china wins the first gold of the olympics in the 10—metre mixed team air rifle event, while team gb bags a diving bronze in the women's synchronised 3m springboard. meanwhile, the french authorities say rail travel is likely to remain disrupted throughout the day, after sabotage attacks on the network yesterday. we begin in the middle east, where gaza's health ministry says at least 30 people have been killed in an israeli strike on a school which was sheltering displaced people. israeli missiles hit the khadija school compound in deir al—balah in central gaza. it had been housing palestinians who'd been forced to flee their homes since the war began.

the israeli army says the strike targeted a hamas command and control centre which was inside the school. ambulances brought those killed and injured — including children — to a nearby hospital in deir al—balah. let's hear from palestinians caught up in the strikes. translation: in an instant, rockets dropped on us - and we are already wounded. it's only been a couple of months since i came back from egypt with my daughter and now my daughter is wounded and was taken to the hospital. i was sitting in the tent at our neighbours'. i heard heavy strikes, i started running, my daughter was in one place and i was in another. i saw people running towards the place that was struck. the people sheltering in khadijah's school are all wounded and they are innocent and this should not have happened to them. meanwhile, further south in the gaza strip, the israeli army ordered an evacuation of southern parts of khan younis — previously designated a humanitarian zone.

this is a map of where palestinians have been ordered to move. the military says the evacuation was in response to rocket fire. gazans have been speaking about how the new evacuation order is affecting them. translation: we were surprised that israel dropped leaflets on large - residential areas and wanted people to leave. and they had previously announced that they were safe areas and people returned to the areas. we want a solution. our legs are tired from being displaced and we have become sick from being displaced. we are asking for a solution. now the war is 11 months, almost a year old and people are fleeing from gaza to rafah and from khan yunis to deir al—balah. enough is enough. unfortunately, this is the fifth time i have been displaced. this time i fled with my wife and children and left my tent and belongings behind, almost three out of five times i leave all of my belongings

and tent and run away. currently i am displaced on foot. i have no money and i am looking for a place to stay. the situation here is very catastrophic and people i do not know where to go. the mawasi area is very densely populated. - i currently, people are in the roadsi and cemeteries and people have no help for them and they hope for a solution today- before tomorrow. our correspondent mark lowen is observing developments from jerusalem. these were israeli missiles that fell on that, on that school compound in central gaza this morning. and the bbc has verified footage from the aftermath of the attack that shows that some of the victims were children. i've watched other footage as well that show, um, uh, women and children bloodied, being rushed in ambulances to the nearby hospital. now, the gazan health ministry has

said that at least 30 people have been killed in that attack. the israeli defence forces, as you say, said that it was an attack based on precise intelligence that showed that, in their words, "a hamas command and control centre" was established and embedded within that school compound, from which hamas was launching attacks on israeli soldiers and also stockpiling large quantities of weapons and that every attempt was made to reduce the number of civilian casualties. but along with the other attacks that have happened around khan younis in southern gaza today, it's taken the death toll, or the number of those killed today so far in those attacks, to more than 55. and you mentioned khan younis. we also mentioned in my introduction about how the israeli army has an evacuation order for southern areas of khan younis. these are areas, of course, that were previously designated as humanitarian zones, but the army is saying that this is all in response to rocket fire. so what more do we know about what's happening there?

yeah, well, this is a strip of territory. it's actually called al—mawasi. it's on the outskirts of khan younis. it's a coastal strip which is just i6km2, ten square miles. and it had been designated a humanitarian zone. and it's massively overcrowded because, of course, it contains hundreds of thousands of people who had been told by the israeli army to go there because it was a place of relative safety. i mean, nowhere in gaza is safe, as you know. and, you know, there have been attacks on al—mawasi in recent weeks. so it is a place of relative safety. what the israeli defence forces have now said is that they have adjusted the border of the humanitarian zone in that area, because they say that hamas is operating in a corner of it and launching attacks on israeli soldiers. so they have basically reduced the size of the humanitarian zone and dropped flyers and sent messages to people telling them to move that area. it's the second time in a week that the israeli defence forces have adjusted the boundaries of that humanitarian zone. last week, they did so just before

an operation by idf soldiers there, in order to retrieve the bodies of five israeli hostages seized by hamas on the 7th of october. we don't know what kind of operation would be launched now, but the israelis say that they are preparing for what they what they call "a forceful operation" and an intervention in that area. hassan morajea, who is the regional access adviser for the middle east and north africa at the norwegian refugee council, is in deir al—balah, where the strike took place and gave us this update on the situation there. from what we can see schools that were being used as, uh, displacement centres for, for populations. civilians who had moved from other areas in gaza were, were targeted in, uh, by multiple rockets and missiles. so they weren't hit once, they were hit multiple times.

