tonight, at the elysee palace, the team were hosted by their most famous fan.ust kids themselves when france last won this trophy, it was only right to pass the moment on. translation: thank you again to the whole of france. i hope we made you tremble, i hope we made you jump. they say a world cup win means popularity, for players and presidents alike, and among the names history here will remember are those of its young men in blue. # we are the champions #. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. here's kirsty. is theresa may in that the parel after the brexit upset in poland tonight. we will have the latest, and donald trump appears to have more faith in president putin than the american secret service, can it be true? here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm hugh woozencroft. your headlines tonight: france fans paint the town red, white and blue as their victorious world cup heroes arrive back in paris. cristiano ronaldo marks out his plans for the future as the world's best play

lucy williamson is paris with tens of thousands lining the champs—elysees.urns world champions in two national heroes. france's victory pele to longer champs—elysees, a moment for the winners to bask in the adulation. this team has sent back an image france can be proud of. notjust an emblem of glory, but also what it means to be french. i feelvery proud to be french and ifeel incredible. i am so excited to be hit with everyone else. it is a unique moment. i am proud of this team of france and it is very important for us to see them. the faces of france's young heroes were projected last night onto the war memorial, a rare showcase of multicultural france. in moscow last night, the team coach didier deschamp, was honoured with a song and a bath of champagne. back home they did things differently, and metro station that once began champs—elysees temporarily changed to honour his name. and president macron has invited them all to the presidential palace. leaving russia this morning, one of the team admitted it was all still sinking in. translation: when we rea

today, hundreds of thousands thronged the champs—elysee for the traditional military parade.nd collapsing after gorging themselves on huge shoal of their favourite food, pilchards. some had eaten so much they could barely stand. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: donald trump says he believes vladimir putin's claim that russia never meddled in us elections, putting him at odds with his own intelligence services. mr trump also said relations between moscow and washington had never been worse, but that the helsinki summit had started to change that. and george clooney earned more money than any other actor in a calendar year according to forbes magazine, bringing in $239 million in the last 12 months. and you can find a story online. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. between presidents putin and trump is dominating the headlines. —— and you won't be surprised to find out that the summit between presidents putin and trump is dominating the headlines. the south china morning post quotes

about 6pm he is back on the champs—elysee? i think on the champs—elysee?ound. and then when he goes back to wales, can you imagine the party there? nice to see you, kat. nice to see you too. great britain's first disabled air display team will take to the skies in the next few weeks. the four—person squad is made up of wheelchair users and amputees, and was assembled in honour of the hero fighter pilot sir douglas bader, who lost both his legs. a film crew from our disability unit, bbc 0uch, went to meet them. alan, with barry, mike and mark. we will be great britain's first disabled air display team.|j will be great britain's first disabled air display team. i want us to bea disabled air display team. i want us to be a display team people want to see because we're good rather than, oh, look what those disabled people are doing, bless. iwant oh, look what those disabled people are doing, bless. i want us to be good. after 20 odd years of being paralysed, i think it's fair to say i was pretty fed up. someone saying do you want to learn to fly, it was like a

when they get the disease champs—elysees, the riders do a collapse.. —— show. he and chris froome, who finished third, got onto the podium in front of thousands of spectators on the champs—elysees. they were cheers, welsh flags in the crowd, british flags. what a momentous day for geraint thomas. he thanked his team—mates in his speech. he almost forgot to thank his wife butjust about remember that the last moment. today he has made history. welsh cycling once again has a hero. today he has made history. tell us a little bit about how he got there? that is a very good point. geraint thomas has stood on the top of podiums at the olympics, world championships and commonwealth games. he may not have been the favourite. chris froome, all the talk beforehand was about him. as the tour progressed and froome started to falter, that is when thomas came into his own, came out of the shadows and showed he is no longer an underdog to froome but should be considered a leading man by himself. this is his ninth attempt at winning the tour de france. we have seen hi

tonight at the elysee palace the tea m tonight at the elysee palace the team were honoured by their biggestthank you again to the whole of france. i hope we made you tremble, i hope we made you jump. they say a world cup win means popularity for players and president of light and among the names history will remember are those in blue. by tradition, every unmarked swan here in the uk is the property of the crown. but how does the queen keep track of all the birds she owns? well, every year she sends out her official swan marker, who will count them in a ceremony known as swan—upping. the bbc‘s tim allman explains. for something like 900 years, they have been doing this. her majesty's marker of the swans, with white feather in his cap, and his team of swan—uppers looking for, well, swa ns. swan—uppers looking for, well, swans. the law states that the queen has the royal per of it if, which states that the queen can own any swa n states that the queen can own any swan swimming in open waters if she so swan swimming in open waters if she so wishes, but she mainly exercises that right on the ri

