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the paris olympics — out, still learning. the paris olympics are _ out, still learning. the paris olympics are just _ out, still learning. the paris olympics are just three - out, still learning. the paris i olympics are just three months out, still learning. the paris - olympics are just three months away, but could one more gold medal tempt him to stay on to the games in four years' time? him to stay on to the games in four years' time?— years' time? when i lose, i've already won — years' time? when i lose, i've already won because - years' time? when i lose, i've already won because i - years' time? when i lose, i've already won because i have i years' time? when i lose, i'vej already won because i have so years' time? when i lose, i've - already won because i have so much to be grateful for, already won because i have so much to be gratefulfor, i'm highly blessed. who knows, la 2028 is on the horizon for so many athletes. i would be a fool to write it off, but it is a long time, i can't even think four months. try keep that one on the quiet in my head.— on the
the paris olympics — out, still learning. the paris olympics are _ out, still learning. the paris olympics are just _ out, still learning. the paris olympics are just three - out, still learning. the paris i olympics are just three months out, still learning. the paris - olympics are just three months away, but could one more gold medal tempt him to stay on to the games in four years' time? him to stay on to the games in four years' time?— years' time? when i lose, i've already won —...
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the sacred flame lighting ceremony for the paris 2024 olympics. of course, it happens in olympia, which is the birthplace of the ancient games before the torch relay takes place from the acropolis to the south pacific. there, you can see the flame being walked in to the ancient 2600 year old temple in greece. the greek president, the international olympic committee president, amongst the dignitaries, as, of course, the officials from the paris 2024 games. the actual olympics will start on the 26th of july in paris, 19 days of competition. of course, before that gets under way there is always the torch relay and it starts from greece, where that flame will make its move during an 11 day relay in greece itself. around 600 torchbearers will carry the flame over 5000 kilometres, through 41 municipalities before it is handed over to the paris 2024 organisers. that will have a special ceremony as well, at the sight of the first modern olympics in 1896, that will happen on april the 26th. across france they will be 10,000 torchbearers that will carry the
the sacred flame lighting ceremony for the paris 2024 olympics. of course, it happens in olympia, which is the birthplace of the ancient games before the torch relay takes place from the acropolis to the south pacific. there, you can see the flame being walked in to the ancient 2600 year old temple in greece. the greek president, the international olympic committee president, amongst the dignitaries, as, of course, the officials from the paris 2024 games. the actual olympics will start on the...
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our sports editor dan roan is in paris for us. 100 days to go until paris 2024 and the venues that will host the games themselves are rapidly taking shape. as you can see, we are here in a temporary venue, 13,000 seat arena, they only began work it may be four weeks ago or so and it feels like it is almost completed and it will be injune. this is where the beach volleyball competition will take place, and as you can see, it is here in the shadow of the most famous parisian line, the eiffel tower itself. this is really what organisers want to these games to be remembered for, sustainable and venues, 95% of the infrastructure for these games will either be using existing buildings or venues or temporary ones like this. the only really new venue that has been built to host sport is the aquatic centre in the area known as saint denis and thatis in the area known as saint denis and that is also where the olympic village is and the stadium itself but organisers are saying they want this to be a very green and sustainable games for the good of the olympic movement going forward and they say bu
our sports editor dan roan is in paris for us. 100 days to go until paris 2024 and the venues that will host the games themselves are rapidly taking shape. as you can see, we are here in a temporary venue, 13,000 seat arena, they only began work it may be four weeks ago or so and it feels like it is almost completed and it will be injune. this is where the beach volleyball competition will take place, and as you can see, it is here in the shadow of the most famous parisian line, the eiffel...
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andrew harding, bbc news, paris. in russia, thousands of homes have been evacuated after severe flooding. the region of orenburg has been affected by worse than usual seasonal flooding because of melting snow from the surrounding mountains. russian officials estimate that more than 10,000 homes are underwater. in neighbouring kazakhstan, more than 100,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes. tesco has posted pre—tax profits of £2.3 billion for the year to february. that's nearly a three—fold increase on pre—tax profits the previous year. the chief executive of the supermarket chain said inflationary pressures had "lessened substantially", but said he was conscious "things were still difficult for many customers." some 7.4 million uk adults are still struggling to pay bills due to the high cost of living, according to a survey from the financial conduct authority. the number has fallen from last year, but many households still feel "heavily burdened". its survey suggested one in nine adults had missed
andrew harding, bbc news, paris. in russia, thousands of homes have been evacuated after severe flooding. the region of orenburg has been affected by worse than usual seasonal flooding because of melting snow from the surrounding mountains. russian officials estimate that more than 10,000 homes are underwater. in neighbouring kazakhstan, more than 100,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes. tesco has posted pre—tax profits of £2.3 billion for the year to february. that's nearly a...
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for this year's summer 0lympics. time in paris for this year's summer olympics. the world athletics have ring—fenced to $1; million of the money they get from the international 0lympics committee as a prize fund, and this will go to the athletes. they also committed forfour the athletes. they also committed for four years' time, the athletes. they also committed forfour years' time, when it travels to los angeles to give a price for the silver and bronze place positions. in response to this, the international olympic committee says it's up to each international federation and national 0lympic committee to determine how best to serve their athletes. the president of world athletics, sebastian coe, has called the decision a "pivotal moment". this isjust a recognition that the athletes are the stars of the show. we increased the prize money in our own championships a few years ago, and i just wanted the athletes to recognise that we don't sit here hermetically sealed, assuming their performance as an olympic games doesn't have a, you know, a beneficiary knock on,
for this year's summer 0lympics. time in paris for this year's summer olympics. the world athletics have ring—fenced to $1; million of the money they get from the international 0lympics committee as a prize fund, and this will go to the athletes. they also committed forfour the athletes. they also committed for four years' time, the athletes. they also committed forfour years' time, when it travels to los angeles to give a price for the silver and bronze place positions. in response to this,...
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is the first i time we've seen this, coming close to paris, and some of the favourites to paris, and some of the favourites to win the events are getting more excited because the money is coming from world athletics, the governing body that looks after track and field and they are basically saying they are committing to give $50,000 to the winners of our 48 events. behind me on the bbc web page, we have jamaican sprinter in the intel must have —— indiantown sahara, she won three ghost last time around, if she does this time i get in paris, she does this time i get in paris, she will hundred and $50,000, if you're in a relay, he gets divided by four people. it's very exciting, the money has come down from the ioc, the international olympics committee, they get money from broadcasters and pass it to the different federations will basically run the sports within the sports was not athletics are the first to move on it and they said they would give $50,000 to the winners. of course, that could put pressure on the other sports. are they going to follow suit? people like the cycling or
is the first i time we've seen this, coming close to paris, and some of the favourites to paris, and some of the favourites to win the events are getting more excited because the money is coming from world athletics, the governing body that looks after track and field and they are basically saying they are committing to give $50,000 to the winners of our 48 events. behind me on the bbc web page, we have jamaican sprinter in the intel must have —— indiantown sahara, she won three ghost last...