t wasn't the one school, it wasn't the one school, it was two schools, we believe, next to each other. and the results were catastrophic. while i'm not at that scene itself, i've watched multiple, uh, videos from the site itself. and the pictures are horrific. and it's very telling, to be honest, of the constant states that populations in gaza and civilians in gaza specifically are under this constant state of complete unpredictability, of either being targeted, or being told that they need to vacate the space that they're currently in. we will have more on the bbc news website. let's go now to our other main story today and the olympic games in paris. there's been quite a lot of rain in the last 12 hours. for more how it could impact some of the events, and on the latest on day one of the games, let's go straight to my colleague maryam moshiri in paris.

the rain has continued here in paris. the day after the night before and the city of paris is recovering after an amazing opening ceremony last night. the crowds around the river seine and the millions of viewers around the world were treated to a wonderful spectacle, full of music, dance, culture and love. today, the rain is still here. in fact, organisers have said the rain is likely to impact the quality of the water in the river seine over the next couple of days. they say a training session in the river on sunday may be cancelled, but they say they are still confident that the triathlon on tuesday will take place as planned in the seine.

in fact, organisers have said the rain is likely to impact the quality of the water in the river seine over the next couple of days. they say a training session in the river on sunday may be cancelled, but they say they are still confident that the triathlon on tuesday will take place as planned in the seine. but there is plenty of sport already happening. let me take you through some of the big news of the day so far. australia won its first gold of this olympics, grace brown taking out the win in the women's cycling time trials. great britain's anna henderson won silver. china won the first gold medal of the olympics in the mixed team air rifle shooting. china also took out gold in the women's 3m synchronised diving. britain's yasmin harper and scarlett mewjensen has won team gb�*s first medal of paris 2024, with diving bronze in the women's synchronised 3m springboard final.

the men's basketball is under way with australia securing a 92—80 victory over spain in the opening game at bercy arena. in the men's hockey, ireland have lost 2—0 to belgium in their opening game of pool a. the defending champions scored a goal in each half from tom boon and alexander hendrickx. and plenty happening in the pool today as team gbs men qualify for this evening's 4 by 100m freestyle relay. so those are just a few of the headlines coming out of the sport, but let's look at some of the highlights of the opening ceremony. the olympic flame, which had been carried by a host of global sports superstars including rafael nadal, serena williams and zinedine zidane, 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. well, the opening ceremony followed a day of transport chaos after rail networks were paralysed. the french authorities say rail travel is likely to remain disrupted during saturday, with seven out of ten high—speed trains running, with delays of one or two hours. the french transport minister, patrice vergriete, says traffic on the network should be back to normal service by monday. translation: we deployed very much i more significant means immediately i afterwards, certainly. but these kind of security measures are reinforced on a regular basis. and obviously, in years to come, we will continue to increase those security measures.

so there's no problem about supporters coming to paris in the next couple of days? i think there will be some disturbances tomorrow, but the sncf certainly has a transport plan for tomorrow and for the days ahead. but certainly for today and tomorrow there will be emergency measures. authorities are still investigating the incident as the french capital remains on high alert. paul hawkins has more. a visible sign that france is on alert. these were extinction rebellion protesters questioned by police in paris this morning. the authorities taking no chances with security. after friday's attack on three high—speed rail lines,

no—one has claimed responsibility, but the investigation is ongoing, with engineers working overnight to repair the damage, but disruption will continue through the weekend. meanwhile, passengers continue to check departure boards and their phones. three out of ten high—speed trains have been cancelled today, with those that do run on major lines in and out of paris facing delays of up to two hours. that means a quarter of eurostar services are also cancelled and those that are running are packed. today, eurostar was planning to run 15 trains from london to paris gare du nord. four of those have been cancelled. that means 3,000 people are now looking for alternative ways to get to paris. including some world leaders, like this one, meeting team gb athletes today. i'm not going to pretend it wasn't frustrating, because it was. and for very many people, it made travel so much harder we had it made travel so much harder.

