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they also feature a front—page picture of team gb's flag bearers tom daley and helen glover.r over the bridge. the telegraph features another image of tom daley and helen glover, recreating the iconic pose of the titanic on the bow of team gb's boat on the river seine. the main headline suspect the far left may have been behind the high—speed rail sabotage. and the daily mail says la farce! and torrential rain put a damper on the opening ceremony in paris. the other news now... the former us president barack 0bama and his wife michelle have endorsed vice president kamala harris to be the democratic presidential nominee. it ended days of speculation over whether she'd gain their support. they said in a phone call to the candidate they'd do everything they could to help her win. this report from our north america editor, sarah smith. everywhere he goes in america, prime minister netanyahu is met with protests against the war in gaza. "convicted felon invites a war criminal" reads one sign, as he heads to meet donald trump in florida. the greatest dinner i've ever had. their fal

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of course, our two flagbearers, tom daley and helen glover, leading the way for us holding that union air and despite the rain, despite the gloom, it didn't matter because the eiffel tower was still shining bright in the city of love. the city of light. it was an incredible thing to witness. of course, we also saw performance from many people, but notably from lady gaga, who actually sang in french, which i don't know if anyone was particularly expecting, but that was one to see. so an incredible spectacle. i feel very lucky to have been here. i know you mentioned it's been a long day, but that doesn't matter to me. the olympics is an incredibly important event, and rightly so, that we mark it as much and as often as we can. >> okay, sophie reaper live on the ground in paris, get yourself a croissant and get yourself a croissant and get yourself to bed. not sure about lady gaga, but yeah, each to their own right to get an expert insight into the security events of the olympics, we now welcome former head of the national counter terrorism security office, chris phillips. chris. good ev

olympics countdown — tom daley and helen glover will be the team gb opening ceremony flag—bearers, asrray prepares for his very last matches. i'm ready to to finish now. i know it's the right decision for me. and, yeah, i'm looking forward to the rest of my life. on bbc london... another 15—year—old loses his life to youth violence after a stabbing and stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. hello, welcome to the bbc news at ten. the new head of the british army has said it would probably take russian forces five more years to, as he put it, grind their way to their minimum objectives in ukraine — and that the effort could cause one and half million casualities. general sir roly walker said today the big question in the war there is whether ukraine can sustain its defences. with little movement on the front line apart from limited russian gains in pockets in the east, ukraine's use of drones has proved a vital tool in stopping the russians. our correspondent quentin sommerville and camera journa

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not long until the start of the olympics in paris and two—time 0lympic rowing champion helen glover isd by husband and tv nature presenter steve backshall, who is passionate about using sport to promote environmental change. glover admits herfamily are a big inspiration to her as she prepares to compete. 0ur reporter sarah dawkins caught up with the pair. i took a year out after tokyo, i was umming and ahhing. when i pictured their three little faces on the finish line, that did it for me. that was the reason. we are talking about sustainability, the climate issues surrounding these games, you are incredibly passionate about the environment. why did you want to take part in this cycle and should we be worried about the impact on our environment, with heat, climate change? we should absolutely be worried. one of the things sport can do really well is amplify messages. british rowing have done an extraordinaryjob in recent years, we are talking about how important water quality is, now let's do the same for climate change. sport can speak to people across boundaries, to people from diffe

glover.wo days of absolutely miserable weather, the sun has finally come out in the city and everyone seems to be having a really great time. i've seen a lot of a lot of dutch flags here at the rowing, but i've also seen some team gb supporters as well, along with a few german flags as well. so it's a real mix of people and everyone seems really good. there's some applause behind me. i think there's a race going on at the minute. yeah, there is indeed. all in all, a really good atmosphere, and it feels quite festival—like at the minute, i would say. and what's the reaction been to the cancelling of the first triathlon training session because the river seine is polluted? because there's been so many questions about the fast flowing water in the seine and pollution and whether or not it would be ok. and it seems, well, you know, day two, it isn't. yes, well, as you probably saw on the opening ceremony day, it absolutely poured with rain, as i experienced firsthand. it was a very soggy affair,