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ollie foster live in the champs—elysees in paris.ws in america say 90 huge wildfires have now burned a million acres of land in 1a states. the deadliest is in northern california, where five people including two children have died and president trump has declared a state of emergency. there are also around a0 major wildfires in canada. our correspondent, james cook, reports from the city of redding, in california. the devastation wrought by the wildfire which roared into reading is becoming clear. survivors describe an apocalyptic scheme as they fled with the swirling tornadoes of flame. some feared they would not make it. homes were exploding, cars were exploding. i have a wife and kids and i said i better face time my wife just in case. i wanted to see her face one more time. the inferno left hundreds of homes in ruins. inside one the bodies of five—year—old james roberts and his four—year—old sister emily and their great—grandmother, melody. i was talking to my grandson on the phone and he was saying, grandpa, you have to help us,

geraint thomas system just around the corner on the champs elysees.been absolutely swamped by thousands and thousands of congratulations messages, a lot of congratulations messages, a lot of them from back home in wales. and sian lloyd joined the party at one of his former cycling clubs. the party was in full swing by the time that geraint thomas finished the tour in paris. back home, friends and fans had gathered to celebrate their champion. some have known g, as they call him, since hisjourney into cycling began aged nine. i'm just bursting with pride, it's amazing, but also unbelievable, in a way, that that little boy next door sort of thing is now winning the biggest sporting event in the world, ijust can't believe it. for the young members of his former club, this was a huge day — excited and proud of his connection with the local club. i'm really happy and excited because he has won the tour de france, and it proves that, because he came to the same club us, that we could get to the same standard, and i wish there was a tour de france for women.

they are not queueing up yet on the champs—elysees, but by the time the ca rava n champs—elysees, but absolutely packed, it should be rocking. it is the end of the tour, three and a half weeks of racing, what kind of reception will tea m racing, what kind of reception will team sky get after all these allegations of doping, all the rumours circulating around the team — they will not be universally popular winners, are they? that is probably a fair way to sum it up, right from the start, all of the tea m right from the start, all of the team sky riders have come up against quite a hostile french crowd, from day one they have been booed, all the way along the route, chris froome has been spat at, the cars have had eggs thrown at it, all because they cannot shake of these doping rumours that have dogged them for the last couple of years, despite nothing being proven and chris froome, the defending champion, had been facing an anti—doping case after returning a test which showed more the allowed level of salbutamol, and asthma drug, and that was after last year's race in spain which he we

lorraine thomas will lead the procession down the champs elysees. —— geraint thomas.f fans are expected to welcome the riders home. the race really finished yesterday after the penultimate stage yesterday, the time trial. thomas finished third in the stage but in quick enough time to be sure that he will be crowned champion overall. 0n way into paris, we will see the likes of thomas linking arms with the team sky team—mates, and champagne, but then get to the champs elysees, they will do a colla pse champs elysees, they will do a collapse of the course and only then will thomas be allowed to be crowned champion of the tour de france for the first time and taken place on the first time and taken place on the top of the podium. his team—mate chris froome will also be on the podium, finishing in third. it is the first time for a welshman to win and the third time a british man to win, behind chris froome and sir bradley wiggins. thank you very much. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 6:30. hello, you're watc

welshman to cycle down the champs—elysees is a welshmanlj welshman to cycle down the champs-elysees ise always supported g and i am really really proud. i think it is brilliant. i thought that he should win it one year and good on you. brilliant. i thought that he should win it one year and good on youlj win it one year and good on you.” was here with my english and welsh flag, supporting two people on the podium. the controversy away from the road was nowhere to be seen. two champions crossing the line together. they said the doubters have made them stronger and that the tour is about the survival of the fittest. 0f tour is about the survival of the fittest. of all the write is that started out, only one stands apart. —— riders. lewis hamilton has extended his lead at the top of the formula one drivers‘ standings with a dominant win at the hungarian grand prix — his sixth win in hungary. hamilton had done much of the hard work by securing pole position. he was never really under threat. his rival sebastian vettel fought his way back to second place. he's now 24 points behind hamilton

