day for the midlands, a different day for the midlands, lincolnshire and east anglia and the south—east is much more cloud around. a bit of rain and drizzle for a time but there will ease off. elsewhere, a lovely day, a lot of sunshine around and it will feel pleasant enough even though temperatures are about average for the time of year could make the mid 20s perhaps in the far south—east of england but 20 are best for scotland and northern ireland. here we will find the wind and rain arriving overnight and into thursday morning. that will push its way southwards into england and wales to be followed by some sunshine and a few showers in the north—west. they change the weather, everything started to come in from the atlantic. thanks, darren. and that's bbc news at six. you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it's time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. goodbye.

an 11—year—old girl and her mother have been stabbed in leicester square. we speak to the security guard who says he stepped in to save her. i heard a scream and ijust went outside and saw one guy with a knife, and who was stabbing a kid. the moment i saw it, ijumped on that guy and grabbed his hand in which he was having a knife. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm jane dougall. welcome home! team gb return from paris after an olympics to remember. we'll look back on those golden team gb moments that make the games so special. and cruise control — we'll be live in la, looking ahead to what promises to be a star—studded games in los angeles. also coming up on sportsday... the end of an olympics and the end of another great career. tom daley officially jumps off the diving platform for the last time. with how everything has gone, ijust think it's always hard when you say goodbye to your sport. plus, we'll bring you all the latest in the transfer window as the start of the premier league approaches.

welcome to the programme. the olympics are over for another four years. tears of happiness were shed, and some of sorrow. more than 300 team gb athletes travelled to france to compete at the very highest level in their chosen sport at the paris 0lympics, which came to its finale yesterday. today many of them came back on the euro star, leaving the parisian glamour behind them, but some bringing a bit of sparkle back to blightly in the form of 65 medals. joe wilson was waiting for them in london. here at saint pancras station, perhaps the first chance for members of the great britain 0lympic perhaps the first chance for members of the great britain olympic team to get a sense of the impact they've made on audiences in the general public here in britain. 0f made on audiences in the general public here in britain. of course,

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sport. in speaking to me here today from the british olympic association, a strong sense of their intention to take this medal hall and push on. irate intention to take this medal hall and push om— and push on. we had a fantastic outin: in and push on. we had a fantastic outing in terms _ and push on. we had a fantastic outing in terms of— and push on. we had a fantastic outing in terms of total - and push on. we had a fantastic outing in terms of total metals l and push on. we had a fantastic- outing in terms of total metals one. yes we would have liked to have win a few more gold medals. and often fractions of a second, tiny little things, the back of the clay that fails to detonate, it's a different mind taken around a sailing buoy. it's the tips of adam petey�*s fingers when he's got covid. these are the things that separate the gold �*s. my message to everybody would be celebrate what has been achieved. in the autumn, we will have a look at it and come back ready to go again in los angeles. just to finish it is worth keeping all of this in context. when coming back to across the atlantic, all of them could've fit in one carriage. what was your favourite moment? it might have been rowing gold in the men's eight, or adam peaty�*s tears after winning silver, or keeley hodginson taking gold so convincingly

in the 800 metres. let's look back on the medals and the misses at these games. joe lynskey rounds up team gb's performance in paris. gold for keely, gold for great britain, gold for being brilliant! only at the finish line can they stop to take it in.— only at the finish line can they stop to take it in. only at the finish line can they sto to take it in. _, ., ,, stop to take it in. goodness me! the metals, the — stop to take it in. goodness me! the metals, the reward _ stop to take it in. goodness me! the metals, the reward for— stop to take it in. goodness me! the metals, the reward for the _ stop to take it in. goodness me! the metals, the reward for the work - metals, the reward for the work ireneeth— metals, the reward for the work beneath the surface. years of preparation can come down to the last strides. the preparation can come down to the last strides-— last strides. the line wouldn't come. it needed _ last strides. the line wouldn't come. it needed to _ last strides. the line wouldn't come. it needed to come - last strides. the line wouldn't come. it needed to come forl last strides. the line wouldn't - come. it needed to come for matt hudson— come. it needed to come for matt hudson smith _ come. it needed to come for matt hudson smith.— come. it needed to come for matt hudson smith. , ., hudson smith. there were times that these games — hudson smith. there were times that these games when _ hudson smith. there were times that these games when british _ hudson smith. there were times that these games when british athletes i these games when british athletes wanted more. these games when british athletes wanted more-— these games when british athletes wanted more. ,, , ,, wanted more. stunned, shocked. the ol mic wanted more. stunned, shocked. the olympic champion — wanted more. stunned, shocked. the olympic champion is _ wanted more. stunned, shocked. the olympic champion is from _ wanted more. stunned, shocked. the olympic champion is from the - wanted more. stunned, shocked. the olympic champion is from the usa. i wanted more. stunned, shocked. thej olympic champion is from the usa. is reflected in a table that shows 14 reflected in a table that shows iii goals. gb's lowest hall since the athens games. but overall, the picture is still on the recent

