a member of the and we will talk to a member of the russian protest group pussy riot about the death of aleksei novelli and their hopes for the group's future. —— alexei navalny. hello and welcome. the us supreme court has ruled that donald trump can appear on the presidential ballot in colorado. it comes after the state's highest court tried to ban him, citing his role in the capitol hill riots of the 6th of january 2021. the former president said the decision was a big win for america. the state of colorado had used a little—known amendment to the constitution to remove him from that state's republican primary ballot. following the ruling, the case was taken to the highest court in america, the supreme court, for a final decision. 15 states, including colorado, hold their primary elections on tuesday in what is

known as super tuesday. for more, we can go straight to the supreme court, where we can join can go straight to the supreme court, where we canjoin our can go straight to the supreme court, where we can join our north america conned respondent. let's set this in context. —— corresponded. to be the candidate, it involves winning a series of primaries, many elections, across the united states. —— mini elections. this ruling now means he can be in that one in colorado. means he can be in that one in comrade-— means he can be in that one in colorado. ., . ., , ., ., , colorado. correct, and his name was alread on colorado. correct, and his name was already on the _ colorado. correct, and his name was already on the ballot _ colorado. correct, and his name was already on the ballot in _ colorado. correct, and his name was already on the ballot in colorado. . already on the ballot in colorado. it's worth pointing out that 4 million people received their ballots last month in colorado in order to vote in early mail ballots. the secretary of state for colorado said over the weekend they have already received 800,000 votes. imagine if the supreme court had decided to back colorado and strike

donald trump of the ballot. many people in colorado could legitimately argue that they had been disfranchised if donald trump was disqualified, but the supreme court has unanimously decided that donald trump will stay on the ballot because in terms of the amendment you mentioned, and we heard this in the oral arguments last month, they questioned the validity of it because the whole point, they said, the chiefjustice said last month, of that amendment was to restrict states after the civil war, to restrict confederate states. why would you give one state the power to knock someone off the ballot like that? it would have set an extraordinary precedent. this is a unanimous decision, and for donald trump, he has described it as a big win for america and he is expected to comment on the ruling at some point this morning. h0??? to comment on the ruling at some point this morning.— to comment on the ruling at some point this morning. how close is he to securing — point this morning. how close is he to securing the _ point this morning. how close is he to securing the republican - point this morning. how close is he to securing the republican party's i to securing the republican party's nomination and effectively becoming the official candidate? he is

nomination and effectively becoming the official candidate?— the official candidate? he is within touchin: the official candidate? he is within touching distance. _ the official candidate? he is within touching distance. he _ the official candidate? he is within touching distance. he has- the official candidate? he is within touching distance. he has won - the official candidate? he is within l touching distance. he has won every republican primary so far. nikki haley won the one in washington, dc, his last remaining rival. we don't officially get told. the official candidate isn't announced until summer time, candidate isn't announced until summertime, but candidate isn't announced until summer time, but it is completely expected that donald trump will become the candidate for the republican party.— become the candidate for the republican party. thank you very much. republican party. thank you very much- for _ republican party. thank you very much. for more, _ republican party. thank you very much. for more, let's— republican party. thank you very much. for more, let's speak - republican party. thank you very much. for more, let's speak to l republican party. thank you very much. for more, let's speak to ai much. for more, let's speak to a professor in the department of international politics at city university here in london. let's go a bit deeper into the mechanics of this. let's first of all look at what the state of colorado was trying to do, and what laws they were trying to use to kick mr trump off the ballot. figs were trying to use to kick mr trump off the ballot-— off the ballot. as your correspondent - off the ballot. as your correspondent noted, | off the ballot. as your i correspondent noted, it off the ballot. as your - correspondent noted, it was off the ballot. as your _ correspondent noted, it was article

three of the 14th amendment to the american constitution which basically bar as anyone who had engaged in rebellion or insurrection, an officeholder who had engaged in such behaviour, from running forfuture had engaged in such behaviour, from running for future office. the colorado supreme court had upheld that particular decision. several other states had discussed it, and a couple of others had endorsed it as well. i think what they were basically trying to do was to show that people who tried to overthrow the government, prevent the certification of an election, as happened on the 6th of january 2021, should not be permitted again ever to stand for federal office, and that was what they were trying to do. ~ �* , , ., , ., that was what they were trying to do. �* , ,., ., do. we're “ust showing some of the ictures do. we're just showing some of the ictures to do. we're just showing some of the pictures to remind _ do. we're just showing some of the pictures to remind our _ do. we're just showing some of the pictures to remind our viewers - do. we're just showing some of the pictures to remind our viewers of i pictures to remind our viewers of what happened the 6th of january and, of course, those accusations that mr trump himself had allegedly