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well, helen glover and tom daley will have the honour of carrying the union flag tonight.pic force today. it wasn't that long ago, with atlanta, where we didn't win very many gold medals. in fact, i think only one. i can't remember who actually got that one! but with the national lottery then coming on board and pumping money into elite sports, as well as general sport right the way through, it's really built the team up. and that really builds a great atmosphere for the athletes to be able to compete. obviously, the better the athletes compete, the better the general public enjoy the games itself. but i think that's what the national lottery has really done, it's really crossed the board of almost every sport that we're competing right at the highest level. we used to rely on rowing and track cycling and a little bit of athletics to where the most of the medals come. now, swimming's been up there for the last three orfour games. across the board with cycling, notjust on the track, but road and mountain biking. boxing, we look to be doing very well this time, with the six

yeah very exciting, tom daley and helen glover are our flag bearers.think they're worthy choices ? i they're worthy choices? i imagine you're going to say yes. >> no. yeah. of course they are. it's tom's, fifth olympic games, and weirdly enough, because i saw an interview that he that he did and obviously, i know tom quite well, his first olympics was 2008, in beijing, when i carried the flag around that night in 2008. and he was right behind me walking into the stadium, and he sort of said he never thought, obviously, that moment leading to his olympic journey, so to speak, and his olympic medals. and then one day he was going to be the flag bearer, not walking into the olympic stadium, but leading team gb out on the on the river sand, so to speak. and helen glover, i think, is it her fourth olympics and won she's various second time she's coming out of retirement isn't it. >> she retired after rio and came back for tokyo. >> frank sinatra i've done the same. yeah. >> and then now she's back again and they they get too much of you and they go, oh, we

two—time olympic champion helen glover and her great britain team—mates rebecca shorten, sam redgraverough to thursday's women's four final after a comfortable win in their heat. they pulled clear early on and kept the rest of the field, led by new zealand, at bay. after winning olympic gold in london and rio, but finishing fourth in tokyo, glover now has the opportunity for a third games title. the men's four finished second in their heat but also progress directly to the final. there has been, though, dissapointment for two team gb athletes today, with chelsie giles losinig in her second round of the women's judo to larissa pimeta of brazil. in boxing, another of those hoping for a medal, rosie eccles, lost to polands�* aneta rygielska in the women's 66kg event on a controversial split decision that drew some booes from those in attendance. tennis continues today too. rafa nadal is playing his singles match against hungary's martin fucsovics, despite concerns over a thigh injury. nadal won his doubles match with carlos alcaraz on saturday but hinted he may pull out of the singles. h

helen glover is having an incredibly busy year.in the olympic games in paris. the two—time 0lympic rowing champion is supported by husband and tv nature presenter steve backshall, who is passionate about using sport to promote environmental change. she admits herfamily are a big inspiration to her as she prepares to compete. 0ur reporter sarah dawkins caught up with the pair. i took a year out after tokyo, i was umming and ahhing. when i pictured there three little faces on the finish line, that did it for me. we are talking about the climate issue surrounding these games, you are incredibly passionate about the environment. why did you want to take part in this cycle and should we be worried about the impact on our environment, with heat, climate change? we should absolutely be worried. one of the things sport can do really well is amplify messages. british rowing have done an extraordinaryjob in recent years, we are talking about how important water quality is, now let's do the same for climate change. sport can speak to people a

of course, our two flagbearers, tom daley and helen glover, leading the way for us holding that unionhe air and despite the rain, despite the gloom, it didn't matter because the eiffel tower was still shining bright in the city of love. the city of light. it was an incredible thing to witness. of course, we also saw performance from many people, but notably from lady gaga, who actually sang in french, which i don't know if anyone was particularly expecting, but that was one to see. so an incredible spectacle. i feel very lucky to have been here. i know you mentioned it's been a long day, but that doesn't matter to me. the olympics is an incredibly important event, and rightly so, that we mark it as much and as often as we can. >> okay, sophie reaper live on the ground in paris, get yourself a croissant and get yourself a croissant and get yourself to bed. not sure about lady gaga, but yeah, each to their own right to get an expert insight into the security events of the olympics, we now welcome former head of the national counter terrorism security office, chris phillips. chris. good