we had to change our plans. i'm not complaining about that, but it's just an example of how frustrating it was. but i do think that, you know, notwithstanding that notwithstanding the weather, it was a real triumph yesterday. and to see the teams doing their stuff really at that point at which it turns into the spectacle of the opening and now into the competition, that's a very special moment and you can feel it in the conversations i've been having this morning. normal service isn't expected to resume until monday. by then, the french rail company sncf say 800,000 people will have been affected, not to mention the start of the world's biggest sports event. paul hawkins, bbc news. equestrian is under way — with the dressage event taking place at the palace of versailles today. the sport also made headlines in the lead up to these games — after gb athlete charlotte dujardin pulled out when a video emerged of her "excessively" whipping her horse. world horse welfare can comment on this.

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djokovic critical of entry rules. his opponent is a doubles player who like many older players in men's tennis exclusively play doubles. the olympic rules when there is a late withdrawal from the singles field instead of replacing them with the next best who might not necessarily be in olympic contention they pull whatever doubles players. this was badly exposed which was not a competitive match, it was farcical as far as olympic credible competitions go and djokovic points that out. in the men's especially don't have the chops to hang out and olympic level and it's a shame more capable competitors did not get the chance. tell capable competitors did not get the chance. ., ., ., chance. tell me about what we are exectin: chance. tell me about what we are expecting because _ chance. tell me about what we are expecting because i _ chance. tell me about what we are expecting because i know - chance. tell me about what we are expecting because i know we - chance. tell me about what we are expecting because i know we keep| expecting because i know we keep talking about djokovic but this is the one which has eluded him time and time again. what are his chances this time to get gold? it matters to him, you can feel that. it

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players can be self—serving based on... players can be self-serving based on... . ., , ., team gb has won its first medal of the games. yasmin harper and scarlett mew jensen have won diving bronze in the women's synchronised 3m springboard final. yasmin harper's dad shaun harper said it's testament to her hard work. her a levels, as you can imagine, were really difficult for her. she was trying to balance doing at least 2a to 30 hours of training every week and to do her a levels at the same time. she chose not to go to university so that she could fulfil her dream and she also turned down an offer to go to america, so she has stuck by it. she's always wanted to represent her country at the olympics. so, you know, during covid as well, when our front lounge was turned into a little mini gym,

she's stuck by her dream all the way through. she's always wanted to represent her country at this level. and today is just an amazing, amazing day for her. so much pride from a dad for her daughter. so much dedication goes into preparing these olympic games. you can often forget that when you are covering them, it does notjust appear out of nowhere, it is years and years of dedication and hard work that goes into even getting something as amazing as a bronze medal. 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.

you can just see a little sliver of blue sky at the bottom corner of the screen. it feels like the rain we have had is going to leave us. hopefully it will be sunny tomorrow. back later. hello. most of us have had a decent day of weather today, be it a little cloudy across some parts of the country. there's also a few showers around and even the risk ofi or 2 rumbles of thunder, particularly across northeastern parts of the uk. but the skies will be clearing a little bit later on. now, here's the satellite picture and the radar earlier on. you can see a few showers across wales, the midlands, but more especially in northern england, northern and eastern scotland.

now the temperatures mid—evening still hovering around 20 celsius across the south east and east anglia, but more typically it's around 17 degrees. so pleasant enough out there through the evening. now, tonight, the skies will clear. the winds will be light, really very quiet on the weather front, and early morning temperatures will range from around the mid—teens in london and the south east to about ten celsius in more rural spots of central scotland. lots of sunshine right from the word go. tomorrow through the morning into the afternoon, a few clouds will bubble up, fairweather clouds. but in scotland and northern ireland, perhaps turning hazy come the afternoon with just that little bit closer to a weather front out in the atlantic and warmer tomorrow. also more humid. look at the temperatures. merseyside around the mid 20s and really much of yorkshire seeing temperatures well into the 20s. now, come monday it's going to turn even hotter. we're starting to see warm air, very warm air streaming in from the southern climes. in fact, in france, temperatures will climb through the course of this week. it really will turn quite oppressive

