and in the velodrome, kadeena cox from great britain defends her title in the time trial.and athletics. injury has prevented kadeena cox from running this time so she will be keen to go for gold. team sports under way, wheelchair rugby so popular here because it is so exciting, full contact, bit brutal at times as well and great britain are the defending champions in this but they say the competition has got a lot tougher since tokyo so lots of other nations in the mix there including the home nation, france, the us and canada as well. and zakia khudadadi wants to make history for the refugee team, she wants to be the first medal winnerfor the refugee team here. she trains with the french national team and so could well get some home support from the crowd so in total there are 22 golds in contention today up for grabs, it will be a really exciting start to these games. in these games. the first of those today. and in the velodrome, kadeena cox from great britain defends her title in the time trial. in past games, kadeena has competed in cycling and athletics. injury has p

a big disappointment in the paralympics as britain's kadeena cox crashes in the final at paris 202a. and they're three months into their round—the—world cruise, but they've not left shore. and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, we'll show you what happened in the champion league draw, with five british clubs involved and a brand—new format. good evening. smoking outside in pub gardens, restaurants, playgrounds and sports grounds could be banned under plans being considered by the government. health experts have welcomed the proposals, but some businesses are concerned about the impact an outdoor ban might have. the latest research shows 6.4 million people still smoke in the uk. almost 80,000 people die every year as a result of smoking, despite the ban on indoor smoking across the uk being in place in 2007. 0ur correspondent danny savage has been to york to hearfrom smokers, non—smokers, and businesses which could be affected. we all know smoking is bad for our health, but plenty of people still choose to do so. so what about the latest idea to restrict it, ban in

it was true heartache really for kadeena cox. there were silver medals for daphne schrager in the pursuit and also for steve bates and his pilot chris latham. and there has been a bronze medal in the last half—hour for one of the youngest members of paralympicsgb and that is our 1a—year—old who is a table tennis player. she has won a bronze medal in her doubles event alongside felicity picard. plenty of encouraging signs are ready for paralympicsgb on day one. and encouraging signs are ready for paralympicsgb on day one. and andy swiss, paralympicsgb on day one. and andy swiss. many — paralympicsgb on day one. and andy swiss, many thanks. _ let's have a quick look at some of the other stories today. mercedes team principal toto wolff says he held talks with reigining world champion max verstappen aboutjoining his team next season. verstappen is contracted to red bull until 2028, but wolff says he has an "open communication channel" with verstappen regarding a potential future with the team. i think it is called a telephone. pablo

yes, it is the third games for kadeena cox - competitions.title in the 500 metres time trial. she qualified second fastest meaning she is through to the final tonight. expect her to step up a gear, she will be very clear keen to hold onto that title. daphne schrager is through to the final of the three k pursuit. she lost and then reclaimed her own world record during the heats and she is due to the gold medal ride tonight as well. bill she is due to the gold medal ride tonight as well.— she is due to the gold medal ride tonight as well. all going very well in the velodrome, _ tonight as well. all going very well in the velodrome, what _ tonight as well. all going very well in the velodrome, what else i tonight as well. all going very well in the velodrome, what else going | tonight as well. all going very well i in the velodrome, what else going on this morning? lats in the velodrome, what else going on this morning?— this morning? lots of team sport in action, wheelchair _ this morning? lots of team sport in action, wheelchair rugby _ this

but there was disappointment for kadeena cox, who crashed on the track.ill, a paralympic champion atjust 19, and britain's first of the games. maskill, who competes in the class for athletes with an intellectual impairment, left her rivals treading water as she raced the 100 metres butterfly in exhilarating fashion. commentator: maskill. is a paralympic champion. a gold medal, a world record and her own piece of history. and britain soon had another gold. last year tully kearney�*s hopes here hung in the balance after a serious injury, but she held off her rivals to win the 200 metres freestyle. gold for great britain, gold for tully kearney. for paralympics gb, it was some night in the pool. in fact, there was so nearly a british hat—trick, but will ellard was just edged out into silver in his 100 metres butterfly. a glittering start then for britain's swimmers here, and there was success for the cyclists too, although for one of their biggest names there was only heartache. kadeena cox had won the time trial at the previous two games, but her disability

