and it is gold for ellie aldridge, and gold for great britain. marseille, she was flying. reaching speeds of over 30 mph, she pipped the french favourite to reach a new height with the kite. so, ellie, can you believe it? no! it's crazy. anna burnet and john gimson were well placed in the sailing, but the soon—to—be—married couple were feeling something blue. disqualified in the final race for crossing the start line too soon. so proud of this week, how we sailed. and, yeah, we made one mistake and its cost us an olympic medal. so you can imagine we're pretty broken. katarina johnson—thompson knows that feeling, chasing herfirst medal in her fourth games. a solid start in the hurdles was followed by a huge leap forwards and up in the highjump. kat goes clear! 1.92. she is delighted. wow. the world champion currently leads. in the grand palais, under the beauty lies something more brutal. as tough as it gets forjadejones, the two—time taekwondo champion beaten in the first round for the second game is running. bradly sinden, meanwhile, could still

and it is gold for ellie aldridge! to _ sports. and it is gold for ellie aldridge!to emotional farewells. and saying goodbye to _ aldridge! to emotional farewells. and saying goodbye to this - and saying goodbye to this extraordinary player. this was another games _ extraordinary player. this was another games to savour - extraordinary player. this was another games to savour for i extraordinary player. this was - another games to savour for team gb. and historic first. iliieiith another games to savour for team gb. and historic first.— and historic first. with 65 medals, eeeuallin and historic first. with 65 medals, equalling their— and historic first. with 65 medals, equalling their london 2012 - equalling their london 2012 hall, but the 1a goals and haven't placed finished with the lowest for 20 years. finished with the lowest for 20 ears. ~ . finished with the lowest for 20 ears, ~ ., ., , finished with the lowest for 20 ears. ~ ., ., , ., years. we are a bit further down the medal table — years. we are a bit further down the medal table and _ years. we are a bi

commentator: and it is gold for ellie aldridge, _ and gold for great britain! ins to be crowned champion. and in marseille, she was flying. pipping the french favourite to sail away with a historic title and provide a timely boost to a disappointing regatta in what's traditionally been one of britain's strongest sports. so, could aldridge believe it? no! it's crazy. and there was more medal success in another sport where speed is of the essence. having been part of the sprint team that won gold on monday, emma finucane and katy marchant rached the final of the keirin. young welsh rider finucane was bidding to become the first british woman ever to win triple gold at a single olympics, but could only manage third place in a race won by new zealand's ellesse andrews. marchant finishing fourth. so, emma finucane unable to add to her gold medal early in the week. she has to make do with bronze here. but nonetheless, that is a fifth medal now for team gb here in the velodrome this week. to get a bronze medal, it literally feels like gold to me, because i left everyth

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there was a gold for team gb in the sailing — thanks to ellie aldridge. bringing great britain's totalhas been at the olympics, so the win a moment of history then for aldridge, and gb. the discipline involves competitors flying above the water, at up to a0 knots powered by huge kites. aldridge opted to use a smaller 15 square metre kite as opposed to 21 metres and spoke about that decision afterwards. big gamble. i think there's always going to be a risk of going, doing something different to everyone else but i went out on a 21 to begin with and i don't know, i could have stayed on it but ijust thought that was something, something inside me made me think it's not right and i want to do something that my gut feel right, and i'm comfortable with. you just have to know how to race on a different kite compared to everyone else and the strengths and weaknesses of the strengths and weaknesses of the different kites and yeah, i felt comfortable and yeah, it was good. lost her finals to panama making history by becoming the first representative of the refugee team, taking home runs for reac

and there was gold for team gb in sailings thanks to ellie aldridge bringing the total up to 13. women's kite has been at the olympics. the win a moment of history for aldridge and gigabits. it involves competitors flying above the water at up to 40 knots, powered by a huge kite. aldridge opted for a smaller kite as opposed to 21 metres and spoke about that decision afterwards. b, and spoke about that decision afterwards-— and spoke about that decision afterwards. �* , ., , afterwards. a big gamble. there is alwa s afterwards. a big gamble. there is always going _ afterwards. a big gamble. there is always going to _ afterwards. a big gamble. there is always going to be _ afterwards. a big gamble. there is always going to be a - afterwards. a big gamble. there is always going to be a risk- afterwards. a big gamble. there is always going to be a risk of. is always going to be a risk of doing something different to everyone else, but i went out on a 21 to begin with and — i don't know. i could have stayed on it, but ijust thought there was something inside me — something made me thi