— way and we know that tom daly and helen glover will carry the flag for team _ helen glover will carryportant — comfortable with that and it's an important moment. andy murray says now is the right time and, more importantly, the right place to end his career, as he prepares to play, for team gb, at the paris olympics. murray had back surgery, on a spinal cyst just before wimbledon, but played there for the final time, with his brotherjamie earlier this month. he's been telling our sports editor dan roan, he's now happy with his decision to call time on his glittering career. so wina so win a medal the best chance will be in the doubles and i will play with dan evans and he's very good as a singles player but his game translates to doubles and we've been training really well in the last few days but yeah, it's not going to be easy and there is a lot of top teams out there but the doubles is realistically the best chance of winning a medal. find realistically the best chance of winning a medal.— realistically the best chance of winning a medal. realistically the best chance of winnin: a

tom daley and helen glover. now tom daley and helen glover. now tom daley and helen glover.ompete in five olympic games, five olympic games that is an unprecedented feat to be competing at five olympic games. helen glover similar story. she's. this will be her fourth olympic games. she will have come out of retirement twice for this game. she retired after rio and then she retired after rio and then she retired after tokyo. but once again, she's back for paris 2024. she said that being the flagbearer for the opening ceremony will be the greatest honour of her life. incredibly special for her to be representing team gb, she and tom. of the 350 athletes that will have brought over to paris, so incredibly special . however, so incredibly special. however, there has been already some drama this morning. french rail company snfcc or sncf, i apologise, have said that their high speed rail network has been vandalised in what they've called a malicious attack, attempting to paralyse the system ahead of the opening ceremony. they've said it could take the full weekend to resolve thes

helen glover is having an incredibly busy year.es in paris. the two—time olympic rowing champion is supported by husband and tv nature presenter steve backshall, who is passionate about using sport to promote environmental change. she admits herfamily are a big inspiration to her as she prepares to compete. our reporter sarah dawkins caught up with the pair. i took a year out after tokyo, i was arming and arguing. when i pictured there three little faces on the finish line, that did it for me. —— i was finish line, that did it for me. —— iwas umming finish line, that did it for me. —— i was umming and ahhing. we are talking about the climate issue surrounding these games, you are incredibly passionate about the environment.— incredibly passionate about the environment. ~ , ., ., environment. why did you want to take art environment. why did you want to take part in _ environment. why did you want to take part in this _ environment. why did you want to take part in this cycle _ environment. why did you want to take part in this cycl

among them, helen glover, double olympic champion gunning for a third gold medal at herfourth games.for a third gold medal at herfourth games. i spoke to her husband whojoined us herfourth games. i spoke to her husband who joined us on today's ride. you travel tomorrow, how are you feeling? stare ride. you travel tomorrow, how are you feeling?— you feeling? are your bags are acked? you feeling? are your bags are packed? packed _ you feeling? are your bags are packed? packed with - you feeling? are your bags are packed? packed with a - you feeling? are your bags are packed? packed with a little i you feeling? are your bags are | packed? packed with a little bit you feeling? are your bags are i packed? packed with a little bit of help from the kids which was not that helpful but we are getting on the train tomorrow and will be in paris and today is the first day it is starting to feel like it is just round the corner. the is starting to feel like it is 'ust round the corner. , ., , round the corner. the previous three ol mics, round the corner. the previous three olympics. you _ round

they laugh for tom daley and helen glover, at their fifth and fourth olympics, carrying the flag forincluding i cried when i was told as well. so, yeah, i think itjust goes to show how much of an honour it is. i thought i'd retired and it was robbie, my son, who convinced me to come back and give it one more shot. and to be flagbearer as part of that as well, it's just the icing on the cake. it's exactly 100 years since the last paris olympics, and the world of sport looks very different for british athletes. at team gb�*s performance lodge, where athletes can train, eat and recover, nothing's been left to chance. soundproof sleep pods for day naps, anyone? team gb is bringing 327 athletes to paris, its smallest team since beijing, but they're hoping to win medals across a wider range of sports than ever before. for the second successive olympics, there are more female athletes than men, but they're chasing a medal haul of between 50 and 70 medals. a minimum is hoped for of 60 — which they've achieved at the last three olympics. i do think it's a very, very talented team that we've b

glover. two days of absolutely miserable weather, the sun has finally come out in the city and everyone seems to be having a really great time. now, one of the things that people like to see at any olympics is of course the cauldron burning after being lit by the olympic flame during the opening ceremony. and paris is no different. hundreds of people have been queuing to the see the seven metre wide cauldron which is attached to a 30 metre tall balloon and is flying more than 60 metres in the air in gardens in the city centre. we can see it from the bbc studio, just towards the left. organisers say 10,000 people a day will be able to get a free ticket to see it up close. it is the first time in olympic history that it's lit up without the use of fossil fuels. let's hear what visitors make of it. super excited to see it, it's so beautiful, i've never seen this type of olympic flame before so it's really unique to paris. tt is of olympic flame before so it's really unique to paris. it is very i

