:00:00. > :00:00.Thousands of people gather in Rio, as the 2016
:00:07. > :00:11.The Opening Ceremony begins in just under two hours.
:00:12. > :00:16.Organisers are promising a truly Brazilian affair.
:00:17. > :00:18.I think if London was smart, we're going to be cool.
:00:19. > :00:25.Rio may be ready to party, but a million tickets remain unsold,
:00:26. > :00:31.and one Great British Olympian says some venues are still not ready.
:00:32. > :00:34.There are a little bit of things that need to be finished off.
:00:35. > :00:36.I was yesterday at beach volleyball, just
:00:37. > :00:39.a few hundred yards from here, they're still building the stadium.
:00:40. > :00:52.and police will be on patrol during the Games.
:00:53. > :01:01.The former head of the official inquiry into historical allegations
:01:02. > :01:04.of child abuse is summoned by MPs to explain why she's resigned.
:01:05. > :01:07.Royal Bank of Scotland - largely owned by the taxpayer -
:01:08. > :01:09.announces losses of more than ?2 billion in the first
:01:10. > :01:13.Up in flames - police warn of a dangerous new method of making
:01:14. > :01:15.cannabis which has already killed two people in the UK.
:01:16. > :01:18.And we're at the biggest travelling arts festival in Europe in Wales,
:01:19. > :01:24.the Eistoddfod, celebrating literature, music and performance.
:01:25. > :01:26.And coming up in Sportsday on BBC News:
:01:27. > :01:28.Captain Alastair Cook and Alex Hales led the comeback,
:01:29. > :01:31.as England made a strong start to their second innings on day three
:01:32. > :01:59.It's been nine years in the making, but in just two hours' time,
:02:00. > :02:02.the Rio Olympics will officially get under way with the 2016
:02:03. > :02:07.It's the first time the biggest sporting event in the world has been
:02:08. > :02:11.More than 10,000 athletes from 206 countries will be taking part,
:02:12. > :02:16.with more than half a million people descending on the city to watch.
:02:17. > :02:19.In a moment, we'll hear about the challenges Rio has faced
:02:20. > :02:22.in the run-up to the Games, but first, let's join our
:02:23. > :02:24.sports editor, Dan Roan, at the Maracana Stadium,
:02:25. > :02:31.where the Opening ceremony is being held.
:02:32. > :02:40.Here we go. It begins. After years of preparations, months of
:02:41. > :02:44.controversy and years of training for the athletes, for whom this will
:02:45. > :02:49.be the pinnacle of their sporting careers, tonight is the night. For
:02:50. > :02:53.Rio, for Brazil and for South America, the greatest show on earth
:02:54. > :02:55.is about to begin in a place with a back drop that no other city in the
:02:56. > :02:58.world can match. One of sport's most iconic settings
:02:59. > :03:00.for the start of what remains Here at the Maracana,
:03:01. > :03:05.Rio's big moment has arrived. This afternoon, final preparations
:03:06. > :03:07.began ahead of the opening ceremony. These, among the 5000 volunteers
:03:08. > :03:12.about to perform in front of an estimated TV audience
:03:13. > :03:16.of some 3 billion people. Dress rehearsals revealing a vibrant
:03:17. > :03:23.celebration of Brazilian culture, the heritage of Carnival,
:03:24. > :03:26.and plenty of samba. The man in charge of tonight told me
:03:27. > :03:29.the key things will be The ceremony is using the platform
:03:30. > :03:36.to show people watching, to send a strong message to
:03:37. > :03:39.the world, like a cultural action. I think if London was smart,
:03:40. > :03:45.we're going to be cool. But there'll be controversy tonight,
:03:46. > :03:51.too. 271 Russians have been cleared by
:03:52. > :03:53.the International Olympic Committee to form part of the traditional
:03:54. > :03:56.parade of athletes, despite a doping scandal that for some has tainted
:03:57. > :03:59.these Games before Four years ago, Sir Steve Redgrave
:04:00. > :04:06.had the honour of carrying the torch into London's Olympic Stadium,
:04:07. > :04:08.and says that despite a troubled There are a little bit of things
:04:09. > :04:15.that need to be finished off. Yesterday, the beach volleyball