ellie aldridge clear for gold in this sport's olympic debut.ing here with a kiting gold medal? no! it's crazy. incredible. we haven't had the easiest conditions. it's been really tricky. but yeah, it's been really cool. i hope everyone watches it on tv and thinks the same thing. emma finucane took bronze in the kirin. she called her second medal of these games surreal. a feeling perhaps too for cindy ngamba, in the ring representing the refugee olympic team, and fighting for its first medal. for the last 15 years she has lived in bolton. she trains with british boxers, but still awaits a uk passport. in blue, from panama... she lost this semifinal by split decision, but she had done what no one has done before — to go to an olympics as a refugee athlete and leave it with a bronze. joe lynskey, bbc news. we have another day of excitement at the olympic. coming to an end. at second day of the heptathlon. very excited about that. the first giant pandas to enter the united states in 21 years were unveiled at their new enclosure at san diego zoo yes

ellie aldridge became britain's first ever olympic gold medallist in kitesurfing . 27 year old kitesurfingchris. it's looking like a very good olympics for us so far. where are we on the medals then? how many golds have we got and how many golds have we got and how many have we got in total? >> big breakthrough today. they've reached the magic 50 mark. that was the target for team gb when they started these games. >> bear in mind they've reached 50 the last the fifth games in a row 51 in beijing, 65 in london, 67 in rio and 64 in tokyo, >> heading for 60 plus, i would say again. so up to 5013 gold, 17 silver, 20 bronze. >> been a few disappointments along the way. >> i think that gold medal total should be a little bit higher, >> but there's more chances to come, well done to ellie aldridge, by the way . aldridge, by the way. >> that's the first time that event the kite surfing has ever been held. and she was absolutely fantastic. and it was absolutely fantastic. and it was a big british crowd to watch it as well, beat the french girl into second place. >> so well done to her. and more to

at the olympics, team gb's ellie aldridge wins the first ever gold medal in kite sailing.

and it is gold for ellie aldridge! ..to emotional farewells.ther games to savour for team gb. an historic first. their 65 medals equalled their haul at london 2012, but the 1a golds and seventh—place finish were the lowest for 20 years. we are a bit further down the medal table than maybe we've been used to. it's a strategic ambition to be top five, but it's not a target in the same way. that's not what we aim for. last night's spectacular closing ceremony, featuring a dramatic appearance by tom cruise. the hollywood star beginning the olympic flag's journey to the next hosts, los angeles, brought the curtain down on a ground—breaking games. paris was a reminder of what makes this compelling sporting spectacle so special. leon marchand is going to win the gold! the face of the games and its most decorated athlete, french swimming sensation leon marchand, hailing its impact. it's been amazing, beautiful. people are loving it, you know? at first, parisians were leaving the city. now they're coming back to see the games. there's something magic ab

commentator: and it is gold for ellie aldridge, _ and gold for great britain!went into the final needing two wins to be crowned champion. and in marseille, she was flying. pipping the french favourite to sail away with a historic title and provide a timely boost to a disappointing regatta in what's traditionally been one of britain's strongest sports. so, could aldridge believe it? nor - it's crazy. and there was more medal success in another sport where speed is of the essence. having been part of the sprint team that won gold on monday, emma finucane and katy marchant reached the final of the keirin. young welsh rider finucane was bidding to become the first british woman ever to win triple gold at a single olympics, but could only manage third place in a race won by new zealand's ellesse andrews. marchant finishing fourth. so, emma finucane unable to add to her gold medal early in the week. she has to make do with bronze here. but nonetheless, that is a fifth medal now for team gb here in the velodrome this week. to get a bronze medal, - it literally feels l

team gb�*s ellie aldridge took gold in the women's kite surfing. us and china as san diego zoo officially opened its new panda enclosure to the public. yun chuan is a five—year—old male while xin bao is a four—year—old female. the pair are the first pandas to enter the united states in 21 years. the zoo's president says their new residents will bring joy to their visitors and symbolise the power of international conservation efforts. that's some good news out of san diego. stay with us here on bbc news. thanks so much for watching. you can get the latest on our website bbc.com/news. we have analysis and headlines from all of our correspondence there and also you can find the latest on our bbc news app. you can watch us live there and get headlines from around the world at every hour of the day. stay with us. hello there. we did have a lot of cloud through thursday afternoon and with that came drizzle, some heavier outbreaks of rain across northern portions of the uk — for example, here in stirling. with that rain, some low cloud and misty condition

