. brothers fahir and amaad, seen here showing their injuries, have been told by the police watchdog the iopc that the officer who kicked and stamped on them is being investigated for assault.

we have got the statement from the iopc and it says, "we have served the police constable with the disciplinary notice to inform him he is being investigated for potential gross misconduct for a number of alleged breaches of police professional standards, including his use of force." we understand the brothers were at the airport to meet a relative. police say they arrived here after reports of an assault but we still don't know what sparked this violence. we have only seen this mobile video filmed by witnesses. police bodycam footage which could show what led up to this is being examined by the iopc investigators. on thursday, hundreds attended a protest outside the offices of the mayor of greater manchester who oversees gmp. andy burnham called for calm. it is clear your voices have been

heard because what is now moving forward is a process of investigation that clearly is rigorous and is going to be conducted as swiftly as it can, but critically it's got to be fair to all sides. the brothers and two other men who were arrested here remain on bail while the chief constable of greater manchester police said he profoundly regretted the shock and upset this has caused. ed thomas, bbc news, rochdale. a one—of—a—kind supercar, which has taken four and a half years to restore, is finally being returned to its owner in the united states. the aston martin bulldog was painstakingly put back together by a team of engineers in shropshire. our reporterjoan cummins has been to find out more. you would think that the turbo—charged va engine, the bulldog can reach over 170 mph. designed by william towns, the aston martin bulldog was designed to be the fastest

production car on the road in 1979. but the intended family of 200 mph bulldogs never materialised. and this model disappeared into obscurity. a0 years later, it was rescued by an american businessman, determined it would finally live up to its potential. it was complete. the engineering aspect of it, that aston martin did was pretty much there, in the original. it had been painted an interesting colour, trimmed interestingly. the fundamentals of it were there. just not necessarily working. teams of engineers in bridgnorth have painstakingly restored the bulldog, displayed it and made sure it reached the magical 200 mph on a track. it has been fun. it has been challenging at times, it has been incredibly rewarding. how much is it worth?

yeah, it is worth a significant amount, sum of money. it is worth in the millions. now the restored bulldog and its puppies, an eclectic mix of 1970s concept cars, also designed by towns are being flown to their new home and owner in america. you get used to see this on a daily basis and being fortunate enough to drive it and drive it at speed, yes, in a way, it is quite sad to see it go. on the other hand, it is very exciting that the owner is going to have his car in the states where he lives and he can get to drive it and enjoy it. obviously, this was too good an opportunity to miss. and a spin around the block was offered. laughter. this really is a super car! it will go up more than 200 mph. it costs, an undisclosed amount, and they won't let me drive it.

i can't imagine why. joan cummins, bbc news. that looks like fun. i'm not sure how you get in and out of that. if you do stay with us, we are going to be speaking to the olympic uniform design is coming up very, very soon. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. for many of us, today will be the cloudier day of the weekend. and it's a day where there's a greater chance around, even a few longer spells of rain for one or two. but by tomorrow sunshine and warmth will develop more widely, looking like a great summer sunday in store. out there today, though,

the cloud and the greatest chance of showers comes from this fairly weak weather system that's pushing its way eastwards, its parts of northern england, wales, the south west. we'll see some of the cloudiest weather through the afternoon. greatest chance of some outbreaks of rain continued, certainly in northern england. a scattering of showers across scotland, northern ireland fewer than yesterday. but across eastern scotland any that do form could become few if any showers towards the south and the east, but even here a bit more cloud. best of sunshine around the coast. for all, winds are lighter than yesterday. so once you're in the sunshine it will feel pleasantly warm. but don't forget where the cloudier weather is. temperatures down on yesterday's values only around 17 or 18 for some. now into this evening and overnight the showers, the cloud melts away. we'll see clearer skies for most parts, some mist and fog and a few areas of low cloud in the west. temperatures down into single figures in rural parts to start sunday morning. so maybe a little bit on the fresh side for the early risers. but a lovely start to the day and a cracking day ahead. we will see some high clouds turn the sunshine hazy at times across scotland and northern ireland. northern western isles a bit more cloud, but for most lots of sunshine. strong sunshine at that and it will feel warm if not hot for some