not such positive news though for one of great britain's big hopes, kadeena cox.e time trial final. the four—time paralympic champion had qualified second fastest for the final, but endured an unsteady start in the medal race before hitting the velodrome track on the first corner. after finishing third yesterday, britain's max poole improved to finish second on stage 12 of the vuelta a espana. he couldn't quite catch pablo castrillo who claimed the biggest win of his career in his first grand tour. poole crossed the line eight seconds after the spaniard. australia's ben o'connor kept hold of the red jersey and his overall lead of more than three minutes. remember you can follow that champions league draw over on the website, but that's all the sport for now. thank you very much. let's get more on the breaking news. a 17—year—old boy has been found guilty of stabbing a teenager girl to death after he allegedly stalked her. 15—year—old holly newton suffered more than 30 injuries during the attack in an alley way in hexham injanuary of last year. we have more from ou

not such positive news though for one of britain's big hopes going into paris, kadeena cox.adt start, but she had an unsteady start, and hit the velodrome track on the first corner. in new york, britain's katie boulter described her second round match as "horrendous", as she was beaten by spain'sjessica bouzas maneiro. boulter who was seeded 31 for the tournament, was defeated in straight sets by the world number 7a. boulter then, still waiting to reach the second week of a grand slam in her career. earlier world number1 iga swiatek went through safely to the next round. as is mens number1 jannik sinner. britains jack draper will be following him into the third round, in the last few moments he's beaten argentinian facundo diaz acosta in straight sets. more on all those stories over on the website, but that is all the sport for now. hello there. whilst it was a bit cooler and fresher today, most of us got to enjoy some warm sunshine. we have seen more cloud, though, earlier on pushing eastwards across scotland. that's been bringing some showers as well. those showers are goi

not such positive news though for one of britain's big hopes going into paris, kadeena cox.al final. the four—time paralympic champion had qualified second fastest for the final, but hit the velodrome track on the first corner. louis rees—zammit has been added to the jacksonville jaguars' practice squad following his preseason training camp with the kansas city chiefs. the former wales rugby union star missed out on the chiefs' 53—man nfl roster and was expected to continue his contract on their practice squad but, he has instead joined the jaguars' practice squad — where he has been listed as a wide receiver — after they opted to sign the 23—year—old. fresh from his gold medal olympic triumph with the usa, stephen curry has extended his contract with golden state warriors. the nba's all—time 3—point leader will earn $63 million for the 2026—27 season. it will take the 36—year—old's career on—court earnings to more than $530 million, which will be second only to lebronjames in nba history. the opening round of the world's oldest international sporting event, the america's cu

not such positive news though for one of britain's big hopes going into paris, kadeena cox.ime trial final. the four—time paralympic champion had qualified second fastest for the final, but hit the velodrome track on the first corner. louis rees—zammit has been added to the jacksonville jaguars' practice squad following his preseason training camp with the kansas city chiefs. the former wales rugby union star missed out on the chiefs' 53—man nfl roster and was expected to continue his contract on their practice squad but, he has instead joined the jaguars' practice squad — where he has been listed as a wide receiver — after they opted to sign the 23—year—old. fresh from his gold medal 0lympic triumph with the usa, stephen curry has extended his contract with golden state warriors. the nba's all—time 3—point leader will earn $63 million for the 2026—27 season. it will take the 36—year—old's career on—court earnings to more than $530 million, which will be second only to lebronjames in nba history. the opening round of the world's oldest international sporting event, the ameri

not such positive news though for one of britain's big hopes going into paris, kadeena cox.alympic champion had qualified second fastest for the final, but hit the velodrome track on the first corner. louis rees—zammit has been added to the jacksonville jaguars' practice squad following his pre—season training camp with the kansas city chiefs. the former wales rugby union star missed out on the chiefs' 53—man nfl roster and was expected to continue his contract on their practice squad but, he has instead joined the jaguars' practice squad — where he has been listed as a wide receiver — after they opted to sign the 23—year—old. fresh from his gold medal 0lympic triumph with the usa stephen curry has extended his contract with golden state warriors. the nba's all—time 3—point leader will earn 63 million dollars for the 2026—27 season. it will take the 36 year old's career on—court earnings to more than 530 million, which will be second only to lebronjames in nba history. the opening round of the world's oldest international sporting event, the america's cup, got underway with

