to ukraine's incursion into its western kursk region. the comment came as the ukrainian army forged ahead on day six of its surprise ground offensive. and the united states women's basketball team beat hosts, france, to win the last gold medal at the paris olympics, putting them top of the medals table. those are your bbc news headlines. now on bbc news, it's sportsday. hello and thanks forjoining us on this sunday sportsday on the final day of paris 202a. coming up: a bronze for emily in paris as campbell secures team gb�*s 65th and final medal of the games.

it's been a tough old road to get here, you know, like people always say, it is hard getting to the top but it is even harder staying at the top. emma finucane makes it a hattrick of podiums. no british woman has done that for 60 years. and paris prepares to bid adieu to the olympics. we'll be live in the stade de france ahead of the closing ceremony. and away from the olympics: celtic at the double, as they cruise to victory at hibs in the scottish premiership. and it's pain for wayne, as rooney's start to life as plymouth boss ends in defeat. there we go, then. the 33rd olympiad is all but over. it kicked off with morocco and spain winning in men's football more than a fortnight ago.

it finished with the most dramatic women's basketball gold medal match. sandwiched in between photo finishes, world records and snoop dogg on horseback, we said farewell to andy murray, hello to a host of new global icons and the sport of breaking. we also debated water quality on the seine, gender controversies in the boxing ring, and saw chateaus and palais transformed into pistes and platforms. and with just the closing ceremony to come, the sport has come to a conclusion with 13 gold medals handed out today — and two bronzes for great britain. our correspondent katie gornall reports on the final day's action at paris 202a. emma finucane was tipped to star at these games. here in paris, she has been a sensation. the 21—year—old already had two medals to her name and victory here in the individual sprint added another bronze to the collection. something no british woman has ever achieved at an

olympics in 60 years. it is woman has ever achieved at an olympics in 60 years.— woman has ever achieved at an olympics in 60 years. it is a dream come true — olympics in 60 years. it is a dream come true and _ olympics in 60 years. it is a dream come true and i _ olympics in 60 years. it is a dream come true and i know— olympics in 60 years. it is a dream come true and i know i _ olympics in 60 years. it is a dream come true and i know i had - olympics in 60 years. it is a dream come true and i know i had the - come true and i know i had the expectation coming in and ijust took each day as it came i didn't think about the outcome and it literally feels like free gods to my name. , . ~ ~' . literally feels like free gods to my name, �* ., . " ., ., literally feels like free gods to my name. g . . ~ ., ., ., , name. jack carlin had also been hoinu to name. jack carlin had also been heping to his — name. jack carlin had also been hoping to his medals _ name. jack carlin had also been hoping to his medals in - name. jack carlin had also been hoping to his medals in paris i name. jack carlin had also been| hoping to his medals in paris but name. jack carlin had also been i hoping to his medals in paris but it ended for him with a brutal crash in the final. thankfully, he was ok. if you have put in hard yards quite like sifan hassan for the netherlands. she ended with a brilliant finish just after taking bronze a few days ago in the 500 metres. at some of the largest cheers were reserved for the runners who finished last, with eight were not from the time coming punishing afterfive hours. —— with

not from the time coming punishing after five hours. —— with a not from the time coming punishing afterfive hours. —— with a runner from bhutan running after —— finishing afterfive from bhutan running after —— finishing after five hours. from bhutan running after —— finishing afterfive hours. emily campbell made history in tokyo and won silver in tokyo and she will want an won silver in tokyo and she will wantan upgrade won silver in tokyo and she will want an upgrade but this field here is incredibly tough. but campbell was ready to give it our all and a personal best in the snatch list out third at the halfway stage and with the olympic rings weaved through her hair and she certainly looked the part but china because my competitor was in a class of her own. and after another personal best in the clean and jerk, another personal best in the clean andjerk, campbell another personal best in the clean and jerk, campbell battled with her silver medal attempt. the bronze, still something to celebrate. her opponents were unstoppable but this bronze for campbell means britain has now beaten their medal tally for the tokyo olympics by one and it was some way to close the show. katie