of you as we go through sunday. temperatures widely into the 20s, maybe around 25, 26 degrees, if not a touch higher towards the south east corner because we've got high pressure in charge for sunday. that's keeping winds light again. that nudges eastwards into monday and we start to tap into even more warmth and humidity that will be building across france by this stage. so temperatures higher on monday. best of the sunshine england, wales but with a bit more high cloud, some thicker cloud west of scotland, northern ireland later in the day could produce some light rain or drizzle, most though dry and by this stage seeing 23, maybe 2a in northeastern scotland, 28 towards the south east of england, that will creep a bit further upwards still, but as we go through into tuesday and wednesday, some storms could push up from the near continent as temperatures continue to build there. so tuesday, the peak of the heat may be close to 30 degrees in the southeast. maybe some showers and storms later. rest of the week sunshine. when it's out, it'll be warm, but a few more showers to come too.

let the games begin. the first gold medals are up for grabs at the paris olympics after a spectacular, but rain—soaked opening ceremony. an icon on an icon to conclude the ceremony. celine dion makes a triumpant return singing on the eiffel tower in herfirst live performance since revealing a serious health condition. donald trump uses a speech to a religious political conference to attack his likely opponent in november's us presidential

election, kamala harris. chancellor rachel reeves is expected to argue on monday that public finances have been left in a bad state by the previous governmentand and to delay some road and hospital projects. and rain and cooler temperatures bring some relief for firefighters battling wildfires in the canadian town of jasper. hello. let's go back to our top story today. of course, the olympic games in paris have now officially begun, with stars like celine dion and lady gaga performing in an elaborate, but rain—soaked ceremony. the french authorities say seven out of 10 high speed trains will be running, a day after sabotage attacks on the high—speed rail network.

let's turn our attention to fashion. anybody watching the ceremony yesterday will know that all the athletes from every country were a specific kind of uniform, a kit to identify them. let's speak to stella jean, an italian fashion designer who designed the haiti olympic uniforms and joins us from paris. stella, thank you forjoining us. thank you. stella, thank you for “oining us. thank mt stella, thank you for “oining us. thank ou. ., ,, ., thank you. how did you get involved first of all in — thank you. how did you get involved first of all in the _ thank you. how did you get involved first of all in the design _ thank you. how did you get involved first of all in the design of— thank you. how did you get involved first of all in the design of the i first of all in the design of the uniform worn by the athletes for haiti. , u, ., , ., uniform worn by the athletes for haiti. , ., , ., ., ., haiti. they called me, as an italian asian, haiti. they called me, as an italian asian. they — haiti. they called me, as an italian asian, they wanted _ haiti. they called me, as an italian asian, they wanted no _ haiti. they called me, as an italian asian, they wanted no hostility, i haiti. they called me, as an italian| asian, they wanted no hostility, the answer was immediate and the answer was yes. find answer was immediate and the answer was es. �* ., answer was immediate and the answer was es. ~ . ., , answer was immediate and the answer was es. ~ . , . was yes. and what was the brief? we do have pictures _ was yes. and what was the brief? we do have pictures of _ was yes. and what was the brief? we do have pictures of the _ was yes. and what was the brief? we do have pictures of the uniform i do have pictures of the uniform is that the athletes were wearing and

they are really, really striking. what was the brief you are given? how did you come up with the idea? it was shocking for us. we put all our effort in this. we knew the responsibility for a country that had the opportunity to share the first good news after years of tragedies to put all together all the good elements, and so yesterday, for many countries, it was a uniform competition. for haiti it was a of history. we used it as an anti—... since fashion can re—establish the balance between symbols, stories and different truths in style. please remember that haiti, the first republic in the world and this