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paris is getting transformed into an olympic park. as you can see, most of our most iconic venues are going to be hosting some of the major events. the stands are being built. i think our city is ready to welcome you and the athletes. we were granted access to one of the most spectacular sports venues being built for the games — preparations gathering pace, with just 100 days to go. this will be the playing surface for the beach volleyball competition. this 13,000 seater arena, a temporary venue, is rapidly taking shape. and as you can see, the setting couldn't be any more iconic. but at a time of high geopolitical tension and in a country that has seen extremist attacks, there are mounting safety concerns — especially over the unprecedented opening ceremony, with athletes set to sail along a stretch of the seine on barges. it will be well—organised. the man in charge of delivering the games told me he was remaining confident. security is the top priority. from day one, we put in place an unprecedented system. can you guarantee
paris is getting transformed into an olympic park. as you can see, most of our most iconic venues are going to be hosting some of the major events. the stands are being built. i think our city is ready to welcome you and the athletes. we were granted access to one of the most spectacular sports venues being built for the games — preparations gathering pace, with just 100 days to go. this will be the playing surface for the beach volleyball competition. this 13,000 seater arena, a temporary...
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i think i'd love to do that in paris olympics. did you ever think you would be heading into what will be your final olympic games already placed as britain's most successful gymnast? never. but going for my final olympic games feels feels very, very strange talking about it. and it's almost hard to articulate what it's like — trying to get my words out in the right way, because it's still fresh, i suppose. i think it's a really nice mindset to be in. i think ijust give it what i got. and see if he can do it. some history for british basketball to celebrate tonight. the london lions women team have beaten besiktas to become the first british team win a european basketball trophy, with victory in the eurocup. the lions won by 81 points to 70 on the night at the copperbox arena, but were trailing from the first leg against their turkish opponents. holly winterburn with a huge three points inside the final 20 seconds, as the lions took the crown by the finest of margins, winning byjust four points on aggregate. but there we go. a gr
i think i'd love to do that in paris olympics. did you ever think you would be heading into what will be your final olympic games already placed as britain's most successful gymnast? never. but going for my final olympic games feels feels very, very strange talking about it. and it's almost hard to articulate what it's like — trying to get my words out in the right way, because it's still fresh, i suppose. i think it's a really nice mindset to be in. i think ijust give it what i got. and see...
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i'd love to do that in paris olympics. did you ever think you would be heading in to what will be your final olympic games already placed as britain's most successful gymnast? never. but going for my final olympic games feels very, very strange talking about it. and it's almost hard to articulate what it's like trying to get my words out in the right way, because it's still fresh, i suppose. i think it's a really nice mindset to be in and ijust give it all i got. to be in and ijust give max to be in and ijust give would not one of the many stories max would not one of the many stories to follow at the paris olympics, that is it for sportsday, thanks forjoining, goodbye for now. hello there. it is going to get warmer in the next few days, but the rain is not completely gone away just yet. and the rainfall that we've had this month at edinburgh botanic gardens is particularly noteworthy. so far this month, there's been 81 millimetres of rain, and afterjust ten days, that's twice the average rainfall already. and it follows o
i'd love to do that in paris olympics. did you ever think you would be heading in to what will be your final olympic games already placed as britain's most successful gymnast? never. but going for my final olympic games feels very, very strange talking about it. and it's almost hard to articulate what it's like trying to get my words out in the right way, because it's still fresh, i suppose. i think it's a really nice mindset to be in and ijust give it all i got. to be in and ijust give max to...
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i think i'd love to do that in the paris olympics. did you ever think you would be heading into what will be your final olympic games, already placed as britain's most successful ever gymnast? never. but going for my final olympic games, feels very, very strange talking about it. and it's almost hard to articulate what it's like. i'm trying to get my words out in the right way, because it's still fresh, i suppose. i think it's a really nice mindset to be in. i think i'lljust give it all i've got. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. there is more rain around but it is going to get warmer. but the rain will not go away entirely and the rainfall we had this month at edinburgh botanic gardens is noteworthy, 81 millimetres so far. it may not sound much but more than twice of the april average and we arejust ten days twice of the april average and we are just ten days in and twice of the april average and we arejust ten days in and it twice of the april average and we are just ten days in and it follows on from the wettest m
i think i'd love to do that in the paris olympics. did you ever think you would be heading into what will be your final olympic games, already placed as britain's most successful ever gymnast? never. but going for my final olympic games, feels very, very strange talking about it. and it's almost hard to articulate what it's like. i'm trying to get my words out in the right way, because it's still fresh, i suppose. i think it's a really nice mindset to be in. i think i'lljust give it all i've...
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athletes who win gold in paris will each receive fifty—thousand dollars. world athletics has set aside a total prize money pot of two—and—a—half million—dollars this money comes from the revenue share allocation given by the international olympic committee, and received every four years. so far, there'll only be prize money cash for winning a gold, but there's a plan to extend it to silver and bronze medallists at the los angeles games in 2028. this is a first for an international governing body, but it is not uncommon for national federations to financially reward their athletes after a medal. the president of world athletics, lord coe, has called the decision a "pivotal moment:" at this prize money for the olympic games cord medalists does not overshadow the olympic games. we recognise that an olympic athlete winning an olympic title is likely to receive monies from a number of sources, whether it is national lipid committees, governments their own federations or a new order renewal of existing commercial partnerships. this is a modest contributi
athletes who win gold in paris will each receive fifty—thousand dollars. world athletics has set aside a total prize money pot of two—and—a—half million—dollars this money comes from the revenue share allocation given by the international olympic committee, and received every four years. so far, there'll only be prize money cash for winning a gold, but there's a plan to extend it to silver and bronze medallists at the los angeles games in 2028. this is a first for an international...