gornall, bbc news, paris. let's get some more reaction from the weightlifting, then. emily campbell is a four—time european champion and commonwealth gold medallist too, and told katie just what today's bronze means to her. yes, it really is special, and obviously tokyo was incredible, but the field was so hard today, you know? is what add such a higher level than it was in tokyo and i knew i would have to pull everything out to get a medal at this time and the girls didn't make it easy for me but i pulled out and got it medal to dave and i am just so happy to get a medal and it has been a top old road and people say it is hard getting to the top but even harder to stay there and we pulled it out of the bag after some hard months and i thank all of my family and the national lottery and everyone that has put something into making that happen today and it wasn't easy making it happen but it was worth it. ~ , ., making it happen but it was worth it. we spoke to some of your friends and family outside _ it. we spoke to some of your friends and family outside and _ it. we spoke to some of your friends and family outside and your - it. we spoke to some of your friends and family outside and your friend i and family outside and your friend and family outside and your friend and your— and family outside and your friend and your former pe teacher and they

were all_ and your former pe teacher and they were all posing for you but how special — were all posing for you but how special is — were all posing for you but how special is that you have your friends — special is that you have your friends and family this time and be surrported — friends and family this time and be supported here because it is night and day— supported here because it is night and day from tokyo, is it not? people — and day from tokyo, is it not? people asked me about tokyo and i safe tokyo is great, but then i have just done that, and it is like, oh, my gosh, it is not even close, and i had to take advantage of the fact i was the only european in this class because it was basically a chinese crowd with a few british people in there and so i thank everyone for coming out and i hope they enjoyed the experience because when i could hear bits and bobs through my headphones it sounded like everyone was having a party so yes, it was amazing, absolutely amazing. what was having a party so yes, it was amazing, absolutely amazing. what a brilliant effort _ amazing, absolutely amazing. what a brilliant effort it _ amazing, absolutely amazing. what a brilliant effort it was. _ as we saw, emma finucane claimed bronze in the women's sprint. emma's family were there in paris cheering her on, and our sports correspondent natalie pirks caught up with them immediately after she won that historic third medal. lam i am speechless, just so proud. as a