for the olympics in paris. here in the uk, lots of sunshine on monday, temperatures not far off 30 in london and the south east. but more typically we're talking about the low or the mid 20s right across the uk, but a weather frontjust brushing the northwest there — perhaps a few spits and spots of rain on monday. now, that hot air will continue to stream in from the south across france towards the uk, sparking off big thunderstorms across france. but here in the uk, a dry day on tuesday, a dry day on tuesday, but a hot one. i think 30 is certainly on the cards. mid or high 20s across parts of northern england and well into the 20s also in scotland and northern ireland. so here's the outlook then into next week. could be thundery for a time midweek certainly by wednesday. but it does look as though those high temperatures won't last for very long. we should be back into the mid 20s by midweek.

this is bbc news. the headlines: gaza's health ministry says at least 30 people have been killed and 30 people have been killed more than 100 injured. in an israeli strike on a school housing displaced palestinians. israel says hamas was operating inside. the israeli military orders an evacuation for southern areas of khan younis, previously designated as a humanitarian zone. the army says it's in response to rocket fire. the idf issued similar

orders last week. in canada, rain and cooler temperatures bring some relief for firefighters battling wildfires in the historic town of jasper. china wins the first gold of the olympics in the ten—metre mixed team air rifle event, while team gb bags bronze in women's synchronised 3m springboard. australia won its first gold of this olympics — grace brown taking out the win in the women's cycling time trials. great britain's anna henderson won silver. the cinema chain cineworld has announced plans to close six branches in the uk, which could put hundreds ofjobs at risk. now it's time for a look at today's sport with olly foster. thank you. we will touch on those olympic stories. the first medals have been won at the paris olympics. china have claimed two golds so far

to top the early medal table. the first came in the diving pool. to top the early medal table. chen yiwen and chang yani, world champions for the past three years in the women's synchronised three—metre springboard, have their first olympic title, finishing a long way clear of the americans. and team gb took bronze, with yasmin harper and scarlett mewjensen, who had a nervous wait to find out that they had also made the podium. there were treacherous conditions on the streets of paris for the first cycling event of the games, the time trial. the rain has been non—stop, but australia's grace brown mastered the conditions over the 32.1; kilometres, finishing over a minute and a half clear of britain's anna henderson to take her first olympic gold. the world champion chloe dygert took bronze, less than a second behind, despite a nasty fall. belgium's remco evenepoel took gold in the men's race. the current world champion finishing 15 seconds ahead of italy's filippo ganna. and another belgian, wout van aert, took bronze.

britain'sjosh tarling missed out on the podium by two seconds, after an early puncture. it's the semi—finals of the men's 100—metres breaststroke later, and great britain's adam peaty qualified very comfortably. the champion in rio and tokyo is looking to become just the second male swimmer after michael phelps to win olympic gold at three successive games. we've had the qualifying in the men's gymnastics, and team gb are well placed, with the three—time olympic champion max whitlock leading the way. he won pommel gold at the last two games, and his score helped the british team lead the usa at the bercy arena. favourites japan and china compete later in qualifying, but team gb�*s combined results should be good enough to ensure at least one individual final for all five of the team. they will get into the team final as well. the main event in the next hour

or so will be the final of the men's rugby sevens, with hosts france taking on champions fiji. it was nil—nil at halftime at the stade de france, but an antoine dupont—inspired second half saw them come from behind to beat south africa 19—5. in the other semi, fiji also overcame the shock of australia stealing the first try to overwhelm them 31—7. fiji are going for their third consecutive gold in 7s. away from the games, england's cricketers have fought back on the second day of the third test against west indies. they were wobbling on 54—5 in reply to windies' 282, but 95 from jamie smith, half centuries from joe root, captain ben stokes and chris woakes just now, has seen them take a first—innings lead. they lead by 77 runs, 359—9. ferrari's charles leclerc will start the belgian grand prix on pole for the second year in a row,

