Jordan Jarrett-Bryan , Sports reporter

The closing ceremony has kicked off in Paris – bringing down the curtain on a Paralympics that’s been hailed a major success.

Dame Sarah Storey has done it again in the Paralympics.

On day one of the Paralympic games in Paris – Paralympics GB is already on the medals table. We spoke to Sir Keir Starmer while he is in the French capital for the games, on disabled access to transport and sport.

The Paralympics kicks off tomorrow, with another outdoor opening ceremony showcasing central Paris. 

British athletes have lit the Paralympic flame at Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire – the birthplace of the event – before its four day journey to Paris for the start of this year’s Games. 

Britain’s team has a strong track record at the Games, scoring high on the medal charts in the Tokyo, Rio and London Paralympics.

Whilst the Games might be the greatest show on earth, there may be an unwanted conversation about whether nations should be spending this amount of money on an Olympics.

England failed to lift trophies under Gareth Southgate, but he did help transform the team into one that is respected worldwide, and a source of national pride.

It’s England’s second Euro final in a row. Last time they lost to Italy on penalties, so the pressure is well and truly on for them to win their first major competition in almost 60 years and bring joy to the nation.

Tens of thousands of England fans are expected to descend on Berlin for Sunday’s Euro final against Spain, while manager Gareth Southgate warned that the team would have to be “tactically perfect” to win.

Spain are the best team at the European Championships by a mile, but England will win the final because being the best doesn’t mean being victorious.

It’s possible this will be Gareth Southgate’s final tournament in charge of England, but if he fails to at least increase the level of entertainment for the nation, he’ll be ushered out with the same tone of frustration he was ushered in with.

England are already through to the last 16 at Euro 2024, but a win against Slovenia in their final group match tonight would mean they’d avoid a knockout tie against hosts Germany in the next round.

A major security operation is underway in Hamburg after German police shot and injured a man who threatened them with a pickaxe and an explosive device.

Not content with launching his own publishing arm and scholarship programme, the British rapper Stormzy has now turned his attention to professional football. While there may seem to be plenty of diversity on the pitch, there certainly isn’t off it.