river. operational next year, it will make the seine safe for the paris public. letes, coming in the river and swimming themselves in the river seine. that's our massive legacy of the games. life in all its forms is returning. now be found in paris. not only the fish, also aquatic insects, jellyfish, shrimps, crabs, sponges. for nearly 100 years, scenes like this have been banned. now, with the olympics around the corner humans too are coming back to the seine. hugh schofield, bbc news, paris. a reminder you can keep up—to—date with all the days sports storis on the bbc sport website and app, but from all of us here at the bbc sports centre, good bye for now. the number of people living in temporary accommodation in england has hit a record high. official data shows that, at the end of march, 104,510 households were living in temporary accommodation. the figure includes a record 131,370 children. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan has been looking at the figures. they started collating the number of people living in temporary accommodation in 1998 a

it's more than eight years since there have been competitive events in the river seine. to the improved water quality, they're back. it wasn't just that swimming in the old seine was illegal — no—one in their right mind would have taken the risk. and now... we try to not drink it too much, but a few sips, it's kind of 0k. it's beautiful water — soft and hot. for us, it's the best. the story of paris is also the story of the seine. but, over a century, thanks to industry and human waste, it became little more than a picturesque channel. the turnaround began 20 or 30 years ago and, now, regular tests carried out by the city show bacteria levels well within safety norms. it's taken time, commitment and a lot of money. and here, just by austerlitz station, is the result in concrete. if you want an idea of the scale of the effort that the french are putting in to cleaning up the river seine, take a look at this. the depth of 20 olympic swimming pools, this massive underground reservoir is for storing storm water — the runoff in heavy rain that can otherwise carry human sewage

river. operational next year, it will make the seine safe for swimming notjust in the olympics, but afterwardsetes, coming in the river and swimming without any health problem — they will be confident to go themselves in the river seine. that's our massive legacy of the games. life in all its forms is returning. catfish — one of the 35 or so types of fish that can now be found in paris. in the �*70s, anglers reported just three species surviving. not only the fish, also aquatic insects, jellyfish, shrimps, crabs, sponges. a lot of life. for nearly 100 years, scenes like this have been banned. now, with the olympics around the corner, humans, too, are coming back to the seine. hugh schofield, bbc news, paris. that is quite a transformation, now, we are what, a year out from the olympics, what is the sense of the mood there?— olympics, what is the sense of the mood there? well, i would say that --eole are mood there? well, i would say that people are expectant _ mood there? well, i would say that people are expectant and _ mood there? well, i would say that people are expectant and excited, l mo

river. operational next year, it will make the seine safe for swimming notjust in the olympics, but afterwardsd swimming without any health problem — they will be confident to go themselves in the river seine. that's our massive legacy of the games. life in all its forms is returning. catfish — one of the 35 or so types of fish that can now be found in paris. in the �*70s, anglers reported just three species surviving. not only the fish, also aquatic insects, jellyfish, shrimps, crabs, sponges. a lot of life. for nearly 100 years, scenes like this have been banned. now, with the olympics around the corner, humans, too, are coming back to the seine. hugh schofield, bbc news, paris. now, would you trade your personal data for some crypto? that's what a new project is offering — you agree to let a computer scan your eyeball. in return, you'll be paid in crypto currency. artificial intelligence entrepreneur sam altman, who runs the company behind chat—gpt, is offering people £40 worth of a new digital currency to visit scanners in cities. more than two million people have volunteered so far for th

it's more than 80 years since there have been competitive events in the river seine. ustry and human waste, it became little more than a picturesque channel. the turnaround began 20 or 30 years ago, and now regular tests carried out by the city show bacteria levels well within safety norms. it's taken time, commitment and a lot of money, and here, just by austerlitz station, is the result in concrete. the depth of 20 olympic swimming pools, this massive underground reservoir is for storing storm water, the run—off in heavy rain which can otherwise carry human sewage into the river. 0perational next year, it'll make the seine safe for swimming notjust in the olympics, but afterwards for the paris public. they see the guys, the athletes coming in the river and swimming without any health problems, they will be confident to go themselves in the river seine. that's our massive legacy of the games. scenes like this disappeared under a ban before even the oldest parisians alive today were born. but now, with the olympics around the corner, there is regeneration, and humans a

