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Paris Olympics 2024 – A quick guide When and where Olympic Games start? The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will officially get underway this Friday evening, July 26, with the traditional opening ceremony. However, rugby sevens, handball and football are scheduled to start before. What time is the 2024 Olympic opening ceremony? The Olympics opening ceremony is expected to begin at 7.30pm in Paris, so 6.30pm UK time. Where can I watch the Olympics in the UK? While lots of coverage will be available for free on BBC and BBC iPlayer, Eurosport has the rights to full Olympic coverage this year.…

Canada Olympic football team sack coaches after using drone to spy on rivals The Canadian women’s football team have sacked two members of staff after they were accused of using a drone to ‘spy’ on New Zealand’s team ahead of the Paris Olympics. On Tuesday, the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) claimed that a drone caught flying over and filming their training camp belonged to a member of Canada’s side. Defending Olympic champions Canada play New Zealand in their opening group game of Paris 2024 on Thursday afternoon. The NZOC, who said they were ‘deeply shocked and disappointed’, reported the…

Three people killed in double car crash on A13 motorway in Rainham | UK News Three people have been killed after their car hit another vehicle that had been brought to a halt by a previous crash minutes earlier. But before officers reached the scene on the A13 close to the Rainham Marshes Nature Reserve, another car smashed into one of the vehicles involved. All three victims were declared dead there a short time later. A fourth person was taken to hospital but has since been discharged. No arrests have been made. The incident took place within the Metropolitan Police…

Heathrow flights cancelled after rush hour Elizabeth line delays | UK News Transport networks across the UK are feeling the heat with school summer holidays now in full swing. Flights have been cancelled for the second day at London’s Gatwick and Heathrow airports, while disruption has also hit rail networks in the capital. London commuters faced rush-hour after trains were suspended on the Elizabeth line on Wednesday. Chaos hit during the morning commute, with the entire Abbey Wood-Paddington section suspended due to an electricity supply failure. @MayorofLondon @TfL the Elizabeth Line for a new line has so many delays it’s…

Heathrow flights cancelled after rush hour Elizabeth line delays | UK News Transport networks across the UK are feeling the heat with school summer holidays now in full swing. Flights have been cancelled for the second day at London’s Gatwick and Heathrow airports, while disruption has also hit rail networks in the capital. London commuters faced rush-hour after trains were suspended on the Elizabeth line on Wednesday. Chaos hit during the morning commute, with the entire Abbey Wood-Paddington section suspended due to an electricity supply failure. Broken down vehicle on the M25 Drivers were warned of severe delays on the…

Boy, 15, stabbed to death in Hackney as knifeman on the run | UK News The boy, believed to be 15, was found with fatal stab wounds in Hackney, on a street near Benthal Primary School. Officers were called to Stellman Close to reports of a stabbing at about 4pm, the Metropolitan Police said. The incident happened in a busy area during the day, and the suspect is believed to have run away. Officers are still in the process of informing the child’s next of kin. Detective Chief Superintendent James Conway said: ‘The death of a child is devastating and my…

A mysterious image has been posted on the Fallout London Patreon page, and fans are now hard at work deciphering it, in case it reveals the release date. Bethesda is planning to release Fallout 5 at some point, but not until after they’ve launched a Skyrim sequel, which recent reports say is now in an early playable build. Unfortunately, that means fans of the former will have to wait a number of years to play the next chapter in the post-apocalyptic story. Luckily, there are a number of Fallout fan mods to fill the void, either just released, like the…

France has refused to lift a ban preventing its athletes from wearing a hijab at the upcoming Olympics in Paris. The host nation has faced intense pressure from human rights and sporting organisations since announcing the ruling in April. But despite heavy criticism from campaigners who have called for the decision to be reversed, French ministers have refused to back down. Australian Muslim boxer Tina Rahimi, who wears a full hijab during bouts has slammed the ban, which only applies to French athletes. ‘Thankfully I’m still able to participate in my hijab, which I’m so grateful for,’ she said in…

Andy Murray doesn’t have long left in professional tennis before he officially enters retirement and hangs up his racket. The British sporting legend, a two-time Wimbledon champion and double Olympic gold medallist, is featuring on the Paris clay at the Games this summer. On July 23, Andy Murray posted on X: ‘Arrived in Paris for my last ever tennis tournament @Olympics competing for [Great Britain]. ‘[It has] been by far the most memorable weeks of my career and I’m extremely proud to get do it one final time!’ What did Andy Murray say about retirement at Wimbledon 2024? Andy Murray…

Netherlands team boss Pieter van den Hoogenband has defended the decision to take convicted rapist Steven van de Velde to the Paris Olympics. Van de Velde, who was selected in the Dutch volleyball team, was sentenced to four years in prison in 2016 after pleading guilty to raping a 12-year-old girl when he was 19. He resumed his volleyball career after serving 12 months of a four-year sentence and was named in the Netherlands’ Olympic squad in June. Van den Hoogenband, a three-time Olympic champion and former world record holder, says ‘measures’ have been taken to facilitate Van de Velde’s…