what next for the conservatives after the losses in the uk general election? a former minister says the party failed on what it said it would deliver for the country. we didn't have a good enough diagnosis ofjust how broken some of our public services were, and we didn't have the willingness to take tough decisions that were necessary to deliver for british public. the gaza health ministry says an israeli strike on a school has killed at least 16 people and wounded more than 50. and england will face the netherlands in the semi finals of euro 2a, after beating switzerland after extra time and penalties. hello i'm geeta guru—murthy. polls are open in france as people across the country

cast their ballots in the second round of parliamentary elections. these are live pictures of a polling station in paris. final opinion polls suggest marine le pen�*s far—right national rally will secure the most votes, but it's thought it's unlikely to win an outright majority in the national assembly. such an outcome could plunge the country into a chaotic hung parliament, severely denting the authority of president emmanuel macron. the anti—immigration national rally scored historic gains in last sunday's first—round vote, giving le pen and the party's 28—year—old leaderjordan bardella their first realistic chance of running the government and taking control of the national assembly. however, after hundreds of rival candidates from centrist and leftist parties dropped out to give their allies a better chance of defeating the far—right, le pen�*s hopes of winning an absolute majority seem less certain. our correspondent mark lowen has been talking to voters in paris. it could be seismic for france, ygbi

seismic for franceposition on the european stage. the national rally, if it were to get an absolute majority, in the past has been quite pro—moscow, very pro moscow, mirroring the paint was in moscow to get president putin's blessing before presidential rahman in 1017. her party got a loan from the russian bank. since the invasion by russian bank. since the invasion by russia and ukraine, the party has shifted more towards supporting ukraine, but she still is against sending language missiles to ukraine, very much against sending french troops on the ground area in ukraine, so that is just one example of how the selection will have ramifications far beyond france's borders. the question today is whether the far right can be blocked from getting an absolute majority. they would need 289 seat out of france's 577 seat parliament. to get the absolute majority, and what the

opposition is doing is dropping out in several constituencies, almost 200 constituencies around the country where one opposition candidate has dropped out to try get the opposition to rally around the remaining candidate to block the national rally. that is what is happening here in this constituency in paris, where the f3 way graces has come a two—way race. the centre candidate has dropped out tojoin the ferrite against the macron candidate. president macron still has support but has dropped considerably since he called the election. one is a staunch supporter and one is holding his nose in order to support macron to block the ferrite. you are a supporter and those have been of president macron. does your belief in him not falter

because of the snap election and has happened? £31 because of the snap election and has ha ened? _, , because of the snap election and has hauened? , . , ., ., happened? of course, the decision to no aaain happened? of course, the decision to go again was — happened? of course, the decision to go again was really _ happened? of course, the decision to go again was really surprising - happened? of course, the decision to go again was really surprising to - go again was really surprising to me. there was no reason for it after the european election, though it was his decision and may be the outcome would be the opportunity to reopen the game in terms of more democracy, more opportunities for parties to get along togetherfor more opportunities for parties to get along together for the future france. of course, the threat is there, the door... it's of course a concern but i'm still with the president, and i hope the future will make again the party of the present. will make again the party of the resent. ., , , present. you supported the left in the first round _ present. you supported the left in the first round of— present. you supported the left in the first round of the _ present. you supported the left in the first round of the election - present. you supported the left in the first round of the election last| the first round of the election last week, but are now holding your nose and supporting macron? it week, but are now holding your nose and supporting macron?— and supporting macron? it was a really unhappy — and supporting macron? it was a really unhappy day _ and supporting macron? it was a really unhappy day for _ and supporting macron? it was a really unhappy day for me, - and supporting macron? it was a really unhappy day for me, but l and supporting macron? it was a really unhappy day for me, but i | really unhappy day for me, but i 'ust really unhappy day for me, but i just want— really unhappy day for me, but i just want to block the far right