somebody to wear the yellow jersey down the champs-elysees?s is the unofficial world championships. certainly financially, certainly professionally. when you talk about his other achievements, it is often the way, and i saw it with steve redgrave and others before him, only when you get to a certain volume do you realise what that was built on. huge amount of success in a lot of different areas. the fact he is a nice man is the icing on the cake. we will keep you up to date. let me update you on lewis hamilton. lewis hamilton has extended his lead at the top of the f1 drivers‘ standings. he led from start to finish to take the chequered flag at the hungary grand prix. jo lynskey reports. so often lewis hamilton emerges from trouble and turn to to glory. 0n friday, his practice laps were too slow to even make the podium. by the finish line no one else was in sight. hamilton had done the hard work in qualifying. 0n pole position and poised for the tight corners. the great was the closest the rest got to him. max verstappen‘s chance to challenge

hundreds of thousands of ecstatic fans lined the champs elysees to greet them. earlier it was revealed they are to receive france's highest civilian award, legion of honor. >> a victorious french team touching down on home soil. on the famous champs dell -- elysees, fans waited patiently for their heroes. >> i'm so happy to be part of the celebration. i was lucky enough to experience it in 1998 and 2006 when we reached the final. in 2018, it's great. reporter: and finally the moment they've all been waiting for, the 2018 world cup champions, their champions, lapping up the adulation. >> we have been waiting for like all day and we skipped work. because we wanted to be here. [cheering] reporter: fans celebrating under a tricolor sky united by the beautiful game. phil: d.w. sports correspondent was there for the homecoming and sent us this as the bus and the victorious passengers drove past. reporter: this is the moment fans have been waiting for and now their wish has been fulfilled. they've been here for the past few hours trying to get a glimpse of their super

tathe world cup championke a victory lap down the champs elysees. laura: welcome to our viewers on public television in the u.s. and also around the world. president trump called his summit with president putin in helsinki today productive. but afterwards, the u.s. president refused to bk the conclusion of american intelligence agencies that 01russia interfered in the election. donald trump said vladimir putin gave him a strong and powerful denial. in a statement rushed out afterwards, the director of national intelligence, dan coats, stood by the assessment of his staff and warned of russia's ongoing efforts to undermine our democracy. our correspondent christian fraser is in helsinki and leads our coverage from there. christian:hank you very much. 24-hour light in the summer, beautil light in helsinki, well after midnight. air force one has long departed. maybe it is dawning on donald trump that hisheerformance in inki has not gone down to well at home. already there have been three tweetsrom air force one. what has really upset people, i think, a

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huge its operations are said to karen the champs—elysees tomorrow.zzing alexis or bradley wiggins and chris froome tricky champagne. and we will set to see more of that here. and back in wales. —— drinking champagne. thank you. geraint thomas will become the first welshman to win the tour de france tomorrow. hugh woozencroft‘s over at the touchscreen to find out more about the new man in the yellow jersey. a fantastic moment for geraint thomas who puts himself further into the history books as one of wales's best sportsman. he only expected to pace chris froome. now he is set to go back on the card for the yellowjersey in hand.

i so right to much because champs—elysees is hard.ne of the hardest stages. i will have a beer or two and maybe some burgers. but i will say the real celebration for paris on sunday night. the champagne on ice for the moment. but i suppose he has been in the time that that she's beenin has been in the time that that she's been in and the shadow of bigger writers that team —— tracker one. could anyone have believed that he would be the one that would be crowned champion at the and? coming into this race like previous years all the talk was about defending champion chris from. but thomas is a name that is been around stipend for one time. over the last decade he sought between the road and track. he isa sought between the road and track. he is a two—time olympic gold medallist on the track in the team pursuit. we have seen him play such a big part in helping the likes of chris froom get to those for titles. but for the first time ever, thomas sundance of a protected ryder wright in the beginning of months the team sky writers along with

this sanction is the most severe ever given to a policy officer working at elysee.ile, opposition mps are calling for far stronger action to be taken against the guard. here s bbc paris correspondent, hugh schofield s assessment. this man is a member of macron's security detail and i think it would be wrong to say that he is a senior adviser or aide to macron, but he has an office or has had an office in the elysee as part of the security detail. he is a young man who is big in security and had been given thisjob, helping macron with his security during the campaign and since at the elysee. and this is a big, big embarrassment, because who is this man and above all, why, although the elysee knew about this incident, well before it became public, why did it not denounce it to the police? why did it only give him a sort of mild sanction of two weeks suspended from hisjob and why, some people say, why did they not report this to the police? on the face of it, this was a crime. it was an unprovoked attack by a man, violence against innocent people and therefore potentia