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and the olympic flame is lit in olympia in greece at the start of its journey to the games in paris this summer. and coming up on bbc news... they have the advantage in the premier league title race, but can manchester city overcome real madrid in the champions league tomorrow night? hello and welcome to the bbc news at one. mps will debate legislation shortly which would give the uk some of the strictest anti—tobacco laws in the world. the new laws would raise the minimum age for smoking by one year every year. that means it would be illegal for anyone currently 15 or younger born afterjanuary 1st 2009 to ever buy tobacco products. the department for health says smoking kills about 80,000 people a year and costs £17 billion a year in treating smoking—related illnesses and through lost productivity. the tobacco and vapes bill also aims to make vapes less appealing to children. but a number of conservative mps have told the bbc they won't back the bill. here's our health correspondent sophie hutchinson. smoking is the single biggest cause of preventable death in the uk. it kills two
and the olympic flame is lit in olympia in greece at the start of its journey to the games in paris this summer. and coming up on bbc news... they have the advantage in the premier league title race, but can manchester city overcome real madrid in the champions league tomorrow night? hello and welcome to the bbc news at one. mps will debate legislation shortly which would give the uk some of the strictest anti—tobacco laws in the world. the new laws would raise the minimum age for smoking by...
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before paris 2024. before we go, the all—important team news coming in from the champions league. pep guardiola making two changes to the first leg, kyle walker is fit to start, kevin de bruyne are also coming into the side. john stones of the bed and jude bellingham does start for real madrid as expected. and in munich, mikalarteta, when change, tacky hero tomiyasu comes in at fullback and harry kane and eric dyer both start for byron munich. followed on five life from city on five live sports extra for munich. that's it for now. good evening. sunshine for some, but not for all. that has been the story today, and when the shower clouds came, they were pretty threatening. quite a dramatic weather watcher picture here sent in from north wales. most of the showers have been out to the west first thing this morning, with these frontal systems sinking steadily south. through this evening, we have a clutch of showers just clinging on to east anglia and south—east england. they fade away, skies clear, tem
before paris 2024. before we go, the all—important team news coming in from the champions league. pep guardiola making two changes to the first leg, kyle walker is fit to start, kevin de bruyne are also coming into the side. john stones of the bed and jude bellingham does start for real madrid as expected. and in munich, mikalarteta, when change, tacky hero tomiyasu comes in at fullback and harry kane and eric dyer both start for byron munich. followed on five life from city on five live...
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barcelona host paris saint —germain at the nou camp. while atletico madrid are in germany to play borussia dortmund. on wednesday manchester city and real madrid will meet at the etihad. it's 3—3 from the first leg. and bayern munich host arsenal — it's 2—2 from their first leg. well, england captain harry kane scored a penalty for bayern in the first leg and he's been speaking to the media today. his first season at the german club will finish without a bundesliga trophy after bayer leverkusen won the title at the weekend, ending an 11—year dominance by bayern munich. for me personally it is about trying to help the team in every situation, whether it is the bundesliga or the champions league, we have a great opportunity tomorrow night in front of our supporters to keep the season alive and to keep some hope amongst the supporters that we can achieve something special, even though it has not been the greatest season. with almost 100 days to go until the games in paris, the olympic flame has been lit in athens. the ceremony took
barcelona host paris saint —germain at the nou camp. while atletico madrid are in germany to play borussia dortmund. on wednesday manchester city and real madrid will meet at the etihad. it's 3—3 from the first leg. and bayern munich host arsenal — it's 2—2 from their first leg. well, england captain harry kane scored a penalty for bayern in the first leg and he's been speaking to the media today. his first season at the german club will finish without a bundesliga trophy after bayer...
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i think i'd love to do that in the paris olympics. did you ever think you would be heading into what will be your final olympic games, already placed as britain's most successful ever gymnast? never. but going for my final olympic games, feels very, very strange talking about it. and it's almost hard to articulate what it's like. i'm trying to get my words out in the right way, because it's still fresh, i suppose. i think it's a really nice mindset to be in. i think i'lljust give it all i've got. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. there is more rain around but it is going to get warmer. but the rain will not go away entirely and the rainfall we had this month at edinburgh botanic gardens is noteworthy, 81 millimetres so far.
i think i'd love to do that in the paris olympics. did you ever think you would be heading into what will be your final olympic games, already placed as britain's most successful ever gymnast? never. but going for my final olympic games, feels very, very strange talking about it. and it's almost hard to articulate what it's like. i'm trying to get my words out in the right way, because it's still fresh, i suppose. i think it's a really nice mindset to be in. i think i'lljust give it all i've...
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we saw the pledge of around 2 billion euros in paris. , , ., i. paris. firstly do you feel confident _ paris. firstly do you feel confident that _ paris. firstly do you feel confident that those - paris. firstly do you feel - confident that those pledges will be fulfilled, but also as you mention, it�*s not about just having the aid, it�*s having in and there�*s been real restrictions there as well. the key question _ restrictions there as well. the key question is _ restrictions there as well. iie: key question is finding restrictions there as well. tie: key question is finding ways and because of the situation, it is very most fast unfolding and it is real now. it is not a prospect of happening, it�*s already happening. people are buying in with hunger —related disease and is —— disease there is cholera and malaria and other diseases and i think the age now, although it is late, the biggest question is, how to limit that being initiated. there is a lot of havoc from the government side using the de facto power to hindle —— hinder the
we saw the pledge of around 2 billion euros in paris. , , ., i. paris. firstly do you feel confident _ paris. firstly do you feel confident that _ paris. firstly do you feel confident that those - paris. firstly do you feel - confident that those pledges will be fulfilled, but also as you mention, it�*s not about just having the aid, it�*s having in and there�*s been real restrictions there as well. the key question _ restrictions there as well. the key question is _ restrictions there as...
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paris is getting transformed into an olympic park. as you can see, most of our most iconic venues are going to be hosting some of the major events. the stands are being built. i think our city is ready to welcome you and the athletes. we were granted access to one of the most spectacular sports venues being built for the games — preparations gathering pace, with just 100 days to go. this will be the playing surface for the beach volleyball competition. this 13,000 seater arena, a temporary venue, is rapidly taking shape. and as you can see, the setting couldn't be any more iconic. but at a time of high geopolitical tension and in a country that has seen extremist attacks, there are mounting safety concerns — especially over the unprecedented opening ceremony, with athletes set to sail along a stretch of the seine on barges. it will be well—organised. the man in charge of delivering the games told me he was remaining confident. security is the top priority. from day one, we put in place an unprecedented system. can you guarantee
paris is getting transformed into an olympic park. as you can see, most of our most iconic venues are going to be hosting some of the major events. the stands are being built. i think our city is ready to welcome you and the athletes. we were granted access to one of the most spectacular sports venues being built for the games — preparations gathering pace, with just 100 days to go. this will be the playing surface for the beach volleyball competition. this 13,000 seater arena, a temporary...