and it's a 13th gold of the olympics for great britain and northern ireland, as ellie aldridge win'sn marseille. fantastic news for team gb. weightlifting made an since 1896 of “p weightlifting made an since 1896 of up it wasn't until sydney 2000 that women were allowed to compete for the disturb we can export is still going from strength to strength. i wednesday she defended her olympic title with a new olympic record. it's one of five different weight classes that female weightlifters can now compete in. i'm very pleased to say we're joined by someone who is at the forefront of that sport when it reaches that olympic level. not only that the top of the competition at that time is tariq cunningham. you won gold, the very first women's weightlifting. what was it like? it was absolutely an honour to be at that first — was absolutely an honour to be at that first olympics when women were included _ that first olympics when women were included in _ that first olympics when women were included in weightlifting. ijust think— included in weightlifting. ijust think we're seeing from that op

and it is gold for ellie aldridge! they've done it! they've got a medal!ve seen that starting a family is no barrier to success. we love mummy! after the silent games of tokyo, paris brought the fun back. the city has put on, you know, such an incredible spectacle. i think first and foremost. and, you know, the finishes to all these events have been absolutely amazing. and i think that's what they're going to be remembered for. paris was the fifth olympics in a row where britain has surpassed 60 medals. women were involved in more than half of them, but 14 golds, compared to 22 in tokyo, left them lower on the medal table. food for thought for those at the top. winning a medal on every day of the games is unique. that's never happened before, so it feels like it's just been, you know, success after success after success. i agree it would have been nicer to get some more gold medals. and i think if there's one thing we have to all do when we get back and we all calm down, is we have to assess sport by sport and across the system — is that something that we

and finally, great britain's ellie aldridge has become the first ever olympic gold medallist in kitet today's events in marseille . the discipline, in marseille. the discipline, which sees competitors fly above the water at up to 40 knots, powered by huge kites , is making powered by huge kites, is making its games debut this year. 27 year old aldridge, from dorset, powered her way to gold by winning both races in the final series. earlier today. well, those are your latest gb news headunes those are your latest gb news headlines for now i'm cameron walker. now it's back to patrick for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . forward slash alerts. >> keir starmer claimed victory today after those seemingly mythical 100 far right riots never happened. >> he had police deployed in numbers in the right places, giving reassurance to communities. we were able to demonstrate the criminal justice system working speedily. so yesterday you saw the sentencing of individuals who had been involve

and finally, great britain's ellie aldridge has become the first ever olympic gold medallist in kiteng at today's events in marseille . the discipline, which marseille. the discipline, which sees competitors fly above the water at up to 40 knots, powered by huge kites, is making its games debut. 27 year old aldridge, from dorset, powered her way to golds by winning both races in the final series. today well, those are your latest gb news headlines i'm cameron walker, back to michelle for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone. >> sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . gbnews.com forward slash alerts. >> thanks very much for that, cameron. i'm michelle dewberry and i'm with you until 7:00 tonight alongside me. i've got my panel. ben habib, the former deputy leader of reform uk, and tom buick, the visiting professor of education at the university at staffordshire. good evening gents, to both of you. you're very welcome tonight and you know the drill . you're and you know the drill. you're equally welcome on my programme. yo

professional standards, including use of force and finally , great force and finally, great britain's ellie aldridge become the first ever olympic gold medallist in kite surfing at today's events in marseille. the discipline, which sees competitors fly above the water at up to 40 knots, powered by huge kites, is making its games debut this year. 27 year old aldridge, from dorset , powered aldridge, from dorset, powered her way to gold by winning both races in the final series today, with. those are your latest gb news headlines. for now, i'm karen walker . news headlines. for now, i'm karen walker. now it's news headlines. for now, i'm karen walker . now it's back to karen walker. now it's back to chris for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . gbnews.com forward slash alerts. >> welcome back to state of the nation. i'm not jacob rees—mogg , nation. i'm not jacob rees—mogg, i'm christopher hope, gb news political editor. it's been ten days since the southport stabbings . we've seen protests, stabbi

and finally, great britain's ellie aldridge has become the first ever olympic gold medallist in kitefing at today's events in marseille. the discipline, which sees competitors fly above the water at up to 40 knots, powered by huge kites, is making its games debut this year. 27 year old aldridge, from dorset, powered her way to gold by winning both races in the final series. today well, those are the latest gb news headlines. for now i'm cameron walker. now it's back to nigel for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone. >> sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . gbnews.com forward slash alerts. >> lunchtime. yesterday i heard they were going to be 39. major protests around the country, all of which could lead potentially to violence and riots. crikey, i thought that's a very big number, but at the time i left here last night at 8:00, we were told there could be up to 100 of these major protests, with up to 30 planned counter protests going to take place across the country. and britain was literally battening down the hatches