trend. 65 metals is one more than they one in tokyo, and the same as london 2012. in a statement king charles addressed the british athletes saying, "your achievements were forged from that invaluable combination of raw talent, true grit and hard toil over many years." from all of us watching at home, congratulations to team gb stop by the prince and princess of wales gave their congratulations in an instagram video— gave their congratulations in an instagram video where they were “oined b instagram video where they were joined by the _ instagram video where they were joined by the stars. _ instagram video where they were joined by the stars. thank- instagram video where they were joined by the stars. thank you i instagram video where they were i joined by the stars. thank you great britain, on behalf— joined by the stars. thank you great britain, on behalf of _ joined by the stars. thank you great britain, on behalf of snoop - joined by the stars. thank you great britain, on behalf of snoop dogg. .. | britain, on behalf of snoop dogg... the gb _ britain, on behalf of snoop dogg... the gb games have seen new ones emerge, british medals for the first time in climbing, kite boarding and artistic swimming. it is less than 30 years since britain went to an olympics and came back with one gold. atlanta 96 now if he is a

distant memory, but in 2028 the games go back to the us. there'll be plenty will be reaching their peak. already mf and you her piece of history, the first british women since 1964 to win a three metals at one games. and she stilljust 21. keeley hodgkinson is just a year older and has her 800 metre title. while silver medallist kayden coming on as promised to dominate tae kwon do if he doesn't move to the ufc. for some, the paris games where the last act of their careers. but for those with dreams of california, they will reflect and then restart. joe linsky, bbc news. so, will these games be looked upon as a success overall for team gb? 65 medals is the same total amount as they won in london 2012, the home games.

but they left with only 14 gold medals — that's the lowest since athlens in 2004. 0ur sports editor dan roan spoke to the chair of uk sport, dame katherine grainger, who said they were absolutely thrilled with hitting their medal target. we feel is a range of medallist, a lot more connections to people at home. there's more support to look at and enjoyed we had british potential. 0ur responsibly is a public body to make those athletes come there and put them on the biggest stage on earth in sports. that's fantastic success. as you say, we are a little bit further down the medal table then maybe we've been used to. it is a strategic ambition to be top—5 but it is not a target in the same way. because that bit is out of our hands to some extent, that depends on the success of other countries around us, so between third and eighth we know it is very congested. it's

increasingly congested. with the rise of the announcement as has been done now it's a much longer lead in the normal so we've seen australia already start rising, france's nomination you would expect to be up there too. the dutch have led the best medal hall, the best number gold medals they've ever had. i think what happens now is we know the numbers we know the facts, we know the results we now work with all those sports to review all of the performances to see what is it, where is it that really worked? where has the real benefit been? we always get great results that people weren't expecting, but we are the ones maybe we were expecting but didn't convert. hour ones maybe we were expecting but didn't convert-— didn't convert. how crazy it from our didn't convert. how crazy it from your perspective _ didn't convert. how crazy it from your perspective that _ didn't convert. how crazy it from your perspective that there i didn't convert. how crazy it from your perspective that there has i your perspective that there has been since tokyo, certainly since real, resetting of uk sports priorities and the culture as well. and some who would've predicted therefore that there would be a big drop off in metals. you can prove that it has