:04:16. > :04:19.a few hundred yards away from here, But I don't think anybody watching
:04:20. > :04:29.on TV will notice that. You'll see the world's best athletes
:04:30. > :04:33.competing in 28 different sports and it's going to be
:04:34. > :04:36.an amazing spectacle. A record 206 nations will compete
:04:37. > :04:39.in Rio with the action spread over four main areas,
:04:40. > :04:42.much of it in the newly built As they chase a record medal
:04:43. > :04:48.haul for an away Games, many of Britain's's athletes have
:04:49. > :04:51.already trained in their venues. One of Team GB's biggest
:04:52. > :04:53.stars can't wait. These Games are going
:04:54. > :04:56.to be so much fun. London was quite a formal Games,
:04:57. > :04:59.spectacular and amazing. Here, it is a little less
:05:00. > :05:01.formal but, you know, it makes it fun, too,
:05:02. > :05:04.because not everything's I think people coming out to these
:05:05. > :05:15.Games will have a blast. After years of preparations,
:05:16. > :05:18.Rio is now just hours away from having to prove to the world
:05:19. > :05:21.that it can play host and provide the showpiece the
:05:22. > :05:24.Olympics now needs. Roads around the Maracana Stadium
:05:25. > :05:30.have been closed ahead 85,000 police and soldiers will be
:05:31. > :05:40.patrolling Rio during the Games. And there've been
:05:41. > :05:42.demonstrations too. Earlier today, protestors angry
:05:43. > :05:45.at the government and the cost of hosting the event,
:05:46. > :05:48.blocked roads in Copacabana, forcing the Olympic torch relay
:05:49. > :05:50.to change its route. Wyre Davies joins us
:05:51. > :06:01.from the Olympic Park. Mixed feelings for Brazilians
:06:02. > :06:05.tonight as they prepare to hold the world's biggest sporting and social
:06:06. > :06:10.event. Plenty of pride for the residents of Rio de Janeiro. We're
:06:11. > :06:12.getting reports of violent scuffles outside the stadium tonight,
:06:13. > :06:17.protesters angry at the millions being spent on these Games. Indeed
:06:18. > :06:20.one overriding concern here is that global concern of security.
:06:21. > :06:23.The Batista family will have one of the best views in Rio
:06:24. > :06:27.The famous Maracana, the scene of so many sporting triumphs,
:06:28. > :06:33.But despite their vantage point, how much have people in these
:06:34. > :06:36.communities been touched by the Olympic spirit?
:06:37. > :06:40.TRANSLATION: Let's be honest, the tickets are expensive for us,
:06:41. > :06:43.but the Games have brought good things for the city
:06:44. > :06:49.His daughter, Stephanie, who is an umpire in the track
:06:50. > :06:52.and field events, can barely contain her enthusiasm.
:06:53. > :07:00.I can't wait for it to start and be part of it.
:07:01. > :07:03.After a marathon journey around this vast, culturally diverse country,
:07:04. > :07:11.the Olympic torch visited some of Rio's most famous landmarks.
:07:12. > :07:14.There's probably never been a more stunning backdrop
:07:15. > :07:20.This is the first time the Games have taken place in South America,
:07:21. > :07:22.a proud moment for the continent and for many Brazilians.
:07:23. > :07:26.But the torch was accompanied by extraordinarily heavy security
:07:27. > :07:29.for its entire journey, a feature that will remain
:07:30. > :07:38.There will be 85,000 riot police and soldiers on the streets of Rio
:07:39. > :07:41.for the duration of the Games, an almost unprecedented
:07:42. > :07:46.Brazil says it is worried about international terror,
:07:47. > :07:48.but the real concern is all of these anti-government protesters,
:07:49. > :07:53.angry with the amount of money being spent on the Olympics.
:07:54. > :07:56.The infamous Black Bloc anarchists, local government workers
:07:57. > :07:59.who are not being paid, and opponents of the interim
:08:00. > :08:01.government, all say Rio has more pressing priorities than the Games.
:08:02. > :08:06.This is a city undoubtedly transformed by the Olympics.
:08:07. > :08:11.Some new infrastructure and urban regeneration.
:08:12. > :08:13.But what has it done for social cohesion?
