The us topped the final medal table, after the womens us Basketball Team beat the hosts, france to win the final Gold Medal of the games. Great britain got 65 medals in total. My Colleague Maryam Moshiri has been in paris for all the excitement the past two weeks. So, the final day of the Paris Olympics 2024 comes to an end. The Closing Ceremony started with Leon Marchand in front of that beautiful cauldron, taking the olympic flame with him from there to the Stade De France. And the ceremony really marked an end to what has been a fantastic two and a half weeks of sport here in paris. The french have really taken these olympics to heart, and the Host Nation has done so well in terms of medals as well, and you could really feel that emotion during that Closing Ceremony. There was music, there was dancing, there were athletes who turned up, not only the Flag Bearers but also other athletes from nations around the world, and you can feel how relaxed, how happy they were now the job is do
And Stephen Fry. Good morning lets start by looking at the papers. The chancellor will set out details of pressures on public Spending Tomorrow thats the big story for the sunday times. They say the Nhs Hospital Building Programme will be halted. Many expect other changes will be coming too. The telegraph say the treasury have drawn up plans to raise capital gains tax. Labour are promising a council house revolution, according to the sunday mirror. And leading for the Sunday Express former Home Secretary Priti patel has becoming the latest candidate to throw her hat in the ring for the tory leadership. Warning, thank you for being with us. Its the last show before the summer recess. The last time you on this programme, Stephen Fry, was in september. A lot has happened since then. It september. A lot has happened since then. , september. A lot has happened since then. ,. ,. , then. It certainly has now with a new government then. It certainly has now with a new government because then.
Donald trump was shot. The fbi says the Gunman Who was on a nearby roof killed a spectator and wounded two others before being shot dead by snipers. And as you can see, Security Agents rushed to protect the former us president and hurried him off stage with blood on his face. In a Social Media post, Mr Trump said a bullet had pierced his ear. He is now in newjersey where he plans to spend the night at his private golf club. This image obtained by the Entertainment News Outlet tmz shows the exact moment the shooter who is lying on his stomach lines up his shot from the roof. Clearly questions about how we was able to do that without being stopped. The gunman was shot dead moments after this. And what you just heard there was some of the reaction from the distressd crowd after he was killed the fbi has identified 20 year old Thomas Matthew crooks as the suspect in the attempted assassination. These pictures are from his graduatiom ceremony. We have also seen post pictures from his yearbo
To all of those people that have chosen to disrespect the player, me, have a good night. Good night. Good night. Very good night. Yeah. Im hoping that they would just comment on my opponent and that they were not disrespecting you. They were, they were. I do not accept it. No, no, no. I know theyre cheering for him but thats also an excuse to boot. I have been on the tour for more than 20 years. Trust me i know the tricks and i know how it works, it is fine, it is fine, its ok. Ifocus on people that have respect and bought a ticket to come and watch tonight. And love tennis. And appreciate the players in the effort the players put in here. Ive played in much more hostile environments, trust me. You Guys Cant touch me. There was an upset earlier on centre court, the 4th Seed Alexander Zverev was two sets up against the americasn taylor fritz, but was beaten in five. The american who is seeded i2th, has matched his best run at the all england club, he also reached the quarters 2 years ag
Footballs world governing body, fifa, investigates last nights events in hungary, where england players were racially abused during their 4 0 win. And at 5 45pm as Hollywood Looks East in marvel s new asian action blockbuster, does Shang Chi live up to the hype . Well get Anna Smiths take in the Film Review. Good evening, welcome to bbc news. The foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, says hes had constructive discussions with his counterpart in pakistan about securing Safe Passage from afghanistan for people entitled to settle in the uk. With kabul s airport still closed, pakistan is crucial in the mission to help people flee afghanistan because the two nations share a land border. There are already about Three Million afghan refugees in pakistan. Mr raab told a News Conference in islamabad that britain was sending £30 million of aid to help afghanistans neighbours cope with those fleeing the country. He also said Uk Experts were heading to the region to co ordinate efforts. Our reporter S