because — just want to block the far right because i_ just want to block the far right because i think it's a dangerous... we always— because i think it's a dangerous... we always see what has happened in different_ we always see what has happened in different parts of france and europe, _ different parts of france and europe, and we see what they do in eumpe, _ europe, and we see what they do in europe, in— europe, and we see what they do in europe, in the united states etc. we have to _ europe, in the united states etc. we have to do _ europe, in the united states etc. we have to do again against the ferrite _ have to do again against the ferrite. do have to do again against the ferrite. , ., ~ ., have to do again against the ferrite. i. ~ ., i. have to do again against the ferrite. ,, ~ ., i. ., ferrite. do you think what you have done will happen _ ferrite. do you think what you have done will happen a _ ferrite. do you think what you have done will happen a lot _ ferrite. do you think what you have done will happen a lot across - ferrite. do you think what you have done will happen a lot across the i done will happen a lot across the country, that there will be people who will say, i'm not a mac natural macron supporter but will go for him to block the national rally, or in case there is a left—wing coalition against the national rally, but president macron candidates will rally around? do you think what you have done in supporting a party that is not your natural vote, do you

think that will happen a lot across the country? it’s think that will happen a lot across the country?— the country? it's a really complicated _ the country? it's a really complicated question. i the country? it's a really complicated question. ll the country? it's a really - complicated question. i think the president — complicated question. i think the president macron candidates didn't say who— president macron candidates didn't say who to — president macron candidates didn't say who to vote... i'm sorry my i don't — say who to vote... i'm sorry my i don't really— say who to vote... i'm sorry my i don't really know if the voters for macron's— don't really know if the voters for macron's candidates would want to vote for— macron's candidates would want to vote for the left are not. that macron's candidates would want to vote for the left are not.— vote for the left are not. that is the big question. _ vote for the left are not. that is the big question. a _ vote for the left are not. that is the big question. a click- vote for the left are not. that is i the big question. a click question. do you think they can unite and block the national rally, or are you worried the national rally will get the majority?— the ma'ority? according to the olls, the majority? according to the olls, we the majority? according to the polls, we should _ the majority? according to the polls, we should come - the majority? according to the polls, we should come to - the majority? according to the polls, we should come to a - the majority? according to the l polls, we should come to a hung parliament. i think the blockade would work, now the question is more the future. will we stay in this

stalemate for another year until the next elections, or will we find a way to work together. that is a big question. there's so much adversity across the parties on the left, and not show full find partners.- not show full find partners. thank ou ve not show full find partners. thank you very much — not show full find partners. thank you very much to _ not show full find partners. thank you very much to both _ not show full find partners. thank you very much to both come - not show full find partners. thank you very much to both come up . not show full find partners. thank i you very much to both come up with supporters of macron today. that's a question about whether the opposition can unite around a whether the ferrite will get enough votes to date to get into government for the first time since the second world war. just let you know, it's been reported now that at midday in france, they have seen the highest election turnout in 43 years with a 26.63% turnout of votes, the highest since 1981, according to reports we arejust getting at since 1981, according to reports we are just getting at the moment. our reporter azadeh moshiri has sent

this report from auxerre, which is a rassemblement national stronghold. we're here in front of a polling station in auxerre in burgundy. the national rally has dominated politics here, local politics, since 2020 and many people we've spoken to, like others across france, are hoping that the far right comes to power in an historic election and takes over the national assembly. now, it wasn't always this way. yes, daniel grenon, the incumbent national rally, has taken more than 40% of the vote in the first round. but before this used to be fertile ground for the left, auxerre had a socialist mayor for nearly two decades. but people decided, as we've spoken to them, that life has become too difficult and they needed change. that feeling is spreading like wildfire across france. and what about emmanuel macron's politics, his centrist project? well, his candidate didn't even make it to the second round here. here's what one resident, anne, had to say about the president.

