but for helen glover the team gb.ould have proved history proved elusive. after days of extreme _ history proved elusive. after days of extreme heat, _ history proved elusive. after days of extreme heat, the _ history proved elusive. after days of extreme heat, the thunder - history proved elusive. after daysj of extreme heat, the thunder and lightning over the french capital last night brought some welcome relief. the water at the venue of the rowing was calm, but where the british nerves? in olympic finals, you need experience. take your seat at the back of the boat, helen glover. the two—time medallist, now a mother of three, could she help guide them to the same outcome? in the elevator blame number three their slow start was followed by a steady pace. with 500 metres to go, stroke for stroke, it was neck and neck the dutch. butjust as they look like they were edging at they were pipped on the line. they had to settle for silver. the super mums with the story of the day, after mathilda hodgkins—byrne and becky wil

helen glover there.proud, aren�*t we, you guys? how are we feeling? yeah! we love mummy! minutes later, more brits on the podium for friends for olympic debutants, bronze in the men�*s four and in the women�*s double sculls for matilda hodgkinson and becky wilde after a remarkable bronze. another british medal, creating a podium for the ages. half of these women are mothers. you can go back and be exceptional not despite having children, but because you have children. anybody who wants to have kids and go back to something they love, something that they are proud of, not only can they do it, but they should be able to do it. the olympics, once again showing anything is possible when you�*ve got people behind you. laura scott, bbc news, paris. there was a national outcry after this historic 200—year—old sycamore tree that stood by hadrian�*s wall in northumberland was illegally cut down last year. but now new shoots have appeared around the stump of the sycamore gap tree, giving park rangers hope that new

double olympic champion helen glover missed out on a historic third title for britain as her women'slover, who returned to the sport after becoming a mother, took silver alongside esme booth, sam redgrave and rebecca shorten, in a thrilling women's foui’ race. they were edged out by just 0.18 seconds. agonisingly close to gold. it's one of three rowing medals for team gb on thursday — there was also bronze in the women's doubles sculls and bronze in the men's four. away from the olympics, formula one is into its summer break, it's three weeks before the next race, in a season that is proving to be highly competitive. max verstappen has seven victories so far but there have been seven different race winners. lando norris is second in the championship, and he's been speaking to the bbc�*s matt warwick about the sport's sustainability, with a commitment to becoming net zero carbon by 2030. to me, motorsport needs the sounds, the smell, and then just the pure competition, the best of the best, behind it all. what about sustainability? is that something that is very important to engage pe

i'm very pleased to say that i'm joined by that british roa, helen glover.s really important to cover this angle. we don't seem to think about this angle too often in the news. that kind ofjuxtaposition of motherhood and becoming an olympic champion, winning so many metals, how much easier has that become over the years? i how much easier has that become over the ears? ~ �* , ., how much easier has that become over the ears? ~ �*, ., ., , the years? i think it's a really amazin: the years? i think it's a really amazing time _ the years? i think it's a really amazing time to _ the years? i think it's a really amazing time to start - the years? i think it's a really amazing time to start talking | the years? i think it's a really - amazing time to start talking about it. amazing time to start talking about it it's _ amazing time to start talking about it. it's been rumbling in the background about when i made it to tokyo _ background about when i made it to tokyo i_ background about when i made it to tokyo i was— background about when i made it to tokyo i was

team gb were in medals again today, but there was to be no third olympic gold for helen glover. becky wilde and mathilda hodgkins—byrne claimed a bronze in the women's double sculls and there was a bronze for the men in the fours as well. gymnastics legend simone biles has won her second gold of the paris games. after the team gold, the american added the all—around title, which she also won in rio eight years ago. at 27, she's also the oldest female gymnast to claim the all—around olympic gold for more than 70 years. one of the greatest careers in the history of british sport has in the last hour ended. so andy murray said this, his fifth and final olympics, would be how he would want to bow out. he and his doubles partner dan evans had produced two thrilling victories to stave off micro—retirement but has natalie pirks now reports against an american pair they lost in straight sets. andy murray! they say don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened, but after everything he's given us we can forgive the tears. their partnership had been the roller—coaster that kept on

double 0lympic champion helen glover missed out on a historic third title for britain as her women'snds in the rowing. glover — in the yellow boat — who returned to the sport after becoming a mother — took silver alongside esme booth, sam redgrave and rebecca shorten in a thrilling women's four race — they were edged out byjust .18 seconds. agonisingly close to gold. it's one of three rowing medals for team gb on thursday — some sad news to end with, the leicester city manager craig shakespeare has died at the age of 60, his family has announced. he was undergoing treatment for cancer back in october last year, and also worked for west brom, hull, everton, watford, aston villa and norwich, and had a spell as england assistant boss in 2016. there's more reaction to that on the bbc sport website — you can follow the latest from the swimming at the olympics there too, where17—year—old summer mcintosh has broken the olympic record — taking gold for canada in the 400m individual medley. that is on the sport for now. we are going to stay with the olympics and get reaction to that particula

that's the boat that has helen glover in it. you'll know helen glover. she got olympic gold.the studio. it didn't. i think helen glover got gold in london 2012 and maybe one after. no, she did. >> and then of course she went off and had two children, three, three children. she had twins and another one, she's married to steve backshall, the tv presenter from deadly 60. >> kids will know him. >> kids will know him. >> yeah, absolutely. he's been sending him his best alongside the children . and you know helen the children. and you know helen there with the other team have been really tipped as the group that would do so well that we were kind of bang on for the gold, but they were just pipped right at the last there by the netherlands team. >> still great achievement. >> still great achievement. >> oh incredible. >> oh incredible. >> she'll she'll be disappointed. >> of course she will after having three kids. >> yeah i mean i couldn't row a boat now i'd be hopeless. yeah. >> and it's amazing. >> and it's amazing. >> amazing. it's amazing to realise that we've done so well . r

