John Inverdale goes turquoise with envy

Brits annoyed by the wet summer might take some comfort in the fact that the media covering the Beijing Olymics are also suffering. The Chinese games are turning into the wettest event since London in 1948. BBC presenters Sir Steve Redgrave and John Inverdale were caught in a mighty storm yesterday while trying to present coverage of the rowing - which had to eventually be abandoned. The pair were seen laughing on camera wearing ill-fitting pac-a-macs. "I actually wanted the white one, but Sir Steve insisted - which is why I've ended up with the turquoise one," Inverdale said. Suits you, sir. Daily Mail, P7; Daily Express, P15