the first gold medal for the hosts. australia currently top the medals table with two golds and one silver. eleven teenagers and young adults have been killed and 19 injured after an attack that hit a football pitch in the israeli—occupied golan heights. the israel defense forces said a rocket fell on the majdal shams area of the territory — and described the attack as the deadliest in the area since october 7th. these are the latest pictures from the scene. the israeli military blamed the strike on hezbollah, but the movement has denied responsibility. israel's prime minister said in a statement that hezbollah will pay a heavy price. earlier, a spokesman for the israel defense forces had this to say about the attack.

we will finish our assessments and we will act. this attack shows the true face of hezbollah, a terrorist organisation, but targets and murders children playing soccer on a saturday evening. we will act to restore full security on our northern borderfor all restore full security on our northern border for all the citizens of the state of israel. our correspondent barbara plett usher is injerusalem. here's her assessment of israel's claims that hezbollah is behind the attack. they have said their assessments, intelligence and observations are that it was a lebanese hezbollah attack, they were asked whether it could have been somebody else, an armed group from syria, and had been quite categorical in saying that it is hezbollah.

the israelis carried out air strikes in lebanon earlier in the day and killed four militants. in response to that hezbollah did fire a barrage of rockets and claimed responsibility for striking several targets, including one that is geographically in this area. then when it became clear what had happened, categorically denied any of its rockets had hit majdal shams. multiple statements, including to the bbc, said these were the lies of the enemy. you have these two positions now but the israelis clearly believe that it is hezbollah and the other thing the spokesman said is there will be a response, that israel is going to act. we heard that, it was a strong response from daniel hagari. what do you think are the wider implications of this incident? this is the deadliest attack

in northern israel since october, so hezbollah and israel have been exchanging fire across the border since then. hezbollah said it was acting in solidarity with the palestinians because of the gaza war but there has always been real concerns in israel and also israel's allies that this could flare into quite a severe war because hezbollah is very well armed and behaves like a professional army and it would be deadly for both lebanon and israel if this were to escalate into a major war. hezbollah has been holding back to a degree as of the israelis under great pressure from various parties including the americans, but now that there have been ten civilians killed including children, i think the concerns are growing. you have the israeli prime minister who has been visiting the united states saying he is coming home early and he will be in touch with his security officials.

you also had an unusual statement from lebanon, their government, which very rarely comments on the tensions and cross—border attacks of hezbollah. it came out and said it condemned the attack and all acts of violence and aggression against civilians, that these were a violation of international law which may give you an indication of the concerns in beirut at this point of where this could lead, so things are quite tense at the moment. can you just give us an update on why this area of golan heights is significant and why it might be being targeted? the area of golan heights that was hit, it hit a village and there are a number of villages in golan heights.

it was taken from syria during the 1967 war, occupied by israel, annexed in 1981. at that time the arabs who were syrians refused to accept an israeli offer of citizenship, so in fact they are not israeli citizens. this is one factor i think that would alarm hezbollah if they felt they were being accused of something like this. this is the context for the golan heights. also hezbollah said it had been targeting idf bases, bases of the israeli military, and there are military bases in the golan heights. in gaza, the 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. earlier i spoke with akram al—satary, a freelance journalist who joins us from khan younis. yes, as a matter—of—fact according to the medical sources, 31 palestinians were killed and around 100 others were injured according to the palestinian medical sources. the ones bearing the brunt of the incident are women and children. the place that was targeted is a medical point inside khadija school, used by the displaced palestinians and that explains the extremely large number of women and children killed and another place targeted.

those places are used by the population of the school and that's why the number of people is extremely high. what does it mean for the displaced people? we have stories of people having to move more than five times. what does this mean for people who were seeking refuge there? some of the people in gaza have been already moved for the 32nd or 33rd time. most are 1a or 15 times. the ones in gaza are moving more than ones in the central area. that means more death and more unsafety. they have been seeking safety in areas under the flag. they were surprised by the fact they were targeted by that flag. around nine or ten schools were targeted.