been done in way. yellow might we talk about this winning will concept for a long time. it's not winning at any cost, it's... if you love sports to me watch part of me wants to great success coming want to believe in the high standards. it's tough and i've been there and i've lived it and you can do it as hard as you need to in a very positive environment. i think when we started about the winning well model, there were some, not many, but there were some who then thought well, then it's all over, that's all about performance any more, it's about this is a real test when he gets to game time, when on the big athletes careers defined on what happens on the biggest agent sport. ask her

what we have seen is all these national governing bodies who have embraced this environment of making it positive and making it healthy and making it something that athletes benefit from have delivered time and time again, creating huge success. 65 metals across the 18 sports. and that shows that winning well is possible. it's not a choice between either winning or doing things well. winning well is the best we could ever hope for. speaking of looking backwards — he has said it before, but this time, he really means it. tom daley has announced his retirement from diving after winning a silver medal in paris. it's the fifth olympic medal in total for the 30—year—old, who has been in the public eye from the age of 13. daley said, through tears, that he knew it was the right time. tom daly knew this would be the last time. ., tom daly knew this would be the last time. ., ., time. one final look over the ledge, one vin l time. one final look over the ledge, one vinyl somersault _ time. one final look over the ledge, one vinyl somersault towards i time. one final look over the ledge, one vinyl somersault towards his i one vinyl somersault towards his legacy. —— daley. with partner noah

williams come he won a silver in front of his husband and two children. today he said goodbye to paris and to his sport.— paris and to his sport. yeah, hard to talk about. _ paris and to his sport. yeah, hard to talk about. i'm _ paris and to his sport. yeah, hard to talk about. i'm really _ paris and to his sport. yeah, hard to talk about. i'm really happy i to talk about. i'm really happy with how everything �*s gone. it's hard to say goodbye to your sport. so i just, yeah. ithink say goodbye to your sport. so i just, yeah. i think it's the right time. this year it felt like such a bonus. ., , , time. this year it felt like such a bonus. ., , . time. this year it felt like such a bonus. ., , , . ., bonus. tom daley has been so much of his life from — bonus. tom daley has been so much of his life from that _ bonus. tom daley has been so much of his life from that board _ bonus. tom daley has been so much of his life from that board at _ bonus. tom daley has been so much of his life from that board at 11 years i his life from that board at 11 years old he was dreaming of gold at the london olympics. i13 old he was dreaming of gold at the london olympics. 113 he was already planning further ahead. i london olympics. 113 he was already planning further ahead.— planning further ahead. i could still be going _ planning further ahead. i could still be going to _ planning further ahead. i could still be going to olympic i planning further ahead. i could | still be going to olympic games planning further ahead. i could i still be going to olympic games in so... ~ ., ~ ., , still be going to olympic games in so... ~ ., ~ ,' so... wow! and he was 'ust14 when he became — so. .. wow! and he was 'ust14 when he became britain's— so... wow! and he wasjust 14 when he became britain's site _ so... wow! and he wasjust 14 when he became britain's site good i so... wow! and he wasjust 14 when he became britain's site good and l he became britain's site good and youngest male olympian in beijing. it had been his dad, robert, who had supported him through those early years. in 2011, he died, not long aftertom's years. in 2011, he died, not long after tom's 17th birthday. all the

while, tom daley was becoming more and more famous. one of the faces of the fast approaching london games, he was criticised by his coach for his media commitments. when the olympics came around, he failed to get a medal in his first event, but in the second... get a medal in his first event, but in the second. . ._ get a medal in his first event, but in the second... yes, get in, that's the one! it — in the second... yes, get in, that's the one! it was _ in the second... yes, get in, that's the one! it was bronze _ in the second... yes, get in, that's the one! it was bronze and - in the second... yes, get in, that's the one! it was bronze and there . the one! it was bronze and there would be another _ the one! it was bronze and there would be another browns - the one! it was bronze and there i would be another browns and real, but it was in tokyo that he reached the top. in the final of the ten metre synchro together with matthew lee come he produced a dive of his life. tom daley who had been diving since he was able it's finally an olympic champion. by now he was also a husband and father. he married the film director dustin lance black backin film director dustin lance black back in 2017 and has championed lgbt rights. it was for that as well as his sport that he was made in 0be two years ago. he had thought tokyo would be his last olympics, but inspired by his son, robbie, he was back getting wet again in paris. he

