thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you very much. thank you, anas sarwar, my friend. without your leadership, we would not have achieved this year in scotland. and i cannot tell you how important it is to me to be here in scotland with you, 48 hours after the king invited me to form a government. that was an incredible honour. to be here two days later, making good on my commitment to scotland by making a start, is hugely important to me. and to be with you, anas, cements the hard

work we have done ever so many years, because that was an incredible election result. an historic result and a real, real mandate for change. we start here. not long ago, wejust had one red. and now look. we have a team of 37. and now look. we have a team of 37. and i campaigned, and in that campaigni and i campaigned, and in that campaign i said i want scotland to send a government, to start delivering for scotland. and we have this team to be part of a sitting on the government benches, all working to deliver for scotland. this team here. the whole of the labour party in government. and myself. delivering for scotland. you do not win elections. they do notjust drop from the sky. there is nothing inevitable about an election win. nothing inevitable about what

happened here in scotland. we won because we change the labour party. we won because we can paint as changed later. because anas and jackie and all of you changed scottish labour and put it in a position to win that election. and we will govern as a changed labour. the same mindset, the same ethos, and this is part one. part two comes in 2026. and imagine what more we could do. but we start the delivery now. because that mandate that we won on thursday was a very clear mandate for change, for change across scotland, across the whole of the united kingdom. a mandate that we hold here in scotland, in wales, in england. and i will be going to northern ireland later this afternoon, and then wales with that mandate for change, for improving

people's lives, for renewal, for always putting the country first. that is the most important part of the change that we have brought about. so we govern in the same spirit. we govern humbly, say thank you to every single person in scotland who put their trust and faith in the labour party to bring about the change that they need. we will carry that with you as we govern, we will carry that with us as we make the change. many people will have voted labour for the first time ever, or any long time, and we recognise that. and to those people who did not vote labour, i want to directly address you, too. because we will serve the entirety of scotland. we will serve every single person in scotland. because that change matters to everyone. and that is how we go forward. performance,

self interest, they are the politics of the past. the politics of this labour government of 2024 is about public service, restoring the standards and making sure that we always, always have in our minds eye the people who elected us into government. i'm really pleased to be here. i can paint, i asked people to give us the opportunity to change our country for the better, i asked people in scotland to put their trust and faith in labour. i said that if they did so, he would deliver for scotland, deliver the change that was needed. notjust through our labour mps here in scotland but through the entire team, and me leading that. and that is why i wanted to stand here today, to make good on that promise, to make good on that commitment at the first opportunity. to come here and say that was not something i said in the campaign, it is something i

meant. and i'm here, starting that work delivering for scotland. thank you so much. applause prime minister keir starmer their beginning a whistle—stop tour of uk nations with a first stop there to edinburgh, promising a reset of relations with the devolved government. let's go to katie hunter. this is a really significant moment for a keir starmer, celebrating 37 scottish labour mps, when they had just one prior to the election. when they had “ust one prior to the election. , ., , ,., , , election. yes, absolutely. it is hard to overstate _ election. yes, absolutely. it is hard to overstate the - election. yes, absolutely. it is hard to overstate the scale - election. yes, absolutely. it is hard to overstate the scale of| election. yes, absolutely. it is. hard to overstate the scale of the turnaround for labour. at the last general election in 2019, they won just one single scottish state. i should just mention there is a protest going on here about gaza. it is quite noisy. but hopefully you can still hear me. but keir starmer,

i don't think there was anything hugely surprising in what he said anything we have not heard before. he started by paying tribute to the scottish labour leader, anas sarwar, and talked about how important it was for him to be in scotland just 48 hours after he took over as prime minister. and he said that the election result was an incredible result. he said it was a real mandate for change. he touched on the numbers that we discussed earlier, the fact that in 2019 they had just one labour mp, now they have 37. and he talked about delivering for scotland. we have heard that from him before. he said there was nothing inevitable about this election result. and that it was a very clear mandate for change. we talked about renewal again, we have heard about that before. he also reached out and acknowledge that many people will have voted labour for the first time or maybe have not voted labour for labour for the first time or maybe have not voted labourfor a labour for the first time or maybe have not voted labour for a while. and he talked to those people specifically and said that he was here to serve the entirety of

scotland. huge cheers at that labour event. you know, i was speaking to a labour staffer just before event. you know, i was speaking to a labour stafferjust before this election was called and he was telling me that they thought the election would be later in the year but if they reach the mid 20s in terms of scottish seats they would be on good result. they now have 37 scottish seats. i think that is well beyond what most people were expecting. they are celebrating at a labour event just expecting. they are celebrating at a labour eventjust now. we are expecting, then, keir starmer to come here to bute house to meet the scottish first minister, john swinney, later this evening. john swinney, later this evening. john swinney has only been in the job himself for around two months. so two new leaders, and we will hear from them both after the meeting about how it went.— from them both after the meeting about how it went. katie hunter in edinburgh. — about how it went. katie hunter in edinburgh, thank _ about how it went. katie hunter in edinburgh, thank you. _ about how it went. katie hunter in edinburgh, thank you. let's - about how it went. katie hunter in edinburgh, thank you. let's take l about how it went. katie hunter in i edinburgh, thank you. let's take you to our other story today. christian has all the latest from paris. we

