The day started wIth those traIn delays, wIth those attacks on varIous TraIn LInes around france, but It ended wIth a real bang. The OpenIng Ceremony that was promIsed to be a joyful event, an event that would be beautIful theatre In the heart of one of the most beautIful cItIes In the world, and It really dId delIver. We had the french celebratIng theIr culture, theIr art, theIrfashIon, theIr musIc, but also celebratIng a global sense of unIty, a global sense of belongIng together, and that really Is what the olympIcs are about. The flame, that was also an amazIng addItIon to the ceremony. It was lIt on a hot AIr Balloon then and flew up Into the sky and Is now hoverIng over the parIs skylIne. You can stIll see the EIffel Tower Is beautIfully sparklIng behInd me. The ceremony has been somethIng to behold and It ended wIth an Icon on an Icon CelIne DIon sIngIng the most beautIful song on the fIrst floor of the EIffel Tower. Everyone went crazy. You could hear the screamIng crowd from h
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
Weekend. Eurostar is now encouraging passengers travelling from London St pancras to postpone travelling if possible with delays and cancellations to services between the uk and france. This is the scene live at a Paris Train station, and we are getting pictures now of what is happening there. We know that many Train Lines that come into the french capital have been impacted, in particular one from bordeaux, one from lille, and one from the west as well. That is the latest. In the last few hours, the mayor of a commune in north central france has shed some photographs with the bbc, lets show them to you now. They are images that appear to show some Child Wires which the mayor says were taken at a Railway Line 88 miles from paris charred wires. The french Prime Minister has spoken about the railway incident. Translation ht about the railway incident. Translation about the railway incident. Translation it targeted and coordinated translation it targeted and coordinated Act Translation it