with the latest there from paris the sasha thank you. well let's go now to the other player of the final but not the winners robin forrester walkers in the croatian capital as zagreb while actually people there considering that they lost the road when they seemed pretty happy tell us a little bit about the atmosphere. didn't disappoint dejected fans notice it a bit when the final whistle blew the crowd behind me just started singing started cheering started waving their. it's just like the french and they're still out it now and it's a marvelous thing to watch this they stay sitting in unison police on croatia and so on some of them going right back to the independence when they split from from yugoslavia in the early ninety's they're just a very patriotic nation a small nation of just four million people and so for them to have seen that see make the final against all the odds which were stuck to get stem they they've had to it's been scandalized by corruption they they haven't had a huge amount of investment in the game here over the y

that the scene in paris now. they we re that the scene in paris now. they were be enjoying themselves and i'm sure that will be replicated across france. what of croatia? into their first world cup final, just 20 years after they made their debut in the tournament, when they were knocked out by the french in 98. such a small nation, they have been punching above their weight for decades. 11—2 flattering the french, because for long periods the croatians dominated. our correspondent has been in zagreb. croatia have lost tonight, but you'd never know, because ultimately this is the best performance by one of the smallest countries to ever get to the final of a world cup and, well, what an incredible result. look at this! this atmosphere — of a team that's, well, barely 30 years old, independence after the fall of the former yugoslav republic and many of those stars were refugees during the civil war and now, well, what a moment. we have a team that have made the final. they were a 33/1 outside bet. they were runners up, they beat greece, nobody thoug

this, the moment of victory back in paris. the party under way. victory back in paris. despite the torrential rain in moscow, nothing could dampen french celebrations. in moscow, nothing could dampen france are crowned world football champions! football's top nations struggled at this tournament, but ultimately one of them prevailed. at this tournament, but ultimately russia 2018 had a worthy winner, and a fitting finale. an estimated 90,000 fans packed into afan an estimated 90,000 fans packed into a fan zone near the eiffel tower this evening to watch their team triumphed over croatia. lucy williamson is in paris. there is an all—night street party just williamson is in paris. there is an all—night street partyjust getting under way here. inaudible hard to tell, i know, but this was paris before the match. marchons! but this was paris before the match. a nation so often divided, today united in hope. some remembered france's last world cup victory 20 years ago. france's last world cup many didn't. france's last world cup the action sometimes too close for words, b

from paris 0lly foster reports. shares from the reigning champion to the new one. —— cheers. 0ver shares from the reigning champion to the new one. —— cheers. over three weeks conquering the alps and pyrenees, he has reached cycling's summit. i never thought about the outcome. it was a process of doing the little things, the planning, not getting carried away and staying calm and did. —— collected. to realise that i had won, i did not know how to react, itjust came pouring out. they can be no greater honour than leading the procession into paris wearing yellow. 0ver honour than leading the procession into paris wearing yellow. over 20 yea rs into paris wearing yellow. over 20 years in the saddle, he isjust into paris wearing yellow. over 20 years in the saddle, he is just what this race needed. he's a very popular guy both with the writers and the public. chris froome was supposed to win this - but, and the public. chris froome was supposed to sky:his - but, and the public. chris froome was suppose overa

paris. people sharing a sense of jubilation off to the world cup victory france champions for the second time beating croatia four two in this world cup final it was a young team of players an ethnically diverse team of players so perhaps this is a victory that will bring lots of people from different parts of society together so a sense of unity there in paris as people gather to celebrate that team's victory and no doubt it will be a policy that will go on into the night probably for a few days. i. will now at least two people have been killed and dozens of others injured in violent clashes across iraq southern cities in basra hundreds of protests antigovernment. asked as tried to storm a government building while an unmarked police opened fire to disperse angry crowds the demonstrators are angry at what they say is an extreme lack of public services cattle up as a diane has mall i frustration pours into the streets of iraq demonstrators say they've had enough no jobs and limited services