translation: and the fact is, he did not take into account. day to day hardships for families and people who are having trouble, especially in small towns and the rural areas. translation: and what are those hardships? - translation: difficulty to make it to the end . of the month to pay electricity and gas bills. difficulty to find work. here it's really hard to find work. another told us he thought emmanuel macron was arrogant, thought he believed he was a king. sensing we were from britain, said he thinks he's charles iii. we'll see tonight whether that feeling, that rejection to such a scale of emmanuel macron's centrist project will be reflected in tonight's results. as we watched the french elections in this huge election global year.

we've just heard that the chinese premier lee has congratulated keir starmer, adding their congratulations to others around the world, as is customary. yesterday the prime minister keir starmer held his first cabinet meeting, and spent his first full day in downing street. today he sets off on a tour of the four nations, travelling to edinburgh to meet first ministerjohn swinney. he'll then head to belfast and cardiff tomorrow, before meeting with regional mayors. as the new government embarks on its mission to, in its words, �*get britain working', the new business and trade secretary has been talking to laura kuenssberg, about his plans to negotiate a deal with tata steel to protects jobs. here's what he had to say. you see this as a major priority? i've already spoken to tata steel about it, as has the new prime minister, made time for that conversation. i'll be talking to them again today. i'll be asking representatives of the workforce, sharon and unite, but also community and gmb to talk

to me next week about that. it's not about underwriting loss making businesses. in perhaps a way we might have thought of industrial policy in the past. it is about being a partner for investment in the future. there is more money available for the steel industry under our plans for government, but that's about making sure we meet this transition with the private sector together and recognise, i think sharon used the phrase, it is a good example of how we have to make sure that decarbonisation is not deindustrialisation, and we've got to do that together. but there is a better deal available for port talbot and the steel industry as a whole, i'm sure of that. jonathan reynolds, the new business and trade secretary. meanwhile, the conservatives have committed to doing some "soul searching" after only 121 tory mps managed to get elected. inevitably, the discussion's started over who will take overfrom rishi sunak, who's promised to stay on as leader while arrangements for selecting a successor are under way. victoria atkins, an mp for louth & horncastle and robertjenrick mp for newark, are both possible contenders for the role.

they've also been talking to laura. i think genuinely at this point in time, it is not and should not be about personalities and about people. you know, the conservative party is bigger than any one member, and indeed our focus has to be on the country. and i hope and expect that in due course, when a leadership contest is held, that everybody involved is going to be, you know, uniting around the central message that we are all in this for our constituents and for the electorate of the united kingdom. it was a devastating defeat, - the worst for our party since 1832, and there are so many brilliant, - dedicated public servants, my former colleagues who lost theirjobs and i feel desperately - sorry for them. but my argument is that the reason that we lost the trust _ and that of millions of people across the country is not - because we were too left wing i or right wing or had this slogan or that slogan. but fundamentally, because we failed to deliver on the promises _ that we made to the british public.

our political correspondent nick eardley told us more about keir starmer�*s regional tour and the party's relationship with scotland. election of a labour government, many people in the labour party hope, anyway, it sort of undermines that admits for independence. you had a big contrast between the conservative government with feeling low representation in scotland and an smp government with huge representation in scotland. you've now got a labour government with significant representation and an smp government with significant representation. it doesn't mean that independence will go away, the support hasn't gone down, if you look at the polling is, it's not. i just wonder if keir starmer will actually have a bit more success in finding that cooperative working with the devolved government. the new with the devolved government. tue: new government

with the devolved government. t'te: new government has with the devolved government. tte: new government has got with the devolved government. t'te: new government has got a with the devolved government. t“te: new government has got a lot of work to do on policy and getting the detailframe in terms to do on policy and getting the detail frame in terms of what they are going to do. but already, they're hitting the interview studios this morning and being asked about issues. today we had jonathan reynolds talking about tata steel and potentialjob losses, and he says potentially there is more money there. ~ ., ., , ., says potentially there is more money there. ., ., , ., ., there. what does that mean? conditional _ there. what does that mean? conditional money _ there. what does that mean? conditional money for - there. what does that mean? conditional money for tata i there. what does that mean? i conditional money for tata steel there. what does that mean? - conditional money for tata steel if i can find private investment and it guarantees some jobs, i can find private investment and it guarantees somejobs, not i can find private investment and it guarantees some jobs, not all the jobs, at that steel plant in port talbot, but somejobs jobs, at that steel plant in port talbot, but some jobs seem to be whatjohnny reynolds was saying there. i think it's a stark reminder that although the new government has only been in office for 48 hours or so, it has to hit the ground running, and there are big, imminent, important questions that need to be answered. tata steel is one of them, it's a lot of pressure coming from the welsh government trying to kick on with that. his

