hello. this is bbc news. i'm david eades at westminster. our top stories: britain's prime minister, theresa may, appoint a new cabinet, and insists that it is business as usual. what i am feeling is that actually there is a job to be done. and i think what the public want is to ensure that the government is getting on with the job. momentum for macron: the french president looks set for a landslide victory in the country's parliamentary elections. also, ten times the charm: spanish tennis player rafael nadal celebrates yet another french open win at roland garros. and i'm sally bundock in london. as the uk prime minister fights to stay in power, experts warn prolonged political uncertainty will take its toll on sterling and the economy. not so in france — the euro strengthens as macron‘s new party, en marche, takes control of french politics. a very good morning to you from

westminster. it is five o'clock in the morning here. everything looks very much like business as usual, doesn't it? a few days after a general election, it is anything but. britain's prime minister, theresa may will meet her new cabinet this morning. it's the first gathering since last thursday's general election in the uk plunged her government into crisis. mrs may will also meet the wider party, many of whom are furious that she's lost the party its parliamentary majority. not only will the cabinet have to deal with problems created from last week's vote, also looming on the horizon are the talks over britain's proposed exit from the european union. here's our political correspondent tom bateman. back at the heart of government.

michael gove‘s last regular appearances on the street would be fought theresa may became prime minister. she sacked her old opponent are bruising referendum campaign. he will now sit alongside borisjohnson. the two men spectacularly fell out over the tory leadership contest last year. the foreign secretary has denied having his eye on the top job again, telling mps to rally around theresa may. jeremy corbyn did not win this election. it is absolute right that she should go ahead, former government, and deliver on the priorities of the people. and i'm going to be back, and everybody else will as well. -- backing her. their mentoring, an old friend of the

promised, has become the first secretary of state, effectively had another two. people are just a secretary, liz truss, has been devoted, taking a lower ranking job in the treasury. while other key figure stay where they are, including jeremy hunt at a health and liam fox at international trade. theresa may will hope that the reshuffle, the most suitable for hits lack of changes that will help reach out to tory mps. she said last night she and her sister in a job. eye surgery the election campaign that if re—elected, and to do deserve a full pardon to make time. but i am getting on with the job. deserve a full pardon to make time. but i am getting on with thejob. —— i intended to serve a full—term. but i am getting on with thejob. —— i intended to serve a full-term. but life without a majority in the house of commons will be very different. the premise may have the wave goodbye to some of policy plans. today she will meet with our own backbenchers, many of whom will be looking for reassurances. she now faces the challenge of starting

brexit talk with her authority weakened and her long—term future still in doubt. —— talks. plenty of questions to address here. with me is alastair donald from the institute of ideas, a group that organises public debates on controversial topics — and usually tries to challenge conventional views. in the reason that applet that is because we have a prime minister, who, like a boxer, has been hit square who, like a boxer, has been hit square on who, like a boxer, has been hit square on the nose, is tottering in the ring, and has grabbed hold of the ring, and has grabbed hold of the democratic to make the vuckovic unionist party from northern ireland, and they are not popular people. —— has grabbed hold of the credit unionist party in northern ireland. this is the calm, the attempt to save this is business as usual, when it is not business as usual, when it is not business as usual by any stretch of the imagination. —— democratic union party. she has taken a massive hit, last week and her party are furious

with after retribution in many ways. she has had to cut ties with the two closest political advisers. the condition to betray this is business as usual is bizarre. the speech after the election that much ignored anything that had gone on. but she has managed to cobble together something that would give her a majority at the moment, as things stand, and the vote in parliament? it is whether a breather, especially the face of the labour party claims that they have a moral victory, as it were. so she is in a position to put together a government. she has gone and engage the dup with a point of view of retaining a majority and getting it through the queen's speech. but this is looking incredibly weak. she has been forced to bring in damian green, who, yes, is her close political aide and friend, but make the mistake, this