are 'ust has all the latest from paris. - are just overlooking the eiffel tower. you might be able to make out the olympic rings on the tower this evening. i can tell you that through the day they have been putting the final touches to the beach volleyball courts, which will be a focal point of the games when they get under way in three weeks' time. before that, the not so insignificant challenge of forming the next french government. we will have eight results in just under two hours' time. the polls close at eight o'clock local time. we will bring you the first exit poll from the national broadcaster, which will give us a broad idea of who has won what in the national assembly. a projection of seats. it will be refined through the evening, our two hour, and we will bring you those updates as we go. no question there has been good turnout today. in fact, probably the healthiest turnout as a lunchtime in any national assembly since 1981. here are some pictures of emanuel micron

in le touquet, where he has been voting today with his wife, bridget. he has been playing quite a low—key election over the last two weeks, keeping a low profile. some feeling in his coalition that maybe he is not good for the campaign, so unpopular is he at the moment around the country. and no question who won the country. and no question who won the first round of this vote. the national rally of marine le pen was out in front with 33% of the vote, then came the leftist coalition which includes the left—wing firebrand. they were on 20%. and then macron's renaissance. and then nicolas sarkozy pass all the party was trailing in fourth. it looks as though the gamble has backfired. there were four paws put out last night at midnight and the polls suggest that no one will get an

absolute majority. so not of satisfaction to any site in france at the moment. it is very tense. there are 35,000 police around cities in the country. our colleague has been talking to some of the voters. rarely have france's fraternal founding values felt so strained. but in this polarised, angry country, they voted in the most crucial parliamentary election in decades. the far—right national rally is at the gates of power for the first time since the second world war, eyeing a parliamentary majority. but across france, opposition candidates have dropped out in three—way races, urging supporters to unite behind a single figure who can stop the far—right. its hard line on immigration attracts some, horrifies others. we are completely invaded. they invade all the... everywhere you go in the provence.

they are pretty, beautiful towns. and they are completely not french any more. do you still believe in macron? um, i think i vote more to block the far—right than vote for macron. many voters today are being asked to hold their noses and back a candidate who could stop a far—right majority. the question is whether enough will do it, or whether that will actually galvanise national rally supporters, furious at what they'll see as a stitch—up to block them from power. the prime minister cast his ballot, knowing france has been plunged into uncertainty by president macron's snap poll, with probably either a far—right majority or a hung parliament and paralysis. france, europe, ukraine and beyond are on edge.

yes, the republican front is in full working order. i have got some updated figures for you. around 210 left and centre candidates who qualify in third place in round one before last night's deadline had withdrawn, so the number of three—way races, originally 306, have been cut to 100. 54 way races have been cut to 100. 54 way races have been cut to 100. 54 way races have been reduced to two. but that is why it is so difficult to predict what happens in the second round of a national assembly election, because you are relying on the voters to play ball and in some national rally areas they will come out because they are annoyed at other parties are standing in the wake of their party's chances. let's get a view from those areas where the rally is strong. 0ur correspondent azadeh moshiri has sent this report from auxerre.

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. we have got a smaller school at the foot of the balcony where i am speaking to you, a steady stream of people going into that voting station. they will continue to vote around the capital for the next couple of hours, up until that exit poll at eight o'clock local time as they are voting around the country

as well. just to set out what might happen, and we will talk about it plenty more through the course of the evening, there are three or four scenarios which play out from here. of course the obvious one is if the of course the obvious one is if the national rally do get a majority, an absolute majority. the 28—year—old jordan bardella would form a government as the new prime minister for the national rally. going by the post, that does not seem likely. what options does president macron have? he could form a minority government that would sort of passed legislation piece by piece, but that is a pretty unsatisfactory way of doing things. he could pull together a rainbow coalition, the socialists, the green, the centre to the right, if the numbers are there, but again, they do not share much in terms of agenda. and finally, he could come up agenda. and finally, he could come up as is suggested by some of the papers today, go the italian rate and put in a technocrat government. someone who is not from politics, any senior civil servants who could

push through the legislative programme until next year, until they can hold a fresh assembly elections. but it all looks very messy from here. the big question, samantha, is where does that leave the president and the way people view him in france in the coming years? view him in france in the coming ears? ~ , . ~ view him in france in the coming ears? ~ , view him in france in the coming ears? , years? we will be back with you as the evening _ years? we will be back with you as the evening unfolds. _ years? we will be back with you as the evening unfolds. for— years? we will be back with you as the evening unfolds. for now, - years? we will be back with you as i the evening unfolds. for now, thank you. now back to the government here. while keir starmer is busy meeting political leaders in scotland, the new business secretary is focusing on tata steelworks in wales. jonathan reynolds says the threat to nearly 3,000 jobs at the steel plant is a major priority for the government, and he is holding talks with the company. 0ur political correspondent harry farley has more. last week's festival of democracy is over, and the clear—up is under way in westminster. for the new government, the difficult decisions begin. there are immediate questions about the future of steel production in port talbot after the previous conservative government agreed

a rescue package that would keep the plant open but would mean losing thousands of jobs. the business secretary says it's an immediate priority. 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. but there is a better deal available for port talbot and the steel industry as a whole, i'm sure of that. are you guaranteeing those jobs this morning? well, i'm going to make sure thatjob guarantees are part of the negotiation that we're having. but already, there are signs of tensions with unions over the rules labour sets itself on how much it can borrow and spend. we are going to have to borrow to invest. we haven't got time to wait for growth. people are literally hurting out there, and we're going to have to borrow to invest. and our crumbling public services need money. for the conservatives, the postmortem has started. two thought to be considering bids to lead the party, offering their analysis, but not quite their own ambitions. 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 the tough decisions that were necessary to deliver for the british public. the reason i came on today was genuinely not to talk about leadership, because this is not the moment for this. we need to show the public that we understand, they have sent us some very, very loud messages that we are listening, that we are reflecting, and then we, as a party, need to get together and unite and work out what we want for the future. the tory leadership battle will take shape in the coming days. for labour, they face the tough decisions of government as they decide how to use their large majority. meanwhile, the tata steel uk ceo rajesh nair said in a statement:

for more on this, we can speak now to ian williams, a representative from the unite trade union which represents thousands of steel workers. what do you make of senior business secretarystatement today? yes. what do you make of senior business secretarystatement today? yes, thank ou, and i secretarystatement today? yes, thank you. and i think _ secretarystatement today? yes, thank you, and i think listen _ secretarystatement today? yes, thank you, and i think listen to _ secretarystatement today? yes, thank you, and i think listen to jonathan - you, and i think listen tojonathan this morning, it gives us a real hope that we can save jobs in port talbot and create a future that works notjust talbot and create a future that works not just for tata talbot and create a future that works notjust for tata but talbot and create a future that works not just for tata but for the communities and the workers in port talbot. ~ ., ., , ., ~' communities and the workers in port talbot. ~ ., ., ~ ., . ., talbot. what do you think a change of government _ talbot. what do you think a change of government will _ talbot. what do you think a change of government will mean _ talbot. what do you think a change of government will mean for - talbot. what do you think a change of government will mean for these | of government will mean for these negotiations and workers like yourself? i negotiations and workers like ourself? ~' ., ., , yourself? i think fundamentally, the conservative — yourself? i think fundamentally, the conservative government _ yourself? i think fundamentally, the conservative government was - yourself? i think fundamentally, the conservative government was not i conservative government was not prepared to look at the manufacturing industry in this country. i think labour have been quite clear all of the way through that there is a better solution with

more money that the government can give towards transitioning in port talbot. and i think now we need to work with labour to try to realise that in the future. i work with labour to try to realise that in the future.— work with labour to try to realise that in the future. i mean, really, it is about — that in the future. i mean, really, it is about renegotiation, - that in the future. i mean, really, it is about renegotiation, isn't - that in the future. i mean, really, it is about renegotiation, isn't it? | it is about renegotiation, isn't it? where do you think the areas art that could be renegotiated? the business secretary recognise there will be job losses the inevitably. i think this is about limiting that amount ofjob losses and also transitioning over time. even a lot of the climate groups do not believe that a transition being proposed is the right transition. what we need to look at is what can we put in place for the future to save jobs? and how we make a business that will survive long term, notjust in the short term. survive long term, not 'ust in the short amt survive long term, not 'ust in the short toot survive long term, not 'ust in the short term. ., ~ , . ., short term. thank you very much for “oinint short term. thank you very much for joining us- —

the newly appointed british foreign secretary, david lammy, has been speaking about his desire to reset the uk's relationship with the eu whilst on a visit to meet his polish counterpart. mr lammy stressed that the two countries share the same strategic vision on ukraine and nato — with british troops and air defence systems helping to defend poland. it's part of a wider trip which saw the foreign secretary in germany yesterday and sweden later today. let's get more from our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. hejoins us now. tell us more about what the foreign secretary has been saying. what the foreign secretary has been sa int. , , ., what the foreign secretary has been saint. , , saying. yes, it is a whistle-stop tour. he saying. yes, it is a whistle-stop tour- he has — saying. yes, it is a whistle-stop tour. he has moved _ saying. yes, it is a whistle-stop tour. he has moved on. - saying. yes, it is a whistle-stop tour. he has moved on. i'm - saying. yes, it is a whistle-stopj tour. he has moved on. i'm still saying. yes, it is a whistle-stop i tour. he has moved on. i'm still in poland. _ tour. he has moved on. i'm still in poland. he — tour. he has moved on. i'm still in poland. he is— tour. he has moved on. i'm still in poland, he is already in sweden. he has gone _ poland, he is already in sweden. he has gone to— poland, he is already in sweden. he has gone to three countries in the matter_ has gone to three countries in the matter of— has gone to three countries in the matter of 24 hours or so. why? germany, — matter of 24 hours or so. why? germany, poland and sweden. if you think about _ germany, poland and sweden. if you think about it, france was not really— think about it, france was not really an_ think about it, france was not really an option this weekend. brussels, _

really an option this weekend. brussels, the prime minister keir starmer— brussels, the prime minister keir starmer has said the uk will not be rejoining _ starmer has said the uk will not be rejoining the eu in his lifetime so brussels — rejoining the eu in his lifetime so brussels would not have been a spot either~ _ brussels would not have been a spot either. germany clearly a key partner— either. germany clearly a key partner in— either. germany clearly a key partner in any future relationship that britain is going to have with the eu _ that britain is going to have with the eu in— that britain is going to have with the eu in general. and poland, here is a country— the eu in general. and poland, here is a country that is on the front line of— is a country that is on the front line of the _ is a country that is on the front line of the confrontation with russia, — line of the confrontation with russia, a _ line of the confrontation with russia, a key player in the assistance to ukraine. and it sweden, _ assistance to ukraine. and it sweden, too. sweden, a new member of nator _ sweden, too. sweden, a new member of nator also _ sweden, too. sweden, a new member of nator also a _ sweden, too. sweden, a new member of nato, also a key partner in the war in ukraine — nato, also a key partner in the war in ukraine. and of course, let's not forget _ in ukraine. and of course, let's not forget that— in ukraine. and of course, let's not forget that next week we are going to see _ forget that next week we are going to see nato members meeting for their summit in washington. so that will be _ their summit in washington. so that will be keir— their summit in washington. so that will be keir starmer's first opportunity to step forward on the international stage as prime minister. i asked while he was here whether— minister. i asked while he was here whether it — minister. i asked while he was here whether it was going to be difficult for this— whether it was going to be difficult for this new labour led government

