deal in gaza must allow israel to resume fighting afterwards, until its objectives are met. hello, i'm sally bundock. very warm welcome the programme. —— a very warm welcome to the programme. we begin in france where voters are waking up to the news of a surprise outcome in the parliamentary elections. we now know the final result — a coalition of left—wing parties have won most seats in the high stakes snap election. president macron�*s centrists came second, with the far—right national rally third. its leaderjordan bardella said the left�*s electoral arrangement appeared to have thrown france into the hands of the hard—left. the left—wing new popular front has won 182 seats in total. le pen�*s national rally have

143 mps, in third place behind president emmanuel macron�*s centrist alliance, called together, who have 168 seats. france, therefore, will have a hung parliament. our first report is from our europe editor katya adler, who was at national rally�*s headquarters. in a shock result for all and a huge relief for many here, the left—far—left coalition has unexpectedly become the biggest party in the french parliament, beating the far—right. translation: the vote is final. the defeat of the president and his coalition has been clearly confirmed. equally stunned by tonight's results, marine le pen's national rally party. so sure victory would be theirs, except it wasn't. at an absolute loss for words, it seems. this has been a huge slap in the face for marine le pen's party. all the polls before this

election had predicted they at least would become the largest party in the french parliament. they said they were poised to govern but the french people today said a resounding non. confusingly, their star had shone so brightly in the first round of this election. translation: unfortunately, an alliance of dishonour - and a dangerous electoral arrangement set up by this government with the far—left coalition has deprived the french people of a political recovery. so, emmanuel macron�*s gamble calling a snap election paid off — or did it? no party has a majority to govern in france now and president macron�*s prime minister hasjust announced his resignation. just ahead of hosting the olympic games, with all eyes on france, this eu and military power — key ally of ukraine — has plunged into political limbo. and when france is unstable and distracted, the impact can reverberate outside the country, too. katya adler, bbc news, paris.

the national rally campaigned on a strong anti—immigration platform and, clearly, many french voters rejected that. but the issue of large—scale immigration remains a deeply polarising one — not least on the mediterranean coast and in the famous port city of marseille, from where our correspondent andrew harding begins his report. in the port city of marseille, the immigration debate has dominated these elections. this has always been a diverse place, and nigerian bar owner prince sees that as a strength. because we have our family here, we have our children, we are trying to make this society to be better and for the children to live. but the rise of france's national rally, with its fiercely anti—immigrant platform, is alarming many communities here. "the party is trying to divide

french people," sastonathan. "that could be very dangerous." incidents like this — rioting last year in marseille — have been seized on by the national rally and by right—wing media. they've linked the violence to what they call "uncontrolled "immigration". the same goes for the city's undeniable problem of drug trafficking and gang violence. pensioner frank bosch worries about security here. "our country has changed too much. "we need more selective immigration," he says. "they're dealing drugs just over there. "all the youths have knives." but that's not the full picture. in this poor neighbourhood, communities are still finding ways to integrate, to challenge the polarising forces sweeping through france.

translation: for me, - france is a welcoming country, welcoming to everyone, a melting pot. it shouldn't matter where you come from. in cities across france, plenty of ethnically diverse communities are celebrating the election results. cheering and applause. these people have gathered in a paris suburb. i am really relieved. so, a huge sense of relief in this particular crowd tonight, but also the knowledge that the ever more divisive debate about immigration does not end here. all chant "this is our home," they ing. —— "this is our home," they sing. andrew harding, bbc news, france. let's speak to the french journalistjamie smith—maillet. he's live in tours. your thoughts this morning, now that

we know the outcome of this election?— election? yes, well as we heard, election? yes, well as we heard. a _ election? yes, well as we heard, a lot _ election? yes, well as we heard, a lot of _ election? yes, well as we heard, a lot of shock - election? yes, well as we heard, a lot of shock last | heard, a lot of shock last night in surprise and jubilation and it was in fact the pulses we saw as we were saying last week talking to you on the programme at the same time, the polls at that time sitting about 30% for the national rally and obviously a week of strategising ahead and tactical voting to sort of fend off the far—right or the centrists and also from the left—wing bloc but definite surprise still at how essentially the left—wing one, this new alliance did last night in the exit polls and their position currently in parliament and that was in allah we saw in paris last night and around the country in bordeaux and in nantes, we were expecting riots and unrest across the country and ultimately, it was more of a