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did you hear any of the comments made in paris - camps. did you hear any of the | comments made in paris today. camps. did you hear any of the - comments made in paris today. the french are trying to mobilise countries to get aid together. 0nly countries to get aid together. only 6% of the money needed has been raised and sent to sudan, it is a tiny figure. the french foreign minister says this is a forgotten war and we need to break down that wall. how is it to not be in sudan and see the reaction from the world to what is happening there? it is to what is happening there? it is reall , to what is happening there? it is really. really _ to what is happening there? it is really, really sad. _ to what is happening there? it is really, really sad. i— to what is happening there? it 3 really, really sad. i heard of the conference in paris. 0urformer prime minister is the only light on the channel we have now. he speaks of how we feel, really. he has all our hopes. the military side don't want to get the aid to the people who need it. i have
did you hear any of the comments made in paris - camps. did you hear any of the | comments made in paris today. camps. did you hear any of the - comments made in paris today. the french are trying to mobilise countries to get aid together. 0nly countries to get aid together. only 6% of the money needed has been raised and sent to sudan, it is a tiny figure. the french foreign minister says this is a forgotten war and we need to break down that wall. how is it to not be in sudan and see the...
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the torch for the paris 2024 olympic games has been lit the torch for the paris 2024 olympic games has been [it in a traditional ceremony in greece. the ceremony itself has been taking place amongst the ruins of the temple her rara in ancient olympia where the games were born. it marks the final stretch of the seven year preparations for the start of the event in paris injuly. the torch will now begin its 5000 kilometre trip around greece to start with so there is an 11 day really on greek soil where some 600 torchbearers will carry that flame over the 5000 kilometres through 41 different areas of greece. there is then another ceremony that takes place on april the 26th where the olympic flame is officially handed over to paris. it will then travel through 400 towns and dozens of tourist attractions both in france itself and also in french territories before the actual olympics begin injuly this year. so the olympic torch flame on it's really starting off in greece before heading to france and eventually to paris. here in the uk a potentially world first smoking ban for future generati
the torch for the paris 2024 olympic games has been lit the torch for the paris 2024 olympic games has been [it in a traditional ceremony in greece. the ceremony itself has been taking place amongst the ruins of the temple her rara in ancient olympia where the games were born. it marks the final stretch of the seven year preparations for the start of the event in paris injuly. the torch will now begin its 5000 kilometre trip around greece to start with so there is an 11 day really on greek soil...
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and with just over 100 days to go until the paris olympics, the river seine water could be unsafe for athletes. let mejust bring let me just bring you some breaking news that has come in in the last few seconds, imported news being reported by reuters. they report that three sons of the hamas leader have been killed in israeli air strikes in gaza. that has come from a hamas affiliated news agency. the leader has been based in qatar, but they are quoting the hamas affiliated news agency on the ground, saying that three sons of the hamas leader have been killed in an israeli air strike in gaza. so thatis an israeli air strike in gaza. so that is significant. we will try to find out more details on that in the coming minutes. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's chetan. good afternoon. we start with news that athletics will become the first sport to introduce prize money at the olympics in paris this summer. the governing body, world athletics, is breaking 128 years of olympic tradition, becoming the first international sport to give athletes money for winni
and with just over 100 days to go until the paris olympics, the river seine water could be unsafe for athletes. let mejust bring let me just bring you some breaking news that has come in in the last few seconds, imported news being reported by reuters. they report that three sons of the hamas leader have been killed in israeli air strikes in gaza. that has come from a hamas affiliated news agency. the leader has been based in qatar, but they are quoting the hamas affiliated news agency on the...
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with 100 days to go until the games in paris, the olympic flame has been lit in athens. the ceremony took place in greece's ancient olympia, where the first olympic games were held in 776 bc. the flame was handed to the first torchbearer — gold medallist at the tokyo olympics, greek rower, stefanos ntsouskos. it starts an international torch relay, travelling through greece, france, and french overseas territories, before ending at the paris olympic games. after suffering many injuries, rafael nadal will make his return to clay at the barcelona open — he due on court shortly. he is due on court shortly. the 22—time grand slam champion pulled out of this year's australian open injanuary with a hip injury, and missed atp events at indian wells and monte carlo. nadal has dropped to world number 644, and will take on italian flavio cobolli in his first match on clay since winning the french open two years ago. however, he wouldn't be drawn on whether he'd make this yea r�*s roland garros. i can't give you an injury update because the list is long... laughter i just w
with 100 days to go until the games in paris, the olympic flame has been lit in athens. the ceremony took place in greece's ancient olympia, where the first olympic games were held in 776 bc. the flame was handed to the first torchbearer — gold medallist at the tokyo olympics, greek rower, stefanos ntsouskos. it starts an international torch relay, travelling through greece, france, and french overseas territories, before ending at the paris olympic games. after suffering many injuries,...
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she spoke to me from boston about her win there and her hopes for paris. it is really tough to try to control your emotions and take it all and but also keep torres plan and i know but also keep torres plan and i know but i had to do —— race plan. but also in my head i wasjust seeing keep going you know she needs to do, stay calm, keep breathing and push. you must�*ve known you're in pretty good shape the take the first place last month but when race comes together like that, it was really quick time time as well. you're my second—fastest time which i'm over the moon with under an hour and 30 minutes. at i knew had been in good shape of the week before, i was really unwell with quite a bad cold and i was unable to train for six or seven days. i and i was unable to train for six or seven days-— and i was unable to train for six or seven da s. . , ., , , seven days. i was quite worrying but i did the seven days. i was quite worrying but i did the 5k — seven days. i was quite worrying but i did the 5k here _ seven days. i was quite worrying but i
she spoke to me from boston about her win there and her hopes for paris. it is really tough to try to control your emotions and take it all and but also keep torres plan and i know but also keep torres plan and i know but i had to do —— race plan. but also in my head i wasjust seeing keep going you know she needs to do, stay calm, keep breathing and push. you must�*ve known you're in pretty good shape the take the first place last month but when race comes together like that, it was...
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paris is getting transformed into an olympic park. as you can see, most of our most iconic venues are going to be hosting some of the major events. the stands are being built. i think our city is ready to welcome you and the athletes. we were granted access to one of the most spectacular sports venues being built for the games — preparations gathering pace, with just 100 days to go. this will be the playing surface for the beach volleyball competition. this 13,000 seater arena, a temporary venue, is rapidly taking shape. and as you can see, the setting couldn't be any more iconic. but at a time of high geopolitical tension and in a country that has seen extremist attacks, there are mounting safety concerns — especially over the unprecedented opening ceremony, with athletes set to sail along a stretch of the seine on barges. it will be well—organised. the man in charge of delivering the games told me he was remaining confident. security is the top priority. from day one, we put in place an unprecedented system. can you guarantee
paris is getting transformed into an olympic park. as you can see, most of our most iconic venues are going to be hosting some of the major events. the stands are being built. i think our city is ready to welcome you and the athletes. we were granted access to one of the most spectacular sports venues being built for the games — preparations gathering pace, with just 100 days to go. this will be the playing surface for the beach volleyball competition. this 13,000 seater arena, a temporary...