to foster— for this new labour led government to foster and develop relations with some _ to foster and develop relations with some of— to foster and develop relations with some of the ukkey partners, bearing in mind _ some of the ukkey partners, bearing in mind what we are seeing happening this weekend in france with a potential— this weekend in france with a potential lurch to the and also perhaps — potential lurch to the and also perhaps in the united states later this year. — perhaps in the united states later this year, the possible return of donald — this year, the possible return of donald trump to the white house. david _ donald trump to the white house. david lammy said those were not his chief concerns. he admitted that this was— chief concerns. he admitted that this was a — chief concerns. he admitted that this was a tough geopolitical moment. but he said his concerns lay elsewhere _ there will be differences of opinion in mature democracies such as ours, but we should never confuse that with the dangers that face us from authoritarian states. and i am concerned when i see iranians drones turning up in ukraine. i am concerned when i see shells from north korea being used here on european soil. and of course i'm concerned

with the partnership that i see russia brokering across those authoritarian states. and i think that china should be very careful about deepening those partnerships over the coming weeks and months. so that is the foreign secretary there. we've also had a visit of the uk's recently appointed defence secretary. he has been to ukraine. tell us about that visit.— tell us about that visit. that's ri t ht. tell us about that visit. that's right. clearly _ tell us about that visit. that's right. clearly ukraine - tell us about that visit. that's right. clearly ukraine front. tell us about that visit. that'sl right. clearly ukraine front and centre — right. clearly ukraine front and centre for— right. clearly ukraine front and centre for these two very carefully choreographed visits. the government showing _ choreographed visits. the government showing it _ choreographed visits. the government showing it is _ choreographed visits. the government showing it is going to pick up where the conservatives left off in terms of the _ the conservatives left off in terms of the uk's resolute support for ukraine — of the uk's resolute support for ukraine. david lammy said that that support— ukraine. david lammy said that that support was rock—solid and john healev— support was rock—solid and john healey went to the southern

ukrainian city of 0desa, which once again— ukrainian city of 0desa, which once again experienced air raid alerts earlier— again experienced air raid alerts earlier today, and he pledged that the uk _ earlier today, and he pledged that the uk would be stepping up and speeding up the supply of new british— speeding up the supply of new british equipment to the ukrainian military— british equipment to the ukrainian military in— british equipment to the ukrainian military in the hope that that will enable _ military in the hope that that will enable ukraine to maintain its fight against _ enable ukraine to maintain its fight against russia. sol enable ukraine to maintain its fight against russia. so i think that is absolutely central for the mission of both— absolutely central for the mission of both men at this key moment, to make _ of both men at this key moment, to make sure _ of both men at this key moment, to make sure that a change of government in the uk does not mean any change _ government in the uk does not mean any change in the uk's key role as one of— any change in the uk's key role as one of the — any change in the uk's key role as one of the real advocates for keeping _ one of the real advocates for keeping ukraine in the fight against russia _ keeping ukraine in the fight against russia. the keeping ukraine in the fight against russia. ~ , , russia. the prime minister himself will be off on _ russia. the prime minister himself will be off on his _ russia. the prime minister himself will be off on his first _ russia. the prime minister himself will be off on his first overseas - will be off on his first overseas visit within a matter of days as well, won't he? he visit within a matter of days as well, won't he?— visit within a matter of days as well, won't he? he will. the nato summit in — well, won't he? he will. the nato summit in washington. _ well, won't he? he will. the nato summit in washington. there - well, won't he? he will. the nato summit in washington. there is l well, won't he? he will. the nato - summit in washington. there is going to be a _ summit in washington. there is going to be a really important gathering, notjust— to be a really important gathering, notjust for— to be a really important gathering, notjust for the to be a really important gathering, not just for the alliance itself, and of— not just for the alliance itself, and of course ukraine will be part

of the _ and of course ukraine will be part of the discussion there, as will the situation _ of the discussion there, as will the situation in — of the discussion there, as will the situation in gaza. the possibility we will— situation in gaza. the possibility we will see ceasefire talks back on there _ we will see ceasefire talks back on there in_ we will see ceasefire talks back on there in the coming days. but also an opportunity for keir starmer to take a _ an opportunity for keir starmer to take a good, long look atjoe biden and perhaps reaches own conclusions about _ and perhaps reaches own conclusions about joe _ and perhaps reaches own conclusions aboutjoe biden pass mental acuity and physical fitness, and ponder the possibility— and physical fitness, and ponder the possibility that in a few months' time _ possibility that in a few months' time he — possibility that in a few months' time he might be dealing with a very different— time he might be dealing with a very different kind of president. thank ou. that different kind of president. thank you that is _ different kind of president. thank you that is it _ different kind of president. thank you. that is it from _ different kind of president. thank you. that is it from me _ different kind of president. thank you. that is it from me for- different kind of president. thank you. that is it from me for the . you. that is it from me for the moment. to stay with us here on bbc news. thank you for watching. the day pass showers will ease quite quickly this evening leaving clear skies over night, it will turn quite chilling as well. a few tomorrow, more showers will develop across northern areas and a new area of low

