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
that s the plea from a group of top companies. alex salmond, the former scottish first minister, will not now give evidence to msps tomorrow in their inquiry into the government s handling of harassment complaints. heavy snow and ice causes disruption in parts of the uk. people are being urged not to travel. and england set india a mammoth task of 420 runs to win the first test in chennai. coming up on bbc news, three weeks later than planned, novak djokovic makes a winning start in front of crowds in melbourne on day one of the australian open. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. borisjohnson hasjoined other ministers in seeking to reassure the public over the effectiveness of the oxford astrazeneca covid 19 vaccine. the prime minister said there was good evidence it was reducing transmission of the virus and the vaccine programme remained of massive benefit to the country. a study has suggested the current jab offers only limited protection against mild disea
where does he stand in the list of all time sporting greats? time for a look at the weather. here s tomasz schafernaker. good afternoon. some of us are more than happy to brave the winter weather. nothing to it, for others, it is a little too cold and it does feel bitterly cold and that is how it will stay for the rest of the week. amber warnings in force from the met office for a couple of located areas around parts of eastern england and central scotland and the reason why they are local and the reason why they are local and the reason why they are local and the warnings is because the snow is driven on these lines or streams as we refer to them, the snow showers line themselves against the east, north easterly wind and you get a situation where there is no snow, snow, no snow, snow, so there is so much variation and showers sometimes keep coming and coming giving significant accumulations. whereas down the road, you just get a dusting. strong gale force winds around some c
school and travel in the months ahead. first, on this 1st, get it, here s today s eye opener. it s your world in 90 seconds. 3, 2, 1! people around the world began ringing in the new year. even with spectacular fireworks displays, the celebration in many places looked and felt a lot different. the senate remains at a stalemate regarding covid relief checks. borrowing from our grandkids to do socialism for rich people is a terrible way to get help to families who actually need it. california is now the third state to have over 25,000 deaths from covid-19. our behavior will dictate whether people live or die as much as any actions a hospital takes. long lines in georgia as early voting in the state getting closer to the january runoff. stopping socialism. we have to hold the line. a major storm is bringing snow and ice to the midwest. parts of west texas have already gotten several inches of snow. all that an ugly scene after mississippi state beat
of a new day if he wins. and also on the program for people are killed as gunmen opened fire in the austrian capital of vienna the government there is calling it a terrorist attack. the non pietists improve the sports news audience on football legend diego maradona has been admitted to hospital all those doctors says it s not too late to cope with all of the details of this news though. right now across the united states versus are going to the polls to decide if donald trump will get a 2nd presidential term or if joe biden will become president voting has been open for just a few hours now but already long lines have been forming already nearly 100000000 people have cast their ballots an early voting bracing breaking previous records now this hour 13 g.m.t. polls have also opened and a number of states including iowa kansas and all important texas. here is our team on the ground for the south gabriel is under as monitoring developments for us from new york kristen salumi is