when helen glover will be taking place in the women's fours finals.nues today across some parts of the country but overnight tonight and into tomorrow, the weather looks like it will start to break down. we've got the risk of heavy rain, thunder and lightning, mainly across england and wales. still difficult to pin the details down because those storms are yet to develop. we've had some threatening cloud here in the far southeast of england with showers close by. these are the temperatures we have this afternoon. not really changing much for the northern half of the uk, it's much hotter further south, but because we've got an easterly breeze this time, the highest temperatures will get pushed that little further towards the west. even some showers into wales and northern ireland but things get going overnight. the wetter weather develops overnight in northern ireland and pushes across to scotland with thundery downpours across parts of england and wales. more cloud around tonight, for scotland, warmer than last night, 5 degrees in glasgow. further sou

natalie touched on helen glover and her women's four team—mates making it through to the final.ith and tom george reaffirmed their favourites tag in the men's pair by winning their heat to qualify for the semi—finals. team gb�*s men's fourfinished second in their heat, but also progress directly to the final. we know it is not like any other regatta, people will come hard, so we look forward to the next round. fantastic start. how do you build - through the regatta? we have got a few things to build on. we didn't really use the last 500 much, we could control the race from 1500, so we want to step on there and we know we can and have done it in training. it is about piecing the blocks together round by round. great britain's women's bid to win a hockey medal at a fourth—straight olympics started with a narrow 2—1 defeat to spain. lola riera scored spain's winner. great britain can still advance from their pool, with four of the six teams progressing to the quarter—finals, next up are three—time champions australia on monday. great britain's women fought back to beat ireland 21—1

helen glover is having an incredibly busy year.pic games in paris. the two—time 0lympic rowing champion is supported by husband and tv nature presenter steve backshall, who is passionate about using sport to promote environmental change. she admits herfamily are a big inspiration to her as she prepares to compete. 0ur reporter, sarah dawkins, caught up with the pair. i took a year out after tokyo and was considering and what i pictured their three faces on the finish line, that did it for me and that was the reason.— line, that did it for me and that was the reason. steve, we were talkin: was the reason. steve, we were talking about — was the reason. steve, we were talking about sustainability - was the reason. steve, we were talking about sustainability and | was the reason. steve, we were i talking about sustainability and the key climate issues around these games. you are passionate about the environment. why did you want to take part in this cycle and should we be worried about the impact round heat and climate change? we we be

britain's flag—bearers were double gold medallist helen glover and diver tom daley.ach was not involved in the ceremony. bev priestman has been sent home and suspended from her role amidst the fallout from an alleged drone spying scandal. priestman voluntarily withdrew from the defending champion's opening game on thursday — a 2—1 win over new zealand — but has now been suspended for the remainder of the tournament.

natalie touched on helen glover and her women's four team—mates making it through to the final.george reaffirmed their favourites tag in the men's pair by winning their heat to qualify for the semi—finals. team gb's men's fourfinished second in their heat, but also progress directly to the final. we know it is not like any other regatta, people will come hard, so we look forward to the next round. testing start, how do you build through— testing start, how do you build through the _ testing start, how do you build through the regatta? _ testing start, how do you build through the regatta? we - testing start, how do you build through the regatta?— testing start, how do you build through the regatta? we have got to build on that, _ through the regatta? we have got to build on that, we _ through the regatta? we have got to build on that, we didn't _ through the regatta? we have got to build on that, we didn't really - through the regatta? we have got to build on that, we didn't really use i build on that, we didn't really use the last— build on that, we didn't really use the last 5

glover.t atmosphere. and after two days of absolutely miserable weather, the sun has finally come out in the city and everyone seems to be having a really great time. i've seen a lot of a lot of dutch flags here at the rowing, but i've also seen some team gb supporters as well, along with a few german flags as well. so it's a real mix of people and everyone seems really good. there's some applause behind me. i think there's a race going on at the minute. yeah, there is indeed. all in all, a really good atmosphere, and it feels quite festival—like at the minute, i would say. and what's the reaction been to the cancelling of the first triathlon training session? because the river senne is polluted. because there's been so many questions about the fast flowing water and pollution and whether or not it would be okay. and it seems, well, you know, day two, it isn't. yes. well, as you probably saw on the opening ceremony day, it absolutely poured with rain, as i experienced firsthand, it was a very