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and that's about paris thank you very much i'm sure we'll speak to you again a little bit later. so let's just break in sport and go back to helsinki where we can now see the u.s. president donald trump's motorcade arriving at the presidential palace of course strains our diplomatic editor told us a few minutes ago this is the working palace the where the president actually works on a day to day basis and of course this is where the two presidents will be welcomed certainly by the host to then meet each other for that meeting that's been churchill's of course for monday let's join our diplomatic had to change base in james we are seeing these pictures now of the american presence motorcade arriving slowly at the presidential palace what can we expect in terms of a timeline of events. well the timeline is certainly delay. we had expected this meeting to take place nearly an hour ago and that's because of a late arrival of president putin president trump coming into the presidential palace just after president putin he was here about fifteen minutes ago and this is where the meetin

i think you others in wales to pop out to paris and cheer him in? ithink you might be better to watch on tv due to the weather. your school is extraordinary and how many world beating athletes it has churned out. what is going on in your school? is there something you need to tell us? we do not have a private water fountain, special phantom. this has been going on for many years since the school started in 1938. not at this level. we're up there with gareth and sam and the six pupils who work in the commonwealth games that she with two gold medals and a silver. you're talking about gareth bale and sam warburton, aren't you? we have not been at that level before. i remember, back in 1983, it was a long time ago and there were 27 welshjunior was a long time ago and there were 27 welsh junior international is in the school at that time. there is that depth of sporting excellence but nothing like this. so, geraint began cycling with a cycling club at the age ten. he then rode featured tea m the age ten. he then rode featured team sky team—mate luke ro

these are the latest scenes from paris. tens of thousands of people celebrating on the shops are lycee. there have been some scenes of violence, dub and thousands of youths have shut it windows in many stores in champs elysees. they took wine from drug stores and were smiling, filming themselves, and they were throwing objects at police who are responding with tear gas. a heavy presence from the police rounds. elsewhere in france, there we re rounds. elsewhere in france, there were clashes in the southern city of lyon for use who climbed on top of police vehicles. some overexuberant celebrations, it looks like. firefighters tackling a large grass fire in east london say the fire is now under control, after more than two hundred and 25 fire fighters fought to extinguish it earlier today. at the height of the fire, over 100 hectares of grass were alight, with large plumes of smoke visable across the capital. london fire brigade say they've attended over twenty grass fires this month, as the hot weather has made the ground dry

the headlines at seven: geraint thomas crosses the finish line in paris to become the first welshman to win the tour de france. he was a really good kid, he enjoyed riding a bike, and it wasjust good fun to be around him. it is incredible what he has done and he deserves everything he gets now. five people die, hundreds of buildings are destroyed and tens of thousands flee their homes as wildfires rage across northern california seven or so majorfires are now burning here in california, and some 90 that are burning across the western united states and in fact as far across as colorado and new mexico. tourists are led to safety as a powerful earthquake hits the indonesian island of lombok. at least 1a people have died and more than 100 are injured. also coming up... the growing threat of fake news. the government promises action over misinformation on facebook, and other social media, to regulate political ads and abusive posts. and britain's lewis hamilton wins the hungarian grand prix, heading in to formula 1's summer break with a 21—point a 21—point championship lead. 11 years

and throught france. in paris and throught france. dare we say it, there was actually some other sport going on on besides the world cup on sunday. we'll start with some tennis where novak djokovic has won wimbledon for the 4th time after beating big serving south african kevin anderson in straight sets. djokovic, seeded i2th, picked up his first major since the 2016 french open to take his tally to 13 grand slam titles as james burford reports. this is what it means to wind your fourth wimbledon title. 97 years since a south african graced amends singles final. but with djokovic a familiarfigure. anderson singles final. but with djokovic a familiar figure. anderson more singles final. but with djokovic a familiarfigure. anderson more than able to kraft opportunities. mr mike and the precedent set for the rest of this conkers. another mistake gifting djokovic set number one. perhaps the best return in tennis, djokovic always makes you hit one more shot. sometimes that is all it ta kes. more shot. sometimes that is all it takes. he did

the mayor of paris had said that if roads made it through to the semifinals she would set up a fan so right here in the heart of the capital that's what she's done and the people have been queuing to get in here for ages the chanting has been quite phenomenal twenty thousand people are going to be packing out this area it is already a sea of red white and blue but it must just last week we went to see the frogs year ago i game and when friends won the crowd went wild and i can only imagine it might be like that if we have a very. similar result people here very excited they feel that france was a bit disappointing at the beginning of this tournament but in these past few games argentina uruguay the french team of really pulled out some great wins and people think that they had seen could really make it through and you know what's been really nice as well is the many fans have told us that is particularly special that france is meeting belgium in this semifinal because the two countries are so close in many ways they are neighbors they share a border some of them share a mind which in