three government schools were targeted. people lost their homes and livelihoods and were chasing the hope that they would stay safe in any area or in the north or south, but in the areas that were described as humanitarian zones. that still continues. the incidents are still taking place, people are still dying, if not in the schools then the way to schools or between gaza north and south. that has been reduced by the way. the humanitarian zone in gaza has been reduced from 45 kilometres down to 25 by the recent developments in khan yunis. people in eight different areas in the very south of khan yunis were asked to leave their homes and head to the humanitarian zone in the al—mawasi area, that is also seen the bloodiest

attacks in the nine or ten months, around 100 people and others were injured. now it's time for a look at today's sport with 0lly foster. france have made a dream start to the paris 0lympics, with three medals, including gold in the rugby sevens at the stade de france. they beat the two time 0lympic champions fiji 28—7, inspired by antoine dupont, who came on at half—time with the scores level. his break down the wing and pass to aaron grandidier nkanang saw them take the lead, and he then scored two tries himself to send a packed stade de france into delirium, with the watching president emmanuel macron in the stands. earlier, south africa won bronze by beating australia.

there were treacherous conditions on the streets of paris for the first cycling event of the games, the time trial. the rain has hardly stopped 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. china have claimed two golds so far to top the early medal table. they are looking for a clean sweep in diving. chen yiwen and chang yani, world champions for the past three years in the women's synchronised three—metre springboard, have their first 0lympic title, finishing as 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 four gold medal races on the first evening of the swimming. the women's 400 metre freestyle had been billed the race of the century, australia's olympic champion ariarne titmus against american rival katie ledecky, the 2016 champion, and canadian youngster summer mcintosh. and it was titmus, the world record holder, who retained her title, ahaed of the 17—year—old mcintosh, with ledecky taking bronze. one of the main draws at roland garros in the tennis is spanish doubles team rafael nadal and carlos alcaraz, or nadalcaraz, as it has quickly become known. they are through to the second round after a straight sets win over the argentine pair maximo gonzalez and andres molteni. the wimbledon and french open champion alcaraz also won in the singles earlier in the day and nadal, a 14—times french open winner, starts his singles

campaign on sunday. 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 time sheets 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. it was a very positive day for us. i know it is not how it will be tomorrow, so we optimise everything from our side for tomorrow. i hope the tyres will hold up and then hopefully at least we can fight with ferrari and mercedes. mclaren, i don't know, they might be a bit out of reach but we will find out tomorrow. england's cricketers had to dig deep on the second day of the third test

against west indies. they were wobbling on 54—5 in theirfirst innings but a sparkling 95 from jamie smith, and half centuries from joe root, captain ben stokes and chris woakes saw them reach 376, and with west indies 33—2 at the close in their second innings england still have a 61—run lead. smith wasn't too downbeat, falling short of his century. you can get more on that on the bbc sport website. england have already won that series. more 0lympic news on the sport website or your app as well. lots more action still going on in paris. outside the sports venues, there's plenty for olympics spectators, visitors and organisers to take in. paris looking a lot better than it did 2a hours ago when the opening ceremony was doused in water for a long time. plenty more to come but

unfortunately there is a bit of disruption still due to that high—speed rail link. there was a series of arson attacks there on friday. maryam moshiri is in paris. the excitement is still continuing here in paris on day one of the olympics. it's not been easy to get here. the weather has been terrible. it's been raining for about 36 hours and that rain has had an impact on some 0lympic events. the skateboarding, for example, has been delayed and also authorities who are organising the olympic games have actually said they're going to work out whether or not they should carry on with trials in the river seine. for the triathletes, who are, of course, competing on tuesday. they do promise, though, that the tuesday triathlon will go ahead as previously planned. so it's been a heady day of sport with many medals given out today. the excitement continues. parisians are very, very excited about what's going to happen today, but tomorrow is also a big day to watch. plenty of events to go,