moment, yesterday when i say it was a with history, it was shocking, parading under the eiffel tower in paris, the biggest coloniser and remember also that they contributed to pay the cost of the eiffel tower with its double debt that france imposed on the country. the double thatis imposed on the country. the double that is shortly the price of its freedom. that is shortly the price of its freedom-— that is shortly the price of its freedom. . , ., freedom. clearly, a very symbolic thin for freedom. clearly, a very symbolic thing for you _ freedom. clearly, a very symbolic thing for you to — freedom. clearly, a very symbolic thing for you to be _ freedom. clearly, a very symbolic thing for you to be involved i freedom. clearly, a very symbolic thing for you to be involved in. i freedom. clearly, a very symbolicl thing for you to be involved in. can i talk a little bit about the fashion itself. the skirt, that is not something you would normally associate with an athlete. why did you decide to design a skirt instead of a trouser or a pair of shorts? because we needed a huge surface to put the art. as i said, we tried to put the art. as i said, we tried to put all the beautiful elements, heart, history and creativity

together. fortunately, creativity has no gdp boundaries and no limit, so thanks to the work of female artisans, the painter who gave his painting that is represented on the skirt and on the trousers and also we used a typical type of linen for the male jacket and shirt. we truly use every single element, also if you use every single element, also if y°u pay use every single element, also if you pay attention, you will see that the female athletes wear special jewellery, a special kind of creole airings that are specific to this area of the world. we put them in a contemporary way and use them as a piercing on their lips and airing. every element has a specific historical and cultural relevance

and sense. historical and cultural relevance and sense-— historical and cultural relevance and sense. ,, ., ., , and sense. stella, thank you very much for talking _ and sense. stella, thank you very much for talking us _ and sense. stella, thank you very much for talking us through i and sense. stella, thank you very much for talking us through that. | much for talking us through that. they are striking uniforms. thank you for your time. but fashion designer stella joining us from paris. and stay with the olympics. athletes in archery, football, handball and rugby sevens will all enjoy an early start in paris as events get under way today. there'll also be some action in the pool as the heats begin there. one of team gb�*s brightest medal hopes is swimmer, matt richards. he's due to compete in six events in paris having already gained success in tokyo when he was a teenager. damien derrick looks at his journey. and from great britain, we've got matt richards and what a wonderful swim! this is absolutely brilliant. just 18 years old, matt won olympic gold in the four by 200 relay. it was his first major final. that was the point where i first achieved that dream of being an olympic champion. that was something i'd wanted to do since i was about ten years old. it was almost like being able to look back at younger me and be like, you know,

look what we've done, you know? so that was really special and always will be, and it'll be something i'll cherish forever. but from the pinnacle of the podium, matt experienced a sinking feeling as 2022 saw him struggle and his times get slower. a move to millfield 18 months ago has been transformative, helping him become individual world champion. i couldn't be any more grateful if i tried to. these guys, they've literally given me everything i've dreamt of so far, you know? so, you know, every session ijust enjoy the process of of what i'm trying to achieve. so, you know, i think in the long run, that's the most important thing you can have in sport and in life in general. hello. here they are. like so many elite athletes, emotional and financial support from mum and dad has helped matt get to the top. angels, bless them. they've been incredible throughout my life so far and you know they've supported me the whole way. there's never been any goal that i've said to them that they've even remotely shut down. they're always like, well,

go for it, go do it. we didn't dream then we'd be sat now chatting to cameras, very weirdly, um, about our baby. i yeah. and.. his journey. yeah. you still get emotional now. ido! following his success at the british championships, matt will race in the 50,100 and 200 metre freestyle — plus the relays. the priority for me is to win races. you know, in some ways, yeah, if i was to come away with silvers or bronzes, it would almost feel like a bit of a disappointment — if you'd offered me those when i was a little kid, i'd have snapped your hand off for it. so it's, you know, it's managing my own expectations as much as it is anybody else's. but absolutely. i'm going out there to try and win gold. after the olympics, matt will marry his fiancee, emily. hopefully the medals will match the wedding ring. damian derrick, bbc news. lots of sport taking place today of