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evelyn herrmann is a european economist at bank of america and joins us from paris. after this latest fall in uk inflation, we are still some way off the target of 2%. when do you think the target of 2%. when do you think the bank of england is going to make its decision to cut? . the bank of england is going to make its decision to cut?— its decision to cut? , the cutting cle is its decision to cut? , the cutting cycle is actually _ its decision to cut? , the cutting cycle is actually august - its decision to cut? , the cutting cycle is actually august now. - its decision to cut? , the cutting cycle is actually august now. i i its decision to cut? , the cutting i cycle is actually august now. i have to admit that into this week we thought that there was more of a chance that the bank of england might be confirmed to cut around june. if the interest rates had continued to show a better slowdown, if the... inaudible enough to get the bank of england, so we are happy with our base rate of the bank of england cutting cycle in august... inaudible given inflation, it co
evelyn herrmann is a european economist at bank of america and joins us from paris. after this latest fall in uk inflation, we are still some way off the target of 2%. when do you think the target of 2%. when do you think the bank of england is going to make its decision to cut? . the bank of england is going to make its decision to cut?— its decision to cut? , the cutting cle is its decision to cut? , the cutting cycle is actually _ its decision to cut? , the cutting cycle is actually august...
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they're to overturn the 3—2 quarter—final defeat in the uefa champions league following the first leg in paris. mbappe failed to hit the target from three shots, lost the ball 13 times and was caught offside three times. however the p56 and france captain scored a hat trick on his last visit to barcelona in 2021 and will be hoping to replicate that if he is to keep alive his dream of winning the competition. borussia dortmund looking to oveturn a 2—1 aggregate score to atletico madrid in the second leg of their quarter final. dortmund will be without forward sebastien haller, who has has been ruled out with a recurrence of his left ankle injury. haller scored a late goal in dortmund s 2—1 loss at atletico in the first leg on wednesday, but got injured early in the team 5 bundesliga win at borussia monchengladbach on saturday. jadon sancho missed the trip to monchengladbach through illness, but was back with his teammates on sunday and is expected to return to the squad for atletico. a reminder of those fixtures later. barcelona host paris saint—germain at the nou camp, while atletico mad
they're to overturn the 3—2 quarter—final defeat in the uefa champions league following the first leg in paris. mbappe failed to hit the target from three shots, lost the ball 13 times and was caught offside three times. however the p56 and france captain scored a hat trick on his last visit to barcelona in 2021 and will be hoping to replicate that if he is to keep alive his dream of winning the competition. borussia dortmund looking to oveturn a 2—1 aggregate score to atletico madrid in...
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paris the place to do it. carol is here with the _ on. paris the place to do it. carol is here with the weather. - on. paris the place to do it. carol is here with the weather. you - on. paris the place to do it. carol. is here with the weather. you have on. paris the place to do it. carol- is here with the weather. you have a beautiful picture but i know there is rain coming. there certainly is. good morning. to start the day, some waking up to some beautiful sunrises. this from one of our weather watchers sent in earlier from one of our weather watchers sent in earlierfrom shropshire. we have seen a deluge of rain. to give you an idea of the totals we had yesterday, in north wales... a lot of rain with more to come. this is the rainfall total chart, which runs for the next five days. there is not a lot coming into the far south—east. there will be some. north—west scotland is where we will see a lot. you can make out the white here. this is the key and it represents 100 millimetres plus, so about four inches more rain to come or so. the rain from yesterday h
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our sports editor dan roan is in paris for us now. so, dan, the organisers confident they'll be ready. they seem to be confident. after all they have not faced the same infrastructure delivery challenges that the organisers of other games in recent years have done because there is only one major venue that had to be built and that is the aquatic centre. most of the other infrastructure is already existing or temporary. infrastructure is already existing ortemporary. of infrastructure is already existing or temporary. of course this will be the first games for seven years in back of in front of full crowds. we spoke to the man in charge about the security challenge that the organisers face. a sneak preview of how paris 2024 will look this summer. we were granted access to one of the most spectacular sports venues being built for the games, preparations gathering pace with just 100 days to go. this will be the playing surface for the beach volleyball competition. this 13,000 seater arena, a temporary venue, is rapidly taking shape. and
our sports editor dan roan is in paris for us now. so, dan, the organisers confident they'll be ready. they seem to be confident. after all they have not faced the same infrastructure delivery challenges that the organisers of other games in recent years have done because there is only one major venue that had to be built and that is the aquatic centre. most of the other infrastructure is already existing or temporary. infrastructure is already existing ortemporary. of infrastructure is already...
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athletes in 48 track and field events who win gold in paris will each receive $50,000. world athletics has set aside a total prize money pot of $2.5 million. this money comes from the revenue share allocation given by the international olympic committee, and received every four years. so far, there'll only be prize money cash for winning a gold, but there's a plan to extend it to silver and bronze medallists at the los angeles games in 2028. and finally, take a look at this. a two—storey houseboat — complete with a white picket fence — was towed through san francisco bay after the owners were asked to leave redwood city marina. the floating home took the precarious journey across the bay to san rafael. the boat was apparently one of dozens told to leave the marina as they were blocking public access to a state waterway. as part of an ongoing legal battle, the council offered compensation for the move. quite a nice floating health there. we will have plenty more news coming up at the top of the hour. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. well, some of us are in for
athletes in 48 track and field events who win gold in paris will each receive $50,000. world athletics has set aside a total prize money pot of $2.5 million. this money comes from the revenue share allocation given by the international olympic committee, and received every four years. so far, there'll only be prize money cash for winning a gold, but there's a plan to extend it to silver and bronze medallists at the los angeles games in 2028. and finally, take a look at this. a two—storey...