party event and jubilation for those anyway fighting against the far—right. but those anyway fighting against the far-right.— the far-right. but it will be short lived, _ the far-right. but it will be short lived, the _ the far-right. but it will be short lived, the jubilation, | short lived, the jubilation, isn't it? it's an uncomfortable outcome for all parties and it looks like political stalemate for some time.— looks like political stalemate for some time. absolutely. they ma be for some time. absolutely. they may be leading _ for some time. absolutely. they may be leading left _ for some time. absolutely. they may be leading left in _ for some time. absolutely. they may be leading left in any - for some time. absolutely. they may be leading left in any case i may be leading left in any case and the top party in terms of seats in the national assembly but it is a three bloc assembly still and even more divided than the previous national assembly so the sense of jubilation, as you say, may not last out with the olympics just around the corner as well and i think the discussion that will come up in the days ahead, as of this morning, straightaway will be what is government or cabinet going to look like? and will, really, this alliance with the left hold? that's another _ with the left hold? that's another big _ with the left hold? that's another big question. - with the left hold? that's . another big question. jamie, another big question. jamie, everyone is wondering who will be prime minister — your thoughts? be prime minister - your thoughts?— be prime minister - your thou~hts? , ., , ., thoughts? everyone is wondering that here as _ thoughts? everyone is wondering

that here as well. _ thoughts? everyone is wondering that here as well. calls _ thoughts? everyone is wondering that here as well. calls last - that here as well. calls last night from the left obviously saying they are ready to govern, that was jean—luc melenchon, the hard govern, that wasjean—luc melenchon, the hard left govern, that was jean—luc melenchon, the hard left party. i think they will be pushing for that. i think they will be pushing forthat. unlikely i think they will be pushing for that. unlikely at this moment that he would stand because he doesn't represent the full values of the left. what will micron do? we had gabriel attal�*s resignation officially coming through this morning that he pre—empted that yesterday and there may be an attempt to re— form a coalition or some sort of mix between centrists and the left and some other new grouping, there is discussion as well but even a technocrat government, someone outside the national assembly. at this moment it's too early to call and it could be weeks until we probably know the form of this new cabinet.— of this new cabinet. france is still in the — of this new cabinet. france is still in the euro _ of this new cabinet. france is still in the euro so _ of this new cabinet. france is still in the euro so we - of this new cabinet. france is still in the euro so we must l still in the euro so we must also mention that!- still in the euro so we must also mention that! indeed, yes, that's one _ also mention that! indeed, yes, that's one point _ also mention that! indeed, yes, that's one point of _ also mention that! indeed, yes, that's one point ofjubilation - that's one point ofjubilation for the time being to keep us going. for the time being to keep us hoin _ , ., ., for the time being to keep us main, ., for the time being to keep us anoin. ., ,, .,~ for the time being to keep us main, ., ,, .," ., for the time being to keep us going. good to speak to you, jamie. jamie smith—maillet.

we'll have more on this, the —— the financial markets hates uncertainty and this is what this election has delivered, the euro slipping. we will look at the outcomes for business later. the new british prime minister, sir keir starmer, is in northern ireland today for his second stop on a tour of the devolved nations. he's due to meet the leaders of the power—sharing executive and other senior politicians at stormont. yesterday, he spent the afternoon in scotland at the start of a whistle—stop tour of the uk's nations. he's promising an "immediate reset" of relations with the devolved governments of scotland, wales and northern ireland. sir keir met scotland's first minister and snp leader john swinneyjust days after scotland's political map was transformed in the general election. here's our scotland editorjames cook. booing

no—one said being prime minister was easy. this was not part of the plan for keir starmer�*s third day in office. there was no handshake outside the first minister's official residence, but a chat inside, with chants about gaza drifting in from the street. afterwards, both sounded positive with sir keir focusing on scotland's only oil refinery, where hundreds ofjobs are under threat. we discussed the economy, we discussed energy and, as you'd expect, we discussed grangemouth, which is a cause for concern, and our governments will work together on that issue straight away, and we agreed steps to make sure that we can make sure that delivery for scotland is the number one priority. what i'm interested in as first minister of scotland is making a difference for the people of scotland, of delivering on my objectives of eradicating child poverty, of delivering economic growth, of improving our public services,