it's more than 80 years since there have been competitive events in the river seine. f paris is also the story of the seine. but over a century, thanks to industry and human waste, it became little more than a picturesque channel. the turnaround began 20 or 30 years ago, and now regular tests carried out by the city show bacteria levels well within safety norms. it's taken time, commitment and a lot of money, and here, just by austerlitz station, is the result in concrete. the depth of 20 olympic swimming pools, this massive underground reservoir is for storing storm water, the run—off in heavy rain which can otherwise carry human sewage into the river. operational next year, it'll make the seine safe for swimming notjust in the olympics, but afterwards for the paris public. they see the guys, the athletes coming in the river and swimming without any health problems, they will be confident to go themselves in the river seine. that's our massive legacy of the games. scenes like this disappeared under a ban before even the oldest parisians alive today were born. but now,

the first rehearsal for a hugely ambitious opening ceremony held on the river seine, involving nearly0 boats sailing the six kilometer course down the river. >> we learned that technically it is feasible. we had 39 boats all together at the same time and we checked the speeds and the distances between the boats to make sure tv could broadcast in good conditions the opening ceremonies. definitely this first element was very constructive and positive. reporter: one of the biggest challenges around the ceremony is security. the head of the paris police has been quick to guaranty no stone to be left unturned with tens of thousands of security forces mobilized for the event. for the first time in olympics history, the opening ceremony is set to take place outside the main athletic stadium with more than 10,000 athletes and officials set to travel through paris on the seine. millions are expected to attend the ceremony. tickets along prime spots have been sold, with others watching for free along the banks of the river. anchor: stay tuned for more world news coming up on france 24. ♪ ♪ [sin

does anyone fancy a dip in the river seine?t seems that social media platforms are expanding every day. tiktok has announced they will launch a text only post, coming after the launch of a new music streaming of twitter to x. look at this. white shark chasing prey at 400 feet. celebrations all round, as the philippines down

with the seine river as a stage, and i have to compose with that.ery lucky and i think for this edition of the olympics, it is a wonderful idea. >> how are you planning this to be a celebration of french culture? you will be highlighting its diversity, i imagine? >> this idea of the seine as a stage is even more relevant that it represents the history of france, the history of paris. one can see it in their buildings, in the architecture. there is the history with a capital letter h, but a lot of smaller stories, a lot of anecdotes. we tried to find what could be incorporated into the show to tell the story of paris, to tell the story of france, a city which is made of influences from all over the world and which also influences the rest of the world. a city that carries a lot of symbols, which will be glorified. >> among the olympic sports, there is a new 1 -- breakdancing or breaking as it has been called by the international olympic committee. breaking competitions have been taking place for all over the world since the 1990's. >> to make it in t

the river seine will host it, with organisers expecting a crowd of half a million to turn up. and in light of france's recent civil unrest, security concerns have been raised. when you're an organiser, the first things you have to be sure, it's the place where you are welcoming athletes, delegations and spectators, that it will be safe. that is the first part and the major one. so we work on that point essentially to be sure that we will be able to do it in a full security aspect. to the women's world cup now, where the 2011 champions, japan, have secured their spot in the knock out stages. two goals in quick succession in the first half gave them a 2—0 win over costa rica in dunedin — hikaru naomoto and aoba fujino both on the scoresheet. they are now two wins from two, after an opening group c win over zambia. and spain also secured their place in the knockout phase, after an emphatic 5—0 win over zambia. jenni hermoso and alba redondo scored twice, as they progressed with a game to spare. the spanairds opened their group c campaign with a 3—0 win against costa rica last wee