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league, despite his side's dramatic victory over p56 in the first leg in paris. barca, the five—time winners, conceded two goals early in the second half as the home side took a 2—1 lead, but goals from brazilian winger raphinha, who scored two on the night, and substuitute andreas christensen who got the winner, turned the tie around. 3—2 it finished, meaning paris st germain will have to win next week in spain if they're to reach the last four. and a potential all—spanish semifinal would await, because it's advantage atletico madrid after their quarterfinalfirst leg — samuel lino scored their second goal, before they held off a late dortmund fightback to win 2—1. nikola jokic scored a game—high 41 points to help the defending nba champions denver nuggets reclaim top spot in the western conference with a 116—107 victory over the minnesota timberwolves. meanwhile, the cleveland cavaliers beat the memphis grizzlies 110—98 to move within one victory of wrapping up an nba playoff spot. donovan mitchell racked up 29 points and eight assists injust h
league, despite his side's dramatic victory over p56 in the first leg in paris. barca, the five—time winners, conceded two goals early in the second half as the home side took a 2—1 lead, but goals from brazilian winger raphinha, who scored two on the night, and substuitute andreas christensen who got the winner, turned the tie around. 3—2 it finished, meaning paris st germain will have to win next week in spain if they're to reach the last four. and a potential all—spanish semifinal...
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and just over 100 days to the paris 0lympics, and just over 100 days to the paris olympics, the river sent water could be unsafe water. —— could be unsafe for athletes. time for a look at the business news now with ben thompson, and consumer prices in the us are rising more than expected? yes, we've just had the latest indication of the rate at which prices are rising. indication of the rate the consumer price index for march rose higher than analysts were expecting. the core figure, which strips out volatile food and energy components, rose 0.4% in march — that's against expectations of a 0.3% increase. on an annual basis, the rate was 3.5% in march, that's 0.3% higher than the previous month. this is all likely to reduce the chances of an early interest rate cut by the federal reserve, which has kept rates at 5.5%, the highest level in 23 years. let's head over to new york and speak to our north america business correspondent, erin delmore. no great surprise and this number, but why is it proving to be so difficult to tackle? this but why is it proving to be so difficult to ta
and just over 100 days to the paris 0lympics, and just over 100 days to the paris olympics, the river sent water could be unsafe water. —— could be unsafe for athletes. time for a look at the business news now with ben thompson, and consumer prices in the us are rising more than expected? yes, we've just had the latest indication of the rate at which prices are rising. indication of the rate the consumer price index for march rose higher than analysts were expecting. the core figure, which...
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barcelona host paris saint —germain at the nou camp. while atletico madrid are in germany to play borussia dortmund. on wednesday manchester city and real madrid will meet at the etihad. it's 3—3 from the first leg. and bayern munich host arsenal — it's 2—2 from their first leg. well, england captain harry kane scored a penalty for bayern in the first leg and he's been speaking to the media today. his first season at the german club will finish without a bundesliga trophy after bayer leverkusen won the title at the weekend,
barcelona host paris saint —germain at the nou camp. while atletico madrid are in germany to play borussia dortmund. on wednesday manchester city and real madrid will meet at the etihad. it's 3—3 from the first leg. and bayern munich host arsenal — it's 2—2 from their first leg. well, england captain harry kane scored a penalty for bayern in the first leg and he's been speaking to the media today. his first season at the german club will finish without a bundesliga trophy after bayer...
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our sports editor dan roan is in paris for us. 100 days to go until paris 2024 and the venues that will host the games himself are rapidly taking place. —— themselves. we are in a 13,000 seat arena. work began only four weeks ago or so. it will be completed injune. this is where the beach volleyball competition will take place. it's here in the shadow of the most famous parisienne landmark, the eiffel tower itself. this is really what organisers want these games to be remembered for — sustainable venues. 95% of the infrastructure for these games will either be using existing buildings of venues or temporary ones like this. the only really new venue that's being built to host a sport is the aquatic centre in the area. that is also where the athletes�* villages. organisers are saying they want this to be a very green and sustainable games for the good of the olympic movement going forward and venues like this that are a good example. dan roan there. and lebronjames is going back to the olympics for the first time in 12 years. steph curry is headed to the games for the first time w
our sports editor dan roan is in paris for us. 100 days to go until paris 2024 and the venues that will host the games himself are rapidly taking place. —— themselves. we are in a 13,000 seat arena. work began only four weeks ago or so. it will be completed injune. this is where the beach volleyball competition will take place. it's here in the shadow of the most famous parisienne landmark, the eiffel tower itself. this is really what organisers want these games to be remembered for —...
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i'm joined now by lisa louis who is a freelance journalist in paris. she's been following this story. just took us through what happened here? in just took us through what happened here? ., , ., here? in the morning, this morning, olice here? in the morning, this morning, police moved _ here? in the morning, this morning, police moved in _ here? in the morning, this morning, police moved in and _ here? in the morning, this morning, police moved in and as _ here? in the morning, this morning, police moved in and as you - here? in the morning, this morning, police moved in and as you said, - police moved in and as you said, they evacuated hundreds of migrants, according to stations, were mostly legal migrants had been living there and working across the paris region and working across the paris region and they move them elsewhere. we don't know yet where to. generally speaking, the authorities tend to bring at least some of those they evacuate during such actions to reception centres a bit further away from paris but we don't have confirmation on thatjus
i'm joined now by lisa louis who is a freelance journalist in paris. she's been following this story. just took us through what happened here? in just took us through what happened here? ., , ., here? in the morning, this morning, olice here? in the morning, this morning, police moved _ here? in the morning, this morning, police moved in _ here? in the morning, this morning, police moved in and _ here? in the morning, this morning, police moved in and as _ here? in the morning, this morning,...
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competitors who win gold in paris this year will each receive $50,000. a two—and—a—half million—dollar prize pot has been ring—fenced from the international olympic committee's revenue share allocation, which is received by world athletics every four years. i spoke to our correspondent, matt graveling who explained why this is significant. it is fairto it is fair to say. soft the better known at athletes do get money but in terms of sponsorship deal, the olympic has always been seen as 0lympic has always been seen as amateur event as it were but regards to prize money, there hasn't been a prize pot until today. this has only come out in the last couple of hours from world athletics and look after the track and field event, they said they have ring—fenced $2.1t million, to provide a prize fund for the gold medal win we ares, which is only 107 days away, but of course, this is, this is new news for us here. they have come out with this today and they have said that they want to put more money back in to the sport, to the athletes themselves, an
competitors who win gold in paris this year will each receive $50,000. a two—and—a—half million—dollar prize pot has been ring—fenced from the international olympic committee's revenue share allocation, which is received by world athletics every four years. i spoke to our correspondent, matt graveling who explained why this is significant. it is fairto it is fair to say. soft the better known at athletes do get money but in terms of sponsorship deal, the olympic has always been seen...