pressure will push up on the south to bring cloud and rain. the showers, then, easing away quickly under this brief ridge of high pressure with a slightly cooler air mass around, clear skies and light winds. it is going to turn quite chilly for many, dipping into single digits for most. cloud and rain pushing induced south west england and the channel islands will lift temperatures here, but a chillier night further north. monday starts off dry and bright, a lot of sunshine around before showers develop in central and northern areas, and there will this area of low pressure bringing cloud and rain to southern britain as we move through the day, edging its weight northwards into mid wales, and the midlands by the end of the day. with more sunshine around, it could be a little bit warmer. 20 or 21 degrees. but it does look like with low pressure close by, both monday and tuesday we are likely to see showers are long spells of rain. disruption likely to play there. as we move

through monday night, that area of rain pushes its way northwards. it becomes heavier across the south—west. even some rumbles of thunder. certainly the far north of england, scotland and far north in ireland, a chilly night here in single figures. further south, where we have the cloud, wind and rain come up a lot milder. 12—14. tuesday, that rain continues to journey northwards, moving out of northern england and into scotland. northern ireland quite breezy. england and wales will see this guy is bright enough into tuesday afternoon. a scattering of heavy, potentially thunder downpours. that area of low pressure continues to pull away towards the end of the week. this area of high pressure tries to move in to settle things down but it does look like low pressure will always be close by, mainly towards eastern areas. quite a mixed bag of weather as we move towards the end of the week. showers

are longer spells of rain, temperatures remaining below parfor the time of year. just a small chance of it earning more settled towards the end of the week.

live from london. this is bbc news. voters cast their ballots in france, where a second round of parliamentary elections is under way. turnout appears on course to be highest in over 40 years. centrist and left—wing parties mount a joint effort to block the far—right national rally.

the british prime minister, keir starmer, is travelling to scotland which is led by a pro—independence party. sir keir wants to improve relations between the central government and other parts of the united kingdom. president biden is facing growing unease amongst party colleagues as he continues to insist he won't drop his bid for re—election. senior democrats are reported to be planning an emergency meeting about mr biden's presidential candidacy. and four volunteers have emerged from a small compound in texas where they've spent more than a year in conditions simulating those on mars. the american space agency nasa wants to find out how they've coped. hello, i'm samantha simmonds. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's lizzie greenwood—hughes. hello from the bbc sport centre. there were special scenes at silverstone today

where lewis hamilton won a thrilling formula one british grand prix — his first for two and a half years. hamilton started second on the grid behind fellow briton george russell — he had to retire later with car trouble. and after lots of toing and froing where lando norris took the lead, hamilton siezed his opportunity to get in front after the second round of pit stops. max verstappen made a late charge to finish second, increasing his lead in the championship. but all the plaudits went to hamilton who at 39 becomes the oldest driver this century to win a grand prix and is the only person ever to win nine times at the same track. 0nto tennis and wimbledon's defending men's singles champion — carlos alcaraz is through to the quarter—finals. once again, the young spaniard had to dig a bit deep against the left handed ugo humbert. after alcaraz won the first set comfortably, humbert, who's the french number one, took him on and pushed him all the way. alcaraz won the second but humbert took the third set and alacaraz�* had

to find some of his best form to take the fourth set and the match. in the women's singles, jasmine paolini reached the quarter—finals after injury forced her opponent madison keys to retire in the third set. keys had looked poised for victory leading 5—2 in the decider, but required treatment and eventually decided it was too much to carry on. keys left court one in tears. paolini is in the last eight for the first time. to end the match like this, it's bad. but what can i say? i think we played a really good match, it was really tough, a lot of up and downs. yes, i'm feeling, you know, a bit happy but sad because it's not easy to win like that. but i hope you

enjoyed the match. 0nto football and after england and the netherlands finalised the semi—finals line—up at the euros in dramatic fashion, let's look at the first of those last four games this tuesday. and it's an eye—catching match—up between three—time winners spain and the two—time champions france. there'll be a clash of styles in munich — spain have been one of the most entertaining teams in the tournament whilst france needed penalties to get through their quarter—final against portugal and have been criticised for not scoring from open play. translation: personally, i don't care because _ translation: personally, i don't care because in _ translation: personally, i don't care because in the _ translation: personally, i don't care because in the end _ translation: personally, i don't care because in the end we - translation: personally, i don't care because in the end we are i care because in the end we are semifinalists. i don't know why we agree going looking for that extra now or in the final four. now we must get together including the media and especially french media to move in the right direction to lift the trophy and not say that the style of play is not good because in the end, it has been sufficient.

