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 — the olympic games in paris have officially begun, with stars like celine dion and lady gaga performing in an elaborate, but rain—soaked ceremony. the first gold medal has been one for china. in the ten metre air rifle mixed team event. at the ceremony, stars like celine dion and

lady gaga performed an elaborate but rain soaked ceremony. in a world first, the olympic opening ceremony was held outside of a stadium — with thousands of athletes sailing down the river seine, and hundreds of thousands watching from the banks. our sports correspondent patrick gearey reports. singing. paris never more spectacularly, the city of light. an evening drenched in sound, colourand rain. this was always going to be a more watery opening ceremony than ever before. the river seine and not a stadium was the centrepiece. but you can't plan the weather. not much shelter for the athletes on board the 85 boats sailing through paris, but team gb's flag bearers were a rower and a diver. they're used to water. yeah, it definitely hasn't dampened the spirit. team gb are definitely out in full force and the crowds on the bank arejust amazing. i can't believe how epic this is. we're used to the rain as brits. it's going to be olympic memory number one. i mean, come on, it's like,

you know, fifth olympics to go in it with the opening ceremony. it's pretty special. no such problems. nearly 10,000 miles away in tahiti, where the surfing is being held. a far quieter scene than that laid in paris. the ceremony was split into 12 acts, featuring various performances, some traditional, some less so, all parisian by spirit. if, like lady gaga, not by birth. bonsoir! bienvenue a paris. it was all heading towards the trocadero for the formalities. we've not had crowds like this at a summer games since rio eight years ago, inspiring the man in charge of the international olympic committee to channeljohn lennon. some may say we in the olympic world are dreamers, but we are not the only ones. and our dream is coming true tonight. olympians from all around the globe

showing us what greatness we humans are capable of. the 33rd olympic games was then opened by the president of france, emmanuel macron. lesjeux de paris. now the flame was coming into the final lap of its journey. judoka teddy riner and sprinter marie—jose perec sent it on its way to the night sky, where it will remain through the games. and in a spectacular finale, celine dion performed for the first time since revealing she had a serious neurological condition. the occasion poignant, the setting magnificent. now yasmin harper and scarlett mew jensen will hope that their routine is as seamless today. they will try to win britain's first medal of paris 2024, in the three metres synchro diving. look out too for adam peaty. the greatest sprint breaststroker of all time, beginning the defence of his title in the pool after a few years navigating the most difficult

waters of his life. and max whitlock, looking to grab a fourth straight pommel medal, begins what will be his last olympics. the moves will be rehearsed, the plans enacted but sport, unlike ceremony, cannot be perfectly choreographed. patrick geary, bbc news. well the director of the ceremonies at paris 2024, thierry reboul, says they had to do a lot of work to prepare for the weather and make sure the show was still a spectacular one. we just wejust did this we just did this morning the same thing that we have done for years, which was to adapt, adapt. the lack of —— adapt where it was dangerous for some artists on the roof for example. we had to do these kinds of things without losing the concept, spirit and without any ambition. this is what we are trying to do since day one.

fashion was front and centre at the opening ceremony, including designs worn by atheltes. stella jean, an italian fashion designer created the haiti olympic uniforms and spoke to me about her inspiration. there haitian committee called me and as i am half italian heart patient, it is like a call to an army without hostility. so the answer was immediately yes. irate army without hostility. so the answer was immediately yes. we have answer was immediately yes. we have a icture of answer was immediately yes. we have a picture of the _ answer was immediately yes. we have a picture of the uniform _ answer was immediately yes. we have a picture of the uniform the _ a picture of the uniform the athletes were wearing. they were really, really striking. what was your brief and how could you come up with the idea? the your brief and how could you come up with the idea?— with the idea? the response was shockin: with the idea? the response was shocking for _ with the idea? the response was shocking for us. _ with the idea? the response was shocking for us. we _ with the idea? the response was shocking for us. we obviously i with the idea? the response was| shocking for us. we obviously put all our effort in this. we knew the responsibility for a country that had the opportunity to share this fur is good news after years of tragedies, to put it all together, the good elements and beautiful