been engaged in an insurrection. what was the us supreme court's rationale in deciding that they would strike down that decision from colorado and allow mr trump to remain on the ballot? basically, the have remain on the ballot? basically, they have sidestepped - remain on the ballot? basically, they have sidestepped the - remain on the ballot? basically, they have sidestepped the big i they have sidestepped the big question, which was the motive behind the colorado supreme court decision, which was the fact of insurrection. in fact, decision, which was the fact of insurrection. infact, none decision, which was the fact of insurrection. in fact, none of the states which had considered this question had found any, even if they rejected barring mr trump from the ballot, none of them had actually said that he didn't engage in insurrection. they said that he did but that the authority did not exist at state level. the supreme court has sidestepped the question of insurrection as well and argued that states have no right to adjudicate on whether or not someone can stand

forfederal on whether or not someone can stand for federal office. on whether or not someone can stand forfederal office. they on whether or not someone can stand for federal office. they can adjudicate only on those who can stand for state offices. in effect, the supreme court has pushed over to the supreme court has pushed over to the us congress and the means by which anybody may be judged to have violated article three of the 14th amendment of the constitution. {l3h amendment of the constitution. 0k. would ou amendment of the constitution. 0k. would you now say, and we asked our correspondent the same question, it is very likely that mr trump will become the republican party's official candidate in this year's presidential race? if you look at the number so far, and tomorrow is super tuesday, where a number of states will go to the polls to decide. 0f states will go to the polls to decide. of course, mrtrump states will go to the polls to decide. of course, mr trump faces dozens of other legal challenges and other court cases. how do you see all of that playing into this year's

election? ., _, , , election? your correspondent is ri . ht, election? your correspondent is riaht, i election? your correspondent is right. i think. — election? your correspondent is right, ithink. given _ election? your correspondent is right, i think. given the - election? your correspondent is right, i think. given the normal| right, i think. given the normal election process of the primaries, and given the polling we have seen and given the polling we have seen and what we have seen in the previous states where republican primaries have been held, donald trump should romp home and win the republican nomination. but as you said, he faces 91 separate indictments of various kinds for various offences at state and federal level, and were he to be convicted ahead of the convention of the republican party in the summer, i think that would change the calculation. 0r i think that would change the calculation. or if he were convicted after he had been nominated and before the election, and of course if he were to win the election, and he were convicted, he may well be running it from prison, and that would open up a whole series of other political calculations and logics. for example, there probably would be a section of the republican

voter base which may not want a convicted felon to be running for the party and to win the election. a larger number of independent voters may well also feel a convicted felon is not the kind of person we want in the white house, and the other thing is, nikki haley and others may want to continue to challenge mr trump going forward as well. i’m to continue to challenge mr trump going forward as well.— going forward as well. i'm sure we will be discussing _ going forward as well. i'm sure we will be discussing this _ going forward as well. i'm sure we will be discussing this issue - going forward as well. i'm sure we will be discussing this issue as - going forward as well. i'm sure we will be discussing this issue as the months go on, but for the moment, thank you very much for giving us your take. some other breaking news that has come into us from the united states, and that is being reported that jack take sarah, who was accused of leaking classified military documents and was charged of leaking those documents, has agreed to a 16 year prison sentence. —— jack

texeira. you may remember that earlier last year he was charged with leaking those classified us military documents on a social media platform. he was a member of the massachusetts air national guard. he agreed to plead guilty to all six counts, which charged him with wilful retention and transmission of national defence information. that is us media reporting that. he has remained in custody since he was arrested last april at his mother's house in massachusetts. we will have more on that story as and when we get it. another major story we are looking at this afternoon is that the un high commissionerfor at this afternoon is that the un high commissioner for human at this afternoon is that the un high commissionerfor human rights has warned that the war in gaza could ignite a broader conflagration across the middle east. volka turk described the escalation in southern lebanon between hezbollah and israel

