welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm steve lai. the headlines: marine le pen�*s hard—right national rally party is projected to have won the most votes in the first round of the parliamentary election in france. it is crunch time for all candidates in the uk as the country heads to the polls on thursday. i will have the latest. the three lines through to the gaudu file of the euro 2024 tournament after beating slovakia in extra time. and as r&b singer sizza closes the glastonbury festival, we'll bring you a special report on this year's women headliners.

it is eight in the morning in singapore and two a.m. in paris. where exit polls from the first round of france's parliamentary elections, suggest the far—right have made historic gains. turnout was the highest, for 40 years. marine le pen�*s hard right national rally party came top, with more than a third of the vote, followed by a surge in support for the left wing coalition, with around 28% of the vote. president macron�*s gamble to hold the snap election, saw his centre right alliance of parties relegated to third place. a final result won't be known for another week, with a second round of voting for the national assembly's 577 seats, next sunday. andrew harding, has the latest from paris. a kiss for marine le pen this morning. a politician once considered too extreme for most french voters, today her national rally is on a role.

and with her her 28 protege who was hoping to be france's next prime minister. results show their party on the left has worn over a third of all votes cast, a stunning result for an anti—immigrant, eurosceptic, populist platform. a political earthquake in the making? perhaps. this evening marine le pen told the country it had no reason to fear a government led by the national rally. but this fight is not over yet. president emmanuel macron took a huge gamble by calling the election. smile, says the child, and he does. centre and left can keep the national rally out of power in a second round of voting. but there is no guarantee that will work. in

paris today, preparations for the upcoming 0lympic paris today, preparations for the upcoming olympic games. but france's political polarisation is causing alarm. i france's political polarisation is causing alarm.— is causing alarm. i think it is concerning _ is causing alarm. i think it is concerning that _ is causing alarm. i think it is concerning that we - is causing alarm. i think it is concerning that we have - is causing alarm. i think it is i concerning that we have people in our country that bowed at extreme. it used to be a small part of the population but we can see today it is a lot of the population who votes either far—left or far—right. left—wing protesters gathering tonight in central paris, some calling the hard right fascists. there is anxiety here and a huge amount at stake for france and indeed for all of europe. andrew harding, bbc news, paris. my colleague mark lowen spent the weekend in paris, following developments, and he sent us this update. so it has happened. france's national rally, the far—right winning the first round of this parliamentary election. all the opinion polls before the vote had suggested this was going to happen, and indeed it has taken place. now there will be horse trading between the opposing opposition candidates as to who drops out and whether they can rally

behind a united candidate to try to stop the far right in next sunday's second round election from getting an absolute majority. but the centre, the left, they are disunited. there is a lot of bad blood between them. can they rally behind a united front? this is the far right national rally party. a party that is hard line on immigration, for example, wants to stop the automatic right of foreigners born here in france to get french nationality. they want to give priority to french people over immigrants in terms of social welfare spending. so there is going to be a huge push from the opposition to try to block the far right from getting that absolute majority, potentially forcing france into a hung parliament and potentially paralysis as well. remember, president macron came to power here pledging to revive the political centre to bridge right and left. what he's actually done and what has happened under his watch, is to polarise and push people into the extremes of right and left.

there will be a lot of people tonight who will be furious at president macron for a gamble that has misfired, a trap that perhaps has ensnared himself, and indeed france as well, will have huge implications, potentially for this country and for the european union as a whole. and could, if this were to be replicated on sunday, lead to this country having its first far—right government since world war ii. with just days to go before the uk election, rishi sunak has been defending the conservatives record in government. he told the bbc that the uk is a better place to live in now than it was when the tories took office in 2010. he's also once again accused labour of planning to put up taxes, but they say their plans are fully costed. here's leila nathoo. the two candidates to be the next prime minister, seeing perhaps their own fortunes in england's performance. for keir starmer, the result was never in doubt. "it's not over until it's over, "says rishi sunak. no, no, no. i've got to pay for this.

only a few more days of encounters like this — rishi sunak visiting a bakery in north london this afternoon. have you had a nice weekend? thank you. with the election now around the corner today, he maintained he would still be prime minister on friday and defended his party's record when challenged over whether the country was better now than when the conservatives took charge. we had a once—in—a—century pandemic, followed by a war in ukraine that drove up everyone's bills. and, of course, that's been difficult for everybody. but we've also made progress in tackling those things — inflation back to normal, the economy growing again, wages rising, energy bills set to fall again just next week. and now we're able to start cutting people's taxes to give them financial security. labour took a break from big campaign events today, but are mindful of the fact they need their huge lead in the polls to actually translate into votes. i'm proud of the campaign that we've run. i think we've put forward real and meaningful change and done it with an eye on responsibility because of

