Our maIn story. Its wednesday, the 31st ofjuly. Hundreds of people attended a vIgIl In southport Last NIght, to pay trIbute to the three gIrls who were kIlled In a KnIfe Attack at a chIldrens dance workshop. Just hours later, vIolent clashes broke out close to where the gIrls were stabbed to death. 39 PolIce OffIcers were Injured, wIth 27 needIng hospItal treatment. MerseysIde polIce descrIbed the vIolence as sIckenIng, And the PrIme MInIster warned that the rIoters would feel the full force of The Law. Our correspondent Lauren Moss Is In southport. Good mornIng. Its another quIet, solemn mornIng on the corner of hart street, where Monday Pass took place. As you can see behInd me, the bunches of flowers that started appearIng Yesterday MornIng, have now turned Into hundreds And hundreds, wIth flowers, Teddy Bears, scarves And balloons bobbIng In the early mornIng sunlIght. And I dont thInk there are any words to express how the famIlIes of the three lIttle gIrls who dIed here In Monday
Its monday, the 29th Ofjuly. Our main story. It was a dramatic second day at the olympics for Team Gb, winning two medals in the swimming And kayak. Adam peaty won silver in the 100m Breaststroke final Last Night missing out on gold by 200ths Of a second, while Kimberley Woods won bronze in the womens kayak single. Joe lynskey reports. For eight years, Adam Peaty has pushed his sport to new limits. Hes not used to silver but he now has perspective. In the 100m Breaststroke, he went for a third gold in the row And britains first at these games. He missed out by a margin, two hundredths Of a second. Commentator The Gold has gone to martinenghi Of italy. And a joint silver medal, its gone to Adam Peaty Of great britain. Less than two years ago, he said this sport had broken him. To get so close might have felt cruel. But, for peaty, the Breakthrough Wasjust to be here. Its just incredibly hard. Like, to win it once And to win it again then to win it again. Im not crying because ive come s
And it could be goodbye to tennis for Andy Murray Tonight hes in doubles action at Roland Garros, in his Farewell Tournament before calling it a day. Also coming up on sportsday. England get the job done, and Captain Ben stokes leads by example in their clean sweep against West Indies. And from cheers to possible tears for George Russell, whos been disqualifed after winning the belgian grand prix. Hello there and welcome to sportsday. As we move onto day two of the olympics, with Attention Turning to Adam Peaty s chances of making it three gold medals in as many games in the swimming later. Other headliners include Simone Biles back out for Team Usa in qualifying for the gymnastics womens team event. And, of course, plenty of british interest a bronze of Kimberley Woods in the womens kayaking, and britains Andy Murray is on court at the moment hoping to extend his farewell to tennis. Well be up to date on whats been happening and what we can expect later. First, hes our Sports Correspo
And its tense at the tennis. It goes to a deciding Tie Breakfor Andy Murray And Dan evans in the doubles it could murrays farewell. Also coming up on sportsday. England get the job done, and Captain Ben stokes leads by example in their clean sweep against West Indies. And from cheers to possible tears for George Russell. The briton says it was heartbreaking to be disqualifed after winning the belgian grand prix. Hello there and welcome to sportsday. As we move onto day two of the olympics, with Attention Turning to adam peaty s chances of making it three gold medals in as many games in the swimming later. Other headliners include Simone Biles back out for Team Usa in qualifying for the gymnastics womens team event, and of Course Plenty of british interest, including a bronze for Kimberley Woods in the womens kayaking. Heres our Sports Correspondent Natalie pirks. Kayak Slalom Paddling is a whitewater, white knuckle ride. Commentator kimberly woods on her way where one tiny mistake can
To power on The Straights. Yes diving into the history Books A First Female medal in the sport for gb in more than 60 years, after a dramatic final round. And. The three peat s on track, as Adam Peaty qualifies for the Semi Finals in 100m breaststroke. Also coming up on sportsday. England are back on top against West Indies, after superb showings from Jamie Smith and Joe Root, who climbs the record books, jumping above a windies legend. And Max Verstappen was quickest in qualifying for the belgian grand prix, but the formula one Championship Leader Wont start the race from pole. Hello there, and welcome to sportsday. They say it never rains, but it pours, and thats certainly been the case on the first day of Medal Action at the paris olympics. Its been chucking it down in the city, as we saw from the Opening Ceremony last night on the seine. Rain s caused delays, and even postponement of the skateboarding. But the Weather Hasnt put a dampener on Team Gb, who were in the medals on day o