not such positive news though for one of britain's big hopes kadeena cox.ed out of her c4—5 500 metre time trial final. the four—time paralympic champion had qualified second fastest for the final, but hit the velodrome track on the first corner. dutch rider caroline groot took the gold medal. posting on instagram, cox said, "the last two paralympics i've woken up next to a medal grateful it wasn't a dream! today feels like a nightmare i can't wake up from. sport can be cruel, ms can be cruel, living with an eating disorder can be cruel, but i'm telling myself what i'd tell the riders on my academy — true strength is seen in how you bounce back against all adversity". cox may be able to come back and compete for a medal on sunday, in the mixed c1—5 team sprint. paralympics gb won two medals on the track. daphne schrager took silver in the women's c1—3 3,000 metre individual pursuit, while steve bate and his pilot, chris latham, also came second in the men's b 4,000 metre individual pursuit final. it is bittersweet, i will admit that. happy with the performa

they are a mix of the famous names you know like hannah cockroft, kadeena cox and 81 debutants.get of between 100 and 114 have set a medal target of between 100 81111114 medals have set a medal target of between 100 and 114 medals and i'm sure we will see some exciting moments over the next few days.— the next few days. indeed, thank ou. the 2021 us open champion, emma raducanu, is out of this year's tournament, losing her first round match to sofia kenin. she lost the first set 6—1 but fought back well to win the second 6—3. but kenin, herself a former grand slam winner, came through to take the deciding set 6—4. fighting back tears in her post—match press conference, raducanu paid tribute to her opponent. dealing with her speed of shot, dealing with her pace, her returns, i think certain parts i actually executed better than i have in previous matches so i think i came across a very, you know, in the form today opponent and she played really well. it today opponent and she played really well. ., , today opponent and she played really well. ., today opponent and she played real

injury has prevented kadeena cox from running this time so she will be keen to go for gold in cyclingg, full contact, bit brutal at times as well and great britain are the defending champions in this but they say the competition has got a lot tougher since tokyo so lots of other nations in the mix there including the home nation, france, the us and canada as well. and there could be history made in the refugee team with the first medal winner for the refugee team here. she trains with the french national team and so could well get some home support from the crowd so in total there are 22 golds in contention today up for grabs, it will be a really exciting start to these games. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. some news we received in the past hourfrom china, president xi jinping is currently meeting the u.s national security advisorjake sullivan at the great hall of the people in beijing. mr sullivan, is on the third and final day of talks with top chinese officials. his trip to beijing is seen as an effort to create more dialogue and reduce tensions between the t

we will see more from kadeena cox yet. thank you, sally.—old hannahjacobs, who died after drinking a costa coffee hot chocolate. and we'll hear from oscar—winning actor gary oldman, who after a a0 year movie career now finds himself in a long—running tv show for the first time. we'll have a full forecast in the next half hour, but it's time now for a quick look at the weather. here's darren. thanks very much. it's been a very pleasant end to the week. high pressure is in charge today. that is bringing us some decent spells of sunshine. the winds are light. coastal areas are staying sunny, but tomorrow we are going to find some changes. the winds are going to be stronger, and that will bring differences in the temperatures. there will be further changes as we head into sunday, because we are going to find some higher temperatures, higher humidity, and that brings the risk of some heavy rain and even some thunderstorms. more details later. the economy is set for a "supersonic" boost — according to some business groups — after oasis announced