was one ofjean b's flag bears. brute was one ofjean b's flag bears. we watched was one ofjean b's flag bears. - watched them grow. he is known through his whole... welcome his childhood and adolescence and adulthood in the public eye whilst competing for great britain at the olympics and winning metals as well. he won metals at four consecutive olympics. so it is going to be very hard to give up something that has dominated his entire life. tom daley has turned before _ dominated his entire life. tom daley has turned before will— dominated his entire life. tom daley has turned before will stop - dominated his entire life. tom daley has turned before will stop it's i dominated his entire life. tom daley has turned before will stop it's a i has turned before will stop it's a professional specialism after all, but if this is the end, then there will be a huge void behind that splash. as one olympics ends, we can start to look forward to the next one, hosted by los angeles in 2028 — and if tom cruise's stunt in the stade de france is anything to go by — it'll be a high impact adventure! the chairman of the la olympics, casey wasserman said the five new sports that will be included — lacrosse, baseball and softball, flag football, squash and cricket — would bring many more diverse

audiences to the event. but he was asked if the divisive nature of american politics would impact the lead up to the games? it started with president 0bama, president trump and president biden. so, we have been through three administrations but remain incredibly supportive we all marched behind the same flag in the same e of them. this is something that will bring our country together irrespective of politics. they limbic �*s is not a normal event. it doesn't matter and what time it operates and what city it is. the benefit in la as we have lots of incredibly big global events, so we are used to difference secured protocols for those events and we want to have the greatest sports programme and the history of olympics because we are a great sporting city. and so we are bringing some of the most baseball,

softball and flag football and we are bringing some of the most important most accessible sorts in the world, cricket and squash, building and have people who cricket is what makes the sunrise and sunset every day. and they are going to be paying attention to the olympics like they never have time and that is an audience and a group of people who are going to have exposure and awareness to la that may not have paid attention. think about lacrosse commits a sport that has a truly special history in our country. created by the six nations, it is truly authentic to the land we are on. including that in the programme was a really special opportunity. the 36 ports we have in our programme would mean this would be the greatest collection of athletes the greatest collection of athletes the history of the world has ever seenin the history of the world has ever seen in one place. well, la will be exciting, but there are potentially several problems that have been highlighted already that the organising committee will have to address — they include transport links. joining us is the bbc�*s la correspondent, emma vardy. one — traffic is pretty bad in la, how will they get the athletes and spectators to where they need

to be on time? traffic is a big rumble for many people in la. there are these massive freeways that suffer often from heavy congestion. yet the city has pledged that the la olympics will be car free. now, that sounds like a big ask, but what does it mean? there will be bringing in a lot more buses, extending railings, sectioning off certain lanes that will be bus traffic only, things like that and they hope that that will be a benefit for many, many people who live in la, notjust for the olympics, but it will have to revolutionise the transport options here, because at the moment, this is such a car depended city. many people will need to really change the culture to get people onto buses and public transport because there are some of the problems with that at the moment. the olympics is something that can really change the face of a city because you provide this big stage that the world is

going to be looking at i and a really hard deadline for it. homelessness is another big issue in la. paris moved and homed several thousand people before the olympics. is there a similar plan for la? imean, i mean, homelessness is a huge problem for la. there some 45,000 people homeless in the city, one of the worst homeless problems in the us. now, the mayor of la, she has already made it a really big priority of hers to deal with homelessness, that means clearing lots of encampments, bringing people into some sort of affordable housing. there was a lot of scepticism over how well she can tackle this in just four years because the problem is so great here the underlying causes like drug use and a lack of mental health provision, those things don't go away, even if you provide housing. and yet the mayor has said she hopes the olympics can be that force for good and can help to change the face of la in terms of its homelessness problem, but it's going to be a really big ask, because in many