including 20 medal events which will happen on day two. we have rowing, badminton, we have skateboarding amongst other things. plenty of swimming as well to look forward to here at the paris 0lympics. 0ne slight fly in the ointment, though, is the problem with the trains, that continues on sunday apparently, it won't be resolved completely until monday and the investigation by french authorities into who was behind those coordinated attacks which have caused so much delay to trains coming in and out of paris, causing problems for tourists and for visitors alike and also for french people within the capital wanting to get out. we don't know who is behind it, the investigation continues, but that is still going to carry on, in terms of disruption until monday at least. but as i said, it's all about the sport now. the rain has stopped at last. it's forecast to be really hot over the next few days, so it will be great conditions for all the sports we have to look forward to.

for now from paris, back to you in the studio. here in the uk — another conservative has thrown their hat in the ring to become leader of the party. the former home secretary priti patel has launched her bid for the leadership, saying it is time to "put unity before personal vendetta, country before party, and delivery before self—interest." with me is political correspondent helen catt. this wasn't much of a surprise, was it? it this wasn't much of a surprise, was it? ., , �* ,., ., this wasn't much of a surprise, was it? it wasn't insofar as she was one ofthe it? it wasn't insofar as she was one of the names _ it? it wasn't insofar as she was one of the names that _ it? it wasn't insofar as she was one of the names that had _ it? it wasn't insofar as she was one of the names that had been - it? it wasn't insofar as she was one | of the names that had been bandied around for quite some time as someone who might put themselves forward for the leadership. this evening she has come out and confirm that. she posted on the social media site x to an end she was going to run for leader. it is the first time she has put herself forward for the leadership. she hasn't done so in the past and she is the first woman in this race to put her name forward. she is of course former home secretary, under borisjohnson,

she introduced things like the points—based immigration system anti rwanda plan which the labour government has no script. she was very close to borisjohnson and left government when he did, but she has also been conspicuously quite quiet since then. she has not really come out and criticised his successors, rishi sunak or liz truss, in the way that others have. now we have got from her tonight this call for unity. she is a leading voice on the right of the conservative party. she was a leading voice in the league campaign, but she has written a piece for the sunday telegraph and in the she said it isn't about attacking left or right but about competent, grown—up, experienced and strong politicians putting authentic conservative values into practice. she called on the party to put unity before personal vendettas. she has also interestingly made a very clear pitch to the conservative membership and it is the membership you get the final choice between the candidates,

they get whittled down by mps 2—2 and that is up to the membership and she is browsing them more power to help shape policy and has called them heroic and has blamed the election loss on what she called politicians who fell out and fell short. ,., politicians who fell out and fell short. u, ., , politicians who fell out and fell short. ., , ., ., ., short. usage of the first woman to enter the race, _ short. usage of the first woman to enter the race, maybe _ short. usage of the first woman to enter the race, maybe not - short. usage of the first woman to i enter the race, maybe not velasquez yellow the other names that have been circulating around westminster is an expectation that kemi badenoch, the former business secretary, might put herself forward. we haven't heard any more from her in recent days. yet another home secretaryjust in case there aren't enough in this race because james cleverly, another former home secretary, has put himself forward. another name that was doing the rounds was suella braverman who was a home secretary under liz truss and then later rishi sunak. again no word yet from her as to whether or not she will be standing because of others who have confirmed they are running, lots of home office or former home office representation, the former immigration minister

robertjenrick, the former security minister tom tugendhat, and also the former work and pensions secretary mel stride. ., , ., ., , mel stride. lots water, i am sure. thank yom _ venezuela has faced a string of political and economic challenges — and on sunday voters there are going to the polls in what's being seen as a pivotal presidential election. 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. new york times journalist anatoly kurmanaev gave us this update from caracas. the main opposition candidate, edmundo gonzalez who is practically an acolyte for the opposition leader, has refused to participate