as the champagne flowed along the champs elysee, it was the welsh flag held high by the victor, geraint thomas. for the record, sunday's final stage was won by the norwegian alexander kristoff of team emirates, but for team sky it's a sixth tour de france title in seven years. olly foster was there. cheers from the reigning champion to the new one. geraint thomas has won olympic, world and commonwealth gold medals but, over three weeks and 3,000 kilometres conquering the alps and pyrenees, he has now reached cycling's summit. i never thought about the outcome. it was always about the process and doing things, all the small things, right, thinking about the next line, the next day, the planning, not getting carried away and just staying calm and collected. to suddenly then realise that i had won, ijust did not know how to react, and it alljust came pouring out. there can be no greater honour than leading the procession into paris wearing yellow. this was thomas‘s reward notjust for the last 20 odd stages but over 20 years in the saddle, and just what this race needed. there's nobody got

today, hundreds of thousands thronged the champs—elysee for the traditional military parade. staggering ashore and collapsing after gorging themselves on huge shoal of their favourite food, pilchards. some had eaten so much they could barely stand. you're watching the briefing. our headlines: uk lawmakers will debate another important piece of brexit legislation this afternoon after theresa may narrowly avoided an embarrassing house of commons defeat late on monday night. and our top story — russia's president says the claims that his country tried to influence the us election are "ridiculous." let's stay with that story now. let's get some analysis. rebecca hamilton is a law professor at american university, washington college of law, where she teaches national security. she joins me from washington. welcome. i am sure you have seen these various television interviews with vladimir putin and donald trump. what do you make of it all? it is extraordinary. if you had given me the transcript of that press c0 nfe re nce given me the transcript of that press conference in the last

the headlines: geraint thomas will cycle up the champs—elysees later today as the first welsh winnerore californian counties due to a massive wildfire, at least five people are now known to have died. it isa it is a pretty changeable weather. here's alina with a look at this morning's weather. that will be welcome relief for many will, the last couple of days have been cooler, a lot of rain around. some really stark contrast to the 2a to a8 hours of. we needed rain, maybe not as much as some places or. northern ireland saw 99 millimetres the 2a hours a two 7pm last night and 7a millimetres of that fell in three hours. this is some footage from northern ireland. you can see the impact of that amount of rain had. more to come, strong wind as well, up to a0 mph. locally 5a southern and western coasts. why the change? 0ur area southern and western coasts. why the change? 0urarea in southern and western coasts. why the change? 0ur area in the atmosphere has shifted south, coming in off the atla ntic has shifted south, coming in off the atlantic pressure conditions and pushing areas of low

there must be half a million people, more, on the champs—elysees.e never, ever seen on this street. more probably than the end of the second world war. and here they are, the heroic new victors of the world cup. cheering. have you ever heard such a noise? the crowd has gone absolutely crazy. they have been waiting here for two oi’ they have been waiting here for two or three hours in very, very hot sun. and then, out of the smoke, appeared the bus carrying the champions, pogba, griezmann, down this most beautiful of avenues, down to, at the end, the elysee palace, where they will meet president macron. overhead, flying the patrol of france, this flight path that set off this amazing occasion most beautifully. so, there we are, and most extraordinary occasion... cheering. hugh schofield ta ken hugh schofield taken over by the crowd. a little more sedate, but not by much, at the presidential palace, where president emmanuel macron and wife brigitte later greeted the players. the president invited hundreds of young football players from the poorer subu

, he will he crowned the champion. —— the shanda lisette. —— champs—elysees.currie is in paris for us now. just how did he do it today? i , says he mention he is more or less a champion in waiting after today's panel but stage. at their one km time trial. he finished in third and kept his lead more or less intact. one minutes and 51 seconds ahead of his biggest rival. there is one more stasia kahn throbber that is very much a processional stage, traditionally riders do not attack the yellow jersey on traditionally riders do not attack the yellowjersey on the final day. in recent years we have seen the likes of former winners bradley wiggins and chris froome ride along the champs—elysees here in paris with their team sky team—mates chinking champagne. all thomas is due tomorrow is crossed the finish line here in paris and he will be crowned champion. he will be the third briton ever to do so ever. you also become the first watchmen to win the tour. it was a ordinary seeing those scenes at the end of that an ultimate stage today. when you go back to the beginnin