lucy williamson reports from paris. hard to tell, i know, but this was paris before the match. marchons! a nation so often divided, today united in hope. some remembered france's last world cup victory 20 years ago. many didn't. the action sometimes too close for words, but the french goals kept rolling in. the celebrations a little louder each time. the atmosphere here is absolutely incredible. i've never seen anything like it. over the past few years, these streets have been scenes of national division and national grief. now, they're places of utter joy and celebration. amazing. they managed to unite the nation. and for us, it's just wonderful because now we can dream again. everywhere in paris, in the suburbs, in the countries, everywhere, it's, it's... it's phenomenal. the country is inaugurating its new heroes. the team a rare symbol of multicultural france. before their president, before the world, they triumphed. 11 men who tonight rule france. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. just before the tournament, there were fears over security in russia, as well as the readines

from the sunny rooftops of paris to the frozen. expanses of and arctic up that's where three young filmmakers from northern germany made their dream come true when they traveled there to film their first full length movie now is due to hit cinemas here in germany later this year but we asked the three young adventurers why they chose this rather unusual location for their first major project. the antarctic nearly fourteen million square kilometers of ice and snow. and somewhere in the icy waist three students from paymah half and they've come with cameras and a bold plan to shoot their first feature length movie here. a month ago when i first everyone gave us these funny looks like what antarctica why don't they say go to the mall of the flock to cuba the caribbean make a surfing movie do something. and talk to get doesn't sound relaxing or like a great experience. but the trio did it anyway and the footage they brought back is nothing short of breath taking. a toll scottish play maha often where an idea took root that would grow i

ollie foster live in the champs—elysees in paris. on to other news and fire crews in america say 90 huge wildfires have now burned a million acres of land in 1a states. the deadliest is in northern california, where five people including two children have died and president trump has declared a state of emergency. there are also around a0 major wildfires in canada. our correspondent, james cook, reports from the city of redding, in california. the devastation wrought by the wildfire which roared into reading is becoming clear. survivors describe an apocalyptic scheme as they fled with the swirling tornadoes of flame. some feared they would not make it. homes were exploding, cars were exploding. i have a wife and kids and i said i better face time my wife just in case. i wanted to see her face one more time. the inferno left hundreds of homes in ruins. inside one the bodies of five—year—old james roberts and his four—year—old sister emily and their great—grandmother, melody. i was talking to my grandson on the phone and he w

look like something sad or heartbreaking has happened to such scenes of celebration match those in paris so that's wonderful to see will come back to you in a short while but now we're going to go to barbara moore who is our w. sports correspondent she's standing by in moscow where this final has been played barbara tell us about what the fans there are saying now that this world cup has wrapped up. to be honest most of the fans us the inside the stadium of course because celebrations are going on and of course the especially the french fans they would not leave the stage before they have been able to soak up this whole atmosphere that all these celebrations but of course i mean just like in zagreb maybe people here from the creation team that's been very proud of the achievements and they can be because this is the first final they've reached and they have had shown such a good performance and then the few french people i've been able to talk to here i can just see and feel how they are relieved they are after what happened two years ago have also been to friends to the final in paris t

coming up on this programme: paris painted bleu, blanc, rouge — blue, white and red — the colours of the national flag, as the triumphant world cup winners, france, are welcomed home. there's a similar homecoming for the runners—up, croatia. despite defeat in the final, the players are given a heroes‘ reception. a summer of sport continues, as the world's best golfers prepare to take on one of the world's hardest courses. we look ahead to the open. hello, and thanks for joining us on sport today. world champions france have made a heroes‘ return to paris as hundreds of thousands of fans took to the streets of the french capital to welcome their world cup winners home. the 4—2 victory over croatia in moscow on sunday has cemented france's reemergence as one of footballs superpowers and brought the country together, as witnessed by hugh schofield our correspondent in paris. that is a roar from the guts of france. there must be half a million people, more, on the champs—elysees. a crowd i have never, ever seen on this street. more probably than the end of the second world war.

