In an elaborate but rain soaked ceremony. In a world first, the olympic Opening Ceremony was held outside of the stadium wIth thousands of Athletes Sailing down the River Seine. Our Sports Correspondent Patrick gearey reports. Paris, never more spectacularly the cIty of lights. An evening drenched in sound, Colour And CIty of lights. An evening drenched in sound, colourand rain. This cIty of lights. An evening drenched in sound, colour and rain. This was always going to be a more watery Opening Ceremony than ever before. The River Seine but you cant play the plan the weather. Team gbs Flag Bearers were a rower and a diver. They are used to water. Yeah, definItely hasnt diver. They are used to water. Yeah, definItely hasnt dampened diver. They are used to water. Yeah, definItely hasnt dampened the definItely hasnt dampened the spirIts. Team gb are definItely out in full force and the fans on the Bank Arejust amazing. In full force and the fans on the bank are just amazing. I cant believ
darling you don t need those, i am your mirror. absolutely fabulous for joanna lumley who is made a dame. whilst the outgoing james bond daniel craig is made a cmg. further covid restrictions in england must be an absolute last resort , according to health secretary, sajid javid. official celebrations were either muted or cancelled, but there were still fireworks to welcome in 2022, on the warmest new year s eve on record. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the state funeral of anti apartheid campaigner, archbishop desmond tutu, has taken place in cape town. the nobel peace prize winner who helped end the racist regime in south africa died last sunday at the age of 90. over the past two days, thousands of people waited in line to pay their final respects. the head of the anglican church, the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, paid tribute saying desmond tutu lit up the world . president cyril ramaphosa called him a crusader in the
a sharp fall in its net profit, slipping 25%% in 2023 compared to the previous year. aramco attributed the downturn to lower crude oil prices and decreased production. the company s net income dropped from $161 billion in 2022 to $121 billion last year. despite the challenges posed by declining oil prices, aramco will increase its dividend payments, providing a much needed financial boost to saudi arabia. let s get more now from our middle east business correspondent sameer hashmi. with a big fall off in profit, why is it increasing its dividend? it its dividend? is a steep fall compared to 2022. it is a steep fall compared to 2022. it is still the second best performance in terms of annual results at $121 billion. two reasons why they increased the dividend pay out. number one, aramco abbott is the main driver of the saudi arabian economy. saudi owned entities own 19% of it and they rely heavily on that income to really find some these massive projects inside arabia. they tr
duke and duchess of sussex and doria ragland were involved in a near catastrophic car chase at the hands of a ring of highly aggressive paparazzi. this relentless pursuit, the statement says, lasting over two hours, resulted in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two nypd officers. let s go back to the newsroom, back to our royal correspondent sarah campbell who is still there with the early part of this breaking story. just the bare bones of the statement. but in the last little while you have learnt a little more detail, apart from those basics about the paparazzi involved and that description of a near catastrophic car accident. yes, and potentially the most important point being that they are all 0k. important point being that they are all ok. but clearly from their perspective they found this a very troublesome, worrying car chase last night. is it worth reiterating the statement? this is what is on the record from their spokespe