the county's flag—bearers are double gold medallist rower helen glover and diver tom daley, who won goldhe french capital. away from the damp weather, the olympic surfing competition is being held off the coast of tahiti in french polynesia, where there's limited accommodation, so most of the competitors will stay on board a cruise ship anchored in a lagoon. athletes there said they would miss the buzz of the paris village and the opening ceremony, but the perfect waves and sun probably made up for it. away from the olympics, it was day one of the third and final test between england and the west indies at edgbaston, where the hosts are looking to complete a 3—0 clean sweep. the first day was an eventful one, with 13 wickets falling. electing to bat, west indies posted 282 thanks to half—centuries from skipper kraigg brathwaite and jason holder. gus atkinson took four wickets, while local boy chris woakes got three. in response, england finished on 38—3 at stumps courtesy of a double blow from jayden seales. they still trail by 244 runs. everyone that came on had a plan, tried to stick t

glover, and we are also joined by husband steve batchelor, whojoined us on the right this morning.led 13 miles chatting i did enjoy that? i have just cycled 13 miles chatting away _ did enjoy that? i have just cycled 13 miles chatting away to - did enjoy that? i have just cycled 13 miles chatting away to dame | 13 miles chatting away to dame catherine granger in the slipstream of chris— catherine granger in the slipstream of chris boardman. it has been one of chris boardman. it has been one of the _ of chris boardman. it has been one of the best— of chris boardman. it has been one of the best mornings of my life. you have been a — of the best mornings of my life. ym. have been a little bit busy. you travel tomorrow, how are you feeling? travel tomorrow, how are you feelin: ? y travel tomorrow, how are you feelina? y . travel tomorrow, how are you feelina? g ,., travel tomorrow, how are you feelin? g ., feeling? my bags are packed, with a little help from _ feeling? my bags are packed, with a little help from the _ feeling? my bags are packed, with a little help from the kids, _ fee

glover, leading team gb in one of 85 boats.he event also saw performances from the likes of lady gaga and even celine dion, making her first on stage appearance since revealing that she suffers from stiff persons syndrome. well, meanwhile, eurostar passengers are facing ongoing travel disruptions after arson attacks on the french rail network. ahead of those games, 1 in 4 trains will not run this weekend, with the operator saying four have been cancelled today. travellers are being told today. travellers are being told to postpone their journeys if they can. the chief constable of greater manchester police says video footage of a officer seemingly kicking and stamping on a man at the airport is a source of profound regret. stephen watson insists the force is committed to supporting a criminal investigation into that officer's behaviour . it comes officer's behaviour. it comes after the mayor of greater manchester appealed for a rigorous and swift investigation into allegations of assault. the police watchdog is now looking into

it was when helen glover and heather stanning won gold at london 2012 that a 1a—year—old lola was inspiredter, and just scribbled in this sort of affirmation that said, "my name is lola anderson. i think it would be my biggest dream in life to go to the olympics for team gb and represent british rowing and if possible, win a gold medal." um, so i wrote that down and then got very embarrassed, ripped the page out of my diary and threw it away. lola's dad don found that page, and six years later, when he was seriously ill, he returned it to her, telling her to follow her dream. he passed away shortly after. how do you think he would feel, the fact that you are now heading to paris as an olympian? oh, um... sorry. i think he'd be really, really proud, yeah. um, sorry! um, iam... ..these are happy... i think he'd be really proud. um, you know, rowing obviously was a key sport for him, but he, just like any other parent, like my mum and everyone who's supported me along the way, just wants the best for their loved ones. and if he could see me now, he'd know that i was happy and that's all he'd

its front page also carries a picture of team gb's flagbearers, tom daley and helen glover, recreatingrench authorities are braced for further attacks while they try to identify who was responsible. the paper says spy agencies are trying to find out if a foreign state such as russia was behind it. the guardian focuses on a speech on monday in which the chancellor, rachel reeves, is expected to announce that millions of public sector workers will receive an above inflation pay rise. the paper reports she will accept the recommendations of public sector pay bodies, who back such a rise. the express focuses on a separate part of her speech, where she is expected to claim the conservatives have left a £20 billion black hole in britain's finances. the paper labels the claim a "con". two nasa astronauts are still stuck in space while crews continue to examine the starliner spacecraft they travelled in. test pilots butch wilmore and sunita williams first departed for the station about seven weeks ago on a mission that was meant to last about a week. faulty thrusters and small helium leaks hav