and delivering net zero. and on many of those questions, there is common ground to be achieved by working collaboratively with the united kingdom government. earlier, there was a moment to savour for scottish labour after years of frustration — even at times despair. and the message here is pretty obvious — to stress the united in kingdom. we're serious about devolution, resetting it, taking it back —— we're serious about restoring devolution, resetting it, taking it back to those founding principles, where governments actually work together in the national interest. cooperation over conflict, respect over suspicion, and making sure that we are delivering for every scot right across the country. going from one mp in scotland at the last election to 37 on thursday was some shift for labour, but the work isn't over. the party now hopes to win control of the scottish government from the snp in the 2026 holyrood elections. that means delivering the change labour has promised to scottish voters as

quickly as possible — a huge challenge when the party has pledged to stick to conservative spending plans. in westminster elections, scotland has now swung dramatically from labour to the snp and back again in less than a decade. it's prompted some soul—searching for supporters of independence, but it's also a warning to labour that voters here can change their minds pretty quickly. sir keir swept out the back of bute house this evening, heading for northern ireland, then wales, before meeting english mayors. he'll hope the rest of the trip goes a bit more smoothly. james cook, bbc news, edinburgh. britain's new defence secretary john healey has pledged more uk military aid during a visit to ukraine. meanwhile, the new foreign secretary david lammy, visiting poland, said london would reset ties with the eu. 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. they are all very busy, including the new chancellor of the exchequer rachel reeves who will be addressing business leaders and others in business, and eventually is holding up the treasury today. we will look about it in the programme. ——an event she is holding at the treasury. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

let's bring you up to date on the latest from the middle east. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has insisted that any ceasefire deal in gaza must allow israel to resume fighting afterwards, until its objectives are met. he has previously defined these as dismantling hamas' military and governing capabilities, as well as returning hostages. hamas officials say they are awaiting israel's response to the latest ceasefire proposals. the militant group is reported

to have dropped its demand for a permanent ceasefire before any agreement is signed, but it says it hopes this will be achieved during an initial six—week truce. israel has seen a second consecutive day of protests, demanding a deal that would see all remaining hostages released. the demonstrations were held to mark exactly nine months since the deadly hamas attacks that triggered the gaza war. meanwhile, the israeli army has issued new evacuation orders to palestinian residents and displaced families in parts of gaza city. dozens of families are now headed to other locations west and south of the gaza city. our middle east correspondent sebastian usher has more from jerusalem. the israeli army has issued another evacuation order for the people of gaza — this time, it's for palestinians in the centre of gaza city, several districts there, and people are already starting to gather their belongings and to move to try to find somewhere safe. we've seen these images before. these evacuation orders have

been issued regularly. we've had one just in the past few days down further south, in gaza's second city, khan younis, where people in areas to the east of the city were told that they had to leave. this was after several rockets were fired into israel from that area. the un said that around 250,000 people there would have to move, potentially, because their districts were included in that order. and we've also seen in gaza city, in another district where fighting is still continuing, an evacuation order there a couple of weeks ago. so, this is something that shows that the israeli military is still continuing its operations across gaza. this comes as moves towards agreeing a ceasefire have shown again a new momentum.

we've heard from hamas sources that they have potentially dropped one of their key demands, a big stumbling block — the demand for a permanent ceasefire. but we've just heard from the israeli prime minister's office, from benjamin netanyahu, that he has non—negotiable demands, and one of those is that israel must still have the right, the freedom to go in and carry out military operations after any ceasefire. that might be enough to put real difficulties in these discussions, which are due to resume in the coming days. sebastian usher talking us through some of the latest developments. let's speak to benjamin radd, political scientist and senior fellow at the ucla burkle center for international relations. good to see you again, benjamin. a new week begins and i have to say for me, it feels a little bit like deja vu were we are talking again about the possibilities of a resolution of talks for a ceasefire. indeed, and it seems a sticking

point that remains in the path are still there. primarily, whether or not netanyahu will agree to limit his incursion to basically get the hostages released, stabilise gaza but not pursue the ultimate defeat or dismantling of hummus and preventing hamas from reconstituting which remains a sticking point and if each stop short of that, he loses the two right—wing coalition partners in his government, thereby toppling his government and possibly forcing new elections, which he is not guaranteed to win at all in fact, so it puts him in a difficult position where he could enter the war on that basis, inaudible short of his stated objectives but costing himself the prime ministership and making himself legally liable again to the charges that were up against him earlier.— charges that were up against him earlier. �* , ., ., , him earlier. and he is no doubt keenly aware. _ him earlier. and he is no doubt keenly aware, as _ him earlier. and he is no doubt keenly aware, as is _ him earlier. and he is no doubt keenly aware, as is everyone i keenly aware, as is everyone else within this story, about the plot kicking in the united

