they need to fulfil these promises. le revers de la medaille or the other side of the medal has become known for colourful demonstrations across paris. paul takes me to l ile saint denis, just across the water from the olympic village, to see a former cement factory. this is the place where, for us, a year ago, the social cleansing caused by the organisation of the olympics began. coming back is a bit cathartic for me because it s been a year, i haven t been here. so how did this look a year ago? it used to be the house of 500 people, and it was actually the biggest squat in the whole territory of france, you know? so, starting in 2020, we had a big community of african nationalities. it was quite lively, you know, there were so many bikes, some cars and scooters. also a lot of people, they were, you know, like, doing deliveries, that kind of stuff. for me, this was a base of autonomy,
nick sevini reporting there. 0ne one of the key election battlegrounds in wales. more news for you 7am. now it s time for the travel show. on a sunny day, a ride around paris takes some beating, that s for sure. france s capital is transforming. in a few weeks time, the city will host the summer olympics and paralympics, and the organisers are busy turning landmarks into stadiums. so this beautiful building is the grand palais, and that is where the fencing and taekwondo are happening. still looks like they ve got lots of work to do on it. the organisers of this year s competition have promised it will have a lasting impact on this iconic city. i m steve brown and i m here to find out how paris is changing.
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theirfirst premiership title since 1996 after beating sale by 31 23. in the united rugby championship, edinburgh have missed out on the play offs after a 31 6 thrashing at benetton. that loss combined with results elsewhere sees edinburgh drop out of the top eight. better luck for the 0spreys, though, who ve narrowly sneaked into the playoffs on matches won after clinching a bonus point in cardiff. luke morgan pushed them into eighth with this try, 33 29 it finished, they ll play munster in the quarters. the final action from the madrid sevens takes place later today. it s proven to be a difficult tournament for team gb thus far. the women s team, who have qualified for the olympics in paris, made it three straight defeats in the group stage after they were beaten by canada. team gb s men won t be taking to the field in paris. they suffered the same fate. having lost their opening two
on board of the gondola, and they keep measuring the pollution while we go up. so every second we have the readings of the concentration of small particles and even, erm, greenhouse gases. wow. so is this a good day for pollution? today is a good visibility. pollution is pretty low. because. . .yesterday was very windy. but most of the time in spring or summer, uh, the particles get really high. in paris and in many other european cities, the air quality falls below the standards set by the world health organization. and even on a clear day like today, the balloon s instruments find unsafe levels of pm 2.5, the tiny particles of pollution given off by burning fuel in vehicles or buildings. it s been linked to a range