family. _ i am speechless, just so proud. as a family. which— i am speechless, just so proud. as a family, which is so proud that what she has_ family, which is so proud that what she has achieved it isjust unbelievable, so... yeah, i'm lost forworde — unbelievable, so... yeah, i'm lost for worde— unbelievable, so... yeah, i'm lost forwords. ~ . ., ., ., for words. me away with a gold and -- coming — for words. me away with a gold and -- coming away — for words. me away with a gold and -- coming away with _ for words. me away with a gold and -- coming away with a _ for words. me away with a gold and -- coming away with a gold. - for words. me away with a gold and -- coming away with a gold. we've| -- coming away with a gold. we've lost all our — -- coming away with a gold. we've lost all our voices _ -- coming away with a gold. we've lost all our voices from _ -- coming away with a gold. we've lost all our voices from screening l lost all our voices from screening but it_ lost all our voices from screening but it has— lost all our voices from screening but it has been— lost all our voices from screening but it has been amazing - lost all our voices from screening but it has been amazing and - lost all our voices from screening but it has been amazing and i- lost all our voices from screening but it has been amazing and i am lost all our voices from screening - but it has been amazing and i am so, so proud _ but it has been amazing and i am so, so proud of— but it has been amazing and i am so, so proud of her _ but it has been amazing and i am so, so proud of her~ i— but it has been amazing and i am so, so proud of her-— so proud of her. i can't even imagine _ so proud of her. i can't even imagine as _ so proud of her. i can't even imagine as a _ so proud of her. i can't even imagine as a parent - so proud of her. i can't even| imagine as a parent watching so proud of her. i can't even - imagine as a parent watching my child to do something like that so what is that like to watch? the nerves and _ what is that like to watch? the nerves and the _ what is that like to watch? the nerves and the anticipation, but 'ust nerves and the anticipation, but just for— nerves and the anticipation, but just for emma _ nerves and the anticipation, but just for emma to _ nerves and the anticipation, but just for emma to be _ nerves and the anticipation, but just for emma to be her- nerves and the anticipation, but just for emma to be her and - nerves and the anticipation, but| just for emma to be her and you nerves and the anticipation, but - just for emma to be her and you have qualified _ just for emma to be her and you have qualified and — just for emma to be her and you have qualified and add _ just for emma to be her and you have qualified and add 21, _ just for emma to be her and you have qualified and add 21, to— just for emma to be her and you have qualified and add 21, to have - just for emma to be her and you have qualified and add 21, to have come i qualified and add 21, to have come away— qualified and add 21, to have come away with— qualified and add 21, to have come away with three _ qualified and add 21, to have come away with three medals, _ qualified and add 21, to have come away with three medals, we - qualified and add 21, to have come away with three medals, we are i qualified and add 21, to have come i away with three medals, we are just so hsappy— away with three medals, we are just so happy for— away with three medals, we are just so happy for her— away with three medals, we are just so happy for her and _ away with three medals, we are just so happy for her and just _ away with three medals, we are just so happy for her and just so- away with three medals, we are just so happy for her and just so happy. so happy for her and just so happy we are _ so happy for her and just so happy we are here — so happy for her and just so happy we are here to— so happy for her and just so happy we are here to share _ so happy for her and just so happy we are here to share it— so happy for her and just so happy we are here to share it with - so happy for her and just so happy we are here to share it with her. l we are here to share it with her. what _ we are here to share it with her. what do — we are here to share it with her. what do you _ we are here to share it with her. what do you think _ we are here to share it with her. what do you think she _ we are here to share it with her. what do you think she can - we are here to share it with her. what do you think she can takel we are here to share it with her. - what do you think she can take from this and what will it mean for her? it will mean the whole world and it was a _ it will mean the whole world and it was a dream at ten years old is to do this— was a dream at ten years old is to do this and — was a dream at ten years old is to do this and in four years' time she

will he _ do this and in four years' time she will be four— do this and in four years' time she will be four years more mature and i'm will be four years more mature and i'm so— will be four years more mature and i'm so excited for her future is so bright _ i'm so excited for her future is so bright and — i'm so excited for her future is so bright and we are justjumping for her. bright and we are justjumping for her~ |_ bright and we are 'ust 'umping for her. ., ., , ., , ., bright and we are 'ust 'umping for her. ., ., , ., ., her. i want to get my hands on one of those t-shirts _ her. i want to get my hands on one of those t-shirts too. _ plenty more golds today, too, as italy beat defending champions usa in the women's volleyball. despite being world number ones, they'd never made it past the last eight in an olympics before. hungary's michelle gulyas won the women's modern pentathlon with a world record score. britain's defending champion, kate french, had withdrawn earlier due to sickness. denmark won men's handball after beating germany 39—26, to become just the third reigning world champion to win olympic gold. they're led by mathias gidsel, who scored 11 goals, missing just two of his shots. there was drama right to the death of the women's baskeball. with three seconds to go, usa took a three—point lead. france thought they'd taken the final to overtime, only for their last basket to be just inside the arc, giving the us an eighth straight olympic gold. usa have plenty of pedigree in basketball. the same can't be said

for great britain and artistic swimming — the sport you may know from its former name, synchronised swimming. they'd never won a medal — until yesterday — when kate shortman and izzy thorpe took silver in the duet. we are the only set of non—twins but we always get asked, are you sisters, are you twins? we always get asked that but i always take it as a big compliment anyway. it is good and we obviously have had such a long journey together and we have known each other for ever and definitely seen each other at our lowest points but also at our best points and we have shared some of those incredible moments together so i am very grateful. it is a bit of a shock because after that duet we were lying in fourth position so rare were lying in fourth position so we knew we had to do something big to brin- knew we had to do something big to bring us _ knew we had to do something big to bring us into the middle position and to— bring us into the middle position and to see — bring us into the middle position and to see our score and how one way is the _ and to see our score and how one way is the routine — and to see our score and how one way is the routine even though we didn't