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to wear the overall race leader's yellow jersey. and that's all the sport for now. let's turn to the us. the senior democratic congressman adam schiff has told nbc that he believes vice president kamala harris could overwhelmingly win in a general election against donald trump and that joe biden needs to make a decision about his candidacy. the comments come as a growing number of democrats call on the president to step down following a prime—time tv interview on friday that failed to quell doubts stemming from a shaky debate against former president trump. leading democrats are meeting this weekend to discuss concerns about mr biden. let's take a listen to what the senior democratic congressman adam schiff said in the last couple of hours, speaking to nbc news. can president biden win overwhelmingly by any stretch at this point?

either he has to win overwhelmingly, or he has to pass the torch to someone who can't. it's as simple as that, because what the supreme court did in that decision was give the next occupant of that office, whether it'sjoe biden or anyone else, uh, nearly dictatorial power. i want to ask you about that coming up, but let me very quickly ask you about the vice president. you saw the polling. 0ne poll shows her doing better against former president trump. do you think she's a stronger candidate to take on donald trump? i think the vice president would be a phenomenal president. i think she has the experience, thejudgement, the leadership, ability to be an extraordinary president. could she win overwhelmingly, congressman? i think she very well could win overwhelmingly. but before we get into a decision about who else it should be, the president needs to make the decision whether it's him. let's speak to our north america correspondent peter bowes. welcome. good to see you. the president isn't looking like he will

make that decision anytime soon. what do you think of the number of voices critical of his decision to carry on with the presidential election? are they growing in number and volume?— and volume? they are growing in number. what's _ and volume? they are growing in number. what's interesting - and volume? they are growing in | number. what's interesting about this is two days ago, president biden spoke at a rally and gave that high profile television interview in which he to me very categorically that he is staying in this race and believes he is the best qualified person to beat former president trump in the election in november. that sounded very much like a decision to me yet we still have democrats like adam schiff as saying the president has to make a decision. so how many times asjoe biden have to say he is staying in the race before they are satisfied? it looks like a head of steam swirling around joe biden that whatever he says doesn't seem to

satisfy many in his own party and thatis satisfy many in his own party and that is the problem forjoe biden, that is the problem forjoe biden, that thisjust is that is the problem forjoe biden, that this just is not going away. and what about adam schiff�*s comments that kamala harris could beat donald trump if it came down to it? ., , ., ., beat donald trump if it came down to it? ., , ., ,.,, ., ., it? that is quite a popular view and also supported _ it? that is quite a popular view and also supported by _ it? that is quite a popular view and also supported by some _ it? that is quite a popular view and also supported by some of - it? that is quite a popular view and also supported by some of the - also supported by some of the opinion polls that show kamala harris could actually do better than joe biden, marginally better. it's pretty close but marginally better than joe pretty close but marginally better thanjoe biden in a race against donald trump. that is i think to some extent fuelling the enthusiasm of those sceptical democrats, sceptical ofjoe biden's chances to speak out. the democrats have a real problem here because the clock is ticking and their conventions in a few weeks, they have to at least characteristically decide who is the candidate and in terms of determining who that person is, clearly at the moment, joe biden has

the vote after the primary election process, those electoral votes within the party could be transferred to kamala harris but they could be other figures, leading figures, governors around the country who also want to jump into that race and this is where it is getting complicated. thud that race and this is where it is getting complicated.— that race and this is where it is getting complicated. and what is all this focus on — getting complicated. and what is all this focus on biden _ getting complicated. and what is all this focus on biden doing _ getting complicated. and what is all this focus on biden doing for- getting complicated. and what is all this focus on biden doing for donald trump? doesn't seem to be improving his support for him? it trump? doesn't seem to be improving his support for him?— his support for him? it certainly seems to be — his support for him? it certainly seems to be fuelling _ his support for him? it certainly seems to be fuelling his - his support for him? it certainly i seems to be fuelling his campaign. donald trump is noticeably being quite quiet over the last few days. he turned to social media yesterday to say sarcastic things about the current predicament facing the president but it could do nothing but boost his campaign and there is actually a video on social media the other day of donald trump speaking about the situation, speculating that it looks like kamala harris will indeed be his component and he doesn't think very highly of her, he doesn't think very highly of her, he

doesn't think very highly of her, he doesn't think highly of the president. he seems to be to some extent sitting back, letting this take its course. as far as the bigger picture is concerned, clearly when there is one issue being debated at the moment, that is the mental ability of the democratic candidate to fight an election campaign that so is going to benefit the opponent. campaign that so is going to benefit the opponent-— let's return to our top story — turnout in the second and final round of france's parliamentary election is the highest in more than 40 years, according to officials. the far—right national rally party is hoping to gain an absolute majority, having won the first round. but it's facing a concerted attempt to block it, mounted by two other alliances, the left— wing new popular front, and president macron's centrist �*together�* movement. a little earlier mark lowen spoke to brian and marie — national rally and macron voters respectively — and they told him more about their decision—making.

brian, you voted for the national rally, the far right. explain why. today in france, we have an amazing and beautiful country, but i think one of the main issues we have is safety. i've travelled myself, and this is something shared across the world. we need a little more safety. of course, there are flaws in a lot of the programmes, but what is the point of working and putting your soul into the country, don't see my daughter, working every night to come back and not be safe. and having my wife working at home not being safe. then you get to the point we say, ok, i need something. i need my country at least to be safe. it's the main thing. marie, it is the sense of security and law and order that the national rally are promising. do you worry about some of the other promises? i worry about the far—right party, yes. i believe it's a very racist

movement, and i worry for my fundamental rights and for the fundamental rights of people of colour, people of different origins, people of lgbt+, so i worry about that. i believe it's a danger for france. you voted for macron's candidates. do you feel frustrated with the president of calling a snap election that could backfire? yes. it was a decision i didn't really understand and i was frustrated because i thought it was a situation that could have been dangerous if it was handing the election to the national rally. i think he is hoping to get a majority and have a renewed face from voters, but that is not really what happened here. yes, difficult situation. brian, marie called the party racist, would you accept that? i think what they are saying seems

racist, but i don't agree with it, and i'm not part of it. i think safety is the number one thing. when candidates are saying you have to unarm police for them to be respected, i've travelled to the us. they've also got a lot of problems. from what i've seen in spain and the us, police are respected. i say hi to the police because i've grown up there. i have this respect and honour to the police, and i thank them for the service. here, it's totally the reverse. police, when you say hi to the police, they want to stop you and say, is everything 0k. safety is the main thing right now, and it's not about racism. racism isjust... theyjust use it as it a counter—effect.