elements of this country. yesterday, for many of the countries, it was a kind of uniform competition. their haiti, it was a with history. we used to as the cultural translator, a tool of counter colonisation. since fashion can re—establish the balance between symbols, stories and different words through style. please remember that haiti, the first republic, when i say i run with history, it was under the eiffel tower, , with history, it was under the eiffel tower,, the biggest symbol of its coloniser and haiti paid part of the cost of the eiffel tower with its double tap to france. so the double that is shortly the price of its freedom. —— double that. can i

its freedom. -- double that. can i talk a little _ its freedom. -- double that. can i talk a little bit — its freedom. -- double that. can i talk a little bit about _ its freedom. -- double that. can i talk a little bit about the - its freedom. -- double that. can i talk a little bit about the skirt. - talk a little bit about the skirt. that is not something you would normally associate with an athlete. why decide to design a skirt rather than trousers or shorts? we why decide to design a skirt rather than trousers or shorts? we needed a hue than trousers or shorts? we needed a huge surface — than trousers or shorts? we needed a huge surface to _ than trousers or shorts? we needed a huge surface to put _ than trousers or shorts? we needed a huge surface to put the _ than trousers or shorts? we needed a huge surface to put the art. _ than trousers or shorts? we needed a huge surface to put the art. as - than trousers or shorts? we needed a huge surface to put the art. as i - huge surface to put the art. as i said, we tried to put all of the beautiful elements, art, history and memories. creativity, fortunately that has no gdp boundaries and no limits. thanks to the work of artisans, female artisans, the painter who gave his painting to be represented on the skirt and trousers and also we you used a typical lennon for the male jacket

and shirt. we truly used every element. if you pay attention, you will see that the women athletes wear special jewellery, will see that the women athletes wear specialjewellery, special creel earrings, specific to this area of the world. but we put it in area of the world. but we put it in a contemporary way, we used it as a piercing on their lips and ear. every element has specific historical sense.— every element has specific historical sense. away from the s - ort historical sense. away from the sort and historical sense. away from the sport and ceremony. _ the french authorities say 7 out of 10 high speed trains will be running, 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. for more on the issues, i spoke to travel expert, simon calder, who's at gare de

nord in paris. not just the busiest railway station in paris, in france but also the hub for eurostar trains to and from london st pancras. and after those arson attacks in the early hour of friday morning, at key locations on the route to the north, to the east and to the atlantic coast of france, there is still serious disruption. today eurostar was planning to run 15 trains from london to paris gard du nord. four of those have been cancelled. that means 3,000 people are now looking for alternative ways to get to paris. but it's very, very difficult. i actually flew in this morning but we have a no—fly zone imposed for six hours last night as a result of which, people couldn't switch to air. there are no seats available on any eurostar trains at all 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 will take you what, i am actually here to be mainly a tourist. i am looking forward very much indeed to exploring a city where the normal millions of tourists are not here. big tour groups from asia, from north america are simply staying away. i've got a very, very good value hotel room, just £75 so less than $100 for a central three star property and i have also found it very easy to get tickets for events. you're not going to get a ticket for the 100 metres final but if you are happy to try a new sport, then it is a very good opportunity to come to paris, get some bargains and enjoy the city. so later on i will be going to the musee d'orsay and the louvre, which requires advance booking and then may be the eiffel tower as well.

very lucky! that had to paris were members of the organising committee 2024 are holding a press conference. they are being asked about last night's ceremony, particular about changes that had to be made because of the weather. this man here is the director of ceremonies. translation: we wanted to do that on the eiffel tower and they could talk about many people. tower and they could talk about many --eole. , ., , ., people. yes, we will move inside a bit. then people. yes, we will move inside a bit- then we _ people. yes, we will move inside a bit. then we will _ people. yes, we will move inside a bit. then we will down _ people. yes, we will move inside a bit. then we will down there. - bit. then we will down there. congratulations for pulling off such an ambitious ceremony. my question is slightiy— an ambitious ceremony. my question is slightly unpleasant looking ahead to the _ is slightly unpleasant looking ahead to the sport. tomorrow stephen van der veiden. — to the sport. tomorrow stephen van der velden, the dutch volleyball is due to _ der velden, the dutch volleyball is due to take part, he was obviously jailed _ due to take part, he was obviously jailed for— due to take part, he was obviously jailed for raping... that due to take part, he was obviously jailed for raping. . ._ jailed for raping... that their ress jailed for raping... that their press conference _ jailed for raping... that their press conference taking - jailed for raping... that their| press conference taking place jailed for raping... that their. press conference taking place in paris. four members of the