the legacy that we're going to get after 14 years of the tories. but change will only come if people vote for it on thursday. winning back seats in scotland is one of labour's tasks next week. the snp accused both main parties of not being honest with voters about what lies ahead. there is that conspiracy of silence. there's £18 billion worth of public sector cuts, which are agreed by both the labor party and the conservative party. that's a choice that they are making at this election. we, of course, oppose that. we believe that there should be investment in our public services, investment in our nhs, and we need to get away from this race to the bottom on austerity that exists in westminster. the liberal democrat leader, sir ed davey, is ending his campaign as it began with stunts that make a splash, so he gets the chance to talk about what his party's mps would argue for if more of them are returned to parliament. that would be a fair deal on the nhs and care, it would be a fair deal on cost of living, it'll be a fair deal

on the environment and many other issues. so that manifesto, if people vote liberal democrat, would be our marching orders to deal with any government and any bill and any policy that comes forward. at a reform uk rally in birmingham, its leader, nigel farage, batted away concerns about what he described as a few bad apples in and around his party. he thinks the election result is already decided, and insists reform will have a role to play. for democracy to function, there has to be a concerted voice of opposition, challenge. the conservatives can't do that because they'll be in opposition, but not the opposition, because they're so divided. so... but also the point about reform uk is it's notjust about a voice in parliament, it's a voice in the country. the time for party pitches nearly over as the moment to decide approaches. leila nathoo, bbc news. the bbc has seen and heard evidence that israeli troops in the occupied west bank... military group at least three

times during an operation in jenin earlier this month. it follows a video that emerged last week showing one of the men which, being driven on the front of the park, sparking international concern. the bbc has not spoken to two more people who say the same thing happen to them. our middle east correspondent lucy williams reports from jenin. mujahid's encounter with israel's army is written over his body. gunshot wounds to his leg and shoulder, burns and bruises, from where he was forced onto the bonnet of a militaryjeep. "they told me not to hold on", he said. "i was saying my final prayers. i didn't expect to survive." the video of his journey caused international outrage, but mujahid was not the only one. samir, shot in the back during the same military raid, was unable to stand, he told us, but was carried to an army vehicle, stripped of his trousers and thrown onto the bonnet. this video appears

to show him half naked on the same armyjeep. both men were shot here in the jabriyat area ofjenin, as israeli forces came to arrest a wanted man. the walls still marked by sniper fire. hisham said he too was shot and put on the front of the same jeep in the olive grove below the house. translation: | tried - to put my hand on the jeep, i couldn't. it was burning hot, but they forced me saying that i should get on it if i didn't want to die. israel's army said mujahid's case violated orders and procedures and would be investigated. it said the new allegations we put to them were under review. all three men were quickly released by the army. jenin has been a target for israeli raids since the 7th of october. since then, more than 120 palestinians have been killed there by israeli forces —

civilians and fighters. but armed men still patrol the camp and the battle has not subsided. translation: what the israeli army doesn't know is _ the resistance is an idea planted in the heart. it will not stop. if one palestinian gets killed, five more will replace him. during an israeli operation this week, bombs buried deep in the roads hit troops as they drove in, killing one soldier and wounding 16 others. this battle began long before the gaza war. but tactics here on both sides are shifting in its wake, and the behaviour of israeli troops is under scrutiny here too. this is different territory to gaza, but it's the same adversaries, the same war. lucy williamson,

bbc news, jenin. inthe in the north of the island. this is north—western tenerife, full of thick vegetation. jay slater came here after a night out at a music festival. the 19—year—old apprentice brick tomic bricklayer called a friend to say his phone battery was running low and that he had no water. then he vanished. says the teenager went missing, local police have deployed drones, helicopters and sniffer dogs. 0n drones, helicopters and sniffer dogs. on saturday, the search was ramped up with some local volunteers joining was ramped up with some local volunteersjoining in. this is

the area where jay slater was last cited, specifically walking along this road here. and the local police have scoured these hillsides for the last four weeks, searching for the 19—year—old. but they have not found any trace of him and the police have now said that they have halted that search. police said that although the search operation is finished the case remains open. mr slater�*s parents have been in tenerife helping with the search. a friend of the family said they intend to stay on the island and keep looking for him. they also hope to speak to the authorities to learn more about the investigation. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.(pause)(0pt 0ut)(run sot)