is extremely worrying. there is a second day of talks on a possible six week ceasefire, despite israel not attending. it is so —— israel says it won't attend until hamas provides a list of hostages still alive. 253 hostages were taken on the 7th of october. hamas says it can't provide the information because of israel's continuing bombardment of gaza. it says hostages are being held by palestinian groups across the territory. palestinian groups across the territo . ., palestinian groups across the territo . . ., territory. the war in gaza has already generated _ already generated dangerous spill—over in neighbouring countries, and i am deeply concerned that in this powderkeg, any spark could lead to a much broader conflagration. this would have implications for every country in the middle east, and many beyond it. for more on that, we can speak to a professional of international law at the university ofjerusalem, also a

former legal adviser to israel's foreign ministry. welcome to bbc news. you heard mr tuck speak — what is your reaction to what he has had to say? is your reaction to what he has had to sa ? , , ., is your reaction to what he has had tosa? ,, ., ,, to say? the issue of hostages is the rima to say? the issue of hostages is the primary issue _ to say? the issue of hostages is the primary issue as _ to say? the issue of hostages is the primary issue as far _ to say? the issue of hostages is the primary issue as far as _ to say? the issue of hostages is the primary issue as far as israel - to say? the issue of hostages is the primary issue as far as israel is - primary issue as far as israel is concerned. they want to make sure these people will be returned alive, until until we are certain of that, there won't be in agreement. both sides want to reach an agreement. the military pressure on hamas is affecting them, and israel of course want to reach agreement and get the hostages out. and it is in the interest of the palestinian people interest of the palestinian people in gaza and israel that it be done before ramadan, which is a festival symbol are rated by muslims throughout the world. —— a festival celebrated by muslims. the government is beginning to suspect that hamas wants to continue the fighting during ramadan in order to cause a conflagration in other parts of the area, and this is beginning

to worry us. so we are pressuring the united states, qatar and other governments to put pressure on hamas, reach an agreement now and release our hostages. find hamas, reach an agreement now and release our hostages.— release our hostages. and some --eole release our hostages. and some peeple will _ release our hostages. and some people will ask, _ release our hostages. and some people will ask, to _ release our hostages. and some people will ask, to get _ release our hostages. and some people will ask, to get to - release our hostages. and some people will ask, to get to that i people will ask, to get to that agreement, that requires israel to come to the negotiating table. at the moment, as we've been reporting, it is hamas and international mediators. what do you think will get israel back around that table? the reason we are not participating in the present round is hamas hasn't given a reaction to the proposal. there is a proposal by qatar, egypt and the us which israel agreed to and the us which israel agreed to and we are waiting for the hamas response and there has been none. that is frankly worrying us, because the negotiations will have to be with the people holding the hostages, and that is hamas, not the united states or egypt. therefore, we are waiting for hamas to respond, and hopefully they will. in

we are waiting for hamas to respond, and hopefully they will.— and hopefully they will. in terms of reachin: and hopefully they will. in terms of reaching an — and hopefully they will. in terms of reaching an agreement _ and hopefully they will. in terms of reaching an agreement of- and hopefully they will. in terms of reaching an agreement of any - and hopefully they will. in terms of reaching an agreement of any sort| reaching an agreement of any sort before ramadan, do you think that the expectation of that is very slim, despite what we heard about a week ago from president biden? weill. week ago from president biden? well, this is the middle — week ago from president biden? well, this is the middle east, _ week ago from president biden? .11 this is the middle east, and each party of course we'll try and get the maximum out of the agreement. and that is why often agreement take place at the very last moment. we are hopeful, and i am personally hopeful, there will be an agreement, but you never know. in the meantime, hamas is trying to hold out to try and reach an end of all military activity, which of course would leave them in power, something not in israel's interest, not in the interest of the arab states nor the western states. we interest of the arab states nor the western states.— interest of the arab states nor the western states. we heard from volka turk describing _ western states. we heard from volka turk describing the _ western states. we heard from volka turk describing the situation - western states. we heard from volka turk describing the situation as - western states. we heard from volka turk describing the situation as a - turk describing the situation as a powderkeg. 0f turk describing the situation as a powderkeg. of course, the suffering continues in gaza. what is your reaction to that? there is more international concern about the