despite not being the quickest in qualifying. that was championship leader max verstappen, who dominated the wet track at spa. he put his red bull at the top of the timesheets by more than half a second. but because he's used too many engines this season, he's been given a ten—place grid penalty and will start from 11th. leclerc will start at the front for the first time since monaco, with the other red bull of sergio perez alongside him. lots more on the bbc sport website. lots more on the bbc sport website. lots more on the bbc sport website. lots more olympic news. we will have another update in the next hour. indeed. busy times for you in the team. let's return to the conflict in the middle east. an investigation has found that half of gaza's water sites have been damaged or destroyed. the world health organization has warned of a "high risk" of polio spreading in gaza and beyond, after the variant type 2 polio virus was detected in sewage. there are fears that it may already be spreading undetected amongst

the population in khan younis and deir al—balah, where it was discovered. our reporter, ru abbass, takes a look at the struggles of two families living in dire conditions. this family know that their lives will never be the same again. they have been displaced from jabalia in the north and their grandmother works hard to create a sense of normality for the children. but living in such squalor means the kitchen and the toilet are in the same room. although the sanitation challenges inside are not their biggest problem. due to desperation and a lack of available space, they have been forced to set up their tent next to a sewage canal. sewage that the world health organization has identified as containing the highly infectious type—2 polio virus. here in deir al—balah,

the stench has been hard to bear. enduring life in tents made of plastic sheets amid soaring temperatures has taken its toll. translation: there is nothing to protect us from insects - and the diseases they cause, including allergies to the children and diarrhoea. all night, we try to get rid of them and they are so big, they keep coming back. what can we do? we keep killing them, but then others keep coming at us. theyjust don't die. the un says an estimated 100,000 tonnes of rotting waste is piling up in gaza. the ability to maintain hygiene amidst the filth exposes many to infectious diseases, leaving them highly vulnerable. the world health organization says that over 150,000 people have contracted skin diseases due to living in poor conditions. in al—mawasi, this desperate father uses mud in hopes of healing his little girl's skin,

since medical care is unavailable. someone advised me to put it on my daughter's back to help her. he has relocated his heavily pregnant wife and children to the beach. there is no privacy here or any kind of sanitation infrastructure. but he has found his own way to create a makeshift toilet. this curtain may offer some privacy, but it provides scant protection from flies, who travel from the sewage, spreading diseases. an invisible danger to those forced to dwell here. we live as cavemen. we use salted water for drain and we bring it from the sea.

now only, i'm thinking only to evacuate my family. and reach to a safe place. but no place is safe in gaza. unable to turn to the fragile health system, collapsing under the strain of the war, the people of gaza have no choice but to navigate the turbulent tide that lies ahead. ru abbass, bbc news. now let's take you to canada. 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. homes, businesses reduced to smouldering ruins.

officials say around a 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 5,000 residents sought refuge in neighbouring areas. kind of frustrated, for sure, by lack of communication or the communication that we did get not being accurate, but, i don't know, i'm just trying not to stress. fires also burned in british columbia. in this video, filmed 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. will vernon, bbc news. many of the evacuees from jasper have arrived in calgary to seek shelter. let's speak to sue henry, chief of the calgary emergency management agency. welcome to bbc news. just paint a picture of what is happening at these emergency shelters that you are running. these emergency shelters that you are running-_ these emergency shelters that you are running. absolutely. so the city of calua are running. absolutely. so the city of calgary is — are running. absolutely. so the city of calgary is an _ are running. absolutely. so the city of calgary is an incredible _ are running. absolutely. so the city of calgary is an incredible city. - are running. absolutely. so the city of calgary is an incredible city. it i of calgary is an incredible city. it is a generous city that likes to help when things happen. we have set “p help when things happen. we have set up a reception centre where people fleeing jasper who need additional support can stop in. they can be evaluated by our staff members on site who will provide accommodation,