course. let's speak to travel expert, simon calder, who's in paris. to give us more about the situation after the sabotage attacks yesterday. the french authorities are saying that seven out of ten chains will be running today. where are you and what is situation? yes. are you and what is situation? yes, i am at are you and what is situation? yes, i am at the — are you and what is situation? yes, i am at the parisien _ are you and what is situation? yes, i am at the parisien north - are you and what is situation? yes i am at the parisien north station, notjust i am at the parisien north station, not just the i am at the parisien north station, notjust the busiest in france, but also the hub on eurostar trains to and from london's saint pancreas. and after the arson attacks in the early hours of friday morning, in key locations in the routes of the north, east and atlantic coast of the front, there are still serious disruption. today, eurostar was planning to run 15 trains from london to paris, four of those have been cancelled. that means 3000 people are looking for alternative

ways to get to paris. it is very, very difficult. i flew in this morning. but we had the no—fly zone imposed for six hours last night. as a result of which, people could not switch to air. there are no seats available on any eurostar trains today going south. there will be a few if you want to leave paris, but of course, most people want to be here despite the rain and i tell you what, i am actually here to be mainly as a tourist. i am looking very much forward to exploring the city that normally, millions of tourists are not here. big tour groups in asia and north america are simply staying away. i've got a very, very good value hotel room, just £75 so let's hundred dollars at her residential property and i've got tickets to get the events. you

can't get a ticket for the hundred metres final, but if you are happy to try a new sport, it's a good opportunity to come to paris, get some bargains and enjoy the city. later on, i will be going to the museums, one of which requires the advanced bookings and may be the eiffel tower as well.— eiffel tower as well. simon, it sounds like — eiffel tower as well. simon, it sounds like you _ eiffel tower as well. simon, it sounds like you have - eiffel tower as well. simon, it sounds like you have it - eiffel tower as well. simon, it| sounds like you have it sorted. eiffel tower as well. simon, it l sounds like you have it sorted. i hope you enjoy your days and sparrows. eat lots of croissants and drink lots of coffee on our behalf. laughter just a reminder that you can follow the olympics in paris across the bbc. there is a special paris 2024 section on the bbc sport website and 3pp section on the bbc sport website and app where you can find live coverage of the events today. you can find that here. the israeli military has ordered an evacuation for southern

areas of khan younis, which was designated as a humanitarian zone. the israeli army says it is in response to rocket fire from the area. the united nations says hundreds of palestinians remain trapped in eastern khan younis amid intense hostilities and rescue teams have been prevented from reaching them by the israeli military. let's speak to our correspondent, mark lowen injerusalem. what is the latest? the israeli defence forces _ what is the latest? the israeli defence forces have _ what is the latest? the israeli defence forces have dropped i what is the latest? the israeli i defence forces have dropped flyers and sent sms messages and voice nose and sent sms messages and voice nose and made media appearances are urging people to leave a part of al morsi. that's a 16 square strip of coast in southern gaza that was designated a humanitarian zone. a part of that zone, sudden chunk of it, the israeli military say is

being used for rocket attacks against the israeli army and as a comet, terrorist infrastructure. cornet, terrorist infrastructure. what they have done is redesignated or adjusted the boundaries of the humanitarian zone by saying that that sudden little bit is no longer a safe humanitarian zone. they have changed the delineation of the area, if you like. the reason that is important is because that would suggest that an israeli operation in that part is imminent. why do we think that? because a couple of days ago, the israeli military did a similar thing. they also announce a readjustment of lines of the humanitarian zone before they went in to retrieve the bodies of five israelis that were killed after the 7th of october hamas attack on israel. the fact they have done that again suggest there is going to be another imminent israeli operation in the area. we do not know whether

there is likely to be another retrieval of israeli bodies because israel is getting a lot of intelligence now from the continued interrogation of hamas and gazan officials. or whether it is potentially an israeli strike on the area, because they did that a few weeks ago when they were targeting the leader of the hamas military wing in gaza and the architect of the attacks on october seven. they launched a barrage of attacks on the area. it is suggested that operations are flirting what was previously designated safe humanitarian zone. the united nations say — humanitarian zone. the united nations say hundreds - humanitarian zone. the united nations say hundreds of i humanitarian zone. the united i nations say hundreds of tanzanians remain —— palestinians remain trapped. remain -- palestinians remain tra ed. , .,