tonight, at the elysee palace, the team were hosted by their most famous fan.nt on. translation: thank you again to the whole of france. i hope we made you tremble, i hope we made you jump. they say a world cup win means popularity, for players and presidents alike, and among the names history

a supporting role within teams guy, but finally it was his turn to drink champagne on the champs—elysees we can take a look back in his career, now. it started in 2007 with his first tour appearance, as the youngest rider in the race. the two d oze n the youngest rider in the race. the two dozen eight, it constituted on track and one golfer group written in the team pursuit beijing 0lympics. in the team pursuit beijing olympics. the next year he signed with teams guy, and was back on the track into doesn't love, winning gold in the team pursuit again in london. he set a world record in the process. into the fixed income he w011 process. into the fixed income he won his first major road title, and then of course, on sunday, it was finally time for thomas to finish in yellow on the champs—elysees. after being the ultimate team player for so being the ultimate team player for so long, the achievement have been noted on social media buyer, of course, some of his former team—mates. mark cavendish tweeted this message, after he won. if you are lucky enough to call him a friend, there is someon

we will show you what happened when they drove down the shone elysee.t the elysee palace. this is france's second ever win at the world cup. the whole team will receive france's legion donna. metro stations were temporarily renamed. this one translates as, we have two stars, while the other refers to the french's coach, didier dushanbe. even the president was excited. look at this referring to what a manual macron was doing last night. since the moment of the victory, hugh schofield has been in the streets in during those celebrations. here he is with more from paris. there must be half a million, more on that chanson elysee, a crowd i have never seen, more than welcomed general de gaulle at the end of the second world war and here we are, the heroes of the world cup. have you ever heard such a noise? the crowd has gone crazy, they have been waiting here for two hours, it's very hot and then out of the smoke like something out of rotterdam run, a bus appeared carrying their champions, paul pogba, along this most beautiful of avenues, down to the elysee

as the tour de france will tomorrow on the champs elysees. that is it.former president of catalonia and separatist leader carles puigdemont has returned to belgium after spain dropped a european—wide warrant for his arrest. mr puigdemont is still facing rebellion charges after attempting to create an independent republic of catalonia. anna holligan reports from brussels. triumphant and defiant. carles puigdemont crossed a european border, spoke freely to a roomful of attentive reporters in brussels, and these feats alone were enough to allow the new leader of the catalans to proclaim this a day of defeat for the spanish state. today is the day of defeat for the spanish state. in germany, as in belgium before, the spanish state has lot the european battle. more defeats will come if they continue to press their case. while they may have scored a victory in this round of thejudicial battle, carles puigdemont still cannot return home without risking arrest. and so the separatist leader vowed to continue his political campaign for autonomy in exile. myjourney

on sunday it was his turn to sip champagne on the champs—elysees in paris.s like it's gone crazy back home, so i'm looking forward to getting back and celebrating with everyone, but at the same time looking forward to a bit of normality as well, watching breakfast tv in bed with a coffee and having some toast on the sofa, simple things, and then realising i've won the tour is just crazy. lewis hamilton got off to a great start in hungary and controlled the race to win his 5th grand prix of the season. ferrari's decision to delay a pit stop for sebastian vettel appears to have cost them dear, although the german managed to pass valtteri bottas to claim second place. hamilton now has a 2k point championship lead as formula one heads into its 4 week break. now, in the past when manchester city travel away, the squad generally all wear the same thing, almost like a uniform. but today, they revealed their latest outfit for their current preseason tour and some people on social media aren't quite sure about it. the players were dressed head to toe in black with a

today, hundreds of thousands thronged the champs—elysee for the traditional military parade. collapsing after gorging themselves on huge shoal of their favourite food, pilchards. some had eaten so much they could barely stand. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories. france is enjoying an enormous national celebration after its football team won the world cup for a second time — beating croatia 4—2. and president trump has arrived in helsinki, ready for face—to—face talks with russia's president putin later on monday. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. let's first look at the japan times which says that after the torrential rain that hit the country last week, efforts are being made to arrange more money for reconstruction projects in affected areas. china daily has a report on floods in the northern province of gansu. but it has another report on its front page, saying president xijinping has requested the space industry to open its doors to private enterprises. as a result, nearly 10 priv