mental health support and will really help them find a little bit of hope and a safe place to stay while they are evacuated from their homes. fist while they are evacuated from their homes. �* ., ., ., , homes. at the moment, how many --eole homes. at the moment, how many people are — homes. at the moment, how many people are you _ homes. at the moment, how many people are you providing _ homes. at the moment, how many people are you providing shelter. people are you providing shelter for? ~ ., ., people are you providing shelter for? . . . . people are you providing shelter for? . . ., ., , ., , people are you providing shelter for? . ., ., i, ., ., for? we have had a steady stream of --eole for? we have had a steady stream of people arriving _ for? we have had a steady stream of people arriving in — for? we have had a steady stream of people arriving in calgary. _ for? we have had a steady stream of people arriving in calgary. as - for? we have had a steady stream of people arriving in calgary. as of- people arriving in calgary. as of early this morning, we are just over 1100 individuals checked in we are providing support for. maw; 1100 individuals checked in we are providing support for.— 1100 individuals checked in we are providing support for. many of them entire families _ providing support for. many of them entire families and _ providing support for. many of them entire families and young _ providing support for. many of them entire families and young people - providing support for. many of them entire families and young people as| entire families and young people as well? it entire families and young people as well? , ., . , entire families and young people as well? , . . , ., well? it is an incredible mix of --eole. well? it is an incredible mix of people. hard-working - well? it is an incredible mix of. people. hard-working albertans well? it is an incredible mix of- people. hard-working albertans and people. hard—working albertans and people. hard—working albertans and people visiting jasper. everything from young families to workers there for the summer to tourists from around the world coming to us for assistance, and we are absolutely prepared and willing to assist anyone that needs some assistance. you talk about the mental health support that you are providing. i remember covering back in 2016 the aftermath of the wildfires in fort mcmurray in canada and talking to police officers who talked about the

need for mental health support because of the shock of people who had left their homes, left their possessions, many of their possessions, many of their possessions completely up in flames as well. what is the work you are doing on that in a bit more detail? absolutely. so it is devastating when you get evacuated from a community, it is scary, it is frightening. you leave a lot of people —— pieces behind. when an evacuee arrives at our reception centre, they are met by an emergency wellness response team. a team of incredible folks, everything from nurses to physicians to mental health clinicians that help provide a safe space for you to not only talk about what has happened to you, but also to lead you to additional support that is available in alberta to help you process can help you understand what is happening and be able to start rebuilding and moving forward. share able to start rebuilding and moving forward. �* , ., able to start rebuilding and moving forward. �* i. i. , forward. are you finding yourself busier and _ forward. are you finding yourself busier and busier _ forward. are you finding yourself busier and busier in _ forward. are you finding yourself busier and busier in recent - forward. are you finding yourself. busier and busier in recent years? i mentioned that huge wildfire in huge —— in fort mcmurray back in 2016. we

have seen a few others in the following years and this one in historicjasper. are you having to scale up the emergency response that you are having to deal with in the recent years?— recent years? absolutely. it has been busier— recent years? absolutely. it has been busier and _ recent years? absolutely. it has been busier and busier. - recent years? absolutely. it has been busier and busier. and - recent years? absolutely. it has been busier and busier. and we | recent years? absolutely. it has i been busier and busier. and we are seeing the effects of climate change impact not only our city, but our province. and we are finding our role in supporting other municipalities is continually getting larger and we are needing to help those additional folk. we also have a team, a canada task force heavily involved in the response. a provincial team owned by the city of calgary that is getting busier and busier, helping all our neighbouring jurisdictions deal with different types of events. sue jurisdictions deal with different types of events.— jurisdictions deal with different types of events. sue henry, from calua types of events. sue henry, from calgary emergency _ types of events. sue henry, from calgary emergency management | types of events. sue henry, from - calgary emergency management agency, thank you for taking the time to speak to us. i'm sure you are incredibly busy. mr; speak to us. i'm sure you are incredibly busy. it's a country which has faced a string of political and economic challenges, which is about to go to the polls

in what's being seen as a pivotal presidential election. on sunday, voters in venezuela go to the ballot box. president nicolas maduro, who's been in office since 2013, is seeking a third consecutive term. he has told voters they have a choice between war and peace, and warned of a bloodbath if he loses. the opposition candidate, edmundo gonzalez, said he 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. earlier, i spoke to andres azpurua, president of conexion segura y libre, a venezuelan digital human rights organisation. venezuela continues to be a heavily unequal country when it comes to personal income, you would see huge disparities. the official, uh, the official minimum wage, uh, monthly wage in venezuela is around 5 usd. so you can imagine how, uh,

in a country where everything is imported, so likely more expensive than what you see in some developed nations when it comes to some staples, how the economic situation is not good. it has been improving, however, but still, uh, the inequality is, uh, is a growing problem. yeah. and i was reading that more than 7 million venezuelans have fled the country since 2013 — that's since mr maduro took power. is that still happening? is there still a lot of desire for people to leave the country? there is. this is not the moment with the highest, uh, movement of people through the border, but it continues to happen. right now, in the last few days, the flow of movement of people is now in the reverse direction, just to come in in order to vote, especially those who were living