isa friend, but make the mistake, this is a move that is her cabinet saying we wa nt is a move that is her cabinet saying we want more control. we don't want you taking decisions await in small rooms, way from us. you taking decisions await in small rooms, way from us. let me ask you from an almost nonpolitical perspective, which is is this little lies with the dup, which is credit ways, obviously, but what are the alternatives, if you look at it that way? the alternative would be a leadership election, possibly, another election for the country, possibly, but who was that? in a way, is this the best of a bad bunch? yes, i think the alternatives are not down. she can't have another leadership election or should be backin leadership election or should be back in the same position as when she started, as they knew primers so who has not gone to an election, she cannot... she is just who has not gone to an election, she cannot... she isjust forced into this situation of negotiating with the dup, which has been an interesting reaction, in many ways, i think. to some extent, i am more worried about the reaction against

the dup than the possibility of the dup coming into power in government. they are a democratically elected party that have stood on an ma nifesto party that have stood on an manifesto and stood at election. —— why is that. she has said that look, we think we can do business, and that seems to be legitimate thing to do, to me, where is the response to the dup, which is very much to seize on the conservative social policies, and betray them, really, as beyond the pale, beyond the light metropolitan society, in terms of some of the views is that they hold, is problematic. —— portray. there is a lot of virtue signalling going on from london towards people in northern ireland. an interesting perspective. they give a much indeed. this is all in such sharp

contrast to what is going on across the channel in france, where president democratic unionist party, the new president, is having to tighten his grip on power with the parliamentary elections. the first round of voting was on sunday. the early indications suggest he is going to secure a big majority with a party that formed just a year ago. our paris correspond, lucy williamson, reports. —— our paris correspondent. five weeks after snatching the presidency from more experienced hands, emmanuel macron is doing the same with the parliament. his party la republique en marche is on track for a landslide. little more than a year after it was formed. the run—off vote next sunday will decide the exact number of seats, but at party hq they are already looking ahead to government. translation: the significance of this result is clear, but we must show humility and determination to beat the big challenges of the next five years.

president macron voted at his home in le touquet today, not as a candidate this time, but as the man elected to change france. while the polling station of far right leader marine le pen, fighting for a seat in the country's north—east, was marked by a solitary fan and a selfie. her party, once predicted to win up to 80 seats, is now expected to get no more than a handful. translation: front national supporters must turn out en masse next sunday. it's essential that we win seats so we can oppose the catastrophic politics of mr macron, which include destroying worker rights. mr macron‘s party could end up controlling around three quarters of the french parliament, with the centre—right republicans forming the backbone of a shrunken opposition. emmanuel macron is a man in a hurry. he wants to push his reforms as quickly as possible. the problem is the lack of opposition in the next parliament

will bring opposition elsewhere, and that opposition might be in the streets, and the french are very good at bringing opposition in the streets. a clear majority would be a big help to the new president in tackling france's intractable labour laws. but any majority he does get is likely to need sensitive political handling. the party draws its candidates from the old centre—left and centre—right, with half of them new to politics entirely. next sunday's the vote will begin a new political era, new to voters, president and parliamentarians alike. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. it feels so two very different perspectives, doesn't it, whether it is in france or the uk at the moment. that always has a knock—on for the markets. what they saying, sally? of course, a brand—new trading week is upon us. and if we have a look at

how things are going right now, reaction continues to the turmoil in domestic politics in the united kingdom. but also reaction to the results, so far, you do so from lucy, to the parliamentary elections in france. so the euro is heading out to slightly in response to the fa ct out to slightly in response to the fact that the man u macron‘s party seems to be getting more and more seats in their parliament in france. of course, in the uk, the pound is still anguishing, today it down, you can see, just a touch against the us dollar. but this is still down significantly. one x 6%, it fell, those the us dollar. —— versus the us dollar. —— i.6%. the political turmoil continues and i will be unpacking what that means that uk economy and the wider economy and

world business report a little bit later. i will see you then, but an come back you, david. do stay with us come back you, david. do stay with us here on bbc news. are we back with a bit more from westminster in a minute, and also from syria to scotland: the family tried to build their lives on a tiny scottish island. the day the british liberated the falklands and by tonight british troops had begun the task of disarming the enemy. in the heart of the west german capital, this was gorbymania at its height. the crowd packed to see the man who, for them, had raised great hopes for the end of the division of europe. michaeljackson was not guilty on all charges. the screams of the crowd testament to his popularity and their faith in his innocence. as long as they'll pay to go see me,