professional standards, including use of force and finally , great force and finally, great britain's ellie aldridge become the first ever olympic gold medallist in kite surfing at today's events in marseille. the discipline, which sees competitors fly above the water at up to 40 knots, powered by huge kites, is making its games debut this year. 27 year old aldridge, from dorset , powered aldridge, from dorset, powered her way to gold by winning both races in the final series today, with. those are your latest gb news headlines. for now, i'm karen walker . news headlines. for now, i'm karen walker. now it's news headlines. for now, i'm karen walker . now it's back to karen walker. now it's back to chris for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . gbnews.com forward slash alerts. >> welcome back to state of the nation. i'm not jacob rees—mogg , nation. i'm not jacob rees—mogg, i'm christopher hope, gb news political editor. it's been ten days since the southport stabbings . we've seen protests, stabbi

and finally, great britain's ellie aldridge has become the first ever olympic gold medallist in kitefing at today's events in marseille. the discipline, which sees competitors fly above the water at up to 40 knots, powered by huge kites, is making its games debut this year. 27 year old aldridge, from dorset, powered her way to gold by winning both races in the final series. today well, those are the latest gb news headlines. for now i'm cameron walker. now it's back to nigel for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone. >> sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . gbnews.com forward slash alerts. >> lunchtime. yesterday i heard they were going to be 39. major protests around the country, all of which could lead potentially to violence and riots. crikey, i thought that's a very big number, but at the time i left here last night at 8:00, we were told there could be up to 100 of these major protests, with up to 30 planned counter protests going to take place across the country. and britain was literally battening down the hatches

okay, anyway, but ellie aldridge.tely . obviously deliberately. >> sounds more offensive than it really is. she wanted to. she wants to. she's she's she's having to eat more and more because the heavier you are, the faster you go. now, kitesurfing , faster you go. now, kitesurfing, which i know ellie really enjoyed and i've really enjoyed it as well. it's it looks extremely exhilarating. do you think so? oh, yes. >> that's the word for it. >> that's the word for it. >> they hold on to the handle and there's the kite. and then on the surfboard and takes them to speeds of around 45 miles an houn to speeds of around 45 miles an hour. wow. wasn't quite so windy yesterday as it could have been, but she did great. so, ellie, audrey, we are saying you did great. you can't do better than winning a gold medal for britain. so well done ellie. >> yeah, well done stuff. >> yeah, well done stuff. >> right. we're going to leave it there, paul, because frankly, we've just had enough. >> i've got so much for you. i can't believe it.

and finally, great britain's ellie aldridge has become the first ever olympic gold medallist in kite surfing at today's events in marseille. the discipline, which sees competitors fly above the water at up to 40 knots, powered by huge kites, is making its games debut this week . 27 year old debut this week. 27 year old aldridge, from dorset, powered her way to gold by winning both races in the final series. today with those are your latest gb news headlines. for now i'm cameron walker. now it's time for headliners for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . slash alerts. >> and welcome to headliners. >> and welcome to headliners. >> it's your first look at friday's top news stories with me , andrew doyle and two rather me, andrew doyle and two rather wonderful comedians cressida, far right wetton and josh. i'm always right. >> howie, how are you both.7 >> howie, how are you both.7 >> fun time at the riots .7 >> fun time at the riots? >> fun time at the riots? >> yeah, just he actuall

ellie aldridge has become the inaugural olympic kite champion, which brings gb�*s total of gold medals3. this the first time we've seen this discipline at the olympics. competitors flying above the water, so nice. �* . moment! it's so nice. brilliant ellie eldridge _ moment! it's so nice. brilliant ellie eldridge there. _ just like last night, it's been an eventful hour or so of track cycling in the olympic velodrome. emma finucane and katy marchant have just been going for keirin gold and the men's omnium points race is under way. our sports editor dan roan is there for us. we know it is super noisy. just bring us what date with what's happening, because emma finucane has won a medalforjeanjuv. indeed. it's always been growing. it's encouraging here because as you say, she has claimed france. their hopes for the 21—year—old welsh rider. she could become the first british woman ever to next tonight, disappointment for one one of team gb's for one one of team gb's big hopes in paris. jadejones' bid for olympic history is over after an early defeat in the taekwondo. she won gold in londo