remain -- palestinians remain tra--ed. , . remain -- palestinians remain tra ed. , . , trapped. there is aid in part, but ade has continued _ trapped. there is aid in part, but ade has continued to _ trapped. there is aid in part, but ade has continued to be - trapped. there is aid in part, but ade has continued to be held i trapped. there is aid in part, but ade has continued to be held up| trapped. there is aid in part, but l ade has continued to be held up in the nine or ten months of israeli operations. one of the consequences of the restriction on aid and clean water is a warning from the world health organization that polio might be spreading. they say they have detected polio in sewage in south gaza, is so they are now sending vaccines in. only 16 of the 36 health care hospitals in gaza are partially operational right now i'm 70% of gaza sewage pumps have been destroyed, and that with the restrictions on aid and the lack of water and medical supplies, restrictions on aid and the lack of waterand medicalsupplies, has water and medical supplies, has created waterand medicalsupplies, has created an environment where there is the potential spread of polio and thatis is the potential spread of polio and that is a real worry is because the

children, particularly in gaza. before the war broke out on the 7th of october, 99% of the children in gaza were vaccinated against polio. that has dropped to 86%. you have the pockets where potentially polio could spread like wildfire given the disastrous situation on the ground. that is our correspondent in jerusalem. the former us president barack obama — and his wife michelle — have endorsed vice—president kamala harris to be the democratic presidential nominee. it ended days of speculation over whether she'd gain their support. they said in a phone call they'd do everything they could to help her win. here's our north america editor, sarah smith. everywhere he goes in america, prime minister netanyahu is met with protests against the war in gaza. "convicted felon invites a war criminal", reads one sign as he heads to meet donald trump in florida. the greatest dinner i've ever had. their falling out seems to be forgotten. donald trump was reported to be

furious when mr netanyahu congratulated joe biden for winning in 2020, when mr trump was falsely claiming he had not lost. now he thinks it's good politics to be seen supporting the prime minister as much as possible and attacking what kamala harris had to say about israel. i think her remarks were disrespectful. they weren't very nice pertaining to israel. i actually don't know how a person who'sjewish can vote for her. for her first steps onto the world stage as the likely presidential candidate, kamala harris looked very uncomfortable with such a controversial leader. this symbolises the blood of palestine. many pro—palestinian protesters said joe biden's support for israel's war in gaza had lost him their votes. kamala harris wants to win them back with a subtly different policy, stressing empathy for the civilian victims in gaza. we cannot look away in the face of these tragedies. we cannot allow ourselves to become numb to the suffering.

and i will not be silent. kamala. hello. hi. hey, there. her campaign got a boost with a personal endorsement from barack and michelle obama. curiously, the last key senior democrats to get behind her. to my girl, kamala, i am proud of you. i this is going to be historic. it's hardly their fault that this video is so cringe. couldn't be prouder to endorse you and to do everything we can to get you through this election and into the oval office. oh, my goodness. but not quite as cringey as the attempts from jd vance, donald trump's running mate, to explain away his criticism of childless cat ladies with an apology to cats. obviously it was a sarcastic comment. i've got nothing against cats. i've got nothing against dogs. i've got one dog at home and i love him. but look, this is not... people are focusing so much on the sarcasm and not on the substance of what i actually said and the substance of what i said, i'm sorry, it's true.