at this time, in 12 months, this area around the river seine is going to be absolutely jammed packed.s of thousands of spectators will be about to witness what should be a spectacular opening ceremony, the first outside the stadium ever. it will be a flotilla of boats cruising down the same past all the historic sites with athletes from all the countries taking part. and it's all part of paris wanting to make these games very, very different, unlike any other games before. another standout issue is their ambitious plans for the environment. they want to halve the carbon footprint of previous games in rio and in london. earlier today, thomas bach was in town. he was actually here to mark the one year countdown and to send out the official invitations to all of the countries who will be coming here in 12 months time. and he was asked afterwards to give his impressions of what paris is delivering. paris is maybe, at this stage, the best prepared city ever, because normally one year to go before the games, you know, you still have some discussions in the countries. among the authorities,

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the river seine will host it, with organisers expecting a crowd of half a million to turn up.ity concerns have been raised. when you're an organiser, the first things you have to be sure, it's the place where you are welcoming athletes, delegations and spectators, that it will be safe. that is the first part and the major one. so we work on that point essentially to be sure that we will be able to do it in a full security aspect. to the women's world cup now, where the 2011 champions, japan, have secured their spot in the knock out stages.

does anyone fancy a dip in the river seine?en for public swimming after a massive cleanup operation for the 2024 olympics in france. it seems that social media platforms are every day. tiktok has announced they will launch a text only post coming their launch of a new music streaming saw —— service as well as the launch of fred's and the rebranding of twitter to letter x. and now, ten seconds of sharks. look at this. joanna from new york captured this footage of a great white shark chasing prey at 400 feet. hello and welcome to sports day. celebrations all around as the philippines done new zealand with theirfirst the philippines done new zealand with their first world cup win. team usa speak out as other countries at this year's tournament still fight for equal pay. and playing for pride. the ashes may be gone but england can still level the series at the oval. we will look ahead to the 15 final test. that makes theft and final test. test. that makes theft and finaltest. —— test. that makes theft and final test. —— fifth and f

they arrived and jakarta to he stepped into the mouth of the river seine and established a french colony called kanata , which means the village. during three centuries, this land was a place of conflict between the colonial powers , especially britain and france. the new one was in 1763 ad, the fatimids in 1840, canada was in a bad state due to the network system, and finally in 1867, canada became independent, but still under the crown of a queen . day by day to the number of forces and the immigrants came to renew the new land for the immigrant europeans is a land of opportunities , a land where they can start their new life again after years of separation, a vast land full of resources , they just need to fulfill themselves and take over the field for themselves. but the immigrants in this land are a big problem, the original and native inhabitants of canada, the world who have been living in this land for thousands of years and live in tribes all over this continent, the middle of which the wind came in every way, with their concrete and culture, are similar to the immigrants. and n

the river seine will host it, with organisers expecting a crowd of half a million.can do when we are addressing these challenges. and there we hope that this message is understood by the world. this effort shows that the commitment of the world of sport to contribute to the fight against climate change, and that sport can be a partner in this fight against climate change. just before we go, time to bring up—to—date with that game at the women�*s world cup. ireland leading canada at 1—0, just approaching half—time. you can of course follow that on the bbc sport website and app. from the and the rest of the team, have a good day, bye—bye. you are watching bbc news. the prime minister, rishi sunak, will soon give evidence under oath at a public inquiry into what�*s been called the worst treatment disaster in the history of the nhs. 30,000 people were infected with viral hepatitis or hiv in the 1970s and 80s after being given contaminated blood products. our health reporter, jim reed, has the details. this photograph here is when stephen was in hospital with his teddy.

