Whoa ho this is so cool you have to release the rope. Yeah, 0k. Until the sail is flapping. Just. You can release, yes. So the flapping starts. Yes. And then from the flapping, we bring it injust. A little bit. Just to stop. Yes. Thats perfect now. Two centimetres. Ah, look at me im a sailor france and england may be neighbours, but in the middle ages they were bitter rivals. Mainly thanks to this man william, the Duke Of Normandy who history would come to know better as william the conqueror. In the year 1066, he left these shores to invade england and set it on a new course of history. William was descended from the fierce vikings or norsemen who gave normandy its name. In 2027, normandy will mark the 1,000th anniversary of williams birth. But the preparations for this big occasion have already begun. La mora was the flagship of williams invasion fleet. And now, a historical society in the Port Town of honfleur are busy recreating the Viking Style Longship that would have carried wil
Operating trains from london to paris called it a coordinated act of malice. Tonights ceremony will see athletes carried on boats on the River Sun in front of 20,000 spectators. The scene live at a Railway Station in paris on the river seine. Sncf has said the high Speed Rail Network has been targeted by what it has cooled malicious acts aimed at paralysing the system, we understand several high Speed Tgv lines have been hit at the west, North And East of paris and queues forming at Gare Montparnasse serving the west of the capital. The Transport Minister in france a short time ago strongly condemned what he called criminal acts that he said would affect Peoples Holiday plans. A number of trains have been cancelled and sncf has said the situation could last a while repairs are conducted. The Sports Minister described the attacks appalling and said the impact on the public and olympic athletes was being assessed. We know more than 300,000 spectators are expected in Paris Today alone for
Sncf, says its lines have been hit by arson attacks, in a co ordinated attempt to paralyse the network. This is engineers trying to investigate what happened and also try and repair the Damage Done. Fires were started at three points on tgv lines running west, North And East of paris, with 800,000 travellers affected. Eurostar services from london to paris have also been hit, with several trains cancelled, and services diverted off High Speed lines and onto slower routes. Passengers are urged to stay awake for now. Efforts are under way to repair the damage, but theyre not expected to be completed until after the weekend. Lets speak to our correspondent, andrew harding, at gare du nord. Welcome. Tell us what the scenes are like there. ~ ,. , like there. Well, it is crowded here. Like there. Well, it is crowded here the like there. Well, it is crowded here. The platforms like there. Well, it is crowded here. The platforms are like there. Well, it is crowded here. The platforms are crowd
The big queues. Trying to get to the Olympic Games. Many of them, the final Build Up has been disrupted by Arson Attacks. But the final Build Up has been disrupted by Arson Attacks on frances high Speed Rail lines. Frances Transport Minister condemned whats been described as co ordinated, malicious acts. Eurostar has cancelled a quarter of its services from london and asked passengers to postpone theirjourneys if possible. The prime Minister Keir Starmer had to change his Travel Plans and has flown to paris rather than take the train so he can attend the Opening Ceremony, which will see thousands of athletes paraded by boat along the River Seine. A commune in france has shown some pictures with the bbc. The mayor said they were taken which Mayor Franck Marchand says were taken at a Railway Line in Saint Pellerin Courtalain thats 88 miles from paris. Our Paris Correspondent Andrew Harding has more. Confusion this morning at europes busiest railway station, the Gare Du Nord in central pa