:08:14. > :08:20.Inequality felt here for 12-13 years which was
:08:21. > :08:30.But now Brazil as a whole is living in very turbulent times.
:08:31. > :08:32.Rio is ready but there have been missed opportunities.
:08:33. > :08:35.The Olympics, perhaps, not providing as much momentum
:08:36. > :08:48.Dan, the opening ceremony kicks off in just under two hours.
:08:49. > :08:58.By the time it begins, it will be fantastic, I'm sure. Still building
:08:59. > :09:03.right now. It's important to remember that this is operating on a
:09:04. > :09:06.fraction of the budget enjoyed by London 2012's extravaganza. This
:09:07. > :09:10.Opening Ceremony has had to scale down its ambitions because of the
:09:11. > :09:13.economic problems in Brazil. Nonetheless, it's fair to say, it
:09:14. > :09:17.could just be one of the most important starts to an Olympics in
:09:18. > :09:21.the history of the Games, simply because of the problems that have
:09:22. > :09:25.beset the build up to these Olympics, not just the recession,
:09:26. > :09:30.but the political upheaval, the concerns about Zika, about security,
:09:31. > :09:33.about pollution. Then of course, the biggest doping scandal that sport
:09:34. > :09:37.has suffered in recent years, even the football ledge end Pele this
:09:38. > :09:42.evening, he dropped out of his role. He was expected to light the Olympic
:09:43. > :09:45.cauldron here in the stadium, citing health concerns, according to local
:09:46. > :09:50.reports. Having said all that, I think organisers will be really
:09:51. > :09:53.hopeful in football-mad Brazil, the celebrations tonight enable the
:09:54. > :09:57.entire country to get behind these Games finally and allow the
:09:58. > :10:01.narrative to shift and move away from all the controversy and to
:10:02. > :10:04.finally focus on world-class, inspiring sport. It's been a
:10:05. > :10:08.remarkable sporting summer for Britain. You think of Chris Froome
:10:09. > :10:12.in the Tour De France, Andy Murray at Wimbledon, Wales in the euros,
:10:13. > :10:15.Leicester City in the Premier League, but this Games, despite
:10:16. > :10:19.everything, has the potential to surpass that all. Dan, thank you.
:10:20. > :10:22.And you won't miss a moment of the Rio Games with the BBC.
:10:23. > :10:25.We'll bring you live coverage on TV, radio and online, as well as
:10:26. > :10:31.And you can find a day by day guide to what's on when on our website,
:10:32. > :10:42.The former head of the official inquiry into historical allegations
:10:43. > :10:44.of child abuse has been asked to explain to MPs her surprise
:10:45. > :10:52.Dame Lowell Goddard is the third chair to quit the position
:10:53. > :10:54.since the inquiry was set up in 2014.
:10:55. > :10:57.Sources have told the BBC there have been tensions
:10:58. > :11:10.She'd moved to Britain to do this job.
:11:11. > :11:12.Surely this enquiry couldn't lose another chair.
:11:13. > :11:17.At this London hotel today, she was supposed to meet
:11:18. > :11:22.Instead, they faced officials and demanded assurances
:11:23. > :11:27.People generally were quite shocked, quite worried
:11:28. > :11:32.People were worried about the public perception
:11:33. > :11:35.of the enquiry, in that it's not just seen as a complete farce at
:11:36. > :11:39.In general, many were reassured, but the resignation was
:11:40. > :11:47.One source said there was tension between the judge and her officials.
:11:48. > :11:53.A third has told us in the past that she is difficult to work with.
:11:54. > :11:59.Yet somebody more sympathetic to her has
:12:00. > :12:02.said she simply didn't get the support and loyalty she needed
:12:03. > :12:07.She will bring a wealth of expertise to the role.
:12:08. > :12:09.18 months ago, the then Home Secretary
:12:10. > :12:12.was sure she had made the right appointment, but now the BBC has
:12:13. > :12:15.been told that within the enquiry there have been growing concerns
:12:16. > :12:21.that she was not, in fact, up to the job.
:12:22. > :12:23.And next month, the parliamentary committee which endorsed her
:12:24. > :12:26.as an impeccable candidate, will question her about why
:12:27. > :12:35.I don't think it is enough to resign and then to leave.