he'll ride down the champs—elysees later today, with his teammate chris froome set to join him on thees of racing. jo currie is there for us. wales have never had a male winner of the tour de france until now. geraint thomas will later lead the cyclists down the champs—elysees in paris for what is the final day of this year's tour. tradition dictates no—one attacks the yellowjersey on the final day, a celebration of what the riders have achieved over the last three gruelling weeks. they have covered 3500 kilometres, culminating in yesterday's time trial. thomas finished in third, more than good enough to hand him the title overall. the first welshman to win the tour and the third briton after sir bradley wiggins and chris froome. might be a bit of a mixed reaction in paris, team sky have been booed along the route, unable to shake off the rumours of doping, despite nothing being proved over recent years. back in wales tonight, there will be at least one or two champagne corks popping. geraint thomas is a former pupil of whitchurch high school in cardiff. fellow alumni include gareth b

. —— chomps champs—elysee. big trimmings. —— chomps champs-elysee. it will take a while to sink in.get back into normality. you know, watch bbc breakfast in bed with a coffee. i will certainly enjoy the next couple of weeks. he had warned the yellow jersey for over half the tour. his fellow teammate chris froome realised last week as his legs let him down that the team man who had helped him to so many of his victories will also be taking his title. it was clear that he was the stronger rider in this year's tour de france. getting behind him was the natural thing for me to do. darren thomas has won olympic, and commonwealth gold medals. that conquering the alps and the pyrenees, he has now reached cycling's summit. i think it is wonderful because it is the underdog in the sense that he has always been working with somebody else, working for somebody else. nobody has a dad we re for somebody else. nobody has a dad were to say about him in the peloton on. he is a very popular guy, both with the fans and the public. —— nobody has a bad word to say. with the fans and the public. —— nobo

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a metro station that once began champs elysees, temporarily changed to honour his name.the match, has invited them all to the presidential palace. leaving russia this morning, one of the team admitted it was all still sinking in. translation: when we reached the semifinals we started to think that maybe we'd take the cup home. the final turned out well, we could feel the excitement, and we made it. hard to process in croatia, too. the crowds here less jubilant, but still supportive. a country of four million honouring their team, placed second in the world. the last time france enjoyed this moment, some of these stars weren't even born. now, a new generation is out to celebrate, a fraternity that represents all of france. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. we have add quite a contrast across the uk today. you weren't expected that. our weather is changing but it has been another hot and humid day across midlands, much of eastern england. we have had thess a high as 30 degree, a different story towards scotland, western s

never challenged during the final stage, in which riders compete in a sprint finish on the champs elyseesorrespondent, tomos morgan, who's in cardiff. you said it was busy and hour ago, i guess it is getting busier as the hour approaches. yes, it is indeed. people are coming in with their welsh jerseys people are coming in with their welshjerseys on, in people are coming in with their welsh jerseys on, in celebratory mode, ready for geraint thomas to ci’oss mode, ready for geraint thomas to cross the line. last night many of wales from a famous buildings were lit up in yellow, already beginning celebrations for what is truly going to be one of the most historic days in wales' sporting history. standing beside me is alan davies, the head coach of the group were geraint davies began his career. it is almost like that he started cycling. he came to a swimming pool and saw a cycling track and then he came along. yellow, that is what the club is all about. it was debbie's idea to get kids into cycling who had not been cycling before. before that it was youngsters whose parents or family had a

norway's alexander kristoff won the stage on the champs elysees.mas offically crossed the line and was confirmed as the race winner — the third british rider to win it, and the sixth victory for team sky in the last seven years. i crashed on day one, it gave him a nominal lead which he built an animated zone. he won the final time trial, really needed it. he has shown what he is capable of and has shown what he is capable of and has shown glimpses for years. he has been fantastic in the mountains, yet one bad day and everybody doubted whether geraint thomas could actually do it for three weeks, well, you can. lewis hamilton has extended his lead at the top of the formula one drivers‘ standings with a dominant win at the hungarian grand prix. 0n the tight hungaroring track, hamilton had done much of the hard work by securing pole position in qualifying yesterday. he was never really under threat. hamilton's championship rival sebastian vettel fought his way back up into second to keep the gap down to 2a points in the race for the title. but he could