in elections for many years. telling voters the process is not a fair solution. this time she has changed tack and joined the process to be able to get a lot of support throughout the country in this movement to change the government. i think people are very apprehensive but they also believe this is perhaps their last opportunity to peacefully change the government, to live in a different country so very much motivated to participate in the polls tomorrow, we expect very high turnout. you have recently reported on the voters who want change in the government. what are they telling you? this government, of president nicolas maduro has been in for more than 25 years and early on it has lifted millions of people out of poverty

by using revenue from oil. it has been a tremendous factor for social change in the country but in the last ten years that has gone into a very dramatic reverse. we have seen that largest economic contraction outside of the war in modern history. voters very much want to change. they no longer believe in government promises that the situation will improve. they want to bring back theirfamilies, millions of venezuelans have migrated in recent years and the government today appears to be the sclerotic leak of rulers that it overthrew 25 years ago. you mentioned a couple of topics but what are the main issues that will be at the front of people's minds when casting their ballot? i think by far the main issue will be whether the vote will be counted. again, if the will of

the people will be made. both sides expect results the same night, sunday night, and the electoral council is controlled by government supporters. at the same time, thus far, there has been a lot of, this election is not free or fair because the level playing field, the playing field is tilted so heavily towards government but up until now, the electoral authority has broadly followed the steps that lead to a fair election or at least fair casting of votes. everyone is very apprehensionto see if votes will be transmitted in a transparent and credible way. millions visit the beautiful parks in the canadian rockies every year — but wildfires are currently raging across the region. entire streets in the historic town of jasper have been affected by the blaze, with homes turned to rubble. 0ur correspondent will vernon has more.

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. i'm 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

nearby british columbia. in this footage, 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's not yet safe for people to return to the area. will vernon, bbc news. before we go, a couple of paddleboarders said they won the jackpot when they came across these whilst out on the water in dorset in southern england. ben felton and his friend nick woods were enjoying the water when they were joined by the small pod of dolphins. they said they had "never experienced anything like it before" after 12 years of paddling.

let's just take you back to paris. if you are watching the opening ceremony 2a hours ago, it was absolutely pouring there, but now it seems it is a beautiful evening on what is day one, the official day one of the 2024 games. stay with us here on 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 of one or two 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.

this is bbc news, the headlines... at least ten have been killed and many others injured in a rocket attack that hit the town of majdal shams in the israeli occupied golan heights. it's the worst single attack on israel's northern border since the start of the gaza war. israel says it's preparing a response against hezbollah, who deny responsibility. former president trump and kamala harris sharpen their remarks on each other, with donald trump calling ms harris the most far—left vice

president in us history. it comes as polls tighten in the race for the white house. former home secretary priti patel becomes the latest politician to join the race to be the next leader of the conservative party. launching her bid, she said she wanted to "put unity before personal vendetta, country before party, and delivery before self—interest." let's return to the conflict in the middle east now. a 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 deiral balah, where it was discovered.

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—two poliovirus. 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 tried 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 inability 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. some doctor advised me to, uh, to put it on, uh, 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. we live as cavemen. we use salted water for drain and we bring it from the sea. now only i'm thinking, you know, only to evacuate my family and, uh, reach to a safe place. but no place is safe in gaza. unable to turn to the fragile health care system collapsing under the strain of the war, the people of gaza have no choice but to navigate the turbulent

tide that lies ahead. rue abbas, bbc news. to the united states, where donald trump plans to continue holding outdoor rallies, disregarding safety advice after he survived an assassination attempt two weeks ago. the former president said the us secret service would give him increased protection. but he said nobody could "ever be allowed to stop or impede free speech or gathering". opinion polls suggest his lead in the presidential election campaign has narrowed since kamala harris became the democrats' likely candidate. but the vitriol between the two has escalated, with donald trump calling ms harris the most far—left vice president in us history. she was a bum three weeks ago, she was a bum. applause a failed vice president in a failed administration with millions of people crossing and she was the borders czar. kamala harris�*s spokesperson hit