:12:36. > :12:38.I think that we in Parliament will want to share some of those
:12:39. > :12:41.thoughts with her, because it's going to be vital for her successor
:12:42. > :12:47.In effect, 13 public enquiries into possible abuse in
:12:48. > :12:51.high office, children's homes in Rochdale, Nottingham and Lambeth,
:12:52. > :12:54.the Anglican and Catholic churches, and individuals such as the late
:12:55. > :13:03.For some, this enquiry is just too big to succeed.
:13:04. > :13:05.We know terrible crimes are committed and the police should
:13:06. > :13:08.investigate, but this enquiry should be more focused on the future.
:13:09. > :13:10.What are the policy changes, the legal
:13:11. > :13:13.changes that can protect children in the future?
:13:14. > :13:15.But one thing no one disagrees about, finding a
:13:16. > :13:19.replacement for Lowell Goddard will be daunting, because the job she has
:13:20. > :13:24.just given up is increasingly seen as a poisoned chalice.
:13:25. > :13:34.A 19-year-old man has been charged with the murder of an American
:13:35. > :13:39.Zakaria Bulhan from south London is charged with the murder
:13:40. > :13:44.of 64-year-old Darlene Horton, plus the attempted murder of five
:13:45. > :13:47.other people who were injured in the Russell Square attack
:13:48. > :13:57.Royal Bank of Scotland, which is largely owned
:13:58. > :14:00.by the taxpayer, has announced losses of more than ?2 billion
:14:01. > :14:04.Its chief executive said the bank was still addressing
:14:05. > :14:06."legacy issues", including settling PPI claims.
:14:07. > :14:08.Today's figures mean the bank's total losses have topped ?50 billion
:14:09. > :14:11.since it was bailed out in the financial crisis of 2008.
:14:12. > :14:19.We've all got a past, but RBS's is more painful than most.
:14:20. > :14:22.As much as it tries to get on with its life, it
:14:23. > :14:24.continues to be haunted by the events of eight years ago.
:14:25. > :14:27.Tonight at 10pm, all change for the British banking system,
:14:28. > :14:32.and the taxpayer foots the massive bill.
:14:33. > :14:37.The Royal Bank of Scotland is being effectively nationalised.
:14:38. > :14:40.It's a frustrating case of one step forward and two steps back
:14:41. > :14:45.The first thing is, this is a magnificent business.
:14:46. > :14:49.Each quarter it makes about ?1 billion of profit before tax.
:14:50. > :14:54.And then year-on-year we get hit by legacy issues.
:14:55. > :14:57.I think what's been surprising is that they keep coming, but these
:14:58. > :15:01.We are trying to deal with as many this year which ever
:15:02. > :15:05.And that's exactly how this year has panned out.
:15:06. > :15:07.Wiping out any profits were 700 million for litigation
:15:08. > :15:13.costs going right back to 2008, 630 million in selling
:15:14. > :15:16.old stuff at a loss, and another 450 million
:15:17. > :15:19.for the mis-selling of payment protection insurance.
:15:20. > :15:21.All that contributed to a loss of ?2 billion
:15:22. > :15:28.You know, I stood in this very spot in 2008 when RBS had made
:15:29. > :15:30.the biggest loss in British corporate history, received
:15:31. > :15:34.Every year since then, RBS has lost money.
:15:35. > :15:37.I didn't expect to be here eight years later saying the total
:15:38. > :15:40.of those losses now exceeds ?50 billion, more money
:15:41. > :15:48.And the value of the shares we got for that stake are now worth less
:15:49. > :15:55.And RBS may find reporters outside for years to come.
:15:56. > :16:00.RBS is doing a lot of the right things with its business model.
:16:01. > :16:02.It is expanding, it's doing that in a competitive environment.
:16:03. > :16:09.But it's got its history to deal with and it's just not going away.
:16:10. > :16:16.And the biggest thing out there is the settlement about US
:16:17. > :16:18.mortgage-backed securities from way back when.
:16:19. > :16:22.It's a biggie, and it's hanging on and it's hard for RBS to make
:16:23. > :16:29.A process to revive the old Williams and Glyn brand has been beset
:16:30. > :16:31.by technical difficulties and was finally shelved today.