in a couple of hours' time _ helen glover in a couple of hours' time going — helen glover in a coupleer team gb | hopes? we were talking about the rowin: but hopes? we were talking about the rowing but i _ hopes? we were talking about the rowing but i don't _ hopes? we were talking about the rowing but i don't know _ hopes? we were talking about the rowing but i don't know if - hopes? we were talking about the rowing but i don't know if we i hopes? we were talking about the rowing but i don't know if we can l rowing but i don't know if we can put us _ rowing but i don't know if we can put us through the mail like yesterday. and i saw earlier, the way they— yesterday. and i saw earlier, the way they won, team and the quad sculls— way they won, team and the quad scutts and — way they won, team and the quad scutts and it — way they won, team and the quad sculls and it was timed to perfection, literally the last stroke _ perfection, literally the last stroke overtaking the netherlands and we _ stroke overtaking the netherlands and we heard earlier, lauren henry atmost _ and we heard earli

you can see helen glover coming through the door behind.atch them when their medals, so this is their first reunion. i am told that for many they will have to continue training. there are a small number of celebrations this evening, some family celebrations. nothing big plans, although there will be a concert later. more athletes arriving there, more medals. we will zoom in on those for you. very busy in some pancreas.— zoom in on those for you. very busy in some pancreas. everyone is trying to say hello — in some pancreas. everyone is trying to say hello to _ in some pancreas. everyone is trying to say hello to the _ in some pancreas. everyone is trying to say hello to the athletes. - lots of kids smiling, waving their flags, _ lots of kids smiling, waving their flags, looking exceptionally proud. as a string — flags, looking exceptionally proud. as a string of medal winners coming through— as a string of medal winners coming through now. alex, you are watching these medal winners arriving back. xfour alex, you are watching these medal win

it looks as though helen glover has called time on her rowing career.the women's quad, who reeled in the netherlands to win their race earlier in the week, glover — along with rebecca shorten, esme booth and sam redgrave — were unable to catch the dutch quartet. they finished 0.18 seconds behind to take silver. new zealand were third. glover is the first british mum of three to win an olympic medal, and she spoke to our senior sports news correspondent laura scott. i think you come away with them medal at el elephant games, its a big achievement. maybe it was that what we were kind of aiming for at the beginning of the week, but at the end of the day we were aiming to row our best rates and we did that today. row our best rates and we did that toda . ~ . . ., today. with children in the crowd, havin: today. with children in the crowd, having them _ today. with children in the crowd, having them medal— today. with children in the crowd, having them medal around - today. with children in the crowd, having them medal around her. today. with children in the

double 0lympic champion helen glover missed out on a historic third title for britain as her women'sew zealand, silverfor romania. huddersfield giants. but it was far from straight forward, the warriors were 8—0 elsewhere leigh leopards beat castleford tigers by 20—10. some sad news tonight — the former leicester city manager craig shakespeare has died at the age of 60, his he was undergoing treatment for cancer back in october last and had a spell as england assistant boss in 2016. and st mirren are through to the third qualifying round of round of the europa conference league. kilmarnock willjoin them there after losing in the europa league. that's all from us — goodnight. hello there. thursday was another day of heat and humidity, particularly across central and southern wales, where we saw temperatures widely into the high 20s. but temperatures did peak in wisley, surrey and bournemouth at 30 celsius once again. it did, however, come at a price this heat and humidity, because through the afternoon we saw a cluster of sharp, thundery downpours moving their way eastwards. now they

well, today it was the other , other way around, sadly, other, other way around, sadly, so helen gloverl. and that quartette, will be, you know, while disappointed, will still be celebrating an olympic medal tonight. and the other one came in the men's four as well. and again, a little bit disappointing. you probably remember the men's four just they were unbeatable for so long. five olympic games in a row. gold medal every single time for the briton. men's four between 2000, it would have been, the 2016 five. in a row, however, world champions didn't quite pull it off. they got a bronze medal behind the us and new zealand. but nonetheless it's, you know, the rowers are doing really well. they've got a, a gold, a silver and two bronze. and i can pretty much tell you on friday in the lightweight women's double scull, imogen grant and emily craig are going to get a gold as well. pretty sure of that. that's tomorrow. >> and a gold medal performance there from you. chris skudder thanks for joining us there from you. chris skudder thanks forjoining us as there from you. chris skudder thanks

helen glover, in the women's four and the rowing she won silver.won bronze in the double sculls. they just held off the netherlands to get the get the bronze. and there was still some hopes going on. well as of today, the athletics gets under way. the 100m final is on sunday. >> does he have any hopes of gold? >> because that's what we need to get i think so, yeah, i think so. i mean, it was a big disappointment that adam peaty had, one silver wasn't it? but there's a little bit of a covid bug going through the team gb at the moment. they're hoping to fend it off, but zharnel hughes, in the 100m and 200m, louis hinchcliffe coached by by carl lewis. of course, there's a hope there as well. and i think i wouldn't be surprised if the final hall topped between 60 and 70 medals. >> we've got some great runners. 70 yeah, yeah, there's a long way to go. >> there's only there's only a week on sunday. it finishes. >> there's a lot of events until then, before the athletics i mean that would be fantastic. >> it would it would. >> it would it would. >> but as