humanitarian situation as it continues to get worse. about 150 days in. continues to get worse. about 150 da s in. , ., continues to get worse. about 150 da sin. , ., , continues to get worse. about 150 dasin. ., continues to get worse. about 150 da sin. ,. ., ., days in. israel is allowing all international— days in. israel is allowing all international aid _ days in. israel is allowing all international aid into - days in. israel is allowing all international aid into the - days in. israel is allowing all. international aid into the gaza strip. 0bviously international aid into the gaza strip. obviously not arms and ammunition, but they will be checking everything. the problem is who supervises the distribution. hamas is no longer in charge, certainly not in northern gaza, and we have seen pictures of mass chaos, of hungry people trying to steal the food. we have to find an arrangement, and we have been looking for some international organisation that will distribute the food. frankly, i don't want to be in charge of gaza. it is not in our interest and we want to be out of there them at the fighting stops, but we need an organisation to distribute the food. i do but we need an organisation to distribute the food.— but we need an organisation to distribute the food. i do you want to ask you _ distribute the food. i do you want to ask you this. _ distribute the food. i do you want to ask you this. aid _ distribute the food. i do you want to ask you this. aid agencies - distribute the food. i do you want to ask you this. aid agencies say | to ask you this. aid agencies say that when they are trying to distribute aid, and we have spoken to some on the bbc, they say that in some cases they have even accused israeli forces of attacking them or

obstructing their ability to deliver aid. �* , ., , ., aid. it's not true. it is in our interest _ aid. it's not true. it is in our interest to _ aid. it's not true. it is in our interest to have _ aid. it's not true. it is in our interest to have the - aid. it's not true. it is in our interest to have the people | aid. it's not true. it is in our - interest to have the people having food. we even allowed airdrops, but thatis food. we even allowed airdrops, but that is not the solution. to allow trucks to go in from israel, and we have no problem with him entering from egypt. it is worthwhile remembering that gaza has a border with egypt. we have no problem with that. we don't want smuggling in of arms and ammunition, but that is the only issue. arms and ammunition, but that is the onl issue. ., ., arms and ammunition, but that is the onl issue. ., ,, , ., , arms and ammunition, but that is the onl issue. ., ,, , . ., only issue. thank you very much for shafinu only issue. thank you very much for sharing your — only issue. thank you very much for sharing your perspective _ only issue. thank you very much for sharing your perspective on - only issue. thank you very much for sharing your perspective on that. sharing your perspective on that story. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. charities and campaigners are urging ministers to set up an inquiry into the treatment of unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the uk. the call comes after an official report said basic checks to keep children safe in asylum hotels want carried out. the home office said the welfare of the

children was the upmost priority. there will be no option of a life on benefits for young people under labour, according to its shadow work and pensions secretary, liz kendall. figures show 850,000 people between the age of 16 and 2a weren't in work, education or training in the last three months of last year. a rare ferrari stolen 28 years ago from an x formula 1 driver in london has been recovered by police. the vehicle was shipped to japan after it was taken from gerhard berger in 1995. it is worth £350,000. it is one of two ferraris that were stolen. the others remain missing. no arrests have been made. here in the uk, george galloway, the new workers party of britain mp for rochdale, has been sworn in at the house of commons, where he pledged allegiance to the king. his by—election campaign focused on a call for a ceasefire in gaza.

speaking outside parliament a short time ago, mr galloway said his party plans to challenge labour in other areas of the uk at the general election. �* ., ._ areas of the uk at the general election. �* . , ., , areas of the uk at the general election. �* . ._ ., , ., election. angela rayner has a parliamentary _ election. angela rayner has a parliamentary majority, - election. angela rayner has a parliamentary majority, i - election. angela rayner has a i parliamentary majority, i think, election. angela rayner has a - parliamentary majority, ithink, of parliamentary majority, i think, of around 3000. there is at least 15,000 supporters of my point of view in her constituency. so we will be putting a candidate up against her, eithera be putting a candidate up against her, either a workers party candidate, or more likely an independent candidate that we support, and that will vitally affect the election of the labour deputy leader. and there are many constituencies in london, from ilford to bethnal green in the heart of the city of london, in birmingham, in other parts of the west midlands, in north west england, in the towns around rochdale — 0ldham, blackburn,

burnley, nelson, burry. we will be putting candidates up in all of these places and we will either win or we will make sure that keir starmer doesn't win. for more on this we can go straight to westminster and join my colleague, ben wright. george galloway is often a fly in the ointment for the british labour party. what we heard there sounds like he is planning to shake up the next general election.— next general election. yeah, he wants to cause _ next general election. yeah, he wants to cause electoral - next general election. yeah, he l wants to cause electoral trouble, next general election. yeah, he - wants to cause electoral trouble, no doubt about it, and he said to the journalists assembled outside parliament, quite a crowd, i should say, for a solo mp with no other parliamentary colleagues. he is the sole representative of the workers party of britain. he said the next election will cause trouble for labour, and he intends his party to put up candidates in seats from the midlands to london, the north west of england, he said areas with large muslim populations where he thinks they can do well. it's the seventh