:16:32. > :16:35.The 300 branches it has to sell as a condition of its 2008
:16:36. > :16:38.bail out now look likely to be sold to a rival.
:16:39. > :16:41.Still three quarters owned by the taxpayer,
:16:42. > :16:44.it's unlikely RBS will make a profit or that we'll get any
:16:45. > :16:50.That will make it a lost decade for a bank that on some measures
:16:51. > :16:57.Campaigners from Britain's Black Lives Matter movement have caused
:16:58. > :17:00.traffic disruption in several cities during demonstrations
:17:01. > :17:04.Ten people were arrested after the approach to
:17:05. > :17:06.Heathrow Airport was blocked, and there were also
:17:07. > :17:09.protests in Birmingham, Manchester and Nottingham.
:17:10. > :17:11.Elaine Dunkley reports from east London, where there were more
:17:12. > :17:18.They march in solidarity with America and shout slogans borne
:17:19. > :17:20.out of racial tensions in the States.
:17:21. > :17:26.But this protest is about frustrations felt here in Britain.
:17:27. > :17:30.We want to see an end to the endemic inequality rife within our society.
:17:31. > :17:33.Essentially, we are asking for black lives to be given the same value
:17:34. > :17:36.Giving families like mine the opportunity to bring
:17:37. > :17:40.Marcia Rigg believes Black Lives Matter has given support
:17:41. > :17:46.In 2008, her brother, Sean Rigg, who had mental health problems,
:17:47. > :18:00.An inquest jury found officers had used unsuitable force.
:18:01. > :18:06.I hope today we will start the positive conversation to talk about
:18:07. > :18:08.the deaths that have been happening in this country for decades.
:18:09. > :18:14.However, longstanding unresolved cases such as Sean Rigg's show how
:18:15. > :18:21.I know that cases like Sean Rigg are infrequent and few and far
:18:22. > :18:25.between, but that doesn't mean they're any less important to us.
:18:26. > :18:27.Cases like that are extremely important.
:18:28. > :18:31.We want to learn, we want to improve and we want to give confidence back
:18:32. > :18:37.Deaths in custody is just one of a number of issues.
:18:38. > :18:38.Protesters here say it's about the disproportionate
:18:39. > :18:42.use of stop and search, and the overrepresentation of black
:18:43. > :18:45.people within the criminal justice system and mental
:18:46. > :18:51.Today is the first day of national action for Black Lives Matter UK.
:18:52. > :18:53.Human blockades brought the M4 near Heathrow Airport
:18:54. > :18:58.to a standstill, and protesters in Nottingham stopped trams.
:18:59. > :19:00.There are criticisms that this isn't America
:19:01. > :19:06.But protesters say it has given them a unifying voice
:19:07. > :19:14.Police in Chicago have suspended three officers
:19:15. > :19:21.after a black teenager was shot and fatally wounded.
:19:22. > :19:25.Paul O'Neill drove a stolen car at police vehicles,
:19:26. > :19:29.with officers then giving chase as he escaped on foot.
:19:30. > :19:37.The Chicago force released nine body cam videos of officers giving chase.
:19:38. > :19:40.Police and firefighters are warning that a highly dangerous new method
:19:41. > :19:42.of making super-strength cannabis is emerging in Britain.
:19:43. > :19:45.The BBC has learnt that two people have died and more than 30 people
:19:46. > :19:49.have been injured across the UK, as a result of making the drug.
:19:50. > :19:52.It's called butane hash oil, or BHO, and involves using large amounts
:19:53. > :19:55.of the flammable gas, which can explode with
:19:56. > :20:04.They want to get high but are risking their lives,
:20:05. > :20:31.This is probably the most concentrated form of
:20:32. > :20:35.Nicknamed Shatter or Dabs, this is BHO, butane hash oil,
:20:36. > :20:43.Usually the very highest quality is the more gold.
:20:44. > :20:46.The more gold it is, the higher quality.
:20:47. > :20:48.Alex takes it for a chronic medical condition.
:20:49. > :20:54.Undoubtedly it is growing, it is huge, compared to just last
:20:55. > :20:57.year, it's ten times bigger and I expect it will be ten
:20:58. > :21:03.It means more people may try and make it and hurt themselves.