glover, leading team gb in one of 85 boats. the event also saw performances from the likes of lady gaga and even celine dion, making her first on stage appearance since revealing her illness. the world famous singer led a glittering conclusion to the celebrations from the eiffel tower . here, the chief the celebrations from the eiffel tower. here, the chief constable of greater manchester police has responded to video footage of an officer seen kicking and stamping on a man at the city's airport, saying the incident is airport, saying the incident is a source of profound regret. stephen watson insists the force is committed to supporting a criminal investigation into the officer's behaviour, and it comes after the mayor of greater manchester appealed for a rigorous and a swift investigation into allegations of assault. the police watchdog is now looking into the incident, and they say they will determine whether his use of force was acceptable . an force was acceptable. an alternative healer has been convicted of manslaughter a

britain's flag—bearers were double gold medallist helen glover and diver tom daley.the first time the opening ceremony has not taken place in a stadium. well, canada's women's soccer head coach was not involved in the ceremony. bev priestman has been sent home and suspended from her role amidst the fallout from an alleged drone spying scandal. priestman voluntarily withdrew from the defending champion�*s opening game on thursday — a 2—1win over new zealand — but has now been suspended for the remainder of the tournament. earlier this week, two canadian staff were sent home after a drone was flown over new zealand's training, but canada soccer says it's discovered evidence of previous drone use predating the paris games. one of the key pieces of information was the conclusion from canada soccer that she needed to be suspended based on their accumulation of facts. i've seen some of them, some of the information they have. and we've gathered some additional information ourselves that made me conclude that she was highly likely to have been aware of the incidents. away f

glover and diver tom daley carrying the flag on one of 85 boats.ing to the french for capital the games are facing massive disruption after vandals targeted the rail network. more than 100 workers have been dispatched to repair high speed rail services around paris, and some routes will return to normal tomorrow. we understand. but 1 in 4 eurostar services have been cancelled and will be out of action over the weekend . out of action over the weekend. here, an alternative healer has been convicted of manslaughter after a 71 year old woman died following one of his slapping therapy workshops. hongkai zhao, who has no medical qualifications, preached the benefits of hitting yourself to rid your body of toxins. danielle carr—gomm had been following his instructions and stopped taking her diabetes medication at a wiltshire retreat in 2016. a rapist who threw a boy to cover up his crimes has been sentenced to life in prison. anthony stocks raped and sexually assaulted a girl multiple times between 2019 and 2022, when she

look for helen glover and tom daley carrying the flag for team gb.taking it seriously and after the years of training. many of them say they will go to the closing ceremony because then they can celebrate a party. we have royalty, laura kenny, who will not be competing, but in during the olympics in a whole new way at 8.30 on the sofa. mike, thank you. time is 6.40. a man who has spent nearly a year living in a hospital because of a shortage of social care provision, says he feels like he is stuck in a prison. 36—year old matthew sharp, who has a range of complex conditions, says he is unable to leave until the nhs and his local council can agree who is responsible for his care. our social affairs editor, alison holt reports. i'm just stuck in a prison, basically. for nearly ten months, 36—year—old matthew has been stuck in epsom general hospital in surrey. he has tourette's syndrome. his involuntary tics or spasms are so severe they've damaged his spine. he believes here his health is getting worse, but the care he needs in the community hasn't been

helen glover as well, very celebrated rower.n britain's first gold in london 2012. >> the fighting over the flag in that. >> yeah they do. >> yeah they do. >> i know that's for the benefit of our radio listeners. as a picture of helen glover and tom daley on the screen with the, with with the flag, is that oh are they our colours now that peach. >> well yeah. >> well yeah. >> yeah. it changes. >> yeah. it changes. >> it does change from, from coral to game doesn't say have had the have had the contract. going back since the early 90s i think linford christie was wearing adidas when he won , when wearing adidas when he won, when he won the 100m final in 92. so yeah, it goes back a long way. so yeah we look forward to that tomorrow to that tomorrow evening. yeah. >> well it should be a spectacular event. >> yes it should. yeah. there's been plenty of cash going into that isn't it. >> yeah yeah yeah. >> yeah yeah yeah. >> all right aidan thank you very much indeed. you're our sports flagbearer. very good. >> great honour for you. y