they've been putting the city's famous river the seine on center stage.shows us how. >> reporter: with a cheer paris had won its bid, 100 years after the olympics first came to the city of light, they get it back. >> translator: a city that managed to transform itself, overcome the challenges of the century, i'm thinking, of course, of the environmental challenges. >> re >> reporter: with an opening ceremony like no other, held not in a stadium for the first time ever, but on a river. what the opening ceremony will allow is not just more than 10,000 athletes to make their way down this extraordinary waterway, it will also, say the organizers, allow more people to watch it than any other opening ceremony in history. they expect some 600,000 people to be able to watch from the banks of the seine, for the athletes as well, the seine, as seen, is expected to provide an unforgettable experience. >> reporter: it's something mythical that represents paris, and for an olympic or paralympic triathlon we had to swim in it. >> reporter: but swimming in pa riggs wate

one of the existing venues is the river seine, which is being cleaned up to host the open—water swimmingmore than half a million spectators are expected on the banks of the river, which, in light of france's historic issues with security and civil unrest, has raised concerns. when you organise an event, the first things you have to be sure, it's the place that you are welcoming athletes and spectators, that it will be safe. that is the first part and the major one. so we work on that point essentially to be sure that we will be able to do it in a full security aspect. security is not the only potential problem. 0rganisers face allegations of corruption. this building behind me, their headquarters, was recently raided by police, and they face complaints over tickets being too expensive, although in response they say prices are the same as at previous games. usain bolt was on hand to mark the official countdown. new stars and stories will emerge, with a changing game, and france embracing the revolution. i spoke to our paris correspodent, hugh schofield, who told us how things are shaping

one of the existing venues is the river seine, which is being cleaned up to host the open—water swimmingeremony outside a stadium. more than half a million spectators are expected on the banks of the river, which, in light of france's historic issues with security and civil unrest, has raised concerns. when you organise an event, the first things you have to be sure, it's the place that you are welcoming athletes and spectators, that it will be safe. that is the first part and the major one. so we work on that point essentially to be sure that we will be able to do it in a full security aspect. security is not the only potential problem. organisers face allegations of corruption. this building behind me, their headquarters, was recently raided by police, and they face complaints over tickets being too expensive, although in response they say prices are the same as at previous games. usain bolt was on hand to mark the official countdown. new stars and stories will emerge, in a changing games, and france embracing the revolution. many of you might know the iconic comic, the beano. it is ce

one of the existing venues is the river seine, which has been cleaned up to host the open water swimmingmillion spectators are expected on the banks of the river, which in light of france's historic issues with security and civil unrest, has raised concerns. when you organise an event, the first thing you have to be sure is the place where you welcome the athletes, delegations and spectators will be safe. that's the first and the major one. so, as i told you we work on that point essentially to be sure that we will be able to do it in a full security aspect. security is not the only potential problem. organisers face allegations of corruption. this building behind me, their headquarters, was recently raided by police, and they face complaints over tickets being too expensive. although in response, they say prices are the same as at previous games. ultimately, 12 months from now, it's hoped the headlines will be about the sport, with team gb looking to build on the success of london, rio and tokyo, where the swimmers in particular excelled. and britain has gone 1—2! can you believe that?!

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and plunging into a cleaner river seine as paris aims to welcome swimmers back next year for the first and the black sea and increases his armed forces, is a time for the west to lean in more?

and after a big clean up, swimming is set to return to the river seine ahead of next year's paris olympicse philipines over new zealand in the second round of matches in group a at the women's world cup. a headed goalfrom sarina bolden gave the debutants their first win in the tournament. new zealand, who themselves got a shock victory over norway in their opening game, now need to get a result in their final match to get through to the knock out stages.

