Much belief in our crew and all of usjust kept our much belief in our crew and all of us just kept our heads in and thats what weve been doing in training so we were ready for that and, yeah, just trust the process, thats what we did to say and thats why were standing here. Overwhelmed, very overwhelmed. Cant really sum overwhelmed, very overwhelmed. Cant really sum up how 13 years worth of dreams really sum up how 13 years worth of dreams feels. When it comes to this sort of dreams feels. When it comes to this sort of climax, this is unreal. Best moment of sort of climax, this is unreal. Best moment of my life. And im so, so happy moment of my life. And im so, so happy to moment of my life. And im so, so happy to be moment of my life. And im so, so happy to be with these girls. So a fantastic performance from the british quartet and afterwards we got the views of Dame Katherine Grainger double Sculls Gold Medallist at London 2012 and she believes the gold could inspire Team Gb s rowin
Lets get more now on our top story. There were two separate attacks on senior leaders of two iranian backed groups hamas and hezbollah. Leaders have raised fears of a wider regional conflict. And how this might impact any potential ceasefire talks. As fear grows, Azadeh Moshiri has more on the ties between iran and groups opposed to israel. You can barely see gaza on this map. And yet, as weve seen over the course of this war, what happens on this small strip of land has far reaching implications across the entire region. And thats because of hamas, which is a proscribed Terrorist Organisation by the United States and the uk, as well as several other countries. And its long standing ties with iran, which is known to provide financing military support, weapons training, and because of that, any implications of actions. Training, and because of that, anything that happens with hamas also has implications in terms of what iran will do. And yet hamas is not the only one with these ties to
At the financial times and bhaskar sunkara, Politicaljournalist And President of the nation magazine. First the latest headlines. The israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says israel has delivered crushing blows to all its enemies in recent days. Mr netanyahus televised address was his first public statement since the political leader of hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, was assassinated In Tehran. Hours earlier a senior his Brother Commander was killed in beirut. Protesters have attacked police outside Downing Street in central london, throwing cans and glass bottles at officers in riot gear. The protest is being held after the stabbings in southport on monday when three young girls were killed. Detectives investigating the attack have been granted more time to question a 17 year old boy. The bbc says it is shocked by what it calls the abhorrent behaviour of former Presenter Huw edwards whos pleaded guilty to charges of making Child Abuse images. The images were sent to him by a man polic
So the Paris Olympics is finally under way. The Opening Ceremony kicked off a little earlier taking place in the city itself rather than a stadium with thousands of athletes paraded by boat along the River Seine. But it was a very different picture just hours earlier. On one of the busiest days imaginable for the french capital, the Rail Network in and around paris was thrown into chaos by a series of acts of sabotage. Its been called a Massive Attack after Signal Boxes and electrical wires on the high Speed Rail System were vandalised, causing fires. Our Paris Correspondent Andrew Harding has the story. Confusion this morning at europes busiest railway station, the Gare Du Nord in Central Paris. News about the overnight attacks on three french Railway Lines spreading fast. Delays and cancellations piling up, prompting frustration and some anxiety. Are you concerned about these attacks . Im not happy about them. I dont. As long as thats it, im happy, but i am concerned, cos ive got the
LIne to unleash PolIce BrutalIty on muslIm protesters, and we have seen thIs In numerous other vIdeos of very peaceful protests takIng place where PolIce OffIcers are very aggressIvely arrestIng people, grabbIng flags off them and doIng thIs. I thInk thIs Is part of that contInuous behavIour. WhIte make you thInk there Is a pattern. On the other sIde people would say that there has been massIve and vocal condemnatIon, there Is a perceptIon polIce have been too permIssIve. CondemnatIon and vocal, what Is actually happenIng to the polIce . We havent seen any consequences for any offIcer, In partIcular, In recent InvolvIng muslIms. You mentIoned the tweet by the reform mp. When he says PolIce OffIcers, Its not rocket scIence, but you have offIcers, armed offIcers at aIrports and you shouldnt mess wIth them because they have splIt second judgments to make. There was no splIt second judgment to make there, the guy Is lyIng On The Floor and he chose to smack hIm In the face. That offIcer Is