glover, leading team gb in one of 85 boats. lady gaga and even celine dion, making her first on stage appearance since revealing her illness. the world famous singer led a glittering conclusion to the celebrations from the eiffel tower . here, the chief the celebrations from the eiffel tower. here, the chief constable of greater manchester police has responded to video footage of an officer seen kicking and stamping on a man at the city's airport, saying the incident is airport, saying the incident is a source of profound regret. stephen watson insists the force is committed to supporting a criminal investigation into the officer's behaviour, and it comes after the mayor of greater manchester appealed for a rigorous and a swift investigation into allegations of assault. the police watchdog is now looking into the incident, and they say they will determine whether his use of force was acceptable . an force was acceptable. an alternative healer has been convicted of manslaughter after a 71 year old woman died following one of his

some huge names really, helen glover in the rowing endless list. >> max whitlock in the gymnastics.me back this time. they really want it . it's time. they really want it. it's a it's a big national celebration this. and there's every reason to be think there's going to be a lot of success in the next couple of weeks. >> and as well as some of those names that were more familiar with know your daley's and your murray's. what about some of the names that might be a bit less familiar? what kind of events should we be keeping an eye peeled for ? peeled for? >> yeah, there's always there's always the olympics changes every time, doesn't it? you've got you've got surfing this time. it's taking place not in paris, but tahiti. believe it or not. >> what's all that about 9500 miles away, >> here's a here's one for you. the skateboarding. that's not been an olympic thing for very long, has it? >> sky brown. >> sky brown. >> remember her in tokyo? she was 13 and got a medal. she's 16 now. in fact, she wanted to be in the surfing as well. but she's going to take place take part in the skateboa

you know fantastic to have andy murray back in the team helen glover, three time olympic champion backum of three. you know just a superb story there . tom daley superb story there. tom daley coming back as a five time olympian and olympic champion as well. so i'll pick and choose and if i have time i'll make the opportunity to go. so i'm very, very fortunate. >> it's early days, but if you do for the next olympics, need a sous chef de mission, a sous chef, you know i'm going to be the guy for you. best of luck, mark. yeah. have a great olympics. thanks a lot for your time. >> yeah. have a really good olympics and let us know all about it. okay cheers. thank you very much. >> have we worked out what your olympic sport would be? >> no, we haven't worked that mark. we weren't . me and eamonn mark. we weren't. me and eamonn were saying is they're looking forward four years to do it every year. what would be i mean i think 400 metre hurdles is out for us. but is there something that maybe we could train for that maybe we could train for that you could start four years in and maybe get in.

glover, our flag bearers, holding the union jack high, representing our 300 plus athletes who are goingdays. so be competing here in paris over the coming days . so really, the coming days. so really, really special, a really a really special, a really a really great kick off. there have been some questions. obviously, you mentioned there, stephen, you kind of feel perhaps it should just be in a stadium to give that focal point. i think that's kind of something that was felt on the ground as well. but as i say, for us it was history. it was the first time. it's ever been done outside of a stadium. so i think that alone was a very special thing to be a part of here in paris. but i wonder, come los angeles in 2028, i think they may just resort to having it inside a stadium because , as you say, that is the because, as you say, that is the tradition. and i think that's what we know. it's tried and tested, but something different. a bit of history here in paris and all i can say is that now we're very excited to get the competition well and truly underway here. team gb are going to be going

it was when helen glover and heather stanning won gold at london 2012 that a 14—year—old lola was inspiredeam gb and represent british rowing and if possible, win a gold medal." um, so i wrote that down and then got very embarrassed, ripped the page out of my diary and threw it away. lola's dad don found that page, and six years later, when he was seriously ill, he returned it to her, telling her to follow her dream. he passed away shortly after. how do you think he would feel, the fact that you are now heading to paris as an 0lympian? 0h, um... sorry. i think he'd be really, really proud, yeah. um, sorry! um, iam... ..these are happy... i think he'd be really proud. um, you know, rowing obviously was a key sport for him, but he, just like any other parent, like my mum and everyone who's supported me along the way, just wants the best for their loved ones. and if he could see me now, he'd know that i was happy pride that certainly wouldn't be misplaced, as lola anderson and co prepared to take to the waters at paris 2024. what is a story, good luck to her. —— what a story. although the day