:21:04. > :21:07.They are using the butane as a solvent to extract
:21:08. > :21:17.Squirting raw butane into a compartment and it only takes
:21:18. > :21:21.the smallest of ignition sources to create that explosion.
:21:22. > :21:24.With trained fire investigators in a specialist facility,
:21:25. > :21:28.we can show how dangerous it really is.
:21:29. > :21:32.Here, using just one canister, a simulation of what happens
:21:33. > :21:37.when BHO production goes badly wrong.
:21:38. > :21:48.A fraction of a second later, fire, burning at more than 1400 Celsius.
:21:49. > :21:52.That's the theory, this is real life.
:21:53. > :21:56.What's left of a BHO factory in a flat in Birmingham,
:21:57. > :22:00.concrete beams snapped in two, debris blown across the street,
:22:01. > :22:04.hundreds of cans of butane were found inside.
:22:05. > :22:09.The explosion triggered by the switch of an electric kettle.
:22:10. > :22:14.One man was so badly hurt here, he died later in hospital.
:22:15. > :22:17.The house had to be completely demolished.
:22:18. > :22:20.This isn't a one-off, we know of at least one other death
:22:21. > :22:24.and 25 serious injuries linked to hash oil explosions
:22:25. > :22:29.We've seen an increase in the amount of incidents
:22:30. > :22:37.What would be your message to the people who are doing it
:22:38. > :22:45.Because the devastation and the effects on people's
:22:46. > :22:54.In America, it is being made on an industrial scale.
:22:55. > :23:01.Sometimes with terrible consequences.
:23:02. > :23:06.A man who blew up these Glasgow flats was today jailed
:23:07. > :23:11.Producers think it can get them high or make them rich,
:23:12. > :23:16.the reality is, just one spark could be enough to kill.
:23:17. > :23:22.It's a week-long celebration of Welsh literature,
:23:23. > :23:25.music and performance - the Eisteddfod is the biggest
:23:26. > :23:29.travelling arts festival in Europe, and it's a tradition that can be
:23:30. > :23:34.For the first time in more than 100 years it is being
:23:35. > :23:43.The national Eisteddfod has landed at the foot of the Brecon Beacons.
:23:44. > :23:45.It is a sprawling festival of Welsh arts and culture
:23:46. > :23:51.The Eisteddfod exists to further the Welsh language.
:23:52. > :23:55.And everybody coming here realises that we have this Welsh language
:23:56. > :23:59.policy, which states that all the performances
:24:00. > :24:05.This is the Eisteddfod field, where all the performances
:24:06. > :24:12.The star attractions are the music and recital
:24:13. > :24:13.performances and competitions, which take place in
:24:14. > :24:26.There's no doubt this is an important cultural event,
:24:27. > :24:29.but the festival has been criticised previously for being too inward
:24:30. > :24:32.looking and unwelcoming to the 80% of Welsh people
:24:33. > :24:40.Changes are afoot though, with more contemporary shows,
:24:41. > :24:47.such as this new piece by acclaimed harpist Catrin Finch.
:24:48. > :24:52.This is about celebrating the language.
:24:53. > :24:56.But it's always important to welcome everybody.
:24:57. > :25:02.And I would hope as a non-Welsh speaker you could come
:25:03. > :25:09.and have a lovely day and enjoy the culture we celebrate.
:25:10. > :25:11.The festival is making a rare visit to the largely
:25:12. > :25:14.English-speaking Welsh town of Abergavenny, where it's
:25:15. > :25:19.Some of the things, you think, what's the point?
:25:20. > :25:23.It's definitely encouraged a lot of people I know
:25:24. > :25:26.to start learning Welsh, all of two years ago
:25:27. > :25:35.These award winning Welsh folk singers worry that the approach
:25:36. > :25:42.Sing your song that happens to be in Welsh.
:25:43. > :25:50.If you start thinking in, and keeping everything safe
:25:51. > :25:57.and Welsh, that's the problem we're going to suffer as a Welsh nation.
:25:58. > :26:00.So collaboration, not isolation, is their vision for the future
:26:01. > :26:05.And a festival which wants to be seen as an open house,
:26:06. > :26:12.Will Gompertz, BBC News, Abergavenny.
:26:13. > :26:16.That's all from us. Now it's time for the news where you are.