on tuesday lagerfeld presented chanel's fall and winter collection at the paris fashion week for the show with the growing polly exhibit hall the star designer and book fan recreated the second panda bookseller stands among the sand lagerfeld had an announcement to make at the show spanish film star penelope cruz is the new face of should know the oscar winning actress will join the ranks of other ambassadors for the brand among them cloudy issues for and nicole kidman to paris or to to a fashion week wraps up on july the fifth. the number of bicycles in german streets continues to soar at the start of twenty seventeen german households owned nearly seventy million of them nearly a million more than begin before the biggest increase comes in one segment. each bikes over three years the number of the bikes in private households nearly doubled in a recent survey three out of four between the ages of fourteen and sixty nine said they ride a bike. on tuesday potsdam as phil museum opens an exhibit on the classic danish olsen gang film series made from one nine hundred sixty eight to nine

and everybody in paris. we hope that this team can change the mentality of the country. but i think they can because, yesterday, white people, black people, orange people were together. so, er, maybe it's possible. why not? team coach didier deschamps, who played in france's world cup win two decades ago, was honoured in moscow last night with a song and a bath of champagne. back home, they did things differently, a metro station that once began champs—elysees temporarily changed to honour his name. tonight, at the elysee palace, the team were hosted by their most famous fan. just kids themselves when france last won this trophy, it was only right to pass the moment on. translation: thank you again to the whole of france. i hope we made you tremble, i hope we made you jump. they say a world cup win means popularity, for players and presidents alike, and among the names history here will remember are those of its young men in blue. # we are the champions #. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. here's kirsty. is theresa may in that the par

paris. special meeting of the international chemical weapons watchdog on wednesday ended with the organization having it powers extended at the meeting the british foreign secretary stressed that the o.p.c. w. need to have the power to assign guilt. at present. p c w two experts who say. that attack happened. if we are serious about upholding the chemical weapons that must be. the special session was initiated by the u.k. back in may against the background of the poisoning of a former russian double agent and an alleged chemical attack in the syrian city of duma the draft was passed with only e.u. delegation on their allies voting in favor russia opposed the move saying it violates the chemical weapons convention the very agreement that the created to uphold. so these organizations grossman when they feel it's all kinds of tricks were used including. the small countries in the representation playing for the travel expenses for the. until. the convention. i don't think you can you can avoid t

iconic sites in paris. and some of its lesser known but equally alluring spots photographers says from the lead has discovered many hidden gems like these. even inters hot spots like the city's popular mom must try to destroy. them because it's best well i really like the street because usually it's difficult to capture depth in pictures just looking for converging lines it's already even though there are around two thousand tourists sitting on the steps of the nearby secretary nobody's here. bromley produces large photo books and also has a lot of followers on you tube. the canal sun maternity eastern paris with a record label crossing is one of his favorite spots some of what most foreign tourists don't know anything about this place and only a few french tourists come here it's a canal with locks so ships. because it's really grain. and the bridge over there is known from the overfill you know ted you know it starts on got. i looked at you know. the canal was commissioned by napoleon and opens in eightee

of all of their from paris. plenty more still ahead on the news hour including more than twenty years after a sarin gas attack japan killed thirteen people a cult leader and some of his followers are executed a tragic turn of events in the tile and cave rescue with the death of a former navy diver and the shock defeat for the defending champion that wimbledon details coming up with some out in sports. now the future of the two thousand and fifteen iran nuclear deal is being discussed at a meeting of five major world powers in vienna foreign ministers from britain and france china and germany as well as russia have been joined by jove odds are ready for the run it's the first time they've come together since the u.s. controversially pulled out of the room and earlier this year european leaders are hoping an economic package will persuade iran to stick with the terms of the deal despite u.s. sanctions the participants in the just a feel a critical firm their commitment to the fool and effective implementation of t

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here's our paris correspondent, lucy williamson. hard to tell, i know, but this was paris before the match. marchons! a nation so often divided, today united in hope. some remembered france's last world cup victory 20 years ago. many didn't. the action sometimes too close for words, but the french goals kept rolling in. the celebrations a little louder each time. the atmosphere here is absolutely incredible. i've never seen anything like it. over the past few years these streets have been scenes of national division and national grief. now they are places of utter joy and celebration. amazing. they managed to unite the nation. for us, it's just wonderful because now we can dream again. everywhere in paris, in the suburbs, in the countries, everywhere, it's, it's... ..phenomenal. the country is inaugurating its new heroes. the team a rare symbol of multicultural france. before their president, before the world, they triumphed. 11 men who tonight rule france. well, amazingly, the atmosphere in croatia's capital, zagreb, wasn't much mo