states because when biden initially proposed this latest new deal to be brokered between hamas and israel, it was the end of may and we are now approaching the middle ofjuly. as time rolled by, gets closer to the us election and obviously, president biden and everyone else's attention is on but right now. do everyone else's attention is on but right now.— everyone else's attention is on but right now. do not even sure there will _ but right now. do not even sure there will be _ but right now. do not even sure there will be a _ but right now. do not even sure there will be a president - but right now. do not even sure there will be a president bidenl there will be a president biden on the ballot come in a few weeks, there's a lot of dissent and discussion taking place within the democratic party here in the united states, so that uncertainty hangs on all of us — not only the looming elections but whether or not president biden's hand or influence and relationship with netanyahu and with the israeli leadership will still be in force, and able to influence what direction the government takes in the weeks to come. it all remains in question. given what you've said, what do you think this week looks like and beyond. what, if anything, can beyond. what, if anything, can

be achieved this week, do you think? ~ ., �* , be achieved this week, do you think? ~ . �* , , , think? what's interesting is whether or _ think? what's interesting is whether or not _ think? what's interesting is whether or not a _ think? what's interesting is whether or not a pressure l think? what's interesting is - whether or not a pressure valve was released in the form of the iranian elections, the victory there of the quote unquote reformist candidate to the presidency and whether or not now the president there lacks any foreign policy power directly, there is immense pressure on the iranian government, the clerical leadership, to eve the conditions and suffering of the people there which also means not bringing iran into further conflict against israel and the united states which, again, connects to his follower in the north and hamas so iran is able to turn the spigot on and off to turn the spigot on and off to escalate or de—escalate tensions which could make everything else including ceasefire negotiations more likely —— connect to hezbollah. i think with the elections are having taken place and seeing what the results were, i am hoping it makes it now a little easier for hoping it makes it now a little easierfor all sides to hoping it makes it now a little easier for all sides to come together to say they need to come to a conclusion and wind this down.

come to a conclusion and wind this down-— this down. 0k. as ever, thank ou for this down. 0k. as ever, thank you for your — this down. 0k. as ever, thank you for your thoughts - this down. 0k. as ever, thank you for your thoughts on - this down. 0k. as ever, thank you for your thoughts on what i you for your thoughts on what is going on in the middle east. benjamin radd. let's just focus on the points that benjamin made. in the united states, a prominent us congressman, adam schiff, says he believes that vice president kamala harris could beat donald trump in the upcoming election. concern is growing over president biden's campaign performance. he has vowed to stay on. 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. let's take a listen to what the senior democratic congressman adam schiff said, 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, 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 — 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. one 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, the judgement, 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. interesting. so much more about that on our website. do take a look. some of the largest ports in the southern us state of texas have closed operations to prepare for tropical storm beryl, which could strengthen back to a hurricane before hitting the area. authorities have warned

of the threat from high winds, storm surges in coastal towns and blackouts. residents in texas coastal cities have been making last—minute preparations to board up their homes and evacuation orders have been issued in several counties. our mexico correspondent will grant reports. after beryl brought havoc in the caribbean and mexico last week, now the united states is feeling the effects of this uniquely early, uncommonly powerful storm. as the hurricane's out of bounds of rain washed parts of the texas coastline, forecasters warned of the potential for dangerous storm surges in corpus christi and galveston. eiking sustained high winds of around 70 miles an hour, several counties have issued evacuation orders and thousands could be left without power, even in and around houston. power, even in and around houston-— power, even in and around houston. , ,, ., �*, ., houston. just know it's going to be wet. — houston. just know it's going to be wet, it's _ houston. just know it's going to be wet, it's going - houston. just know it's going to be wet, it's going to - houston. just know it's going to be wet, it's going to be i to be wet, it's going to be windy and it's going to be dangerous. do not go out.