time george galloway has taken the oath of allegiance and been sworn in as an mp. this time, of course, representing his third party in parliament, the workers party of britain. and he said he wants to devote his time to improving the life of people in rochdale, the place he now has a home. clearly, foreign affairs, as has been the case throughout his career, will be the focus of what he tries to do here. i asked the focus of what he tries to do here. iasked him the focus of what he tries to do here. i asked him questions about hamas and the situation in gaza, askedif hamas and the situation in gaza, asked if he thinks hamas should remain in control of gaza. despite the atrocities of the 7th of october last year. he said it wasn't up to him but up to the palestinian people. on ukraine he has always been a strong supporter of russia in recent years, and i asked if he thought the uk was right to stand with ukraine. he said that he would be trying to pose what he called the ironclad consensus for war across the two frontbenchers. i think that will be the focus of whatever he tries to do in parliament for the

amount of time that he is here, but amount of time that he is here, but a fly on the out meant is a good way of putting it. his election has been met with outrage and concern across the political spectrum in westminster. the prime minister said it was beyond alarming that mr galloway was now an mp, and labour too are pretty horrified by what happened in rochdale. irate too are pretty horrified by what happened in rochdale.- too are pretty horrified by what happened in rochdale. we talk about him bein: a happened in rochdale. we talk about him being a fly _ happened in rochdale. we talk about him being a fly on — happened in rochdale. we talk about him being a fly on the _ happened in rochdale. we talk about him being a fly on the ointment, - happened in rochdale. we talk about him being a fly on the ointment, but| him being a fly on the ointment, but how much is this just a by—election hiccup, if you can call it that, for the labour party, or how much could this be something that is an underlying issue in the months to come as we enter that sort of general election period? mr general election period ? mr galloway, general election period? mr galloway, when he spoke outside parliament, saying this election about muslims.— parliament, saying this election about muslims. . ., about muslims. there were particular uniuue about muslims. there were particular unique circumstances _ about muslims. there were particular unique circumstances to _ about muslims. there were particular unique circumstances to rochdale, i unique circumstances to rochdale, not least the fact that the labour party pulled its support for the person who was their candidate after he made various remarks that were

eventually disowned by the labour party, so there wasn't an official labour candidate. george galloway is a very fierce advocate for the palestinian cause i made that the centre of his campaign in a constituency with about a 30% muslim vote. the circumstances were pretty unique, but it certainly asks questions again of the labour leadership about its position on the org—mac— —— the hamas israel conflict. there is tension bubbling away in the party about where sir keir starmer should be on that question. george galloway�*s election sharpens those questions again, i think. galloway's election sharpens those questions again, i think.— galloway's election sharpens those questions again, i think. thank you ve much questions again, i think. thank you very much for— questions again, i think. thank you very much for bringing _ questions again, i think. thank you very much for bringing us - questions again, i think. thank you very much for bringing us up - questions again, i think. thank you very much for bringing us up to - very much for bringing us up to date. france is set to become the first country to put a woman's right to an abortion in its constitution. members of the french parliament have been called to a special assembly at the palace of versailles. you can see that live

there as that continues. a three fifths majority is required to pass the legislation. the move has been seen as a reaction to the rolling back of abortion rights in the united states by the supreme court there two years ago. 0pinion polls show around 85% of the french public support the reform. we can now speak to a lawyer and activist who joins us from paris, with the eiffel tower behind you, no less, so we definitely know where you are. we were just showing pictures of the live debate happening at the palace of versailles. how much do you see this as a watershed moment for your country? it’s this as a watershed moment for your count ? �* , ., , this as a watershed moment for your count? �*, . , ., country? it's a very important moment for— country? it's a very important moment for france, - country? it's a very important moment for france, and - country? it's a very important moment for france, and i - country? it's a very important i moment for france, and i think country? it's a very important - moment for france, and i think it's also an important moment for women in europe and women around the world. france is to be the first country to make abortion rights a constitutional right. here in france, it is a big feminist victory, a historic day, and we are