keir starmer will be in wales tomorrow, and i'm sure he'll be asked a lot of questions aboutjust how much money he is prepared to stump up that people keep theirjobs and what the conditions of that investment might be. but there are plenty other things, the nhs is a big one. the quote system is a big one. prisons, small boats, legal immigration, the list, i suspect, can go on and on if we are here all day talking about the challenges. a reminder that it's a pretty stark change for a loose shadow cabinet ministers that are now cabinet ministers that are now cabinet ministers who have got big decisions to make from day one. tastes ministers who have got big decisions to make from day one. wes streeting also offer back _ to make from day one. wes streeting also offer back pretty _ to make from day one. wes streeting also offer back pretty quick, - to make from day one. wes streeting also offer back pretty quick, saying i also offer back pretty quick, saying he is going to try and get into talks on the doctor's strikes, but also talks of alan milburn, a former labour minister and it tony blair, minister of health who is advising them. ~ ., ., , ., minister of health who is advising them. . ., ., , ., them. what does that tell us? it tells us labour _ them. what does that tell us? it

tells us labour is _ them. what does that tell us? it tells us labour is prepared - them. what does that tell us? it tells us labour is prepared to i them. what does that tell us? it i tells us labour is prepared to work privately with it private sector. it is wes streeting has said he is willing to do. that is something labour has been working on for a while. alan milburn and wes streeting have been talking for a while, and it's an interesting thing. he is trying to open the curtain a bit and figure out what keir starmer�*s strategy to face government is. it's pretty clear to me he is prepared to bring back people from the past to give himself a better explains. look atjacqui smith, the former home secretary who is being brought back to doing education ministerjob, given a seat in the house of lords to make that happen. douglas alexander, for karl a minister is back as an mba and straight into the department. patrick vallance, the chief scientific adviser has been brought in, despite not being a hugely

political figure. in, despite not being a hugely politicalfigure. the in, despite not being a hugely political figure. the former executive simpson, a former prison campaign. not prominent in labour circles but now has been brought in to do a job to reform prisons. the message keir starmer is trying to send their is that he is prepared to bring in experts and people with experience in. even if they're not mps, because he hopes they will deliver progress pretty quickly. now it's time for a look lots of smiles among england fans, hugh. we know the final four teams in euro 2024, after the quarter—finals concluded on saturday. england are into the semi—finals, after beating switzerland on penalties. switzerland took the lead, but bukayo saka drew england level less than five minutes later to take the match into extra time.

no further goals so on to penalties it went. and it was trent alexander—arnold who scored england's fifth and final spotkick to seal their passage into the last four. to come from behind again and show the character and resilience that we did, we talked to the players about that. winning tournaments isn'tjust about playing well, i thought we did play well today, but it's not just about that. you've got to show all those other attributes as well to win. we showed them all tonight. i think it shows how much we want to win this tournament. the last two games, we've been 1—0 down in the late stages and we've come back. so, yeah. hopefully next game we can probably win in the 90 minutes, but if this is what it takes, we'll do anything. england will take on the netherlands in the semi—finals. that's after the dutch came from behind to beat turkey 2—1. a mert mulder own goal — the 10th of the tournament — proved enough to send the netherlands thorugh to wednesday's match in dortmund. spain vs france in the other