in neighbouring colombia. however, it is a continuing problem, and it is a regional problem for south america. some countries are having a harder time to deal with the influx of migrants looking for a better life and basic security and basic access to food, health, education and jobs, but also, abroad. and you'll see how many venezuelans cross all the way from venezuela through central america to mexico just to get eventually to the united states. we will have full coverage of the results of those presidential elections in venezuela and voting takes place on sunday. let's return for a moment to the olympics. our sports correspondent dan roan has been speaking to

the prime minister sir keir starmer, who's in paris supporting the athletes from team gb. i thought it was spectacular. it was really incredible to see across the whole of the city, to see everything then coming up the river and then then coming up the river and then the final part of the show was really fantastic. and it gave it that spirit that i think and hope will be carried on throughout the games. so, yes, there was some rain, but it didn't dampen it. it was a fantastic spectacle.— fantastic spectacle. well done, france. fantastic spectacle. well done, france- and — fantastic spectacle. well done, france. and when _ fantastic spectacle. well done, france. and when you - fantastic spectacle. well done, i france. and when you experience something like that, does it make you consider trying to push for britain to bring the games back in the future?— britain to bring the games back in the future? �* ., , , .,, the future? look, i'm always pleased to see any sports _ the future? look, i'm always pleased to see any sports in _ the future? look, i'm always pleased to see any sports in britain. - the future? look, i'm always pleased to see any sports in britain. i'm - the future? look, i'm always pleased to see any sports in britain. i'm a - to see any sports in britain. i'm a big believer in sport, passionate about watching sport of all sorts. i love the olympics. but i'm also really passionate that it matters to our young people to give them the ability to show what they can do. we've got incredible talent and some

of the big, big supporter of as much support as we can get in the uk and to bring it through the uk —— i'm a big supporter. because team gb is an incredible team. we have been here at the performance camp this morning watching the boxing training, the judo training. there is something special about these teams that is very special our country. it special about these teams that is very special our country.- very special our country. it was a difficult day _ very special our country. it was a difficult day for _ very special our country. it was a difficult day for france _ very special our country. it was a difficult day for france yesterday | difficult day for france yesterday of course with the disruption to the net —— to the rail network because of that arson attack. that affected british travellers, including yourself. how troubling, how concerning was that? i yourself. how troubling, how concerning was that?- yourself. how troubling, how concerning was that? i am not going to retend concerning was that? i am not going to pretend it — concerning was that? i am not going to pretend it wasn't _ concerning was that? i am not going to pretend it wasn't frustrating - to pretend it wasn't frustrating because it was, and for very many people, majortravel so because it was, and for very many people, major travel so much harder. we had to change our plans. i'm not complaining about that, but it is just an example of how frustrating it was. but i do think notwithstanding that, notwithstanding that, notwithstanding the weather, it was a real triumph yesterday. and to see the team is doing their stuff really at that point at which it turns into the spectacle of the opening and now

into the competition, that is a very special moment. and you can feel in the conversations i've been having this morning. you the conversations i've been having this morning-— the conversations i've been having this morninu. ., . , ., this morning. you have been here at team gb's training _ this morning. you have been here at team gb's training camp _ this morning. you have been here at team gb's training camp on - this morning. you have been here at team gb's training camp on the - team gb's training camp on the outskirts of the city. what has it been like to meet them and have a tour of the facilities?— tour of the facilities? absolutely amazin: tour of the facilities? absolutely amazing and _ tour of the facilities? absolutely amazing and a — tour of the facilities? absolutely amazing and a real _ tour of the facilities? absolutely amazing and a real sense. - tour of the facilities? absolutely i amazing and a real sense. because they have got, they have done so much physical training and mental training, and now it is all about getting into the frame of mind that they need. some of them starting in they need. some of them starting in the next day or two. so you really appreciate notjust the hard yards they have already put in, but this vital next stage. i have been saying the entire country will be watching because we will. that is great for them because they know the country is behind them, it adds a bit to the pressure, but they are an incredible team of athletes going into this and they are full of hope, determination. but also, i really detected a calm confidence they bring to what they do which i think is that necessary added ingredient.