here very close to the eiffel tower because there is a feminist rally with different feminist ngo playback that will celebrate tonight because it is about that will i hope very soon happen in congress. women can already have — soon happen in congress. women can already have an _ soon happen in congress. women can already have an abortion _ soon happen in congress. women can already have an abortion in _ soon happen in congress. women can already have an abortion in france, i already have an abortion in france, so this is all about making sure it is the constitution. how much of this is just symbolism? this is “ust symbolism? obviously, there this isjust symbolism? obviously, there cannot _ this isjust symbolism? obviously, there cannot be _ this isjust symbolism? obviously, there cannot be a _ this isjust symbolism? obviously, there cannot be a better— this isjust symbolism? obviously, | there cannot be a better protection for a right than for it to be in the constitution. the fact that it will be in the constitution will offer french women the best protection they can get that this right will never be taken from them. of course, we have seen what happened in the us. we have seen what happened in poland, what happened in hungary, and here in france, we want to give that right all the protection it requires because it is the freedom of women to decide for themselves

what life they want, whether they want to have children or whether they do not want to be mothers. and this is a fundamental right. i want also to say to women around the world and in the us that french women are supporting them, and that we will fight along with them until they have this right back. iuteri; they have this right back. very briefl , they have this right back. very briefly. has — they have this right back. very briefly, has there _ they have this right back. very briefly, has there been - they have this right back. very briefly, has there been much opposition during this debate? it was not a battle that was won in advance. we had to fight for this to happen two years ago after the roe versus wade revocation, nobody thought that france could make it a constitutional right. we did not have a majority. during the past two years, we convinced, we advocated, and now we are going to celebrate that big victory for women's rights. rachel, lawyer and activist, speaking to us live from right by

the eiffel tower, thank you very much. let'sjust the eiffel tower, thank you very much. let's just show you the debate as it continues there in france, in the palace of versailles. we will stay across that landmark vote which would enshrine the right for women to have an abortion in the french constitution. we will stay on that and the rest of the day's news. do stay with us. hello there. much of the country had a decent day today with decent spells of sunshine. most places stay dry, though there was wet and breezy whether pushing into the south—west of england and south wales. the rain will continue north over much of the country overnight. it will weaken as it moves north but it will be breezy for a time as the cloud and rain pushed north and east. behind it, skies will tend to clear, but we will see showers, some of them heavy, running into the channel islands and crossing into southern

england at times, may be showers pushing into northern ireland. where we have the cloud and rain, temperatures won't be as low as where there are clear skies. into tuesday, we have the other night weather front pushing off into the north sea, another front pushing into northern ireland and western scotland, enhancing the shower activity here. it could take awhile for that front to clear the east coast of scotland and england. it eventually will end it brightens up, with plenty of sunshine. still a few showers towards the south and south—east of england, the odd heavier one, but most places away from these fronts should be dry with sunshine and top temperatures of 11 or 12 celsius, average for the time of year. on wednesday, this blocking area of high pressure over scandinavia begins to exert its force across the country, pushing weather fronts back into the atlantic. many places should be dry on wednesday, variable cloud across

scotland and eastern england, the odd shower for hornblower asthma quarrel up towards northern ireland. —— the order showerfor quarrel up towards northern ireland. —— the order shower for cornwall. the high pressure edges further west on thursday, pushing france into the atlantic. more cloud on thursday generally. maybe the odd shower mixed into it. there will be sunshine around, the best of it for western scotland towards northern ireland, west wales, south—west england. temperatures down the touch. the breeze will pick up and 11 celsius will be the high. friday, looks like there could be more sunshine around. just signs of it turning more unsettled and milder as we head into the weekend.

this is bbc news, the headlines. the us supreme court rules that donald trump can stand as a republican presidential candidate in colorado, following the state's attempt to kick him off the ballot. he declared the decision a big win for america. in the uk, the controversial politcian george galloway has been sworn in as mp for rochdale. france is to become the first

country in the world to put the right to abortion in its constitution. and we talk to a member of russian protest group pussy riot about the death of alexei navalny, and their hopes for the future. time for a look at the business news now with marc ashdown. tech giant apple has been fined 1.8 billion euros by the european commission for abusing its dominant position in the music streaming market. it was accused of preventing the likes of spotify and other music streaming services from informing users of other payment options, outside of the apple app store. the firm says it will challenge the ruling in court. let's talk to our technology reporter, chris vallance, in glasgow. 0h, we have erin delmore there in new york. hi, chris. talk us