back, describing the speech as the "bizarre and backward—looking delusions of a criminal." earlier i spoke to democratic strategist laura fink and republican strategist matt terrill, former chief of staff to marco rubio's presidential campaign. i asked laura what she thought about the growth in support for vice president harris. support is growing because we see a juggernaut of a campaign run. kamala harris is ascendant. you see she's breaking records in virtually every measurable category of campaigning, from fundraising to volunteer sign up to the number of people online who have created energetic memes. and so she has taken over the internet. she has cornered the market on volunteers, she's raised record—breaking sums of money, and she's been highly successful at beginning to prosecute the case

against donald trump. this is an ascendant campaign and one that republicans were not counting on as they rested in their overconfidence at their own convention. matt, let's get your thoughts on that then. are you at all concerned now about trump's prospects? well, look, this is certainly a different race with president biden now not being at the top of the ticket and running for re—election. but vice president harris now as the presumptive democrat nominee, it's a reset, this race. but look, you know, i think this election can come down to really two main issues — inflation and immigration. many americans have many concerns with the biden—harris administration's handling on those two issues. or the roughly past four years, we've seen skyrocketing inflation, skyrocketing border crossings in terms of immigration. obviously, many americans are concerned about border security and the cost of goods and services going up. so look, i think for president trump, he's doing quite well in those two issues. at the end of the day, the democrat party is now united behind vice president harris. that's something she had to do. and you're now seeing that take shape. both political parties are going to see both of their political bases turn out.

the gop base is fired up for former president trump. they're going to turn out for him. in terms of democrat base, they're fired up for vice president harris, clearly. i think they'll turn out for her. comes down to those independent undecided voters, probably about 4% to 7% of the electorate. what do they care about? inflation, immigration, among other issues. but those two main issues are going to drive this election right now, based on polling former president trump is doing quite well on those issues. we'll see how it takes shape. and laura, some commentators are calling this a bit of a honeymoon period for harris. she has come to this late. do you think that affects her chances at all? well, certainly any candidate when first on the stage has a little bit of a honeymoon period, but it's what you do with that honeymoon period. do you capitalise on the momentum? and we've seen the campaign in the last week or so make all the right moves, so you can see that she's got an infrastructure behind her that supports her. she has the talent and she has been flawless in her execution. if she can continue that pattern for 100 days, she is set to win the presidency.

now, i don't want to sound overconfident, because my colleague is right that this will come down to a mere handful of votes, tens of thousands of votes across a handful of swing states, and securing that means not only expanding the electorate on the democratic side, which we haven't seen a candidate do since barack obama. and she has the signs of having the potential to do that, but also capturing those swing voters. and while i will agree that certainly the economy will be central to this campaign, it's also about the future and not the past, which donald trump represents. it's about looking forward and it's about capitalising on that energy. and he failed to mention reproductive choice and freedom. and that is something that is central in the minds of many, many voters, a lot of apolitical voters who see, for the first time, women having their rights taken away by donald trump's supreme court. so i think you're going to see this campaign waged tactically, but it will also be about a vision for the future, which i think makes, uh, makes donald trump worry a little bit, because he likes to look back. matt, it seems as though any sense of trying to foster that unity

that we were talking about after trump's shooting seems to have rather disappeared, given his latest speech. we heard a little of it earlier. well, look, i think unity is certainly on the ballot. and i think right now we're going to see is that both nominees, in terms of the democrat nominee for president, former president trump, both can do their part to help champion unity. i think at the end of the day, you're going to see americans care about that. but there's other issues in the ballot as well, i think namely inflation, immigration are going to drive this race. but certainly americans want to come together right now. i think the big test for both candidates was to unite their parties. that was a big part from a voting standpoint here. but it's important to unite the country. there's no question about that. i think at the end of the day, it's gonna be a very close election. we're certainly polarised as a country. there's no question about that. and that's something that both candidates are going to have to to focus in on here between now and election day. i mean, it seems like the harris campaign is fighting back.