thousands of people on the champs elysees. many people watching ona champs elysees.le watching on a big tv screens next to the eiffel tower. there were choruses of the national anthem, honking horns, thousands of french flags fluttering in the breeze. i think celebrations will go on for some hours. fabulous evening in press. well, croatia fought hard right until the end and their performance earned them a prolonged standing ovation from their fans at the final whistle. the team and their coach are likely to return home as national heroes. our reporter gavin lee is in zagreb where, despite the end result, the atmosphere is one of celebration. croatia have lost tonight but you'd never know because ultimately, this is the best performance by one of the smallest countries to ever get to the final of a world cup. and well, what an incredible result. look at this. this atmosphere of a team that's well, barely 30 years old. independent after the fall of the former yugoslavian republic. many of those stars were refugees during the civil war. now, what a moment. we have a tea

tonight, at the elysee palace, the team were hosted by their most famous fan.y right to pass the moment on. translation: thank you again to the whole of france. i hope we made you tremble, i hope we made you jump. they say a world cup win means popularity, for players and presidents alike, and among the names history here will remember are those of its young men in blue. # we are the champions #. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. theresa may has won a series of votes in parliament tonight to keep her strategy to leave the european unionjust her strategy to leave the european union just about on track by bowing to pressure from brexit supporters in her own party by accepting the barnes of the hardline, she is expose her vulnerability, including the pro—eu conservative mp dominic grieve who voted against the government and i'm delighted to say hejoins us now government and i'm delighted to say he joins us now from westminster. we are grateful because i know it's late. by voting against the government, is it your intention to bring theresa may down? not at all. th

let's go to paris now, where people are celebrating france's world cup win, gathering on the champs elyseen see, are just amazing. it looks as though the whole city has come out to welcome the team back after their victory. the team are going to be receiving a heroes welcome. as you can see, flags and cheering. and they've got all these people waiting to see them. later on, they're going to be welcomed by president appear leave the palace. —— by president at the ely is a panellist and they will receive the legion of honour. throughout the city, they are being celebrated and faded. six metro stations in paris have been temporarily renamed to celebrate the team, including one in order of the coach, didier deschamps, and another for the goalkeeper, hugo lloris. huge anticipation and excitement there in paris. a record number of eu citizens emigrated from the uk last year, with over 139,000 leaving the country in 2017. it means net migration from eu countries is now at its lowest level since 2013. but figures released today also showed that net migration from countries outside the eu rose to i

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this looks like the chans elysee. they parade on the main avenue of paris. now we are at the lafayette grave, east of paris. mitchell: this was a famous scene and the immortal words , "lafayette we are here" has been repeated over and over. it is part of the lore of the americans saying we are repaying you,less i at, -- repaying lafayette for your help during our american revolution. guillaume: you see colonel stanton. mitchell: although it is often attributed to pershing, he did not say it. guillaume: nowadays, it looks quite similar. it is a private cemetery. few people go there. killed during the french revolution by the guillotine, and they were buried there, which is why he's buried close by. mitchell: can you translate this for us? they are on their way to the front, is that what it says? guillaume: yes, it says american troops on their way to the front. we see soldiers leaving the main towns and heading to the north and east of france as the frontline stabilized there for four years. mitchell: this would have been probably early autumn 1917? guillaume

as the champagne flowed along the champs elysee, it was the welsh flag held high by the victor, geraintwegian alexander kristoff of team emirates, but for team sky it's a sixth tour de france title in seven years. olly foster was there. cheers from the reigning champion to the new one. geraint thomas has won olympic, world and commonwealth gold medals but, over three weeks and 3,000 kilometres conquering the alps and pyrenees, he has now reached cycling's summit. i never thought about the outcome. it was always about the process and doing things, all the small things, right, thinking about the next line,

tens of thousands have been celebrating on the champs—elysees in paris, and there've been scenes ofjubilationwns and cities across france as fans revel in their country's second world cup victory. president donald trump has arrived in helsinki where he's due to hold talks with vladimir putin later on monday. earlier he described the eu as a foe, alongside russia and china. and this story is trending on bbc.com. a woman whose vehicle plunged off a california cliff has been found alive a week after she was reported missing. the 23—year—old survived by using the hose from herjeep's radiator to siphon water from a creek. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: the former education secretary, justine greening, has called for a second referendum on leaving the eu. writing in the times, she describes the government's current approach as the worst of both worlds. friend orfoe. president comes friend or foe. president comes as european countries are taking advantage of the united states on trade. the farnborough airshow outside london will see the latest hi—tech office rings like supers

the world cup get a heroes' welcome in paris, with hundreds of thousands lining the champs—elysee.