organising committee 2024. athletes for archery, football and handball will enjoy an early start. there will enjoy an early start. there will also be actionable as the heat to begin. one of the brightest medal hopes is matt. 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 shutdown. 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. just to remind you the first gold medal of the olympics has been run. the chinese pair winning the ten metre air rifle mixed event. 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. 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. stop it! 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. with an increasingly aging population, charities and organisations say more must be done to ensure care is available for those who need it. in 2021, more than 11 million people were aged over 65 in england and wales — that's 18.6 percent of the total population. age uk says at least 1.6 million people aged over 65 have unmet needs for care and support. these numbers are expected to continue to increase as life expectancy rises. one hospital in salisbury believes it may have an answer for tackling the ever—growing demand. it's opened a new facility that's being hailed as the future of elderly care. our correspondent alastair fee has

been to take a look. elderly care is changing, and carol is among the first to benefit. after a fall at home, she's in a new, dedicated space. it's twice as big as traditional hospital rooms. brilliant. yeah. i think it's wonderful. this is all new, isn't it? but they've all been brilliant. everybody i've met in here. where once there was six, there were now four beds. this is salisbury�*s ward where everything is that big, bigger and more relaxed. as you can probably listen on the background, there's not much noise around, which is good. so that means the patients have been looked after. the staff that we've got and the equipment that we also have changed the lives of our patients and they will be leaving with a smile on their face. and i think that's the most valuable thing for the staff here. and they do appreciate that.

getting elderly patients out of bed is key to recovery. michael has made his way to a dedicated activity room. where a patient is lying in bed behind his head, he's got a monitor which tells the nurse or the doctor what's going on inside that person's body, and keeping alert of what might or might not happen. the trust hopes wards like this will have a wider impact, too. by keeping patients out of other beds, it could keep the backlog of operations moving. it was purpose built for elderly patients because that is the majority of the demographic that we deal with. it was to house them, so they didn't need to be in a surgical bed, which helps 2 in 2 ways. one, it helps generate the elective program, which means that people can get those urgent operations that they've been waiting for without being impacted by those day to day bed pressures. and on top of that, it also means that you're getting patients in the right place. the ward has attracted praise from nhs england. if the money is there, it's likely more trusts will follow.

alastair fee, bbc news. 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 south devon 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. meadows, these insects haven't got anywhere 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 will last five years. it is hoped it will help address the biodiversity crisis along this part of south devon. 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. archive: using a turbo-charged v8 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. 40 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, it had been 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 200mph on a track. it has been fun. it has been challenging at times and it has been incredibly rewarding. how much is it worth?

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 accustomed to seeing 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, well, an undisclosed amount, and they won't let me drive it. i can't imagine why. joan cummins, bbc news.

tea m team gb has won its first medal. he harper and her partner had just won a bronze in the springboard diving. let's hope the gold brooch or the medal rush now begins. china have won the first gold of the olympic games in paris. teenagers sheng lihao and huang yuting won the ten metre air rifle shooting, leaving south korea with a silver. there are other pair with their rifles there. it is actually 13, because men's skateboarding, street skateboarding is suspended until monday due to the wet weather in

paris. 13 gold medals in total are up for grabs on saturday, including in diving, fencing, and rugby sevens. 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. it's parts of northern england, wales, the south west where 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.

we are going to head straight now to paris where a press conference is taking place. the french paris where a press conference is taking place. the french transport minister is speaking.— taking place. the french transport minister is speaking. we've got 250 extra employees — minister is speaking. we've got 250 extra employees in _ minister is speaking. we've got 250 extra employees in the _ minister is speaking. we've got 250 extra employees in the security - extra employees in the security sector, on the railways, gendarmes have also been mobilised. and

particularly with regard to the south and south—west branch where there was a foiled incident, and there was a foiled incident, and there we, you know, implemented exceptional measures. as i said, we are working full tilt in order to get things back to normal and most of the spectators of the olympic games have actually got to their destination and, of course, the inauguration ceremony has been widely acknowledged as being innovative and very significant. we are today going to have talks with the minister and with the leaders of the