It was meant to be playing out in front of more than half A Million people, the spectator numbers have been brought down to just over 300,000 because of security concerns. But of course, thats the big question. Its quite hard to overstate the level of this vast Security Operation we are having to negotiate along the banks of the river seine, With Thousands Of Metal Barricades set up, Tens Of Thousands of officers on duty for this Opening Ceremony, of which there will be many World Leaders who have been welcomed here by president macron, a huge thing for him and those in the country. I met up with the Deputy Mayor of paris and asked him whether or not the city was ready. We are definitely ready to welcome the olympics and the world, and the olympic athletes are already arriving for us. The venues are totally ready, and we are in the last preparations for the Opening Ceremony, for sure, because we have two day remaining before it. But we have worked on that project for more than eight ye
On the disruption caused due to the Sabotage Attack in france. Good afternoon. On one of the busiest days imaginable for the french capital, the Rail Network in and around paris has been thrown into chaos by a series of acts of sabotage just hours before the olympic Opening Ceremony. Its been called a massive attack, after Signal Boxes and electrical wires on the high Speed Rail System were vandalised, causing fires. Around 800,000 people will be affected in all including on eurostar, where one in four services between london and paris have been cancelled until monday. A series of what the government has called coordinated, malicious acts targeted links to the west, the north, and the east of paris, taking out huges swathes of the network. A fifth attack to the South East was foiled. The french prime Minister Gabriel Attal has said that Police And Intelligence services are working hard to find and punish those responsible. Our Paris Correspondent Andrew Harding has our first story toda
In the uk and around the world. Good evening. A lawyer for the family involved in an incident with police at Manchester Airport says one man has been found to have a cyst on the brain, and that a brother of those involved is a serving Police Officer. In a widely circulated video filmed on tuesday, a greater Manchester Officer is seen kicking a man in the head while hes on the floor. The force has suspended one officer from all duties, and referred itself to the independent police watchdog. There have been protests this evening outside the offices of the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham. Our Uk Editor Ed Thomas is in manchester tonight. Yes, the impact of those moments of Confusion And Violence have been felt and seen here today. Protest outside the offices of the mayor, a Police Officer suspended, the prime Minister Responding but still, people here want to know exactly what happened. Today the solicitor who was representing two of the brothers at the centre of all this says t
Diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Hello and thanks forjoining us. The afghan Resistance Leader Ahmad massoud says he is ready for Peace Talks to end fighting in the Panjshir Valley. The Northern Province of panjshir is two hours from the capital kabul, and is now the only region not controlled by the taliban. They claim they have reached panjshir s provincial capital, after securing the surrounding districts. But massouds national Resistance Front disputes this. Posting on facebook, Mr Massoud said that to reach a lasting peace, the nrf is ready to stop fighting on condition that the taliban also stop their attacks and military movements on Panjshir And Andarab a district in a neighbouring province. Its not clear if the taliban are likely to agree to the truce proposal. Ali nazary is the head of foreign relations for the national Resistance Front of afghanistan. Speaking to me from an undisclosed location outside of the country, he gave his assessment of the Talibans Assault on The Valley.
Live from our studio in singapore, this is Bbc News. Its newsday. Hello and thanks forjoining us. The afghan Resistance Leader Ahmad massoud says he is ready for Peace Talks to end fighting in the Panjshir Valley. The Northern Province of panjshir is two hours from the capital, kabul, and is now the only region not controlled by the taliban. They claim they have reached panjshir s provincial capital after securing the surrounding districts, but massouds national Resistance Front disputes this. Posting on facebook, Mr Massoud said that to reach a lasting peace, the nrf is ready to stop fighting on condition that the taliban also stop their attacks and military movements on panjshir and andarab, a district in a neighbouring province. Its not clear if the taliban are likely to agree to the truce proposal. Ali nazary is the head of foreign relations for the national Resistance Front of afghanistan. Speaking to us from an undisclosed location outside of the country, he gave his assessment o