think— is the routine even though we didn't think it _ is the routine even though we didn't think it went the best, there was a bit think it went the best, there was a hit of— think it went the best, there was a hit of shock— think it went the best, there was a bit of shock on our face. we think it went the best, there was a bit of shock on our face.— bit of shock on our face. we were sa in: bit of shock on our face. we were saying that _ bit of shock on our face. we were saying that the — bit of shock on our face. we were saying that the olympics - bit of shock on our face. we were saying that the olympics are - bit of shock on our face. we were saying that the olympics are just| saying that the olympics are just such an addictive experience and you literally get so many emotions going through, your whole body, it'sjust an incredible experience, so it is very addictive and we will see if we are back. ~ ., ., so, let's bring you that final medal table, then, and show you just how important that women's basketball gold was for usa. a0 golds a piece for them and china. that they are well clear on 126 in total. japan finished third — just as they did in tokyo. australia enjoyed their best haul, while hosts france's16 golds is their best result since the 1900 games — also in paris. seventh is team gb�*s lowest finish since 2004 — 1a golds, 12 silver, 29 bronzes. 65 in total. going by golds alone,

it makes it their fourth most successful overseas games. their total of 65 is one better than tokyo. but with eight fewer golds. their target in paris was between 50 and 70. 13 fewer golds than they managed in rio — although the total medal haul isn't far off. compared to their home games in london, fewer than half the gold medals. and in beijing, they took 51 home in total, with 19 golds. so with 327 athletes sent to paris and more than £245 million in uk sport and lottery funding, how will team gb reflect on their games? we'll hear from the chief exec later in the programme. we'll be joined by our sports editor, dan roan, ahead of the closing ceremony, too, but there's plenty going on outside paris, where celtic cruised to a 2—0 win over hibernian,

to make it two wins from two games to kick off the defence of their scottish premiership title. our correspondent, andy swiss, watched this one. after scoring four in last weekend's opener, celtic were out to make another statement and against two bunions, they certainly got on with it and an early shot and an early save and after two minutes, an early goal. nicholas kuhn with a tap in an celtic with a perfect start. —— against hibs. the reprieve didn't last long, as callum mcgregor showed exactly how it is done. the skipper with a stunner, celtic to apply the brake and game surely over. come the second half, mcgregor nearly did it again and celtic were so close to a third, although as the match wore on, hibs finally began to threaten and kieron but we's brilliance was denied only by the crossbar but it

is played too, lost to four vote, and for celtic, blades to 12, and the champions are off to a flying start. and sweats, bbc news. —— for hibs played to, lost two. for celtic, played to, won to. aberdeen's 3—1win at home to st mirren means theyjoin celtic as the only sides with the 100% record after two games. stjohnstone are up and running with adama sidibeh on target twice at pointless kilmarnock. aberdeen had a thoroughly miserable start to their season against rangers in the scottish women's premier league this afternoon. they'd conceded six goals by half—time — including this own goal by chloe gover — and went on to lose the game 11—0 at balmoral stadium. wayne rooney's start to life as plymouth argyle manager was a chastening one. they were beaten 4—0

at sheffield wednesday in theirfirst game of the championship season. nick parrott reports. the trip to sheffield wednesday was an interesting test for a new plymouth argyle manager wayne rooney and he had a point to prove after his last match. a drop might have been an acceptable result but the hosts dominated possession and it was another debutant and strike at that made the first mark of the match. jamal lowe, who joined for the summer, proved an instant hit. correct mightjoin for a fee over the summer. they kept plymouth under pressure in the second half until galloway cracked and wayne rooney had seen enough and made some changes but that could not halt the slide or turn it around asjeff windrush added to his misery and if you didn't think to get get worse, it did, and with seconds remaining, substitute michael smith added to the ranks. rooney may have arrived with optimism but he and his team have much to do. this time next week, the premier league will be up and running. community shield yesterday, final pre—season friendlies today.

