And a fresher, less humid feel in the east, so basically not a bad sunday in prospect. I will have all the details coming up shortly. It s sunday, the 21st ofjuly. Our main story. The chancellor, rachel reeves, has hinted that she will give public sector workers above inflation pay increases. It s understood that independent pay review bodies have recommended rises of 5. 5% for teachers and nhs workers, with inflation currently at 2%. Ms reeves told the bbc s laura kuenssberg she would make the sums add up. She s also announced a review of pensions in the hope of encouraging billions of pounds of investment in the uk. Our political correspondent leila nathoo has the story. Millions of public sector workers awaiting to learn what their pay rises be this year. Independent pay review bodies make recommendations to the government of what percentage should be awarded. It is understood ministers have been advised to raise the salaries of teachers and nhs workers by 5. 5%, a rate that is abov
The travel show paris: beyond 202a. On a sunny day, a ride around paris takes some beating, that s for sure. France s capital is transforming. In a few weeks time, the city will host the summer olympics and paralympics, and the organisers are busy turning landmarks into stadiums. So this beautiful building is the grand palais, and that is where the fencing and taekwondo are happening. Still looks like they ve got lots of work to do on it. The organisers of this year s competition have promised it will have a lasting impact on this iconic city. I m steve brown and i m here to find out how paris is changing. From the suburbs. You can see it s really quite busy. There s so much hustle and bustle. To the seine. Beautiful. And up into the sky. It s 2024 and this is paris. Paris is already one of the world s most visited cities. But this year they re expecting around 15 million people during the competition. Here at porte de la chapelle arena, it s the start of olympic and paralympic week
Triathlon, with team gb s georgia taylor brown winning the silver medal. We ll bring you all the latest from the fourth day of the games, with britain now in fifth place on the medals table. Also on the programme. Damning criticism of a london council for allowing the decades long abuse of more than 700 children in 5 children s homes. Electronic tagging of burglars after release from prison part of a government plan to cut crime in england and wales. And a rare sight on northern shores we hear from the family who met a red octopus on the beach. And coming up on the bbc news channel. More from the olympics, where bianca walkden misses out on a taekwondo final after being beaten in the last second. She ll now go for bronze. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. There s been more triumph for team gb at the olympics in tokyo, with gold and silver medals in the men s swimming 200 metres freestyle. Tom dean touched home in one minute a422 seconds, securing a british record on his debut