they said in a statement you wouldn't want to sit near trump in a restaurant, let alone be president. i mean, it doesn't seem like we're going to have that kind of nice, happy campaigning. certainly. and welcome to politics. like, in no political context, do we ever see the gloves not come off at some point. we see donald trump has redefined political campaigning where the gloves come off early and often. he goes to extreme measures, particularly with women. and i think one of the other things that we have to mention here is that she unnerves him as a powerful woman. we saw that he really has a hard time contending with women leaders. we saw him in going toe to toe with nancy pelosi in negotiations, and he lost over and over again because it is seems to be his achilles' heel, because he does not know how to contend with someone who he has said frequently does not belong in a leadership position. so i think you're going to see that take centre stage. and again, the republican weakness is truly in their candidate because he lacks the discipline to carry a unity message for more than 30 minutes of a speech. and so he really is their wild card. and any republican consultant knows that that is the challenge because they see across the aisle a strong contender who's disciplined.

let's return for a moment to the olympics in paris. our sports correspondent dan roan has been speaking to prime minister sir keir starmer who's there supporting athletes from team gb. he started by asking him what he thought about last night's opening ceremony. i thought it was spectacular. it was really incredible. across the whole of the city, to see everything 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 that didn't dampen it. it was a fantastic spectacle, you know. well done, 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?

look, i'm always pleased to see any sport in britain. i'm a big believer in sport, passionate about watching sport of all sorts. i love the olympics, but i also really passionate that it matters to our young people to give them, you know, the ability to show what they can do. we've got incredible talent and some of the big, big supporter of as much sport as we can get in the uk and to bring it through the uk, because team gb is an incredible team. we've been here at the performance camp this morning watching the boxing training, thejudo training. there is something special about these teams that is very special to our country. it was a difficult day for france yesterday, of course, with the disruption to the rail network because of that arson attack that affected british travellers, including yourself. yeah. how troubling, how concerning was that? 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 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. as you say, you've been here at team gb�*s training camp on the outskirts of the city. what's it been like to meet them and have a tour of the facilities? absolutely amazing. and a real sense, because they've got, you know, they've done so much physical training and sort of mental training, and now it's all about getting into the frame of mind that they need. some of them are starting in the next day or two. so you really appreciate notjust the hard yards they've already put in, but this vital next stage. and i've been saying to them, look, the whole country is going to be watching you, because we will.

and that's great for them, because they know the country's behind them, adds a little bit to the pressure, but they're an incredible team of athletes going into this and they're full of hope, determination. but also i really detected a sort of calm confidence that they bring to what they do, which is, i think that necessary added ingredient. the cinema chain, cineworld, has announced plans to close six branches in the uk, 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. here in england 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 this woman is among the first to benefit. after a fall at home, she is in a new and dedicated space. she is in a new, dedicated space. it is twice as big as traditional hospital rooms. brilliant, yeah, i think it's wonderful. this is all new, isn't it? but they have all been brilliant, everybody i have met in here. where once there were six, there were now four beds. this is sailbury�*s ward where everything is that bit bigger and more relaxed. as you can probably listen in the background, there is not much noise around so the patients are being looked after well. the staff that we have changed the lives of our patients

and they will be leaving with a smile on their face and that is the most important for the staff here, and they 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 a nurse or doctor what is 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 like this will have a wider impact too — by keeping patients out of other beds, it could keep operations moving. it was purpose—built for elderly patients because that is the majority of the demographic that we deal with. to house them so that they did not need to be in a surgical bed. which helps in two ways. it helps generate the elective programme which means people can have surgeries that they have been waiting for and the hospital is not affected by day—to—day bed pressures. and on top of that you are also getting patients to the right place.