arsenal beat lyon 2—0 with goals from centre halves gabriel and william saliba. liverpool beat sevilla 4—1 in the first of two games at anfield, diogo jota with the opener. arne slot�*s side also played against las palmas in a behind closed doors friendly shortly after. liverpool start their campaign away at newly promoted ipswich town on saturday. chelsea were also in action this afternoon as they were beaten 1—0 by inter milan, but some good news for chelsea fans — they have announced the signing of pedro neto from wolves. he was brought out at half time of today's friendly. the portuguese international has joined for an initialfee of £54 million, and has signed a seven—year contract. cricket now, and four games in the hundred, manchester originals' batter beth mooney was left stranded on 99 not out as she ran out of balls to get her century against northern superchargers. mooney blasted 1a boundaries and three sixes in her sit—ball knock to help the originals to 151—3 in the first innings. the superchargers didn't quite have

enough in response, though, making only 134 from their 100 balls to give manchester a 17—run win. it was ultimately in vain, however, as other results mean they've now been eliminated from the competition. elsewhere, london spirit's men were bowled out by home side and local rivals oval invincibles for only 96 runs. the invincibles made short work of the run chase, jordan cox scoring 61 not out to help them to a nine wicket win and keeping them at the top of the table — just one point from their next game would see them go straight into the final. and invincibles women made it two wins for the oval teams today, as they chased down 121 to beat spirit by eight wickets. captain lauren winfield—hill hit the winning runs with nine balls to spare, top—scoring and matching cox's 61 not out, which included ten boundaries. it means the invincibles stay second in the table and in with a chance of qualifying directly for next sunday's final at lord's. one game still going and you can give a cross that on the bbc sport website. —— you can keep across that. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making

the headlines today. on the final day of the first test in port of spain, south africa set west indies a lofty total of 298 to win. they've just resumed after lunch from a rain delay with the hosts on 12—1. and former wales rugby player louis rees zammit made his debut for the kansas city chiefs, playing in three different positions as they were beaten by the jacksonville jaguars in a pre—season friendly. he is competing for a spot on the chiefs' regular season squad. they've been trying to finish off a weather—delayed third round of the wyndam championship in north carolina. england's aaron rai is going well. he's 11 under par, three shots off the pace. let's return to the olympic games, then, where after 19 days of competition and 329 gold medals, the closing ceremony is just over an hour away. in contrast to the opening one, that took place along the river seine in pouring rain, it's blissfully dry at the stade de france, where we'll see a more di rigeur denouement to paris 202a.

our sports editor dan roan is in place. dan, what can we expect? hi, ben. as you say, this reverts to the traditional closing ceremony, unlike that opening one 2.5 weeks ago on the river but we are told other than that, it would be as you would expect, a parade of the athletes and british gold medal winning olympians alex yee and bryony page of triathlon and trampolining respectively, they will be given the honour of being the flag bearers for the british team when they emerge here into the stade de france behind me and they will obviously be a handover element to the ceremony, looking ahead to la 2028, the next olympic games in four years' time, and we are told there may be appearances by tom cruise and performers such as snoop dog and billie eilish, so lots to look forward to and it will be a lot shorter than the opening ceremony at around two hours and a half the time as well, but it will hopefully be a

fitting end to what has been a spectacular emblem picks. team gb in on 65 medals — spectacular emblem picks. team gb in on 65 medals in _ spectacular emblem picks. team gb in on 65 medals in total. _ spectacular emblem picks. team gb in on 65 medals in total. -- _ spectacular emblem picks. team gb in on 65 medals in total. -- a _ on 65 medals in total. —— a spectacular olympics. in line with their targets but down on gold so how do you think they will reflect on paris 202a? i how do you think they will reflect on paris 2024?— how do you think they will reflect on paris 2024? i think they will be deli . hted on paris 2024? i think they will be delighted and _ on paris 2024? i think they will be delighted and it _ on paris 2024? i think they will be delighted and it really _ on paris 2024? i think they will be delighted and it really reinforces l delighted and it really reinforces team gb's status as an olympic superpower and it is their fourth successive games that they have recorded or than 60 medals, and only china and the us, two huge countries, have managed to achieve that as well, which gives you a sense of the degree to which they continue to punch above their weight and the 65 medals takes them above the tally in tokyo unremarkably equals the one they recorded in london 12 years ago, and it means they are the third highest in terms of the pure medal tally stop a little earlier on, i spoke to andy

