Hello, welcome to the Bbc News at ten. Tens of thousands of people have gathered on the streets of Paris Tonight to watch the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 paralympics. 4,400 athletes from 184 delegations will compete over the next 11 days of competition with these games featuring a Record Number of delegations and of female athletes. Our Sports Correspondent Andy Swiss is watching in paris. A perfect parisian evening and a paralympic Curtain Raiser like no other. Welcome to paris at Place De La Concorde an Opening Ceremony exploring attitudes towards disability. French Star Christine and the queens with a modern take on an Edith Piaf classic. And soon it was time for the athletes. Parading down the champs elysees, more than 180 countries united by a commonjoy. And here comes great britain. The british team, led by Terry Bywater and lucy shuker, were welcomed by the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer. Paralympics gb have 215 athletes competing here and after finishing second in the Medals
Also, a Report Today suggests the current system of Uk Press Self Regulation Isnt working for people who arent celebrities and royalty. Well talk to the mums of Caroline Flack and Anisha Vidal garner, who say their privacy has been invaded by newspapers. Welcome to newsnight with your weeknightly interviews and insight. Here tonight, Labour Member of the House Of Lords lord wood, a former foreign Policy Adviser to prime minister Gordon Brown, and Chief Adviser to former Labour Leader Ed miliband. He is plugged into the current pms views on what a closer relationship with the eu actually means. Luke tryll is Uk Director of the pollsters more in common. Hell talk to us about the latest public attitudes on brexit. Also with us, anita boateng, who was a tory Special Adviser through the brexit years, and nick watt, our political editor. Nick, what does Keir Starmer want . What was he trying to do today . Right now, he is in paris for the paralympic opening ceremony. Tomorrow, he will beat E
Slim pickings britains raspberry season gets under way, but will there be enough workers to harvest them . If you have just joined if You Havejustjoined us, you are very welcome and youre in time to heard about the Travel Industry because the uk is set to review its rules on foreign travel later after a desperate plea from Industry Buses for the green list of destinations to be widened. The Transport Secretary will face members of Parliament Later this morning with an update expected in the afternoon. On wednesday, hundreds of airline crew, helpers, held protests across the uk to talk about the current restrictions. Travel bosses want to see fully vaccinated people exempt from quarantine rules, but in another potential setback, the german chancellor has a suggested that all eu countries should make British Travellers Quarantine on arrival to slow the spread in europe. The Travel Industry is frustrated, and nervous, protesting yesterday around the country, people whose jobs rely on Inte
Slim pickings britains raspberry season gets under way, but will there be enough workers to harvest them . If you have just joined if You Havejustjoined us, you are very welcome and youre in time to heard about the Travel Industry because the uk is set to review its rules on foreign travel later after a desperate plea from Industry Buses for the green list of destinations to be widened. The Transport Secretary will face members of Parliament Later this morning with an update expected in the afternoon. On wednesday, hundreds of airline crew, helpers, held protests across the uk to talk about the current restrictions. Travel bosses want to see fully vaccinated people exempt from quarantine rules, but in another potential setback, the german chancellor has a suggested that all eu countries should make British Travellers Quarantine on arrival to slow the spread in europe. The Travel Industry is frustrated, and nervous, protesting yesterday around the country, people whose jobs rely on Inte
Slim pickings britains raspberry season gets under way, but will there be enough workers to harvest them . If you have just joined if You Havejustjoined us, you are very welcome and youre in time to heard about the Travel Industry because the uk is set to review its rules on foreign travel later after a desperate plea from Industry Buses for the green list of destinations to be widened. The Transport Secretary will face members of Parliament Later this morning with an update expected in the afternoon. On wednesday, hundreds of airline crew, helpers, held protests across the uk to talk about the current restrictions. Travel bosses want to see fully vaccinated people exempt from quarantine rules, but in another potential setback, the german chancellor has a suggested that all eu countries should make British Travellers Quarantine on arrival to slow the spread in europe. The Travel Industry is frustrated, and nervous, protesting yesterday around the country, people whose jobs rely on Inte