districts of la, many districts have homeless people. and they face criticism with the way that they deal with homelessness and i think la will have one of the biggest challenges yet.— challenges yet. thank you so much for takinu challenges yet. thank you so much for taking time _ challenges yet. thank you so much for taking time to _ challenges yet. thank you so much for taking time to speak— challenges yet. thank you so much for taking time to speak to - challenges yet. thank you so much for taking time to speak to us. i the first openly transgender athlete to compete at the paralympic games has been selected to represent italy in paris at the end of this month. 50—year—old valentina petrillo transitioned in 2019 and is competing in the women's t12, 200 metres and 400 metres, for athletes with visual impairments. she describes her participation as an "important symbol of inclusion". currently, there is no unified position in sport towards transgender inclusion as the international paralympic committee allows international sports governing bodies to set their own policies. our sports correspondent laura scott spoke to andrew parsons, president of the ipc, about the issue. ido i do think the sport has to be

guided by science and come up with better answers for transgender better answers for tra nsgender athletes. we better answers for transgender athletes. we need to based on science, have better and probably a united answer. last science, have better and probably a united answer.— united answer. last year, in response — united answer. last year, in response to _ united answer. last year, in response to being _ united answer. last year, in response to being at - united answer. last year, in response to being at the i united answer. last year, in | response to being at the pair athletics championships you said that the ipc would let individual sports continue to decide their transgender policies. it sounds to me that you are not that comfortable with that stance any longer. for me that you are not that comfortable with that stance any longer.- with that stance any longer. for the moment i am comfortable - with that stance any longer. for the moment i am comfortable with i with that stance any longer. for the moment i am comfortable with that stance, but i do think that those sport body in general, the international federation, guided by science, we need them to look for a different future. so i am comfortable for the moment because it is respecting the rules they have the moment of the rules are there and we need to respect them, but i do think that for the future we need to really focus on that because it's the reality of the world, they deserve an answer which cannot become a welcome of this week you can compete, may be in the future you cannot. so we need to come up

with a very solid answer for that. let's take a quick look at some of the other sports news stories making the headlines. england's aaron rai won his maiden pga tour title, winning the wyndham championship in north carolina by two shots after leader max grey—serman had a wobble late on. rai finished on 18 under par, two shots ahead of the american grey—serman. dutch rider charlotte kool has the yellow jersey at the tour de france femmes, which started in the netherlands this year. she sprinted clear of the field to win the first of eight stages in the hague. and, preston north end have parted company with manager ryan lowe afterjust one match of the championship season. lowe leaves following their 2—0 defeat at home by sheffield united on friday. to cricket — and we're still waiting for an update on england test captain, ben stokes, who was helped off the field after being injured while playing for northern superchargers in the hundred. stokes pulled up holding his hamstring after running a single and had to go off.

his side went on to beat the manchester originals without him, but it's a major concern ahead of the three—match series against sri lanka. there are just nine nine days to go before the first test. the family of former england and surrey batter graham thorpe have said the 55—year—old took his own life. thorpe, who played 100 tests and 82 one—day internationals for england, died last week. in an interview with the times, graham thorpe's wife amanda said he had been suffering from depression and anxiety over recent years and that — "despite having a wife and two daughters whom he loved and who loved him, he did not get better." thorpe will be remembered as one of the finest batters of his generation. the family say they are now considering launching

a foundation in his name. some transfer news to bring you now — and manchester city striker julian alvarez has signed for atletico madrid for £81.5 million on a six—year deal. it's a record sale for city, who bought the 24—year—old for £14 million two years ago, from argentine side river plate. alvarez won six major trophies during his time with city. well, what does that mean for conor gallagher's proposed move t0 atletico? the club posted a picture of him on the pitch at the wanda metro—polit—ano after agreeing a 33 million pound deal with chelsea, but that was dependent upon striker samu 0—moro—dion heading the other way — that deal has collapsed though. manchester united are expected to complete the signings of defenders matthijs de ligt and noussair mazraoui from bayern munich for a combined fee of more than £50 million. they would have to be registered with the club by midday on thursday to be available for the opening game of the season for united against fulham on friday. meanwhile, noussair mazraoui