i'll get out there and kick 'em down the hill. what does it feel like to be the first man to go across the channel by your own power? it's pretty neat. feels marvellous, really. you are watching bbc news. i'm david eades down at westminster. the latest headlines: britain's primers in situ will preside over britain's successful exit from the eu, despite her party now having lost its majority parliament. exit polls suggest that france's president, man u macron, is set for a landslide victory in the general election, with some projects is giving his party up to three quarters of the seats. —— emmanuel macron. they were

driven about that here westminster. let's get back to that. brexit negotiations with the european union are set to start in a week. what do british voters make of all this? in birmingham last year, it was very evenly split between those wanting to remain and those wanting to leave. birmingham, one of the most divided cities in the uk when it comes to brexit. but can people here agree on the best course of action for britain? i want to know what is happening withjobs. britain? i want to know what is happening with jobs. how much is go to cost? i want to know what is go to cost? i want to know what is go to happen with immigration and migration. first off, this area had the highest number of leave voters in the referendum. what are the issues to you? to be honest, brexit was introduced and our business

decline. because of the confusion, people are holding back money, and many are not spending the money they did. imports and exports are hard. that is what theresa may will fight for. i do really understand what brexit actually entails. i don't think many people really understand what happens. next up, moseley, where people overwhelmingly voted to remain. they are quite sensible in this is that they all want hospitals and schools and hospitals, roads in northern ireland. —— hospitals and schools and roads in northern ireland. it is made the right person for the negotiation?” ireland. it is made the right person for the negotiation? i think she is weak. i think the fiasco since last june, in terms of how she has run the party, has not helped. i dig it makes her look small in front of the europeans. and i think that might have an issue. in brussels, the eu

has its negotiating position ready and is waiting. meanwhile, here, the debate about how best to keep europe asa debate about how best to keep europe as a friendly benefits continues. with me is alastair donald from the institute of ideas, a group that organises public debates on controversial topics and usually tries to challenge conventional views. do you think there is no question they have to get on with the negotiations? there was talk about maybe them being needed to push down the road a week or two.|j maybe them being needed to push down the road a week or two. i have to get on with them, there is no option there, but the interesting thing of there, but the interesting thing of the last three days is the political establishment that was never really very enthusiastic about brexit but we re very enthusiastic about brexit but were swept along now spies an opportunity to open up the question about what brexit means again. and to pull back from actually implementing the democratic mandate. but let's stick on that, what it means and how far it may go, rather than when it happens?” means and how far it may go, rather than when it happens? i mean, the two year period has a ready kicked m, two year period has a ready kicked in, the clock is ticking, so they have to get in to those

negotiations. whether there is an extension period on the end, that is difficult, they may be forced into it. i think very much the dynamic just now is that people spy an opportunity to water it down, possibly to shelve it, even, if they can do that. and i think that's a dangerous thing. what are the problems with brexit, to most people across the uk and europe, what is it? what is hard versus soft brexit? that has been an issue. theresa may had a view and it was a firm on as everything is up in the air to the race more uncertainty. if not in the negotiations, in peoples minds as to what on earth they actually negotiating. i think that's right. the impetus was behind going for a deal where it was fairly clear that we we re deal where it was fairly clear that we were coming out of the single market. we had reached the stage where there was a consensus built around that. and even people who

voted to remain i think were on board was doing that. now, these questions are being opened up again and dairies definitely a dynamic towards retreating from some of those ambitions —— there is definitely. from the brussels perspective, dealing with a prime minister who certainly is warbling at the moment, weak and wobbly, that awful phrase people have been using, do you think they believe that she can last the course? i think they may be a bit worried because rumour had it in some of the papers yesterday, one of the people who put up yesterday, one of the people who put up to having an election, he wanted her to have an authority in the first that is, the last thing they wa nt to first that is, the last thing they want to do is see this drag on and on because they want to consolidate the rule of the eu and the other 27 nations without raising this awkward question about what is the legitimacy of the eu and these, this

retreat from the ambition ofjust pulling out and making a clean break makes it messy for the european union as well. it's a challenge, isn't it. thank you very much. one week from now, those negotiations are due to start. let's pick up on some of the other stories making headlines. preliminary results from the parliamentary election in kosovo indicate a victory for the centre—right coalition. a former prime minister who's been indicted by serbia for war crimes during the conflict in kosovo i9 years ago could return to office. ramush haradinaj has twice been acquitted by the international war crimes tribunal at the hague but serbia still wants to put him on trial. the russian opposition leader alexei navalny has called on protesters to converge in moscow's city centre, despite warnings that police will take action against them. he had been given permission to hold an anti—corru ption protest at another site, but says he was forced to change plans after what he said were attempts by the authorities to "humiliate" protesters. people in the us territory