miss harris has had a good start this week with enthusiastic crowds and record fundraising, but she has got a lot to do before an election that's just over 100 days away. our north america editor sarah smith there. to venezuela now where people are gearing up for a pivotal presidential election on sunday. president nicolas maduro, who's been in office since 2013, is seeking a third consecutive term. he is trailing in the polls and has told voters they have a choice between war and peace and warned of a bloodbath if he loses. the opposition candidate, edmundo gonzalez, is leading most opinion polls, but fears the vote won't be free and fair. he says it's time to re—establish democracy and prosperity in the country after a quarter of a century of socialist rule. justin timberlake's lawyer has said the popstar was "not intoxicated" when he was arrested last month for driving under the influence. mr timberlake was pulled over

injune afterfailing to stop at a sign, or stay in the correct lane. speaking in court, his lawyer said police made "a very significant number of errors" in the case. if your garden is full of what looks like weeds and you haven't got around to sorting them out, we might have just the excuse you need to leave them be. some are needed by the many insects and animals that live amongst them. in south devon, it's hoped a project to improve the habitat of the coastal path mightjust help around 60 of its most threatened invertebrates and plant species. john ayres reports. to some people, these plants look like weeds, but in reality, they are a hugely important habitat for the insects and animals that live here. what is this project all about? at its core, it is about creating, restoring and enhancing species

in costal grasslands like this for rare and endangered insects where this is their stronghold in the country. and then involving lots of people, communities, landowners, farmers, in helping us achieve that vision. we need more meadows that have lots of different wildflowers in them because the insects all need different things and actually, somewhere like this is perfect. it looks beautiful for all the colours, but it has the different heights and types of flowers that are needed and then we need tojoin them up, so what we want to do is create these corridors, if we only have little patches of wild flower meadows, these insects haven't got anyone to go. we need to join them up to make corridors so that they can really get a hold, on south devon, moving along the coast, there are places for them to go along these corridors, they can go up and down the estuaries. this looks amazing to us, but some people think, it is a load of weeds. the education and awareness part of it is really important, to say to people, your lawn might

look beautiful, green and pristine, but it hasn't actually got many flowers — what is there what is there for the insects to feed on? in this part of the world, it is going to be along the coast path. is there a conflict here between people that will use the paths and what you are trying to achieve? not at all. the coast path is an amazing way for people to get out and see these places. i guess what we need to do is look at how we work with the farmers who are managing that land alongside the coast path. we will be providing advice, specialist advice that will actually help them get into schemes, help them get paid for doing this really important nature conservation work as part of the farming business. the project lasts five years. it is hoped it will help address the biodiversity crisis along this part of south devon. it's been buried beneath the surface for decades but the shifting sands of morecambe bay in northwest england have uncovered a long lost feat of victorian engineering. collins weir, an embankment with a tramway along the top,

was built by a canal company in the 19th century, but has now become visible once again, our reporter dave guest has been to take a look. time and tide, they say, stands still for no one. but on occasion, turbulent tides and shifting sands can reveal some surprises. this structure had been buried in the sands at the point where the river leven meets morecambe bay for a century or more, but now it's seeing the light of day once again. the tides had shifted and they exposed collins weir. it was hand—built in the mid 19th century as a breakwater. the rusted rails along its top were apparently used to roll cart loads of building materials along it. jonathan ryland has known this place all of his life, and was amazed to see the structure

emerge from the sands. so has this never been seen before? there's bits of it been seen, but it's never been exposed as much as this. well over 200m. what do you think�*s caused it? sands are shifting all the time. you know, you can't... you can't stop nature, can you? but this isn't the only long lost structure revealed by the mercurial nature of our tides. we can't at the moment explain exactly what is going on or what drives this change, but it is related to changes in channel positions. so we have the main river channels coming into morecambe bay, and they do periodically swing around or change their position. so we see that erosion on one part of the coast and accretion on the other. well, it's a fair old trek to get out here, and you would be ill advised to attempt the journey unless you're very familiar with this area. the tides are notoriously fickle, and the sands can be potentially dangerous and unforgiving.