between 12 midnight and i2 dangerous. do not go out. between 12 midnight and 12 noon tomorrow. ., ., .., tomorrow. head of hurricane be l tomorrow. head of hurricane beryl making _ tomorrow. head of hurricane beryl making landfall, - tomorrow. head of hurricane | beryl making landfall, texans made last—minute preparations. homes have been boarded up, storm shutters put in place and many residents have stocked up on petrol for their generators and other vital supplies. this is actually — and other vital supplies. this is actually the _ and other vital supplies. this is actually the first _ and other vital supplies. try 3 is actually the first hurricane i'm going to be experiencing. i mean, we go through this all the time _ mean, we go through this all the time. every time there is a storm — the time. every time there is a storm up — the time. every time there is a storm up there, like i said, everybody gets kind of crazy and you _ everybody gets kind of crazy and you know you've got to kind of prepare — and you know you've got to kind of prepare for the worst, you know. — of prepare for the worst, you know, hope for the best. as the storm moved — know, hope for the best. as the storm moved through _ know, hope for the best. as the storm moved through the - know, hope for the best. as the i storm moved through the region, it strengthened and weakened. at one stage was the earliest category five storm and atlantic hurricane history. experts say the warming of the oceanis experts say the warming of the ocean is caused by human activity has made recent hurricane season is busier and more intense than ever. other time struck mexico, had lost some of its power but even here, including in the tourist resort of cairn curran, there

was widespread flooding and power lines were brought down. the real damage, though, was in the caribbean —— cacun. small islands the degree of granada and st vincent in the grenadines were left in ruins. at least ten people have been killed and the cost of hurricane beryl across the region is vast. in response, the united nations has promised millions of emergency relief funds. but with some communities having lost almost everything, it may be years before they fully recover. will grant, bbc news, maxico. —— will grant, bbc news, mexico. stay with us. business today is next. hello there. sunday brought a volatile mix of weather across the uk — sunny skies one minute, thunder clouds the next. ominous—looking skies across lincolnshire through sunday afternoon. most of those showers are actually easing away and we've got clearing skies and that's going to allow those temperatures to fall away, so a chilly start to monday morning but lots of sunshine around.

however, this cloud will arrive later on in the morning. it's going to bring some rain, some of it heavy across south west england. the cloud gradually drifting its way steadily north into south wales and the midlands but further north of that, we keep the sunshine for much of the day. there will be a scattering of showers and some of these slow—moving because the winds will remain light, and it's still a disappointingly cool story across the far north of scotland — only 12 or 13 degrees. highest values perhaps close to the borders of 19 degrees. a few isolated showers into northern ireland and northern england but mostly bright skies, sunny spells coming through. so, there's our showery rain, just pushing into wales and the midlands and south east england by the end of the afternoon, so that means there's a risk of further showers to come for wimbledon, i'm afraid, for monday. maybe some thunderstorms to come for tuesday as well. the thunderstorms tuck in behind this low pressure as it continues to move its way further north during the early hours of tuesday morning, so we will start off with cloud and some heavy bursts of rain

during the early hours of tuesday and by the morning rush hour, it'll be sitting across northern england, north wales. so, cloudierskies, perhaps, close to the scottish borders. not quite as cold a start on tuesday morning. so, we've got that rain to continue to drift its way northwards on tuesday. should stay largely dry for much of scotland through the day and then, behind it, a southerly wind dragging in slightly more humid air which could trigger off a few thundery downpours as we go through the afternoon. top temperatures around 21 degrees across england and wales, perhaps. we're looking at around 16—18 further north. that low pressure will continue to slowly ease away and then, as we go later into the week, desperately trying to build in is this high. there is still a level of uncertainty as to whether that will do so but hopefully, as we move towards friday and into the weekend, the weather story mightjust quieten down just a touch.

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department investigation linked to two fatal crashes. and we take a look at a fuel efficient, and more environmentally friendly motorcycle powered by compressed natural gas. a world first. welcome to business today. i'm sally bundock. the saying goes "markets hate uncertainty" but that's just what the french parliamentary elections have delivered. as you've been hearing with most votes counted an unexpected left—wing victory means france is heading towards a hung parliament and rocky talks to form a government. a left wing alliance called new popular front won most seats in the high—stakes snap election. the unexpected result dealt a severe blow to marine le pen's national rally party which this time last week looked set to win. now investors are weighing up what this means for the french economy — the second largest in the eu.