Now playing Next Top News Stories Today Latest news bulletin | July 31st – Midday Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. 31/07/2024
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Now playing Next France Seine water quality controversy: Olympic triathlete event to go ahead There had been concerns that bacteria levels were too high in the water, leading to previous postponements. 31/07/2024
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Now playing Next Top News Stories Today Latest news bulletin | July 31st – Morning Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. 31/07/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Olympics Tuesday highlights: Heavily pregnant fencer into last 16 Tuesday's best and worst from the Paris Olympics. Simone Biles' redemption, Nada Hafez reaches round of 16 seven months pregnant, while a kayak coach gets arrested after getting into police brawl over public urination. 31/07/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Germany's top court partially backs reform to cut number of MPs Germany's highest court on Tuesday upheld the central part of an electoral reform designed to downsize the country's increasingly bloated parliament. 30/07/2024
Now playing Next Culture news Paris 2024: Team Japan House unveils exhibition on Tokyo 2020 heritage Japan opened its Olympic House in Paris with an exhibition highlighting how the previous games in Tokyo had a lasting impact on the ongoing Paris Olympics. 30/07/2024