about an amazing season paris thank you very much. oh gracious losing fondness of also rived herman also been given a hero's welcome these are the scenes all right from the airport to the capital zagreb as hundreds of thousands of people greeted the players have become national heroes of the posse move the pressure of playing in just the six world cup and have a third smallest population of the thirty two teams in the tournament from and for civil careers in march the crowds in the capital. is being a wonderful party atmosphere again on the streets of the capital zagreb with thousands of croatian fison scumming outs in their red and white checkered shots and. to celebrate their team's tommy having performed so well in this world cup despite coming seconds they all national heroes they've had a hero's welcome in the for. military. escort is that place they. just simple basic fly go. ahead and call suck the square with. me beneath the growing she. says this little nation actually had won the world cup i'd never seen such joy such just p

shifa and nicole kidman to paris or tutorial fashion week wraps up on july the fifth. the number of bicycles in germany streets continues to soar at the start of twenty seventeen german households owned nearly seventy million of them nearly a million more than begin before the biggest increase comes in one segment of the bikes over three years the number of the bikes in private households nearly doubled in a recent survey three outs of four between the ages of fourteen and sixty nine said they write about it. on tuesday potsdam as phil museum opens an exhibit on the classic danish olsen gang film series made from one nine hundred sixty eight to nine hundred ninety eight the crime comedies feature the exploits of a gang of small time crooks always trying to pull off that one big job and failing dismally the eggs edition includes film props many scripts and set designs the series was a smash hit in denmark pomona hungry on the former east germany. all this week we've been taking you on trips to europe major cities for a look at them from a different perspective and today

hundreds of thousands of people have crammed ono the champs elysees in paris, to welcome france's world cup winning team home. and this story is trending on bbc.com. george clooney has set a new record for the highest earnings by an actor in a calendar year according to forbes magazine. he made an estimated $239 million — though much of that was due to the sale of his tequila business. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk — theresa may, has narrowly won a series of votes in parliament to her brexit policy, after she accepted four amendments put forward by supporters of a hard breakfrom the european union. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. the stock price of netflix plunges. can it continue to grow or had reached its peak? and check out a rare fungus in the himalayas that is more expensive than gold. good morning, asia. hello, world. it is tuesday and glad you could join us for another version of asia business report. we start off with netflix. is it too good to impress? shares in the streaming service down by over 1496 the stre

meanwhile hundreds of thousands of french fans are celebrating wildly in the streets of paris that shows no sign of dying down this is the second well cup title after winning a home in one thousand nine hundred eighty eight. but for croatian fans in zagreb it's heartache because their time lost as that team lost despite dominating a much of the game a small nation of four million people won the dogs ahead of the game but they pulled back bravely in the second half though they were punished by france's counterattacks. or the official world cup handover ceremony was held in moscow ahead of sunday's final russia's president and the emir of castle made a show of unity as fief as president gianni in fun tina presided over the symbolic change in host status casual stage the tournament in late twenty twenty two. and. as i said the twenty twenty two world cup championship will be a championship for all the arab region is going through a difficult time but it's a great mission and god willing it will overcome all disagreements. of charles stratford is that the fans in the country capital and join

and a hero's welcome in paris the world cup champion each member of the team will receive france's highest civilian honor. i'm sumi so much got to go to have you with us president trump has triggered a wave of condemnation in the united states after appearing to favor the russian president over his own intelligence agencies after their first ever summit in helsinki yesterday lattimer putin denied that russia had meddled in the two thousand and sixteen u.s. election and trump accepted that assurance contradicting the findings of u.s. intelligence. touching down to a storm of criticism this was not the welcome home president trump would want but off to siding with the russian president over america's own intelligence services it was hardly a surprise and it even came from his own party. today's press conference in helsinki was one of the most disgraceful performances by an american president in memory blasted republican senator and former presidential candidate john mccain the president must appreciate that russia is not our ally rebute republican house speaker paul ryan and democrats were a