the river seine has even been cleaned up to stage open water swimming events, and it will host the firstvil unrest, has raised concerns. when you organise an event, the first thing you have to be sure is the place where you welcome athletes, delegations, and spectators will be safe. that is the first thought and a major one. so, as i told you, we work on that point, essentially to be sure that we will be able to do it in a full security aspect. with a year to go, eight—time olympic champion usain bolt was on hand to mark the official countdown. looking forward to coming back next year, just to see the competition and be in the stadium, with the atmosphere and just to feel the energy, so i am excited about that. new stars and stories will emerge in a changing games, with france, as ever, embracing the revolution. alex capstick, bbc news, paris. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. for most of today we had a west east split in the weather. eastern parts of the uk enjoying some sunshine for most of the day and it was a bit warmer as well, but if we have a look at the satellit

he has, and at this time in 12 months, this area around the river seine will be obsolete jammed packedde the stadium ever, it'll be a flotilla boats cruising down the same historic sites, athletes from all over the country taking part and enjoying the atmosphere. and it's all part of paris wanting to make these games very, very different, unlike any other games before, and a blueprint for the future. it's been a landmark games already by the ioc, before it's even started. and they will have these plans to make it the most compact ever, you forget about the surfing into haiti and marseilles, it does do that. ambitious plans for the environment also, they want to half the carbon footprint of previous games in rio and in london. 95% of the venues already existed, so not many new bills at all. the biggest construction project is an even finished, and even there they've got sustainability, eeco friendly materials, and also a cooling system which means they don't have to have air conditioning. it's all going well so far — earlier today, the ioc present was in town, he was actually here to ma

it's more than eight years since there have been competitive events in the river seine. picturesque channel. the turnaround began 20 or 30 years ago and, now, regular tests carried out by the city show bacteria levels well within safety norms. it's taken time, commitment and a lot of money. and here, just by austerlitz station, is the result in concrete. if you want an idea of the scale of the effort that the french are putting in to cleaning up the river seine, take a look at this. the depth of 20 olympic swimming pools, this massive underground reservoir is for storing storm water — the runoff in heavy rain that can otherwise carry human sewage into the river. operational next year, it will make the seine safe for swimming notjust in the olympics, but afterwards for the paris public. they see the guys, the athletes, coming in the river and swimming without any problem — they will be confident to go themselves in the river seine. that's our massive legacy of the games. life in all its forms is returning. catfish — one of the 35 or so types of fish that can now be found

forty years later , they reached the mouth of the seine river and jacques carty stepped into it and establisheda french colony called the local kanata means village on that area during three centuries, this land was a place of conflict between the colonial powers, especially britain , and the conflicts that finally ended with british domination of the entire area of ​​new france in 1763. it reached independence, but it was still under the crown of the queen of england. during this time, the europeans invaded the lands of the new continent, and the number of troops and immigrants who came to the new colonies increased day by day. the new colonies are the lands of opportunities for the european immigrants. the land that they can start their new life again after many years in the west. it is a vast land full of resources, they just need to fulfill themselves and take over the land for themselves, but the immigrants in this land are a big problem for the original and native residents of canada who have been living for thousands of years. that they live in this land, they live in tribes throughout t

torch was designed to imitate the reflection of the eiffel tower on the ruffled surface of the seine river and convey a peaceful energy. the torch will be lit on april. 26 next year at greece's ancient olympia, the birthplace of the olympic games. >> all right. time now for our 4 zone forecast. as we give you another live look outside. this is one of the few places in the bay area. we can see the sun out there and certainly came to bridge right now. yikes. >> yeah, karl, the fog out in full force right now. really is. and then cool us down today from coast to valley. so think mother nature's natural ac for that. let's take a look at this year because while we're cool in the bay area, they're tracking red flag warnings for the northeastern part of california and northwestern portion of nevada. we are tracking dry conditions and also gusty wind speeds. red flag warning meaning imminent fire, danger in effect from now through 9 o'clock tonight because of wind gusts 50 miles per hour. that's going to drop relative humidity to as low as 8% and into the teens with little relief from now through