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parades have been held around the world to mark pride, events which celebrate lgbtq+ communities. this was the parade in new york, which took the theme, �*reflect, empower, unite.�* the march commemorates the 55th anniversary of the stonewall uprising, when patrons of the gay bar in greenwich village fought back during a police raid. at an event in istanbul in turkey, several arrests were made on the grounds that the local authorities had banned the march. homosexuality is not illegal in turkey, but the annual pride march has been banned in istanbul every year since 2015. this march took place in guatemala city, despite the top court in the country ordering the government to ensure the protection of values and morals. 0ne participant said that the authorities wanted to intimidate them, but they did not succeed. in asia, pride marches in places like taiwan, thailand and japan have celebrated legislative breakthroughs and the introduction of same—sex marriage. but in mainland china it's a different story, with no major lgbt events

taking place this year during pride month. the country's largest pride event has been suspended since 2021, and in recent years other lgbt groups have stopped operations, with activists warning of a clampdown and increasing pressure from authorities. i'm joined byjennifer lu, who's director for asia programs at the lgbt rights organisation, 0utright international. jennifer, thanks for joining me. jennifer, thanks forjoining me. you've been speaking to activists in china. tell us more about the lgbt situation there. ., ., ., ., there. right now, we are aware that a lot _ there. right now, we are aware that a lot of _ there. right now, we are aware that a lot of activists, _ that a lot of activists, especially in the major previous organisation, called to drinking tea before the pride. 0bviously, to drinking tea before the pride. obviously, the authorities are aware of that pride in celebration, very important for lgbt community. so the police officers are

cautious about if there is any specific events. so we can see that kind of drinking tea activities actually impact the activists. this year we do not see a lot of open, public events, even in the smaller cities, which we still saw that last year. so, unfortunately, we see the civilians and the control level actually rise up. it seems like activists in china are struggling to speak out about lgbt issues. the community in china is also suffering?— community in china is also sufferinu? , �* ., , , suffering? yes. and honestly, after the pandemic, _ suffering? yes. and honestly, after the pandemic, the - after the pandemic, the government still used the lgbt is western intervention as an excuse. but they want, what they want to do is control the

capacity of gathering people. we can see the movement in china actually was very successful. they organised a lot of big events, raise the visibility, increase social acceptance successfully. i think that is, because of that the government is very careful about that and very cautious about that and very cautious about the impact or influence of the activists. however, we still see that lgbt individual influence is still allowed to exist on the internet, on social media in china. but if you want to do something like gathering people, big events, people are struggling with a very high civilians and high controlling. —— surveillance activists outside china, if they want to organise something, their parents inside china still they face some

questions, action for drinking tea as well. even student activists in the uk or the us they are struggling about the current situation.— they are struggling about the current situation. what are you ”lannin current situation. what are you planning to _ current situation. what are you planning to do? _ current situation. what are you planning to do? it _ current situation. what are you planning to do? it seems - current situation. what are you planning to do? it seems like l planning to do? it seems like what you would like to do is being hampered. when does that leave the eu and the community? a lot of activists right now are trying to navigate the ways. we still see the activists that want to keep the momentum and they want to spread out the word to the world. the movement is still there so we really hope that people can still pay more attention to china's situation and help them to keep the lights in the movement. i think that's very important and pride is for celebration, it is still very significant for activists and we hope that people can

contact the activists or even the lgbt individual in the country you know and to show your care and support and show your care and support and show your solidarity.— your solidarity. jennifer, thank you _ your solidarity. jennifer, thank you for _ your solidarity. jennifer, thank you for speaking l your solidarity. jennifer, | thank you for speaking to your solidarity. jennifer, - thank you for speaking to us today. let's turn now to the euros, and how england took their fans on emotional rollercoaster , before beating slovakia. this goal midway through the first half by ivan schranz gave the slovaks the lead. despite hitting the post, and creating several other good chances, it wasn't until the fifth minute of injury time at the end of the match that jude bellingham equalised, with an overhead kick. that meant extra time, and it took england just one minute to take the lead, with this header by harry kane. they held on to see out the 2—1victory , meaning they will face switzerland for a place in the semifinal next saturday. 0ur reporter, joe inwood watched the game at a fans zone

in brixton, south london, where it was a very tense afternoon for the england fans. i have just about started to calm down after almost the most extraordinary 120 minutes of football. we should not let what happened in the last 31 minutes take away from the fact that the start of this was pretty diabolical from england's perspective. it was, i'm not saying a game of two macabre, i cannot do the maths quickly enough, but very much a game of two parts. because until that bicycle kick from jude bellingham in what was the 95th minute of football went in the mood here was funereal. the fans have been sympathetic before the match started. they had been optimistic. as a gay moron and england were really, really poor, i think it is fair to say. you heard our commentary from our colleagues at itb, and they were saying they could not believe they were not making changes or doing something. what happened in the end was essentially a moment of individual magic,

