hello again. there were a couple of thrilling finishes to two key races in the olympic pool on monday. the women's 200 metres freestyle provided a shock. the men's edition of the race less so, although it was incredibly close, romanian teenager david popovic won byjust two—hundredths of a second, adding olympic gold to his world title from 2022. popovic was only third at the halfway stage, but came throughjust at the end to pip matt richards of britain, who claimed the silver from lane one. less than a tenth of a second separated all the medal—winners, with america's luke hobson taking the bronze. i felt really good, felt strong. i thought i maybe might have got it, but obviously didn't know because i was bringing the other way. turned around and saw the second above

my name, which is fantastic result. i would be lying if i said i didn't want to be a few moments quicker and be first. no female 200 metres freestyle champion had successfully defended their 0lympic title, and that's still the case after a surprise defeat for ariarne titmus in the final to her australian team—mate mollie o'callaghan. titmus was going for the double double having already the 400 metres, but couldn't match 0'callaghan�*s 0lympic record time. the women's 400 metres individual medley was not as close as either of those two races, with 17—year—old canadian summer mcintosh blowing her rivals away to win the gold two days after she lost out to ariarne titmus in the 400 metres freestyle. south africa's tatjana smith came from almost nowhere to win the women's 100 metres breaststroke with a late surge, improving on her silver medalfrom tokyo. with a bronze in third, mona mcsharry provided ireland's first medal of the games. we all have our own strategies,

our ongoing plans and our own ways— our ongoing plans and our own ways of— our ongoing plans and our own ways of raising. for me, it was to focus— ways of raising. for me, it was to focus on_ ways of raising. for me, it was to focus on my own race. even when _ to focus on my own race. even when i _ to focus on my own race. even when i catch myself wanting to look _ when i catch myself wanting to look around, ijust said, close your— look around, ijust said, close your eyes! _ look around, ijust said, close your eyes! i wanted to learn from — your eyes! i wanted to learn from tokyo and that's what i wanted _ from tokyo and that's what i wanted to do. i was very happy with— wanted to do. i was very happy with the — wanted to do. i was very happy with the race. i'm very faithfut— with the race. i'm very faithful that i ended up touching, but it wasn't about that, — touching, but it wasn't about that, it — touching, but it wasn't about that, it was about doing the ttest— that, it was about doing the best i— that, it was about doing the best i can. thomas checkon won italy's second swimming gold of paris 2024, taking the title in the 100 metres backstroke. the word record holder reeled in china's xu jiayu sunday's dramatic race in the pool featured adam peaty, who has now revealed he tested positive for covid the morning after winning silver in the 100m breaststroke. the british swimmer was a two—time defending champion, and said after the race he had been slightly unwell. his condition worsened overnight, but the british team are hopeful he could still be part of the relay events later in the olympics, with a possible return to action as early as friday. with a possible return to action as early as friday.

japan have won the men's team gymnastics gold at the olympics for a record—extending eighth time, taking the title after a dramatic late collapse by china. it came on the final apparatus when weide su fell from the horizontal bar, handing japan's 0lympic individual champion daiki hashimoto the chance to overtake their rivals for the gold. china's final competitor couldn't make up the gap and japan win back the gold they last won in rio. now, it could have been their final meeting in a singles match after 60 during their careers, but novak djokovic knocked rafael nadal out of the 0lympic tennis tournament. nadal says he'll decide on his future plans after the games after losing in straight sets to a man ranked 159 places higher than the spaniard, who won 14 french open titles at this venue. nadal is still in the doubles in paris with carlos alcaraz.

very few gold medals in paris will be won in such dramatic fashion as tom pidcock�*s in the cross country mountain biking. the british rider started the race as favourite to retain the gold he won in tokyo, and was leading the way until a puncture disrupted his plans. 0ur sports editor dan roan has more. his race began well by the third lap. he took the lead, but at the worst possible moment, he suffered a puncture. seem to be slow to get support, and by the timei time i time, he found himself almost 40 seconds back on the leader of france. ninth place in the race as well. many people perhaps would have assumed that his race was over effectively. picked caulk is known for his never say die attitude. —— one. in the final

moments, pidcock overtook with an audacious manoeuvre. the french crowd wasn't happy to see the lead snatched from their man, but pidcock was there. one of the greatest comebacks that mountain biking has ever seen to return. the notional scenes at the end, and he has a road race now to look forward to this weekend. we could be set for even more gloria after quite astonishing victory. so, a fantastic achievement for pidcock, and here he is reflecting on his gold medal race. i know how fast victory is, especially with the home crowd. you wouldn't have been feeling his legs. you've got 15,000

people cheering your name. but i knew if i could stay close, i could come around near the finish. he made a mistake on the dissent, so i managed to come past. if that was great britain's second gold of the games. if that was great britain's second gold of the games, it didn't come long after the first, with the team eventing providing another retained 0lympic title. tokyo 2020 champions laura collett and tom mcewan, joined by world number one ros canter sealed victory in the final showjumping stage at versailles. host nation france took the silver with japan the bronze, while collett also went on to win a bronze in the individual event. german michaeljung won his fourth olympic gold medal in the three—day competition combining dressage, cross—country and showjumping. jung, riding on chipmunk, finished ahead of australia's christopher burton and laura collett of britain, who added a bronze to her team gold. it wasjung's third individual 0lympics win after london 2012 and rio four years later. ukraine have their first