oceans, except in addition, the very opening ceremony of the games will be held in the waters of the seine riveraris appeasement is the same as one of the olympic values ​​designed to unite peoples and countries expressed by the glorious curves of designs. torches. in total , 2,000 copies will be made, which is five times less than for previous games. as the communiqué notes , reducing the production of torches will reduce the environmental impact, as well as hang value. in the literal figurative sense, each torch will say. yes, and those people who will carry them. well, that's how well done actually came up with. this is how french designers want to convey hopes for peace and tranquility through the verses of water. well, for belarusians, the blue color of water. yes, it also means the color of flax, and within the framework of the heading, he loves his own. kollegiana, queloria and mariana murenkova went, of course, to the orsha elma plant. very soon , from this blue-eyed handsome man, the symbol of belarus, flax will turn out. such a wonderful towel and not only, but will make this the world

year's torch was designed to imitate reflection of the eiffel tower on the ruffled surface of the seine river and peaceful energy. the torch will be lit on april. twenty-six next year at greece's ancient olympia, which is, of course, the first place of the olympic games. a's fans are not giving up on the heels of last night's joint protest with giants fan said oracle park organizers are planning another rally when the 2 teams meet next month at the coliseum. they're still calling it, sell the team saturday, a part of the summer of cell. this 3rd fan funded giveaway and reverse boycott will be happening on august. 5th for the battle of the bridge series between the a's and the giants. you can see pictures of the rally towels. it will be given to fans for free. the protest is the latest effort by fans to try to keep the a's rooted in oakland. the current owner, john fisher, is still attempting to relocate the team to las vegas. so the team saturday will be a week from this saturday. first pitch is at 04:00:07pm, in oakland. >> and now kron 4 sports. >> the u.s. women's national team opened up t

a crane hoisted giant oak tresses from a barge in the seine river and placed them atop the landmark.work for the roof that was destroyed by fire in 2019. the cathedral is expected to reopen in december, 2024. still to come on the newshour, students struggle to make up for lost learning during the pandemic. northwestern university fires their football coach amid allegations of racism and hazing. and jane fergeson discusses her new memoir about war reporting. >> this is the "pbs newshour" from weta studios in washington in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona sterunat.siivtywe saw tw england. tens of millions of people living in the southwest are dealing with extreme weather of a different kind. that part of the country's coping with day after day of triple digit heat. the national weather service says it is one of the longest heat waves in modern history. that heat is even more dangerous than you might realize. we will focus on that with a climate journalist, out with a new book on this very subject called "the heat will kill you first, life-and-death on t

torch is symmetrical from top to bottom and has a ripple path that represents the water of the seine river opening ceremony will be held next summer back to you. >> leslie, thank you cnbc out with the latest fed survey after a two-day policy meeting. steve liesman joins us steve? >> david, some interesting results. the probability of a recession next year dropping below 50% and respondents think about a real chance of a soft landing for the u.s. economy how are stocks priced if there is a soft landing, overpriced. 7% say significantly so, 40% say somewhat, just what is it 30% there believe that they are correctly priced at 20%, see them as under priced so this group still believing that stocks are overpriced relative to a soft landing scenario and that's why when we asked them where the s&p is going end the year, not much changed from where we are now. down just a bit before they get to about a 5% or 4.6% increase next year. there is less risk now in stocks we look at the probability of a 10% increase or decrease to get a sense of how much risk is out there and that risk is narrowed. it ha

were murdered in central paris, many of them were thrown off bridges and were left to drown in the river seineoff today is— not going to put people off today is it— not going to put people off today is it e— not going to put people off today, is it? what is it that newes— today, is it? what is it that netes tnis— today, is it? what is it that makes this particular event so seesiet— makes this particular event so seesiet in— makes this particular event so seesiet in tne— makes this particular event so special in the armed forces setentere — special in the armed forces calendar? i,— special in the armed forces calendar? i, i— special in the armed forces calendar? i, i suppose the special thing for us, we do a couple of things. we have a primary school competition to design a flag for the day. and the winner are these flags are made into hand flags that will be handed out to the people who will line union street to watch the procession . and i had the the procession. and i had the pleasure last week with my wife, lady provost , to go to the lady provost, to go to the primary school where the winn