more from france and those elections throughout the evening. let's return to the comments made by the new business secretary that "job guarantees" will form part of the negotiations with steel giant tata about its port talbot site in wales. jonathan reynolds said there was "a better deal available" on the future of the plant, but said newer technologies would employ fewer people. for reaction to this, i've been speaking to alastair rush of echelon wealthcare, a financial advisory firm. alastair has reviewed the advice given to some steelworkers regarding their pensions in the past and has been talking to the workers on a regular basis since. he told me what he made of the comments by the new business secretary. there's nothing in those comments that will come as news to anybody in and around port talbot. um, if you think back to 2021, maybe, when mark drakeford and vaughan gething declared that they wanted wales to be carbon—free by 2050, what did we think would happen to the largest single source of pollution in wales? it's bound to close. if you add to that the fact that there has been minimal investment by tata in the steelworks

and safety standards have plummeted, yhe place is on its knees, then number five blast furnace was always going to close and it closed prematurely. the best that can happen is number four blast furnace may stay open for a year or two longer, but electric arc is coming. it's writ large. we knew about it. what about this idea that the new business secretary has said job guarantees will form part of the negotiations with tata? do you see anyjobs being saved? i don't know where the jobs will be utilised. we know that electric arc needs far fewer workers and behind the scenes between 600, 700 workers have already voluntarily left the steelworks since last september anyway, when the announcement was first made to go to places like hinkley point to work there, then the redundancies that will eventually be required will be far fewer anyway, so there may be some political fettling to be done there.

but the bottom line is not so manyjobs are required. the question is going to be where else within the town may they be used ? there's talk of a turbine, a wind turbine farm being used in the docks. let's see that get started. at the moment there's lots of talk, but there's no action. yeah, well, isuppose, you know, this new government has only had a couple of days in office, haven't they? so what would you like to see them do in terms of trying to make sure there are jobs available for those who are going to lose theirs at tata? well, talbot is an incredible community. port talbot is an incredible community. the elder steelworkers know that theirjobs have to go. the coke ovens closed a few months ago. like i said, the place is unsafe. they knowjobs are going to go. they want the young lads to keep theirjobs. they would just like tata to to uphold its share of or its part of the deal by giving them a fair, um, arrangement for redundancy. and if there are otherjobs to be

had in cleaning up the site and getting new works up and running in the docks, then they would like to be part of that as well. the men are very pragmatic. they're just fed up of being messed about. and let's not forget, this is notjust port talbot. this is also happening in scunthorpe with the chinese and also on teesside. so it's notjust port talbot that this is happening. and do you believe this new government can make a difference? i think at the very best number for blast furnace will stay open for a little bit. this was all this has been prearranged for quite a while. what we are seeing now is just been has been arranged behind the scenes for months and months and months, so i'm sure it will stay open for a little bit. there will be job losses, there is nothing new that's going to come out over the next few weeks. the men just want to have a good deal, that's all, a fair deal. the funeral of the former leeds rhinos player, rob burrow has taken place in his home town of pontefract. members of the public lined the streets of the west yorkshire town to remember burrow who died

last month after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2019. he had gained a huge following of fans who were inspired by his work as a campaigner, raising millions of pounds for mnd charities. 0ur reporter phil bodmer sent this update from featherstone lions rugby league club where rob burrow began his career. well, they came out in their thousands to pay their final respects on rob burrow�*s final journey between his hometown of castleford, where he was born, through the streets of featherstone and on to pontefract crematorium. this is rugby league heartland. this is where, although many teams here are great rivals, they are also united because they share a common bond and rugby league really is a community. the number of people who talked about what rob burrow meant to them, not only for his playing career and his achievements during that long career, especially with the leeds rhinos, but the work he's done in more recent years after that diagnosis of motor neurone disease in 2019, shortly after he retired from the sport and the amount of fundraising, together

with kevin sinfield, his former teammate, some £15 million in order to try and build a motor neurone centre at leeds hospital, at seacroft hospital. many people really respect him and admired him for that work, and the fact that we're all much more aware of mnd now, and the fact that many more people are talking about it. today was a poignant day, but it was also a celebration of a life lived and a huge achievement for a man who was held in such great affection and regard by those who knew him and admired by those who didn't. rob burrow, a legend whose legacy will live on. england fans have been celebrating after the team defeated rob burrow, a legend whose legacy will live on. england fans have been celebrating after the team defeated switzerland at the euros, thanks to a perfect set of penalties. gareth southgate's team are now through to the semi—finals, and will face the netherlands in dortmund on wednesday.