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yes, we are 100 days away from the summer olympics in paris, so the countdown is on to have the city ready in different ways to host the games, all permanent infrastructures are now complete and the building of the temporary sites has started and our sports editor dan roan is in paris for us. 100 days to go until paris 2024 and the venues that will host the games themselves are rapidly taking shape. as you can see, we are here in a temporary venue, a 13,000 seat arena. they only began work here only four weeks ago ago and it feels like it will be completed... shortly. this is where the beach ball volleyball competition will take place and as you can see it as here next to the famous iconic landmark the eiffel tower itself. this is really what the organisers want these games to be remembered for, sustainable venues, 95% of the infrastructure for these games will either be using existing buildings and then use or temporary ones like this. the only really new venue that is being built to host sport is the aquatic centre in the area where the athletes' village is and of course the olympi
yes, we are 100 days away from the summer olympics in paris, so the countdown is on to have the city ready in different ways to host the games, all permanent infrastructures are now complete and the building of the temporary sites has started and our sports editor dan roan is in paris for us. 100 days to go until paris 2024 and the venues that will host the games themselves are rapidly taking shape. as you can see, we are here in a temporary venue, a 13,000 seat arena. they only began work here...
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it's on a jury demand journey to paris without quite a curious route that it takes. the ol mic curious route that it takes. the olympic flame _ curious route that it takes. the olympic flame was _ curious route that it takes. iie olympic flame was lit curious route that it takes. tie olympic flame was lit today. i brought that and because i thought that that was a reminder of some of the commonality we have is nations. perhaps we can take some inspiration from the fact that it has been lit in the ruins of ancient olympia today. today it will go by marseille and eventually end up in paris on the 26th ofjuly, the opening of the olympic games. really hope that that spirit of friendship, peace and a path taking some something we could take inspiration from in a moment where it feels like we have so much to worry ourselves. i think that it is something we can hopefully look forward to apparently, it's also one of the first games where you have an equal number of male and female competitors. equal number of male and female competitors-— equal number of male and female co
it's on a jury demand journey to paris without quite a curious route that it takes. the ol mic curious route that it takes. the olympic flame _ curious route that it takes. the olympic flame was _ curious route that it takes. iie olympic flame was lit curious route that it takes. tie olympic flame was lit today. i brought that and because i thought that that was a reminder of some of the commonality we have is nations. perhaps we can take some inspiration from the fact that it has been lit in...
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at the paris olympics this summer, there won'tjust be gold medals on offer, but also cash — for some. winners in athletic, will, for the first time, get prize money — almost £40,000 — as dan roan explains. it's an enormous one. my goodness me, it's an enormous one. athletics has provided the olympics with some of its most iconic moments. jessica ennis is the olympic champion! and this summer, it is set to make history, its governing body today announcing it will become the first international federation to award prize money at the games. a total of almost £2 million made available at the paris olympics, with gold medallists each receiving £39,000. i think it is a very simple proposition, and that is that as our sport grows, and it has grown well in the last year or two, and we have brought more sponsors on board, that this isjust a recognition that the athletes are the stars of the show. we are growing the sport in order to give them a more financially viable landscape and hopefully a more secure future. in response, the international olympic committee said it redistributes 90%
at the paris olympics this summer, there won'tjust be gold medals on offer, but also cash — for some. winners in athletic, will, for the first time, get prize money — almost £40,000 — as dan roan explains. it's an enormous one. my goodness me, it's an enormous one. athletics has provided the olympics with some of its most iconic moments. jessica ennis is the olympic champion! and this summer, it is set to make history, its governing body today announcing it will become the first...
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flame has just been lit, you can see it being carried, this is all of course of the head of the 2024 paris olympics, which start injuly. that flame is going to be handed over as part of the ceremony, and as part of the torch relay, which will officially begin today. it will start in greece itself. so, the torch will go around 3000 miles around greece to a number of different locations before is then handed on to france. so, it is going to be 11 days that it will be on greek soil. 6000 torchbearers will be carrying the flame. let's have a listen into the ceremony. she speaks greek applause studio: so, that is the olympic flame, being held by the high priestess, which is the greek actress mary mina. she has been part of this ceremony which has been taking place. now we are expecting her to hand over the flame to the first torch bearer. there we go. so, the first torchbearer who is the 2020 olympic rowing champion stefan snicko sauce, he now has that flame being let from the high priestess, which will signify the start of the official torch relay for paris 2024. — — stefa nos —— stefa
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a sneak preview of how paris 2024 will look this summer. we were granted access to one of the most spectacular sports venues being built for the games. preparation's gathering pace with just 100 days to go. this will be the playing surface for the beach volleyball competition. this 13,000 seater arena — a temporary venue — is rapidly taking shape and, as you can see, the setting couldn't be any more iconic. with millions of tickets already sold, 250,000 more go on sale today. the man in charge telling me plans for paris are on track. it's the biggest event that france has ever organised. the venues are ready, the budget is balanced. we know that in this kind of event, anything can happen in the last stretch, but i'm very satisfied with where we stand at this moment. but at a time of geopolitical tensions, and in a country that's suffered from terrorism, there are mounting safety concerns, especially over the unprecedented opening ceremony, with athletes set to sail along a stretch of the seine on barges. security is the top priority. fr
a sneak preview of how paris 2024 will look this summer. we were granted access to one of the most spectacular sports venues being built for the games. preparation's gathering pace with just 100 days to go. this will be the playing surface for the beach volleyball competition. this 13,000 seater arena — a temporary venue — is rapidly taking shape and, as you can see, the setting couldn't be any more iconic. with millions of tickets already sold, 250,000 more go on sale today. the man in...
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paris saint—germain went into their tie at barcelona, with a first leg deficit. but come away with a place in the semifinals. barca extended their advantage early on with raphinha's first half goal. but the french side though, so often underachievers in this tournament, hit back after barca were reduced to ten men. ousmane dembele, vitinha, and two goals from kylian mbappe sealed a 4—1 win for p56 in spain and a stunning 6—4 victory on aggregate. and psg will face dortmund in the semifinals after the german side came through a thriller of their own to beat atletico madrid 4—2. dortmund also were behind from the first leg, but had the best start. julian brandt and ian maatsen with their two first—half goals. the pendulum swung back the way of atletico though in the second half. they pulled level on the night. angel correa's equaliser at the time meant the spanish side were progressing. but dortmund weren't done, and with the home crowd behind them, scored the two goals necessary. marcel sabitzer with the crucial strike to win 5—4 on aggregate. dortmund m
paris saint—germain went into their tie at barcelona, with a first leg deficit. but come away with a place in the semifinals. barca extended their advantage early on with raphinha's first half goal. but the french side though, so often underachievers in this tournament, hit back after barca were reduced to ten men. ousmane dembele, vitinha, and two goals from kylian mbappe sealed a 4—1 win for p56 in spain and a stunning 6—4 victory on aggregate. and psg will face dortmund in the...