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up in the air at the top of the eiffel tower in paris. and up in the sky star gazing in the north of england. but we start off the show with the latest masterpiece by swiss architect mario batali now his signature works are scattered around the world and include san francisco's museum of modern art another art museum in the u.s. state of north carolina as well as the samsung museum of art in seoul just to name a few red bricks are normally his trademark but he's gone in a different direction with one of his latest projects the furie restaurant in switzerland is perched some seventeen hundred meters on top of a mountain overlooking the valley below. now of course we went there to check it out. an impressive construction at an impressive altitude the fiore di pietro stone flower is patched up the lofty one thousand seven hundred meters landmark crowns the monte general so in a swiss can't all need to cheat on their own taken on restaurant with its kind of rhyming views was designed by mario bava the world renowned swiss architect was inspir

tomorrow's final leg into paris is largely ceremonial. the defending champion, chris froome, remains third. here'sjo currie. the maiden tour de france title in his sights. with a lead ofjust over two minutes geraint thomas would never get a better chance to be crowned champion is something no welsh man has ever done. geraint thomas closing in on history. just the time trial stood between him and sporting immortality. chris froome started the day in force. his chance for a title realistically over before today. world time trial champion and the biggest threat to the potential crown took up the challenge. the dutch rider went faster still. the vultures were suckling but the title was still within geraint thomas grasp. not even a small slip—up could deter him. whilst his legs started to show this train, he crossed the line in a time whether you're a winner. tomorrow, the professionalfinale traditionally dictates that no attacks big yellowjersey, which means all thomas has to do is cross the finish line in paris and he will be crowned champ

today we are live from helsinki and paris. i'm lyse doucet in helsinki, where presidents putin and trump are due to hold an informal summit meeting later on monday. mr trump says he'll raise allegations of russian interference in his own election, but is also playing down the chances of major developments. nothing bad is going to come out of it and maybe some good but i go in with low expectations. i am not going in with high expectations. where it feels like an entire nation has been out celebrating france's victory in the football world cup. our top business story: eu and chinese leaders meet to forge deeper ties, as china looks to try and counter rising protectionism from the us. and britain's prime minister is expected to pledge hundreds of millions of dollars for the aerospace sector, as the biggest air show of the year kicks off here in the uk. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation do get in touch with your comment

also coming up on this program a hero's welcome in paris for the world cup champions hundreds of thousands of fans turning out to see the blue in their victory parade down in shoals easy each member of the team is to receive france's highest civilian. honor. hello and welcome my name is christopher spring date thanks for joining us president trump has triggered a wave of condemnation in the united states after appearing to favor the russian president over his own intelligence agency. yes after their first ever summit in helsinki yesterday vladimir putin denied that russia had meddled in the twenty sixteen u.s. election trump accepted that assurance contradicting the findings of his own intelligence agencies. the finnish capital sweltered in an uncharacteristic thirty degrees as people gathered to watch the biggest show in town the meeting between vladimir putin and donald trump putin though arrived half an hour late trump in turn kept putin waiting before he himself left his hotel yet despite the slights both leaders expressed a desire to improve relations. this agreement between our two c

from paris let's go to a rather than forcing a live from the coalition capital as the web rather than call a share hoping to bring the welcome for the first time ever how's the mood right now. it's well there is good here it's up to this to get you to said they still got a lot of hope a lot of hearts yes there it goes down but when they score it's the equalizer the place just a group which is i ga and beer flying everywhere which i managed to escape hoping under an umbrella but right now yeah i mean you know they're playing so hard the crowds perhaps they won't see gold in the french that's controversial but you know this is such a small country of just four million people the old screen stuff to gets them other things to think about like the infrastructure it ever really had to do with a lot of investment in the case you don't even have a national stadium the current. his today will also be employing team corruption scandals even if that top player who comeau treats himself. facing possible charges when he gets home and yet he's played the game of his life he's played it cool a bit o

these the scenes of celebration in paris. then came the tournament's first real lapse in security, russian feminist activist group pussy right claiming responsibility. —— pussy riot. group pussy right claiming responsibility. -- pussy riot. paul pogba has the biggest goal of his career. one of the tournament's stars mbappe just becoming the second teenager to score in a world cup final after pele. france 4—1. france are running away with the crown. this vinyl had it all, even a goalkeeping howler. but that was merely a consolation for croatia. in this final. commentator: and france are world champions. france adding a second title to the one they won 20 yea rs second title to the one they won 20 years ago on home soil. didier dish on was the captain then, nowjust the third man to win the sport's most coveted prize as both player and coach. the party back in paris meanwhile getting into full swing. russia 2018 will be remembered for the way some football's top nations struggle to meet expectations but ultimately, one has