semi—final is on tuesday in munich. semifinal now against england, so it's going to be a tough game, but now i think we have to celebrate this when and it's important we have a good recovery right now ijust make all men up to the next game. i know some guys, some guys from spurs, i know men from the premier league, it's going to be a tough game for quality and it's a top team, but we have to prepare well and hopefully it will be a good game for us. we and hopefully it will be a good game for us. ~ . . and hopefully it will be a good game for us. . ., ., , ., and hopefully it will be a good game for us. ~ ., ., , ., ., ., ., and hopefully it will be a good game forus. ~ ., ., , ., ., ., ., , for us. we are a small nation and be art of for us. we are a small nation and be part of the — for us. we are a small nation and be part of the semifinal— for us. we are a small nation and be part of the semifinal with _ for us. we are a small nation and be part of the semifinal with england, | part of the semifinal with england, france _ part of the semifinal with england, france and — part of the semifinal with england, france and spain, and we are really proud _ france and spain, and we are really proud to— france and spain, and we are really proud to get— france and spain, and we are really proud to get the opportunity to play the semifinal on wednesday. in the copa america, uruguay are through to the semi—finals, after beating brazil on penalties. uruguay were down to 10 men after nahitan nandez was sent off, but as both teams struggled to create chances

the match was decided from the penalty spot. aston villa's douglas luiz hit the post for brazil, leaving it to manuel ugarte to score the decisive spot—kick to send 15—time winners uruguay through, but send brazil out. translation: everything is a -rocess, translation: everything is a process, there _ translation: everything is a process, there are _ translation: everything is a process, there are always - process, there are always difficulties along the way. we are still far away from where we would like to beat. other teams have had longer to work. we leave the competition and beaten, but not happy. we expected more. colombia, who topped brazil's group, are through to the semis after they beat panama 5—0. they'll play uruguay next. holders argentina take on canada in the other semi—final. there'll be huge home interest in the british grand prix with the front three of the grid all locked up by british drivers. george russell will start on pole position with his teammate lewis hamilton and mclaren's lando norrisjust behind at silverstone.

what a feeling, what a feeling. it's... at the start of this year, i don't think we could have even have dreamt of being on poll here. one, two for lewis and i, and lando in p3, this isjust mega. thanks to all of these fans as well. they give us so much energy, so, thank you so much for that. and we're preparing for another big day at wimbledon, as the first week of the tournament draws to a close. later, defending men's champion carlos alcaraz will look to beat france's ugo humbert for a place in the last eight. britain's emma raducanu takes on qualifier lulu sun from new zealand. and then an all american clash between coco gauff and emma navarro wraps up on the acion on centre court. on court 1, jannik sinner, the men's number one, takes on ben shelton, before daniil medvedev�*s match with grigor dimitrov. first up though, jasmine paolini against madison keys. follow them all on the bbc sport website. and that's all the sport for now.

protesters in israel are staging demonstrations across the country — demanding the government reach a deal with hamas to ensure the release of the remaining hostages in gaza. demonstrators have been blocking roads and picketing the homes of government ministers. sources from hamas say the palestinian armed group has accepted washington's proposal to begin talks on releasing hostages — and has also dropped its demand that israel first commit to a permanent ceasefire. leading us democrats are reportedly set for emergency talks after president biden insisted he won't drop his bid for re—election. it comes amid growing unease amongst party colleagues after mr biden's poor tv debate against donald trump. our north america correspondent peter bowes has the latest. if the lord almighty came down and said, "joe, get out of the race," i'd get out of the race. the lord almighty is not coming down. a high—profile tv interview but the uncertainty goes on. unless the lord almighty convinces him to step down, joe biden told abc news' george stephanopoulos

in this exclusive interview he's going nowhere. and if you stay in, and trump is elected, and everything are you're warning about comes to pass, how will you feel in january? i'll feel as long as i gave it my all, and i did as good a job as i know i can do, this is what this is about. but since that interview, a fifth member of the house of representatives has urged mr biden to call it a day. this was angie craig from the state of minnesota after donald trump's awkward debate performance. the president needs to get out there and show the american people he is up to it. but now she says he has to go, explaining in a statement... the next few hours could be crucialfor mr biden. the leader of the democrats in the house, hakeem jeffries, is reported by us media to be planning an emergency meeting with senior colleagues.