currently, the track peters out here, but who knows, perhaps more will be revealed in the coming months and years. or maybe it will disappear once again. dave guest, bbc news in the severn estuary. lovely pictures there. a very rare piece of sports memorabilia is up for auction next week and interest is already running high. this is baskbetball legend kobe bryant's locker which he used for most of his career at the los angeles lakers. he spent his entire nba career at the la team. the locker is being auctioned by sothebys and is expected to fetch up to 1.5 million dollars. the locker itself was saved from a skip when the staples centre arena was being renovated in 2018. kobe bryant was killed in a helicopter crash 4 years ago. let's have a look now at some pictures from paris. you should be

of eiffel tower, a misty looking eiffel tower. it was raining last night in paris and reining against today, so today, so it so that one sport, the men's street skateboarding has been suspended until monday. lots going on and the first medal of the olympic games, kazakhstan have won bronze in the mixed team air rifle. hello. for many of us, today will be the cloudier day of the weekend. and it's a day where there's a greater chance of some showers around, even a few longer spells of rain for one or two. but by tomorrow sunshine and warmth will develop more widely, looking like a great summer sunday in store. out there today, though, the cloud and the greatest chance of showers comes from this fairly weak weather system that's pushing its way eastwards. hits parts of northern england, wales, the south west. we'll see some of the cloudiest weather through the afternoon.

greatest chance of some outbreaks of rain continued, certainly in northern england. a scattering of showers across scotland, northern ireland, fewer than yesterday. but across eastern scotland any that do form could become heavy and thundery. few if any showers towards the south and the east, but even here a bit more cloud. best of sunshine around the coast. for all, winds are lighter than yesterday. so once you're in the sunshine, it will feel pleasantly warm. but don't forget where the cloudier weather is, temperatures down on yesterday's values — only around 17 or 18 for some. now into this evening and overnight the showers, the cloud melts away. we'll see clearer skies for most parts. some mist and fog and a few areas of low cloud in the west. temperatures down into single figures in rural parts to start sunday morning. so maybe a little bit on the fresh side for the early risers. but a lovely start to the day and a cracking day ahead. we will see some high clouds turn the sunshine hazy at times across scotland and northern ireland. northern western isles a bit more cloud, but for most lots of sunshine, strong sunshine at that. and it will feel warm if not hot for some of you as we go through sunday. temperatures widely into the 20s, maybe around 25, 26 degrees,

if not a touch higher towards the south east corner. because we've got high pressure in charge for sunday that's keeping winds light again. that nudges eastwards into monday and we start to tap into even more warmth and humidity that will be building across france by this stage. so temperatures higher on monday. best of the sunshine england, wales but with a bit more high cloud, some thicker cloud west of scotland, northern ireland later in the day could produce some light rain or drizzle. most, though, dry and by this stage seeing 23, maybe 24 in northeastern scotland, 28 towards the south east of england. that will creep a bit further upwards still, but as we go through into tuesday and wednesday, some storms could push up from the near continent as temperatures continue to build there. so tuesday, the peak of the heat may be close to 30 degrees in the southeast. maybe some showers and storms later. rest of the week, sunshine. when it's out, it'll be warm, but a few more showers to come, too.

live from london. this is bbc news. let the games begin. the first gold medals are up for grabs at the paris olympics after a spectacular, but rain—soaked opening ceremony. the bad weather has already led to today's men's skateboarding being postponed until monday. donald trump uses a speech to a religious political conference to attack his likely opponent in november's us presidential election, kamala harris. she was a bum three weeks ago, she was a bum. a failed vice president in a failed administration. uk chancellor rachel reeves is expected to argue that public finances are in a bad state and to delay some road and hospital projects.

and rain and cooler temperatures bring some relief for firefighters battling wildfires in the canadian town of jasper. hello. we start where else but in paris and the olympic games. the first full day of competition has started. this is the scene live in the french capital where it's11am in the morning. diving, fencing, and rugby sevens are among the events in which athletes are competing for gold medals today. the games opened in spectacular style with a stunning display of french culture, architecture, and heritage. in a world first, the olympic opening ceremony was held outside of the stadium 6,800 athletes from 205 delegations travelled on 85 boats and barges down the river seine past some of the french capital's most famous landmarks with bridges and river banks used as catwalks. there was heavy rain but it didn't

dampen the crowd's enthusiasm.