ganson, the chief executive of the british olympic association and he reflected on that success but also the fact they have slumped in terms of gold medals, the lowest placing since 2004 but none the less he told me he was pleased. it since 2004 but none the less he told me he was pleased.— me he was pleased. it has been an incredible experience _ me he was pleased. it has been an incredible experience and - me he was pleased. it has been an incredible experience and there - me he was pleased. it has been an | incredible experience and there has been some — incredible experience and there has been some fantastic performances and winning _ been some fantastic performances and winning a _ been some fantastic performances and winning a medal on every day of the games— winning a medal on every day of the games has— winning a medal on every day of the games has never happened before so itjust _ games has never happened before so itjust feels like games has never happened before so it just feels like it games has never happened before so itjust feels like it has been success— itjust feels like it has been success after success. —— andy anson — success after success. —— andy anson i— success after success. —— andy anson. i think there were some incredible — anson. i think there were some incredible moments we should celebrate and some of the moments that won't— celebrate and some of the moments that won't gold is like the medals last night— that won't gold is like the medals last night was so brilliantly achieved that we have to celebrate. firstly, _ achieved that we have to celebrate. firstly, let's celebrate 65 medals because — firstly, let's celebrate 65 medals because that is incredible and we can't _ because that is incredible and we can't take — because that is incredible and we can't take it for granted and i agree it would have been nicer to take more — agree it would have been nicer to take more gold medals and i think one thing — take more gold medals and i think one thing we have to do when we get back and _ one thing we have to do when we get back and we — one thing we have to do when we get back and we are all calmed down, we have to _ back and we are all calmed down, we have to assess sport by sport and across _ have to assess sport by sport and across the — have to assess sport by sport and across the system, is that something

that needs _ across the system, is that something that needs to be addressed in a different— that needs to be addressed in a different way going forward? and dan, ou different way going forward? and dan. you have — different way going forward? fif1c dan, you have been different way going forward? e31c dan, you have been in paris different way going forward? e1c dan, you have been in paris for the last three weeks. how will you reflect on these games? how do you think these games will be remembered? i think these games will be remembered?— think these games will be remembered? ~' ., ., , , remembered? i think the organisers, then will be relieved _ remembered? i think the organisers, then will be relieved and _ remembered? i think the organisers, then will be relieved and pleased - then will be relieved and pleased with how it has gone, especially when you consider that at the start there was that arson attack on the french railway system and i think that gave cause for concern that they could be other issues throughout these olympics that didn't materialise so i think they will be delighted, and there were record sales and pull the crowds and iconic settings and they made great play of the fact they were going to use existing venues in famous locations and that all seems to have gone to plan and i think you could almost since they started to win over the french public as well and they were sceptical initially but in they were sceptical initially but in the last few days, certainly, the atmosphere around paris certainly gives you that impression but on the

other hand, if you think back to the beginning and that opening ceremony, it was weather affected and it wasn't quite how they imagined it and it was a big gamble to stage it on the weather and probably a gamble that did not pay off and there was a huge amount of destruction caused by that opening ceremony and a lot of security operation and it also affected the weather in terms of sport on the river and it actually jeopardised the triathlon and its purest form and i think they got away with it but i think in the end they will look back on the judgment and wisdom of that decision as well. of and wisdom of that decision as well. of course the gender eligibility row in boxing overshadowed that competition and i think it is less serious questions for the ioc and sport generally to consider going into the future given the hateful, frenzied debate that sparked over the last week and the fighters that found themselves at the centre of that, but i think when you reflect back on tokyo and how that was so affected by covid and effectively no spectators there, i recall it very