if they decide to try to convince him to drop out, the president could be facing a clarion call rather than the current low—key pressure to rethink his position. donald trump, meanwhile, has taken to social media to mock mr biden, suggesting he should... there are now less than four months till the election and if the democrats are to change their candidate, time is running out to launch an effective campaign with a new man or woman up against donald trump. peter bowes, bbc news. the oscar winning film producer, jon landau — whose work included �*titanic�* and �*avatar�* — has died at the age of sixty—three. he was the long—time business partner of the director, james cameron, and produced three of the top four highest—grossing movies of all time. landau helped make history with "titanic," the first film to make $1 billion at the global box office. thousands of fans have been left disappointed after the former

fleetwood mac star — stevie nicks — postponed her show in glasgow, just hours before she was due on stage. it would have been herfirst solo gig in scotland, but organisers said she had to recoverfrom a minor leg operation. let mejust show let me just show you paris. when lookin: at let me just show you paris. when looking at president _ let me just show you paris. when looking at president macron's - looking at president macron's entourage is due to be voting. this is the second round of parliamentary elections, you can see emmanuel macron there as the world watches the outcome of these key elections in france. this is bbc news. hello again. we've had some pretty heavy showers this morning — they are going to continue through the afternoon as well. some of those could be thundery in places, but really quite dramatic clouds in staffordshire this morning, some very dark and menacing clouds bringing those showers.

and you can see the showers are quite speckled and scattered across the uk this afternoon. look at some of the green blobs, indicative of the heaviest downpours, with the risk of some lightning and thunder. but there will be sunny spells in between the showers as they rattle through. maximum temperatures 15—17, maybe 18, so feeling quite cool for the time of year. at silverstone it could be interesting for some tyre choices, with showers moving through, some sunny spells in between. temperatures around 17 through the afternoon. tonight, the showers will gradually ease away and then we are looking at clear skies overnight. so with lighter winds and clear skies it could turn chilly — temperatures in the countryside down to around 5—8, in towns and cities 6—9. it means monday morning starts off chilly but plenty of sunshine to start off the week. we will see heavy thundery showers for scotland,

northern ireland, northern england, and with lighter winds these will be slow—moving. further south, cloud increasing from the south—west, with outbreaks of rain in southern england and south wales as the day goes on. maximum temperatures about 18—20, a degree or so higher than today, and it might feel more humid through into the early part of next week. low pressure moves north, the rain spreads into parts of central and southern scotland on tuesday and into northern ireland, being replaced by sunny spells and showers. but low pressure in charge means unsettled. keep the umbrella handy through tuesday. perhaps the north and west of scotland faring best, with the greatest amount of sunshine through the day. those showers could be heavy and thundery further south. maximum temperatures about 16—20, again below the average for the time of year. that continues through the week. but as we go through friday

into next weekend, it looks a little more settled, with drier and brighter weather, so perhaps feeling a bit more like summer.

this is bbc news, the headlines: voting is under way in france for the decisive second round of a snap—parliamentary election. opinion polls suggest the far— right national rally is unlikely to win a outright majority.

protests in israel — with demands the government reach a deal with hamas to ensure the release of the remaining hostages in gaza. the palestinian armed group is reported to have accepted a us proposal to begin talks of a release. calls for president biden to end his re— election bid are gathering momentum. the leader of the democrats in the us house of representatives, has scheduled a virtual meeting with party members to discuss mr biden's candidacy. and england fans are overjoyed after the team beat switzerland to make it to the semi—finals at euro 2024 — but only after penalties. england will now play the netherlands . let's go back to the general election — lets ta ke

lets take you to france because president emmanuel macron is going to cast