british prime minister sir keir starmer talking to our sports editor dan roan. the cinema chain cineworld has announced plans to close six branches, which could put hundreds ofjobs at risk. under a restructuring plan, cinemas in glasgow, bedford, hinckley, loughborough, yate and swindon will close. the company said it would try to redeploy as many affected workers as possible. cineworld is the second—largest cinema chain across the globe. the business has struggled since the covid pandemic and with the rise in streaming services. with an increasingly ageing population, charities and organisations say more must be done to ensure care is available for those who need it. 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. uh, i think it's wonderful. all 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 new 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. well, 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 i 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. um, to house them. so they didn't need to be in a surgical bed, which helps in two ways. one, it helps generate the elective programme, 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, 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. so, what's this project all about? well, 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. meadows, these insects haven't got anywhere to go. we need to join them up to make corridors, so they can really get a hold on south devon by 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 just a load of weeds. so 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 for the insects to feed on? in this part of the world, it's 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? no, 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. so, we'll be providing advice, specialist advice that will actually help them get into schemes to help them get paid for doing this really important nature conservation work, as part of their farming business. the project lasts for five years. it is hoped it will help address the biodiversity crisis along this part of south devon. to stay with us, you're watching bbc news. hello. most of us have had a decent day of weather today, be it a little cloudy across some parts of the country. there's also a few showers around and even the risk of1 or 2 rumbles of thunder, particularly across north—eastern parts of the uk. but the skies will be clearing a little bit later on. now, here's the satellite picture and the radar earlier on. you can see a few showers across wales, the midlands, but more especially, in northern england, northern and eastern scotland. now, the temperatures mid—evening

still hovering around 20 celsius across the south—east and east anglia, but more typically, it's around 17 degrees. so pleasant enough out there through the evening. now, tonight, the skies will clear. the winds will be light, really very quiet on the weather front, and early—morning temperatures will range from around the mid—teens in london and the south—east to about ten celsius in more rural spots of central scotland. lots of sunshine right from the word go. tomorrow. through the morning into the afternoon, a few clouds will bubble up, fairweather clouds. but in scotland and northern ireland, perhaps turning hazy come the afternoon, with just that little bit closer to a weather front out in the atlantic. and warmer tomorrow. also, more humid. look at the temperatures. merseyside around the mid—20s, and really, much of yorkshire seeing temperatures well into the 20s. now, come monday, it's going to turn even hotter. we're starting to see warm air, very warm air streaming in from the southern climes. in fact, in france,

temperatures will climb through the course of this week. it really will turn quite oppressive for the olympics in paris. here in the uk, lots of sunshine on monday, temperatures not far off 30 in london and the south—east. but more typically, we're talking about the low or the mid—20s right across the uk. but a weather frontjust brushing the north—west there — perhaps a few spits and spots of rain on monday. now, that hot air will continue to stream in from the south across france towards the uk, sparking off big thunderstorms across france. but here in the uk, a dry day on tuesday, but a hot one. i think 30 is certainly on the cards. mid or high—20s across parts of northern england and well into the 20s also in scotland and northern ireland. so here's the outlook, then, into next week. could be thundery for a time midweek, certainly by wednesday. but it does look as though those high temperatures won't last for very long. we should be back into the mid—20s by midweek.

live from london, this is bbc news. an israeli strike on a school housing displaced people in gaza has killed at least 30 people and injured more than 100, according to the health ministry. the israeli military orders an evacuation for southern areas of khan younis — previously designated as a humanitarian zone. the idf says it was in response to rocket fire. donald trump and kamala harris sharpen their remarks on each other as polls tighten in the race for the white house. i'm maryam moshiri, live in paris with the first full day of the olympics

after the opening ceremony. china wins the first gold of the olympics in the 10—metre mixed team air rifle event while team gb bags a diving bronze in the women's synchronised 3m springboard. meanwhile, the french authorities say rail travel is likely to remain disrupted throughout the day, after sabotage attacks on the network yesterday. hello, i'm kylie pentelow. we begin with breaking news from the middle east, where israel's defence forces fired dozens of projectiles toward northern israel. local media reports one hit on the town of majdal shams on the golan heights, with several casualties, including children. let's speak to our correspondent, mark lowen injerusalem.