the ward has attracted praise from nhs england. if the money is there, is likely more will follow. cctv, fines and even music have all been used to try to put an end to anti—social behaviour, but now one town in the north of england is hoping a new approach could make a difference. our reporter crispin rolfe has more. anti—social behaviour in so many of our public places. and so many attempts to combat it, from cctv cameras to public space protection orders and even classical music played at railway stations. but now in grimsby, there's this — a tannoy making this announcement every 15 minutes. for everyone's safety, cycling is not allowed in grimsby town centre. there is a £100 fine for those caught. please respect others and enjoy your visit here today.

madam, can i ask you what you make of that announcement? um, yes, iagree, because lots of old people like me walking about and the cyclists come behind you and you don't know they're there and it's dangerous. do you think that will make a difference? i don't know about that. and it seems others are unsure too, about whether the tannoy will work, including those who had it installed. is this going to do it? i'm hoping so. let's wait and see. you're only hoping? i'm confident. but of course, you know, i can't be responsible - for people's actions. businesses also hope that this extra measure can change the culture on grimsby�*s high street, but they're not convinced. i hope it makes a difference. working inside, you can really see lots of people coming past really quickly on bikes, electric scooters, and it's a huge concern with all the children and the elderly people that constantly are walking down here. excuse me sir, should you be doing that?

the law—abiding people will probably take some notice of it, but the idiots that ride up and down on their bikes and things like thatjust won't, because they ignore the people that try and stop them riding up and down anyway. i think it will help. don't you? i think it'll help out quite a bit. how bad's the problem? quite bad. council officers and the police often monitor this area. but today, a suggestion from the council that humberside police could do more. you say the police are on board with this, but you would like them to respond more often to your officers? that implies they're not. i'd like to see a more physical presence of the police - here in our major shopping areas. despite that, humberside police say they're committed to playing their part, but they recognise that there is still more to do, not least on high streets like grimsby�*s. crispin rolfe, bbc news.

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 is this project all about? at its core, it is about creating, restoring and enhancing species at its core, it is about creating, restoring and enhancing species—rich coastal 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 wild flowers 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?

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. 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. 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 170mph. 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, original. it had been painted a 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's been fun. it's been challenging at times and it's been incredibly rewarding. and how much is it worth? it's worth a significant sum of money. it's worth in the millions.

now the restored bulldog and its puppies — an eclectic mix of 19705 concept cars also designed by towns — are being flown to their new home and owner in america. you get accustomed to seeing it on a daily basis and we've been 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 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 at more than 200mph. it costs, well, an undisclosed amount and they won't let me drive it. i can't imagine why.

joan cummins, bbc news. looks like she had fun. stay with us on bbc news. you can always have a look at the bbc news website. i will be back shortly. for now, stay with us. 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 of one or two 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. dozens of projectiles are fired towards northern israel, killing at least 11 in a town in the israeli—occupied golan heights. an israeli strike on a school — housing displaced people in gaza — has killed at least 30 people and injured more than a hundred, according to the health ministry. new footage emerges of the fight between police and two men at manchester airport earlier this week. former home secretary priti patel becomes the latest politician to join the race to be the next leader of the conservative party.

in canada, rain and cooler temperatures bring some relief for firefighters battling wildfires in the town of jasper. eleven teenagers and young adults have been killed and 19 injured after an attack that hit a football pitch in the israeli—occupied golan heights. the israel defense forces said a rocket fell on the majdal shams area of the territory — and described the attack as the deadliest in the area since october 7th. these are the latest pictures from the scene. the israeli military blamed the strike on hezbollah, but the movement has denied responsibility. israel's prime minister said in a statement that hezbollah will pay a heavy price. earlier, a spokesman for the israel defense forces had this to say about the attack. we will finish our assessments and we will act.

this attack shows the true face of hezbollah, a terrorist