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paris saint—germain went into their tie at barcelona, with a first leg deficit. but come away with a place in the semifinals. barca extended their advantage early on with raphinha's first half goal. but the french side though, so often underachievers in this tournament, hit back after barca were reduced to ten men. 0usmane dembele, vitinha, and two goals from kylian mbappe sealed a 4—1 win for psg in spain and a stunning 6—4 victory on aggregate.
paris saint—germain went into their tie at barcelona, with a first leg deficit. but come away with a place in the semifinals. barca extended their advantage early on with raphinha's first half goal. but the french side though, so often underachievers in this tournament, hit back after barca were reduced to ten men. 0usmane dembele, vitinha, and two goals from kylian mbappe sealed a 4—1 win for psg in spain and a stunning 6—4 victory on aggregate.
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well, among those who'll be competing in paris is britain's adam peaty. the three—time olympic gold medallist has returned to the sport after taking time out to tackle personal issues, and he credits part of his return to rediscovering his faith. jo currie's been talking to him. back to his best and with gold in his sights once more. this guy is phenomenal! adam peaty will head to paris this summer and put it all on the line to seal his place in history. i've got nothing left to prove. i've done everything in the sport i wanted to do. but now it's how can i do something not many people have done? the only other male to do it is michael phelps. you know, over the whole history of the olympics, it's unheard of to do three in a row _ the 29—year—old is already double olympic champion in the 100 metres breaststroke, but after hitting a self—destructive spiral it took for him to rediscover his faith in god to rediscover his faith in the pool. it wasn't really until i went back to church, when i was burning out, and i was like this puts a lot more in pe
well, among those who'll be competing in paris is britain's adam peaty. the three—time olympic gold medallist has returned to the sport after taking time out to tackle personal issues, and he credits part of his return to rediscovering his faith. jo currie's been talking to him. back to his best and with gold in his sights once more. this guy is phenomenal! adam peaty will head to paris this summer and put it all on the line to seal his place in history. i've got nothing left to prove. i've...
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summer games in paris. at the inquiry into the post office scandal — the uk's most widespread miscarriage of justice — a former senior manager has said he should not have claimed the horizon computer system was "robust and fit for purpose". because he was previously aware it could have caused misbalancing of cash accounts in all post offices across the country. david miller was chief operations officer of the post office in the early 2000s. more than 900 sub—postmasters were wrongly prosecuted for stealing because of incorrect information from a fujitsu computer system called horizon. news correspondent ellie price is at the inquiry — and joins us now. just take us through what she'd been hearing at the inquiry this morning. it's building on a theme that started last week from senior managers at the post office. today it was david miller he were benchley became the chief operating officer of the post office. he started his officer in 1970 as a trainee. he was a project director of the horizon it sys
summer games in paris. at the inquiry into the post office scandal — the uk's most widespread miscarriage of justice — a former senior manager has said he should not have claimed the horizon computer system was "robust and fit for purpose". because he was previously aware it could have caused misbalancing of cash accounts in all post offices across the country. david miller was chief operations officer of the post office in the early 2000s. more than 900 sub—postmasters were...
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3—2 quarter—final defeat in the uefa champions league following the first leg in paris. mbappe failed to hit the target from three shots, lost the ball 13 times and was caught offside three times. however the psg and france captain scored a hat trick on his last visit to barcelona in 2021 and will be hoping to replicate that if he is to keep alive his dream of winning the competition. borussia dortmund looking to oveturn a 2—1 aggregate score to atletico madrid in the second leg of their quarter final. dortmund will be without forward sebastien haller, who has has been ruled out with a recurrence of his left ankle injury. haller scored a late goal in dortmund s 2—1 loss at atletico in the first leg on wednesday, but got injured early in the team 5 bundesliga win at borussia monchengladbach on saturday. jadon sancho missed the trip to monchengladbach through illness, but was back with his teammates on sunday and is expected to return to the squad for atletico.
3—2 quarter—final defeat in the uefa champions league following the first leg in paris. mbappe failed to hit the target from three shots, lost the ball 13 times and was caught offside three times. however the psg and france captain scored a hat trick on his last visit to barcelona in 2021 and will be hoping to replicate that if he is to keep alive his dream of winning the competition. borussia dortmund looking to oveturn a 2—1 aggregate score to atletico madrid in the second leg of their...
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athletes in 48 track and field events who win gold in paris will each receive $50,000. world athletics has set aside a total prize pot of $2.5 million. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. well, some of us are in for a fine day. thursday's expected to bring warm, sunny spells to many northern and eastern parts of the country. certainly won't be like it everywhere — in fact, farfrom it in the morning across many western and southern areas of the uk. right now, a lot of cloud shrouding the uk. a weatherfront is crossing us, bearing rain and dribs and drabs possible anywhere through the night and in some areas even quite heavy for a time. but this weather front is caught in a current of very mild air streaming in from the southern climes, quite a breezy end to the night is expected as well. but i think by the time we get to around 6:00 in the morning, you can see the skies are clearing across many eastern and some western areas of the uk as well. temperatures will be in double figures in most major towns and cities. so, here's the morning then, the forecast. you can see
athletes in 48 track and field events who win gold in paris will each receive $50,000. world athletics has set aside a total prize pot of $2.5 million. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. well, some of us are in for a fine day. thursday's expected to bring warm, sunny spells to many northern and eastern parts of the country. certainly won't be like it everywhere — in fact, farfrom it in the morning across many western and southern areas of the uk. right now, a lot of cloud shrouding the uk....
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andrew harding in paris. the italian government has approved the issuing of a series of postage stamps commemorating the former prime minister and media mogul silvio berlusconi. mr berlusconi died last year aged 86, having dominated italian public life in a controversial career spanning decades. he's remembered for his media power, political leadership, as well as his legal troubles, and sex scandals. the stamps will be issued injune, a year after his death. the business and sport is coming up. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. it's got quite cold last night as the weather briefly calmed down. things will be warming up over the next few days but at the moment we have all this cloud streaming from the atlantic, those two weather fronts ringing spells of rain but the wind direction changing, a south—westerly wind bringing in that warmer air. temperatures will not be too high because we have lots of cloud until fog, too high because we have lots of cloud untilfog, 1a or 15 is too high because we have lots
andrew harding in paris. the italian government has approved the issuing of a series of postage stamps commemorating the former prime minister and media mogul silvio berlusconi. mr berlusconi died last year aged 86, having dominated italian public life in a controversial career spanning decades. he's remembered for his media power, political leadership, as well as his legal troubles, and sex scandals. the stamps will be issued injune, a year after his death. the business and sport is coming up....