well indeed from three years ago, the fact there like getting back to an olympics in all its glory and i think that is how many will remember paris 2024, and i think that is therefore a huge boost to the olympic movement. it therefore a huge boost to the olympic movement.- therefore a huge boost to the olympic movement. it will be fascinating — olympic movement. it will be fascinating to _ olympic movement. it will be fascinating to see _ olympic movement. it will be fascinating to see what - olympic movement. it will be i fascinating to see what happens olympic movement. it will be - fascinating to see what happens in four years' time in los angeles so thank you forjoining us on sportsday will stop if you want to see that closing ceremony, you can turn over to bbc one and that gets under way in a round about five minutes' time and as for the paralympics, that starts injust17 days' time and we will be back here on sportsday in about half an hour but from me and the rest of the team and the bbc sport centre, for now, goodbye. hello there. it's been a very warm day today for all of us,

but tomorrow some parts of the country could get even hotter. and i'll show you where in a moment. it won't be for northern areas, because here, tonight and tomorrow morning, we've got the threat of heavy rain, thunder, lightning and even some large hail that could bring some disruption. further south, where it's going to be dry, well, this is where we've got the core of the heat and high humidity. and tomorrow afternoon in cambridgeshire, perhaps temperatures could reach 35 degrees. that'll easily be the hottest day of the year so far. through this evening and the first part of the night, many places still dry with clear skies. fewer thundery showers are beginning to break out, running northwards, but the really wet weather, gusty winds, thunder and lightning sweeps into northern ireland later in the night and towards western scotland by tomorrow morning. eastern scotland — a little bit cooler. the rest of the uk, it's an uncomfortably warm and muggy night for sleeping, but we soon see the back of the rain from northern ireland. sunny skies follow. this heavy rain and thunderstorms pushes across scotland, perhaps northern england, to clear away during the afternoon, with some sunshine following on behind.

further south, the threat of storms is much, much lower. there'll be a lot of sunshine around, and this is where we've got the core of the heat and humidity. midlands, parts of eastern england, temperatures in many places getting over 30 degrees. further west and further north, things are going to be quite a bit cooler and it will feel fresher, particularly after all that wet weather sweeps through. now, this sudden surge in the heat has come up from spain and from france. but all that heat is getting pushed eastwards across europe this week, and even the whole of western europe will turn cooler over the coming few days as we get atlantic winds arriving as well. and those atlantic winds are steering in this weather system from the atlantic. that area of low pressure actually contains a little bit of what's left of tropical storm debbie that brought all the rain in the eastern side of the us. we're going to see some lighter, more patchy rain coming into western areas on tuesday, the winds picking up a bit as well. but ahead of that rain, the midlands and eastern england — still dry, still sunny, not as hot or as humid as monday, but it is going to be

a very warm day on tuesday. but after that noisy start to the week, with all those thunderstorms and heavy rain, and the heat and humidity, things get back to normal. the temperatures gradually slip away over the rest of the week, but it's still unsettled.

the united states women's basketball team earn a thrilling victory over hosts france, winning the last gold medal at the paris olympics. i'm luxmy gopal in london. the other headlines today... a funeral is held for nine—year—old alice da silva aguiar, one of three young girls killed in a knife attack in southport. in his first television interview since ending his re—election

campaign, president biden says the need to defeat donald trump drove his decision to drop out. it's a great honour being president. i think i have an obligation to the country to do the most important thing i can do. we must defeat trump. and moscow says it's fighting ukrainian troops on its territory, as the russian region of kursk is the scene of ukraine's cross—border incursion. hello, i'm luxmy gopal. we start with the olympics, where the sporting action has now concluded and the athletes are gathering for the closing ceremony, due to get under way in around an hour. america topped the final medal table after the women's us basketball team beat the hosts france to win the final gold medal of the games. let's join my colleague maryam moshiri for all the latest.