not such positive news though for one of britain's big hopes going into paris, kadeena cox.f her c4—5 500 metre time trial final. the four—time paralympic champion had qualified second fastest for the final, but hit the velodrome track on the first corner. details of all those stories, plus all the latest from tonights europa league and europa conference league playoff ties over on the bbc sport website, but that's all the sport for now. french authorities have charged telegram ceo pavel durov with six charges relating to illicit activity on his app. the 39—year—old billionaire was released from custody on a 5 million euros bail. he is forbidden from leaving france and must check in at a police station twice a week. the authorities say telegram had refused to work with the authorities and was complicit in the criminal distribution of sexual images of children. a lawyer for the telegram boss described the accusations as "absurd" and that he had always complied fully with european digital regulations. the kremlin has stepped into the row suggesting a political motivation. some

cox in the 500 metres time trial, in previous games she competed in both athletics and cycling and thisor athletics and as defending champion on the bike she will be hoping to bring home a medal again. and in swimming tully kearney in the freestyle. paris 20 25, the games are not over. the time is 13.18. our top story this afternoon. the chancellor defends her decision to drop winter fuel payments for some pensioners as charities meet energy companies to discuss rising bills. and the actor and former footballer vinniejones explains why his famous cpr video is still saving lives. coming up on bbc news. ollie pope says he wants more runs to go with his new captaincy role for england. we'll hearfrom him ahead of tomorrow's second test against sri lanka at lord's. israel's security forces are carrying out what they're calling a "counterterrorism operation" in four cities in the occupied west bank. palestinian health officials say at least nine people have been killed in what appears to be the largest israeli operation of its kind for 20 years. our middle east correspondent yolande knelljoin

one of team gb poz—mac big stars, kadeena cox, is an action for a stay. superstarfrom rio.the, champs—elysees to place de la concorde, ahead of 11 days of action, and some 549 gold medals waiting to be won in paris. to look ahead, we can cross to the french capital now and join sally hurst. good morning. great backdrop for you there. what can we look forward to on this first day?— on this first day? yes, not bad, is it? the opening — on this first day? yes, not bad, is it? the opening ceremony - on this first day? yes, not bad, is it? the opening ceremony is - on this first day? yes, not bad, is| it? the opening ceremony is done. on this first day? yes, not bad, is - it? the opening ceremony is done. we have 11 days of sport stretching ahead. ifor one cannot have 11 days of sport stretching ahead. i for one cannot wait. have 11 days of sport stretching ahead. ifor one cannot wait. we have 11 days of sport stretching ahead. i for one cannot wait. we go straight to the velodrome this morning where kadeena cox is defending champion in the 500 metres time trial. in previous gam

kadeena cox of great britain unable to finish her time—trial lap.tform for the athletes who refuse to give up. joe lynskey, bbc news. absolutely. so, a strong start for paralympicsgb — they currently sit second in the medal table behind china. sally hurstjoins us from paris. a positive opening day with the promise of hopefully more to come on day two. promise of hopefully more to come on da two. ~ ., ., , ., ., day two. indeed. we have a bit of a different view _ day two. indeed. we have a bit of a different view from _ day two. indeed. we have a bit of a different view from the _ day two. indeed. we have a bit of a different view from the rooftop - day two. indeed. we have a bit of a different view from the rooftop of l different view from the rooftop of the paralympicsgb house today. this is where the medal winning athletes will come later today to celebrate with friends and family. gb won five medals in total including a silver for steve bates and chris latham in the pursuit in the velodrome. they were beaten by a very strong dutch bike but at 40

kadeena cox, cycling time trial. so she goes today.d medal possibility and she's won gold in cycling and athletics daphne schrager also in cycling as well . schrager also in cycling as well. so you know what it's a great time to be watching more sport. and the paralympics. everything's going to be on. >> brilliant. good on him . >> brilliant. good on him. champions league. yeah the champions league. yeah the champions league. >> is it too early to throw you with just really confusing draws? >> no . go for it. >> no. go for it. >> are you sure? >> are you sure? >> it's all new, isn't it? >> it's all new, isn't it? >> it is. it's there's it's now. it was eight groups of four that they had when they used to make they had when they used to make the champions league draw. and, you know, they'd have the bowls and they'd number. there they go. yes. manchester united whatever the old days. and then they say we'll play. so now they have a thing called the swiss method which has been put together. 36 teams will now play eight times in a league,