is thought to be replacing aaron wan—bissaka at manchester united. the right back is reportedly departing for west ham in a £15 million deal. kurt zouma's proposed move to united arab emirates side shabab al—ah—li has collapsed after the west ham defenderfailed a medical. zouma had travelled to dubai to complete a lucrative deal but his advisers are now trying to work out an alternative option. newcastle united have made a third bid to sign marc guehi from crystal palace, believed to be in the region of 60 million pounds. however it's thought palace value the england defender at close to 70 million, with the 24—year—old one of the standout performers at euro 2024. more updates on a transfer news on the bbc sports website. let's return to the olympics before we go. 65 medals for team gb, finishing seventh in the table.

some incredible moments in paris — notjust for great britain, but for many of the athletes from around the world. let's finish the programme with a reminder of some of those lasting memories and fantastic images from the paris olympics. thanks for watching sportsday. bye.

good evening. we've reportedly had around 15,000 lightning reports across the uk in the past 24 hours, a culmination of the heat and the humidity. it has been the hottest day of the year so far, following a tropical night — that's when temperatures don't fall below 20 celsius and make it really uncomfortable for sleeping. but gradually, through the day, the heat and the humidity has been pushed to become confined to southern and eastern areas. and we have seen at least 34 celsius — we may see the odd 35 popping up as the figures come in later. but at the moment, as those storms clear away — and they clear away from shetland, as well, through this evening, overnight — the humidity lowers a little, it looks more comfortable for sleeping. but there is more rain, accompanied by brisk winds coming into northern ireland and western fringes of scotland later in the night. but for many, temperatures of 4—5 degrees down on those of last night — so more comfortable for sleeping,

and a bright and dry start under that ridge of high pressure. but this deep area of low pressure towards the northwest will bring some unusually windy weather to the irish sea coasts for the time of year. pushing that rain across northern ireland into scotland, northern and western parts of england and wales through the day. drying up behind it but remaining windy, it looks like east anglia and the south east remain mostly dry, with some sunshine. still very warm, at 27—28, but not as hot as it's been today. and for most, a pleasant 19—21 celsius. and a ridge of high pressure builds on wednesday — so, yes, we've got the remnants of our rain band in the south and east, perhaps a few showers, but it's drier for scotland, northern ireland, northern england, wales, and the southwest with some pleasant sunshine. 21—23 celsius, so about average for the time of year. but the window of drier weather doesn't last for long — we've got this next area of low pressure, its weather fronts moving in on thursday, meandering their way southwards into friday. potentially another pulse of heavier rain for a time on friday towards the southeast, but the detail is difficult at this stage.

and then, the ridge of high pressure may build in across the south for the weekend. but thursday, at the moment, again looks like another wet day — a spell of rain, brisk winds which will slowly push that weather front southwards. so behind it, drying up and brightening up and the rain taking longer to reach southern and eastern areas. but it's still quite warm — 24—25 — so i think it will find, or we think we'll find the humidity increasing a bit through thursday and friday once again. feeling quite muggy with the rain.

it's 7pm in london. this is the world today, with maryam moshiri. —— de thicker movie. ukraine says it now controls 1,000 square kilometres of russian territory — vladimir putin vows to respond. warnings were missed about the mental health of valdo calocane, who went on to kill three people in nottingham last year. several eu countries are sending urgent help to greece, as a wildfire rages on the outskirts of athens. america's defence secretary orders a guided missile submarine to the middle east, as fears of a wider conflict grow.

with elon musk due to interview donald trump live on x — we'll look at how social media could be shaping the race for the white house. also coming up on the world today: after weeks of sporting excellence, the olympics have drawn to a close — now paris turns its attention to hosting the paralympics. -- i'm —— i'm geeta guru—murthy. welcome to the world today — an hour of international news from the bbc. ukraine's military says it now controls around a thousand square kilometres of russian territory. that follows a week—long offensive by ukrainian forces across the border into the russian region of kursk. some troops are said to have advanced up to 30 kilometres — or 18 miles — into russia. russian officials are organising evacuations from its neighbouring

belgorod region, and president putin has told his senior officials