in paris its euphoria victory try am. all right so even though the french of chorus are very excited about the win the croatians feel. quite proud of their achievement they were the underdogs nick weren't they just how significant is even getting second place in the world cup for this country for me is no easy feat as they see two teams beginning this tournament and it's so difficult to get to the world cup final question of course finally made a very small country four million people in it but this is a big victory and defeat was once the wounds of kind of healed and they realize that they are the second best football team or nation at the moment. it's interesting as well see they have some very good good players in that seem look a martyr she won the golden ball in the rockets if you place the boss of ana but they won't play as individuals they were definitely playing as a team and playful croatia and that's what got them to the final all right when it began to climb from his fourth always great to talk to you. and turn

from paris to the valleys. celebrations into the night as geraint thomas becomes the first welshman to win the tour de france. what is the first thing you will do when you get back on home soil? have beer, probably. it will be nice to get back into normality, in, watch bbc breakfast in the morning with a coffee. good morning, geraint, if you're watching. we'll hear from team sky and get reaction from the welsh wizard's hometown. back on track? after weeks of misery for passengers, northern rail restarts more than 100 cancelled services. strong winds fan the flames of the california wildfires as they continue to destroy everything in their path. the beano comic was first published 80 years ago today. i'll be looking at whether it still has a future in the world of ipads and social media. rain at last, and in bucketloads, but did it make or break your weekend? carol can tell us whether there's more on its way. good morning. today, we have a day of sunshine and showers. the heaviest of which will be in the northâ€

hundreds of thousands of fans packed into central paris to greentown celebrate. and welcome to the program president trump passed triggered a storm of controversy in the united states after openly favoring russia's president over his own intelligence services standing next to his u.s. counterpart at their first ever summit in helsinki vladimir putin did not that russia had meddled in the twenty sixteen u.s. election which mr trump accepted directly contradicting the findings of u.s. intelligence agencies. the finnish capital sweltered in an uncharacteristic thirty degrees as people gathered to watch the biggest show in town the meeting between vladimir putin and donald trump putin though arrived half an hour late trump in turn kept putin waiting before he himself left his hotel yet despite the slights both leaders expressed a desire to improve relations this agreement between the two countries or president . discuss them at length today. but if we're going to solve many of the problems facing our world then we are going to have to find ways to cooperated pursuit

like old fashioned these nine a run on find a company hit paris fashion week. and living history visit to fighting sites in northern germany. we kick off the show in london no of course tourists want to see the main attractions of the city but there is a whole other side of the british capital worth seeing author bill nash has written a travel book that helps tourists get off the beaten path oh we met up with him in london. reagents canal watches its way north of central london but it's surprising a tranquil the canal runs almost parallel to the river thames. london author bill nash is interested in the more secluded parts of his hometown. in the past ten years. and in particular since the london olympics a lot of the canals around london a being revitalized cleaned up. life is being reintroduced and that's a lot of people living on house boats nash describes the lesser known aspects of the city in his book secret london. now day trippers cruise along regent's canal from little venice to camden. but there are plans to use the canal for transporting freight out

city of joy paris erupts after france's win in moscow. thousands of the seaborn fans packed the french capital. dancing in the streets and shouting from the rooftops. well this is great everyone is here together and it's a good atmosphere and makes everyone feel better and we're happy to be here and pride to be french. nationals and it's honestly i really felt as happy as i do today. i remember in one nine hundred ninety eight it was fourteen years old i can celebrate like this but tonight i'm going to set the city on fire thank you france think you laid look it's great it was great thank you go they observed where the champions. one fan in particular couldn't contain his excitement french president and man were not called watching the match in moscow he even got a pass on the head from his croatian counterparts thrilled to the team second place . ok we're not going to get some reaction and analysis on what happened last night from g.w. sports team extensively covering this story for you tom general here with me in the studio good to have

a brazilian to croatia side in the final in moscow and setting off a wild celebrations back home in paris a local ace didn't have to use tear gas with things got out of control. on the pitch they blew crushed croatian hopes with a convincing faltering when they scored twice in the trough novo croatia never gave up it just wasn't enough on the night from all the world champions for the second time. also on the program a high stakes summit in finland between the u.s. and russian presidents donald trump is in helsinki to talks with vladimir putin there was a sizable demonstration against both natives meanwhile trump labeled the european union a funnel in terms of trade we'll be going live to helsinki and from all. the little. cologne well come on i'm christopher spring a good to have you with us france all soccer's new world champions after a hard fought but decisive win over croatia the croatians did dominate possession. in the first half french coach gigi additional coaching his team's victory down to what he called shia mental strength we have a full team covering this story for you this