medal of the games — an emotional one for 0lga kharlan in the fencing and courtesy of a big fightback against her opponent. the sabre event was dominated by french fencers, while despite that there might have been a more popular winner in the canoeing. nicolas gestin was another home favourite who certainly delivered the most convincing victory of the day. the single canoe slalom is often won by hundredths of a second, but gestin beat his rivals by more than five seconds, 0bliterating the field to claim his first 0lympic title. adam burgess of britain was second, winning silver after finishing fourth in tokyo. paris 2024 organisers say they're confident the olympic triathlon events will go ahead as scheduled despite concerns over pollution in the river seine. two training sessions have now been cancelled because of the water quality, with the men's event due to take place on tuesday. to take place on tuesday, there are contingency plans, with the last resort being to lose the swimming leg entirely. i was felt like they should have _ i was felt like they should have some sort of contingency plan — have some sort of contingency

plan i— have some sort of contingency plan. i don't think living where _ plan. i don't think living where we live like northern europe _ where we live like northern europe that you can rely on the weather — europe that you can rely on the weather. that was always going to be _ weather. that was always going to be really important in terms of water— to be really important in terms of water quality. i think that's— of water quality. i think that's called the issue. the athletes _ that's called the issue. the athletes really want to get into — athletes really want to get into the water, because it's so important _ into the water, because it's so important when it comes to racing _ important when it comes to racing. you need to know where it is position yourself best. it's tricky. what i've heard is they're — it's tricky. what i've heard is they're going to make a decision at 3:30 a:m.. the athletes _ decision at 3:30 a:m.. the athletes were want to be down there _ athletes were want to be down there around 630, seven o'clock in the _ there around 630, seven o'clock in the morning, for the eight o'clock— in the morning, for the eight o'clock start. these athletes going — o'clock start. these athletes going to _ o'clock start. these athletes going to bed, really not knowing what's happening. a lot of uncertainty. away from the olympics, manchester united hope to make a final decision on a new stadium by the end of the calendar year.

united co—owner sirjim ratcliffe wants to build a "wembley of the north" and has put together a task force to assess the feasibility of a 100,000 seater venue as part of a 2 billion pound redevelopment. arsenal have completed the signing of wembley signing. signed a five—year deal with the premier league club. they are paid 27 million initially in a club record. just time to take a quick look at the medal table from the olympics before we go after day three of competition at paris 2024. japan's gymnastics gold has put them at the top they've now won six. the home boost is helping the hosts — five gold medals for them already. their total haul has them ahead of china australia and south korea, who are followed by the usa and then great britain. much more 0lympics reaction and previews on our website. head

there for that and much more. that's it from here. thank you, bye—bye. hello there. we'll see some contrast in temperature across the uk over the next few days. slightly fresher conditions for scotland and northern ireland, but england and wales certainly holding onto the heat and the humidity for another few days. for most of us, it is looking pretty dry and pretty sunny, as well. but will we see a heat wave? it depends where you are. these are the threshold temperatures which we need to hit for at least three consecutive days. now, that's 28 celsius for parts of london and southeast england, 27 for much of england and wales — we've already seen one day above that — and actually, over the next few days across parts of the midlands, southern, southeast england, we could well see those threshold temperatures exceeded for a heat wave. now, through the day

on tuesday, lots of dry, sunny weather. areas of cloud just floating around across parts of northern england, northern ireland, and at times of scotland — so you could just see a light passing shower here, i think. further south — long, clear spells, blue skies, lifting temperatures to between about 28—32 in the southeast. typically the high teens or the low—20s, though, as we head further north. 0vernight tuesday night and on into wednesday, largely dry, settled, humid again — so another muggy, sticky night. just a chance of the odd shower cropping up perhaps towards the south. but look at those overnight temperatures — 18 celsius in london, but we're looking at glasgow and edinburgh around about 7—8 celsius. so a real contrast as we head into the early hours of wednesday. but again, for wednesday, lots of sunshine, it'll feel hot and humid again for england and wales in particular, where temperatures could reach 30 celsius or higher. typically again, the high teens or low—20s as we head through scotland and northern ireland. but a bit of a change into thursday, because we'll start to see this frontal system moving its way in from the west, bumping into the high pressure,

bumping into the hot, humid air — that could well spark off some heavy showers and some thunderstorms. so a bit of a breakdown in the weather possible for thursday, especially so for england and wales, but some uncertainty about the positioning of any of those thunderstorms. if you do catch one, torrential downpours could bring some localised flooding. with the threat of showers, it's not quite as hot by this stage in the south, but still could get close to 30 celsius. and then, as we head through friday into the weekend, eventually weather fronts will start to move their way eastwards, introducing something a little bit fresher coming in from the west. so, after a hot, humid few days, it is looking a little bit cooler and more unsettled as we head towards the end of the week and into the weekend. bye— bye.

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm arunoday mukharji. let's get you the headlines. venezuelans take to the streets in droves to denounce the re—election of president nicolas maduro who has accused his opponents of trying to mount a coup. two children have been killed, and six others critically injured, in a mass stabbing in southport in the north west of england. a 17—year—old boy has been arrested. us president biden announces proposals for supreme court term limits and ethics rules — but they're unlikely to pass in congress. the court's being used to weaponize an extreme and unchecked agenda.

this decision is a total affront to the basic expectations we have for those who wield the power in this nation. welcome to the programme. starting with the political developments in venezuela now where nicolas maduro has accused his opponents of trying to mount a coup following widespread claims that his re—election as president was a fraud. within the last couple of hours, security forces used tear gas to disperse anti—maduro protesters in caracas and armed soldiers are heading for the presidential palace in caracas. nine latin american countries have requested an emergency meeting of the organisation of american states to discuss venezuela's presidential election. the venezuelan opposition has rejected the outcome as fraudulent.