josh eyre good fortune in share class from jude bellingham that put england level with slovakia and through to extra time. after that, and through to extra time. afterthat, my and through to extra time. after that, my word, and through to extra time. afterthat, my word, i and through to extra time. after that, my word, i very rarely experienced an atmosphere like it. or a match like it. at the end when the full—time whistle went and england were 2—1 bektas, harry kane having scored the second one, it felt like england had won the euros in here. there were cries of heyjude and reliance being sung, sweet caroline, or the atoms you can think of. it really was remarkable. i think england are now going through with a feeling of positivity, not because of the quality of the performance but because of the nature of the victory. that is going to put them through with a feelgood factor, which maybe was lacking after that lacklustre nil nil draw though they had against slovenia in they had against slovenia in the final game of the group

stage. england fans have finished this evening on a high, even if it was an emotional roller—coaster to get there, there. it certainly was. the glastonbury festival has ended, with the american r&b star, scissor, headlining the pyramid stage. shania twain has just performed there, in the famed legends slot. let's dance. let's go girls! glastonbury has been getting ready. as shania twain so memorably sings, to have a little fun. i feel like a woman. and the queen of country didn't disappoint at her glastonbury debut. # that don't impress me much. ah ah ah. and there she is, on stage somewhere way across this sea of pink cowboy hats and leopard print outfits. a true legend in the legends slot here at glastonbury. in a year where female voices have sung out across the festival. after dua lipa

headlined on friday, other women artists have been wowing the glastonbury faithful, including little simz and paloma faith. scissor takes to this stage later, it will be the first time two female acts have ever headlined here. that comes as a surprise to another of this year's legends. oh come on, not in the �*80s? you're kidding me. cyndi lauper says it's part of a wider problem in the music industry. well, they've always telling us, well, you don't draw. you know, it'sjust like anything else. there's a lot of women in music today. there's a lot of voices. and i think that it's important that you just keep going forward. help me sing. award winning camila cabello is 27 years old, with four albums and all too aware of the sexism in her business. there's definitely times in hindsight where i've been

like, oh, ifeel like i maybe have gotten treated differently in the studio, or maybe my voice hasn't been taken as seriously. out of that hardship comes, you know, these incredible artists like sza, like dua lipa. we put on like incredible shows because we work ten times harder. for more than 25 years, shania twain's held the record for the world's best selling album by a female artist, and she's certainly showcased her pulling power today. katie razzall, bbc news, glastonbury. it look like a lot of fun didn't it? and coming up on business today — reuters and the financial times are reporting that boeing has agreed to acquire sprit aerosystems in a deal that values the company at $4.7 billion. i will tell you all about that on business today that is coming up next. thanks for your company as always here on new stay. goodbye for now.

hello. thanks forjoining me. july, statistically, is our warmest month of the summer, but thisjuly, at least the beginning, is looking very different. mother nature has decided to put a pause on the summer heat. it's going to be rather on the cool side, even really windy at times in the north of the uk. and of course there is some rain on the way. so let's have a look at the forecast for monday. a couple of weather fronts spreading across the uk and early in the morning we will have had fairly cloudy weather with some rain splashing through out towards the east that morning. sunshine and temperatures of around 13 or 14 celsius. ok, let's get the forecast then. that bright weather will give way to cloudier skies. as that weather front advances eastwards, most of the rain will fall across northern england, parts of scotland too,

but out towards the west. come the afternoon the skies should brighten, so at least some sunny spells on the way and in the south two temperatures, nothing spectacular. 17 in belfast, glasgow and newcastle, the midlands too, maybe nudging up to about 21 in london. so a little below where we normally are on average. wimbledon gets under way on monday. temperatures in london about 21, often cloudy, just about staying dry, and similar weather the following day. now let's have a look at the forecast for tuesday. a weak ridge of high pressure tries to build across the uk, but around it there's a fair amount of cloud. notice where the showers go scotland, northern ireland, and the north of england. i think if you're in the south and the south—east, the weather on tuesday should be generally dry and the temperatures about the same, even higher than 15 degrees in the lowlands of scotland and just about 20 or so further south. then, on wednesday, a weather front, low pressure again moving across the uk. you know what that means —

cloud and some outbreaks of rain. really quite grey for a time for some of us. the winds not too strong, but certainly a good breeze out there. temperatures may not even make 20 celsius midweek, which is a little unusual at this time of the year. let's have a look at the week at a glance. now, towards the end of the week, it's actually going to turn particularly windy, i think, across northern parts of the uk. guess what? even a risk of gale force winds around some scottish coasts. that's it for me. bye— bye.

as global markets wrap up a relatively strong first—half of the year, we take a look at what's to come for the rest of 2024. the boss of us pharma giant eli lilly addresses concerns, as generic weight—loss drugs become more accessible. hello and welcome to monday's business today. i'm steve lai. as we kick off a new month and the official start of the second half of 2024, let's recap some of the key challenges the global economy faced over the past six months. in the us, the federal reserve has not provided much clarity on lowering the cost