:00:21. > :00:27.The 2016 Olympics have opened in Rio de Janeiro with a ceremony to mark
:00:28. > :00:30.the first such Games to be held on South American soil.
:00:31. > :00:33.Amid a backdrop of civil unrest over the cost of the Games -
:00:34. > :00:39.From Rio, our Sports Editor Dan Roan reports.
:00:40. > :00:45.One of sport's most iconic settings for the start of what
:00:46. > :01:07.The evening's key themes of world peace and sustainability immediately
:01:08. > :01:14.First, a vivid portrayal of Brazil's history.
:01:15. > :01:16.The stadium floor transformed into an ocean,
:01:17. > :01:19.then a rainforest, as the people of the country's native tribes put
:01:20. > :01:24.Next came the arrival of the Europeans and a
:01:25. > :01:26.reminder slavery lasted 400 years in Brazil.
:01:27. > :01:28.Before a change in pace and
:01:29. > :01:35.Ingenious 3-D projections capturing the rise of
:01:36. > :01:50.Many Brazilians believe they were the real inventors
:01:51. > :01:52.of the aeroplane, aviator Santos Dumont taking us on a journey
:01:53. > :02:06.The Maracana then turned into a giant catwalk.
:02:07. > :02:10.Supermodel Gisele Bundchen becoming The Girl From Ipanema.
:02:11. > :02:12.If that was a moment for one of Brazil's
:02:13. > :02:17.best-known faces, the next belonged to the favelas.
:02:18. > :02:19.Soon it was carnival time, 1500 dancers filling the
:02:20. > :02:31.The tone became serious, the voice of Dame Judi Dench helping get
:02:32. > :02:34.That continuing with the parade of nations.
:02:35. > :02:39.Each athlete handed a seed that will be planted to create part
:02:40. > :02:49.Their bid for a best ever away games underway.
:02:50. > :02:56.The build-up to these games has been among the most troubled
:02:57. > :03:00.uncontroversial in Olympic history but after a vibrant, energetic and
:03:01. > :03:01.memorable show, it's now time for the focus to shift towards the
:03:02. > :03:05.competitors themselves. Russia
:03:06. > :03:10.received a mixed reception after the doping scandal that jeopardised
:03:11. > :03:12.their place in this games. The loudest cheers
:03:13. > :03:14.of the night reserved for the Olympics first
:03:15. > :03:17.ever refugee team. And of course Brazil,
:03:18. > :03:19.hosts bringing the parade to its conclusion.
:03:20. > :03:21.The Olympic rings made up of trees finally revealed as
:03:22. > :03:27.With that, it was time for the traditional speeches.
:03:28. > :03:34.We welcome you in Rio. The Olympic city.
:03:35. > :03:39.The jeers greeting him a sign of the country's
:03:40. > :03:43.With football legend Pele ruled out through ill-health, Marathon runner
:03:44. > :03:45.Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima lit the Olympic flame.
:03:46. > :03:46.A small environmentally friendly cauldron
:03:47. > :03:59.With nothing like the budget lavished on London's opening
:04:00. > :04:01.ceremony four years ago, Rio's will still be remembered
:04:02. > :04:05.A reflection of the tough times Brazil is facing, but
:04:06. > :04:12.For the billions watching. Dan Roan, BBC News, Rio.
:04:13. > :04:15.Well the first gold of the games goes to an American teenager.
:04:16. > :04:17.Virginia Thrasher, who's 19, triumphed in a surprise
:04:18. > :04:19.victory in the women's 10 metre air rifle event.
:04:20. > :04:22.There are 11 more gold medals up for grabs today.
:04:23. > :04:24.With a round up of today's events, here's our Sports
:04:25. > :04:38.Underway at last. The rubbing among Rio's early starters as Britain's
:04:39. > :04:43.Katherine Grainger set out in search of glory. At 40 she is chasing a
:04:44. > :04:48.fifth consecutive medal. Against a dazzling backdrop, how she and
:04:49. > :04:52.partner Vicky Thornley had to battle. Looking at the line commits
:04:53. > :04:56.Lithuania, Great Britain and France. Safely into the semis but room for
:04:57. > :05:00.improvement. It's where we want to be, middle of the field. We're going
:05:01. > :05:05.to be head of the field obviously. That's a grey start but we're not
:05:06. > :05:09.going to be happy with that in a few days' time. Elsewhere a moment in
:05:10. > :05:13.Olympic history, the debut for rugby sevens. And Britain's women also
:05:14. > :05:17.made a decent first impression, comfortably beating hosts Brazil in
:05:18. > :05:19.their opening game. Here at the Olympic Park the fans have been
:05:20. > :05:22.flocking in their thousands. But they've had plenty to enjoy,
:05:23. > :05:37.including here at the judo Britain's Ashley McKenzie was among
:05:38. > :05:41.those in action but after an early win his chances took a tumble. His
:05:42. > :05:49.Olympic hopes sadly ending in tears. But for USA's Virginia thrash out
:05:50. > :05:54.the tears were of joy as she won the first gold medal of Rio 2016. And
:05:55. > :05:58.Olympic champion at just 19 years of age, not a bad way to start.
