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organisers of the paris olympics and, indeed, the ceremony. 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, their fashion, 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 and look behind me. the ceremony has been something to behold and it ended within icon on an icon, celine dion singing the most beautiful song on the first floo ....
manchester police said three officers were injured after they were called to the city s airport on tuesday evening following reports of a fight. the force has referred itself to the police watchdog and removed an officer from operational duties. let s speak to our correspondent lauren moss. tell us the background to this and how this came about. this the background to this and how this came about- came about. this update has come throu~h came about. this update has come through from came about. this update has come through from greater came about. this update has come through from greater manchester. through from greater manchester police in the last hour following that video which emerged on social media yesterday you have been talking about of what happened during an arrest at manchester airport. i think we can play it again. greater manchester police has called this video truly shocking. it says the use of such force in an arrest is unusual. you can see a male o ....
airport on tuesday evening following reports of a fight. the force has referred itself to the police watchdog and removed an officer from operational duties. our correspondent explained more. this has come correspondent explained more. ti 3 has come through to greater manchester police in the last hour following the video and social media yesterday that you have been talking about. it happened during an arrest at manchester airport and i think we can play again, like you said, greater manchester police has called this video truly shocking and says the use of such force in an arrest is unusual. we can see a male officer is holding a taser over a man on the floor and then stamping on and kicking his head. it happened after reports of a fight at terminal two and on tuesday night and police said when they went to make an arrest three officers were attacked and they needed hospital treatment and they needed hospital treatment and a female officer suffered a broken nose. four ....
after rishi sunak led the conservatives to their worst performance at a general election, who will succeed him as tory leader? the race officially began at 7pm tonight. plus, shoplifting has hit a record high, with 50 offences recorded by police every hour in england and wales an increase of 30% in one year. why is shoplifting as widespread and how do we stop it? good evening, welcome to newsnight, live each weeknight, bringing you interviews and insight. your panel tonight former conservative deputy to theresa may, damian green. defeated at the election, he s now backing tom tugendhat. theo bertram, former number 10 adviser to prime ministers blair and brown, now director at the social market foundation think tank. and kevin foster, former tory mp who was migration minister between 2019 and 2022 and wants his old boss priti patel to stand for tory leader. two conservatives are sitting on our sofa, we had to labour members last night. it evens out over the series. a ....
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