0ur sports editor dan roan watched them win. commentator: england go through! another penalty shoot—out is won. this what it meant for the manager, his players and the fans after england held their nerve to deliver in dusseldorf. to come from behind again and show the character and resilience we did, we talked to the players about that. winning tournaments is not just about playing well. i thought we did play well today but it's not just about that. you have to show all those other attributes to win. the fans who witnessed the drama here starting to believe. brilliant! i can't hear my voice after it. i was screaming too much, but it's coming home. absolutely love it. fantastic. come on! not before time and all! i'm soft, me, mate. honestly, that's the best feeling ever. i thought bellingham's 94th minute winner was the best feeling ever. if they can do that... 0ld gareth's lucky. he's not the best tactically| but he seems to be getting through with a few lucky shots.

once again, though, england did it the hard way, going behind when breel embolo poked home, to give his side a deserved lead. and switzerland score! england were heading out, but with their first shot on target, man of the match bukayo saka came to his side's rescue. saka having a go! 0ne—all after extra time, the match went to penalties. with england one up in the shootout, manuel akanji was first up for the swiss. saved by jordan pickford! with both sides then scoring, up stepped saka. saka scores! his missed spot kick had led to england losing in the final of the last euros. three years on, redemption. here we go. with the next three penalties all scored, sub trent alexander arnold had the chance to seal it. trent takes the net off! with five perfect penalties and pickford's decisive save, england had prevailed.

commentator: england go through! i'm going to put it up there. for sure, yeah, it was special, special. you know, how we fought back, and to go to penalties as well, the last time we took a penalty shootout at the euros, we all know all what happened. so proud of everybody, how we got over the line. with even prince william struggling to contain his emotion, england had dug deep to claw their way to victory by the narrowest of margins. four volunteers have emerged from a small compound at a nasa base in texas, after spending more than a year living in conditions designed to simulate those on mars. they've been growing crops, operating equipment, and carrying out experiments, to help nasa prepare for a future mission to mars. aina aslam reports. hey! this is the moment kelly haston, ross brockwell, nathanjones and anca selariu emerged from the mars simulator that's been their home for the past 378 days. as they left the 3d—printed habitat and finally reunited

with theirfamilies, they appeared to be in high spirits. i am so proud and honoured to be part of this crew and project, and to be a part of a small, incremental part of the work being done here on earth that will one day enable humans to explore and live on mars. the volunteers spent most of their time in the small compound simulating operations future astronauts will have to do, including going for mars walks in a red sandpit, growing and harvesting vegetables, and dealing with a 22—minute communication lag with earth. nasa is eager to know how they got on with the experiments and their prolonged isolation. this mission is an important step in nasa's plan to set foot on mars by the early 2040s. the volunteers were thanked for devoting a year of their lives to serve humanity's exploration of space. anna aslam, bbc news.

voting is due to enter the next few hours in france and indeed polls have closed in some rural locations. marine le pen's far—right rally is aiming for enough support to take control of the national assembly. they won a historic vote in last week's first round but in today's elections, leftist and centrist candidates have withdrawn two ll focusing on one contender. we will be live with all the latest. stay with us here at bbc news. hello, there. the day's showers will ease quite quickly this evening, leaving clear skies over night — it will turn quite chilling as well. but as we head into tomorrow, it looks like more showers will develop across northern areas and a new area of low pressure will push up on the south

to bring cloud and rain. the showers, then, easing away quickly under this brief ridge of high pressure. with a slightly cooler air mass around, clear skies and light winds, it's going to turn quite chilly for many — temperatures dipping into single digits for most. cloud, breeze and rain pushing into south west england. the channel islands will lift temperatures here, but a much chillier night further north under those clear skies. but it does mean monday starts off dry and bright — a lot of sunshine around before showers develop in central and northern areas. and then we'll see this area of low pressure bringing cloud and rain to southern britain as we move through the day, edging its way northwards into mid wales, the midlands by the end of the day. with more sunshine around, it could be a little bit warmer after that cold start. top temperatures of 20 or 21 degrees. but it does look like, with low pressure close by — both monday and tuesday — we're likely to see showers or long spells of rain. so more disruption likely to play there. as we move through monday night, that area of rain pushes its way northwards. it becomes heavier across the south—west. could even have some

rumbles of thunder with it. to the north, certainly the far north of england, scotland and far north in ireland, where skies stay clear, then it's going to be another chilly night here with single figure values. but further south, where we have the cloud, wind and rain, a lot milder. 12—14 degrees. tuesday, we see that rain continue to journey northwards, moving out of northern england and into scotland and northern ireland. quite breezy. a strong easterly breeze there. england and wales will see this skies bright up into tuesday afternoon. a scattering of heavy, potentially thunder downpours. 20 or 21 degrees in the south — cooler in the north. that area of low pressure continues to pull away towards the end of the week. this area of high pressure tries to move in to settle things down, but it does look like low pressure will always be close by — mainly towards eastern areas. so quite a mixed bag of weather as we move towards the end of the week. showers or longer spells of rain, temperatures remaining below par for the time of year. but there's just a small chance

of it turning more settled towards the end of the week.

live from paris — i'm christian fraser. this is bbc news. voters in france had to the polls, casting their ballots in the second round of a snap election.

president emmanuel macron is one of those who has voted — polls predict a shift from his party towards the far—right national rally. we'll bring you live analysis from across the country — on one of the most significant french elections in years. i'm martine croxall. the other main stories this hour... new prime minister, keir starmer, tours the uk's nations — with his first stop, edinburgh. demonstrations across israel, urging the government to reach a deal with hamas. the group is reported to have accepted a us proposal to begin talks of a hostage release. four volunteers emerge from a small compound in texas — having spent more than a year living in conditions simulating those on mars.

a very warm welcome to paris. it is