:05:59. > :06:01.Well the British Tour de France winner - Chris Froome -
:06:02. > :06:03.is right now taking part in the road race.
:06:04. > :06:06.For the latest, let's go live to our Sports Correspondent,
:06:07. > :06:19.How is he doing? There's about 50 kilometres to go. They've just
:06:20. > :06:24.completed one climb of the tallest mountain on this course. They must
:06:25. > :06:28.do it three times before descending into a flat sprint finish down here
:06:29. > :06:33.on Copacabana. As you said Chris Froome was the favourite for Britain
:06:34. > :06:36.at least. He had high hopes at the start of emulating Bradley Wiggins
:06:37. > :06:40.and winning an Olympic gold in the same year as he won the Tour de
:06:41. > :06:45.France. There's currently a breakaway group then 30 seconds a
:06:46. > :06:48.chase group led by Britain's Geraint Thomas. Chris Froome is plugging
:06:49. > :06:53.away in the ballot on. Still a way to go in this one. There was drama
:06:54. > :06:57.here earlier around 25 minutes ago when a bomb went off. It was a
:06:58. > :07:02.controlled explosion we understand of an unattended bag full of clothes
:07:03. > :07:06.but an early reminder on day one security are leaving nothing to
:07:07. > :07:07.chance as we wait to see whether Team GB can emerge victorious from
:07:08. > :07:10.the mountains. A man wielding a machete
:07:11. > :07:13.and shouting God is great in Arabic has injured two women police
:07:14. > :07:15.officers in the Belgian Police said the attacker was shot
:07:16. > :07:20.and later died of his wounds. In March, Islamist bombers killed
:07:21. > :07:23.32 people in suicide A fire in a bar in France
:07:24. > :07:29.which killed 13 people - many of them teenagers -
:07:30. > :07:32.is believed to have been started Officials described the blaze
:07:33. > :07:36.which swept through the party venue Police say the fire broke out around
:07:37. > :07:47.midnight in the basement of the bar. It had been packed with young people
:07:48. > :07:50.who'd come here for a birthday Someone carrying the cake apparently
:07:51. > :07:57.tripped down the stairs and The candles and sparklers then set
:07:58. > :08:01.off the deadliest fire there's Neighbours heard the
:08:02. > :08:04.shattering of glass and thought, at first,
:08:05. > :08:06.it was TRANSLATION: There was panic
:08:07. > :08:11.in the bar, everybody was trying to But unfortunately those who were in
:08:12. > :08:17.the basement didn't have the I think some of those
:08:18. > :08:27.downstairs didn't burn, but Police say the ceiling
:08:28. > :08:31.of the basement had been soundproofed with material that is
:08:32. > :08:33.reported to have caught fire with terrifying speed,
:08:34. > :08:34.releasing poisonous fumes. We came here to have
:08:35. > :08:41.a good time together. It's impossible to believe
:08:42. > :08:49.that this has happened. 13 people in their late teens
:08:50. > :08:51.and early 20s are dead, and one is fighting
:08:52. > :08:53.for their life, in a city still mourning
:08:54. > :08:55.the death of an elderly priest murdered
:08:56. > :08:59.by extremists last month. The investigation
:09:00. > :09:00.will focus on whether the bar had flouted
:09:01. > :09:02.safety regulations. Police in Devon are appealing for
:09:03. > :09:13.information about a missing teenage boy who was last seen
:09:14. > :09:16.near the River Dart in Totnes. The 16-year-old -
:09:17. > :09:18.who has been named by police as Nathan Wood -
:09:19. > :09:20.was reportedly in a distressed state, after possibly taking
:09:21. > :09:22.a substance that was formerly He was last seen by the river
:09:23. > :09:28.on Friday evening. South Africa's governing party
:09:29. > :09:32.the ANC has suffered its worst election defeat since the end
:09:33. > :09:37.of apartheid, in the country's which held only Cape Town before
:09:38. > :09:42.the municipal and regional elections, won the highest number
:09:43. > :09:45.of votes in the capital Pretoria, and gained significant
:09:46. > :09:48.support in Johannesburg. There's more throughout the evening
:09:49. > :09:55.on the BBC News Channel,