of puerto rico have voted in favour of becoming america's 51st state, but on a turnout of less than a quarter. the result is non—binding and any change in status would require approval from the us congress in washington. the move is supported by the territory's governor, who hopes it might help solve the island's deep economic crisis and heavy debt. it is not just it is notjust politics going on around the world, loads of sport over the weekend. firstly to the french open where rafael nadal beat 2015 champion stan wawrinka in straight sets. it makes him the first man to win the same grand slam on ten occasions in the open era. alex ewing takes up the story. no one has ever no one has ever won no one has ever won the same grand slam ten times in the open era and it was rafael nadal about to be the first? to complete that, he would have to overcome another former champion in stamp warwrinka. the dow

is commonly referred to as the king of clay and it lived up to his reputation as he powered his way to the first set. a fresh that and a fresh slate for warwrinka, the swiss has won his previous three grandslam finals and was looking to put the first that behind him and kick on. he started promisingly. nadal is yet to dropa he started promisingly. nadal is yet to drop a set so far this year at roland garros and in truth, it didn't look like he would hear. the spaniard just wouldn't give up and warwrinka was never able to get into the contest. clearly, the frustration was getting the better of him. matchpoint, a chance to win a grand slam for the first time since 2014, a chance to put all those injury problems behind him, and to make history, charts he would give up. ——a chance. rafael nadal‘s skill on clay was never in doubt. it

was his 10th grandslam title. amazing stuff there from rafa nadal. lewis hamilton is nowjust 12 points behind rival sebastian vettel in the formula 1 world championship — that's after he won the canadian grand prix. hamilton led from start to finish while his rival could only finish fourth after a poor start. hamilton's mercedes team—mate valterri bottas finished second as they accrued more points in the race for the constructors title. emirates team new zealand are one victory away from an america's cup rematch with oracle team usa after two victories against sweden in the challenger playoff final on sunday. the best—of—nine final will be decided in bermuda on monday with the america's cup races getting under way next saturday as the american team look to make it three successive wins. for all of the details from the world cup qualifying football over the weekend, take a look at our website. it is all laid out there for you. the tiny island of bute in scotland is one of the last places you'd expect to find a syrian hair salon.

but for the past year, the island has been home to 15 syrian families trying to rebuild their lives. the bbc‘s mohamed madi went to bute to meet one of them. good luck to them! back in westminster at the start of no doubt another busy day. alistair is back with me. as the dust settled, what do you think? i think she really has to re— sees the initiative around brexit which was, after all, the most dynamic interesting political thing that has happened in politics over recent years. she said it was the brexit collection and she wanted to reconfirm or authority. she then shied away from doing it. i think she has to come back now and really bring to their political imagination about what that could mean for the political future of britain, coming out of the eu, how can she give a sense of the future of economic dynamism, artistic and cultural

dynamism, artistic and cultural dynamism, and you know, how can she bring the shift, the relocation of government backed to the uk and make these things happen imaginatively. thank you indeed, she has to convince the party as well to go with her on all of this and we look get a sense of that in the course of the day here done it with insta so do stick with us here on bbc news and we will be back here at westminster. —— here down at westminster. a bit ofa a bit of a blustery start to your monday morning and some of the overnight showers continue. it is down to the area of low pressure pushing eastwards through the night but just as it starts to pushing eastwards through the night butjust as it starts to clear, the wind will strengthen for a while. northern england, parts of northern ireland, central southern scotland could get wins close to 50 kilometres an hour and it may lead to restrictions on the bridge this morning. the further north you are the light of the wind will be. a few showers about through the morning,

across scotland. the showers may just catch in northern ireland and northern england but overall, few in numberand northern england but overall, few in number and lighter than anywhere on sunday. they are generally light as you see further south across england and wales. most of you will get through the morning rush—hour dry. a bit of a westerly breeze that it helps to break up a cloud and less on sunshine through now and then. some of the sunny conditions across the south and east ring today and in the south and east ring today and in the west cloud and scotland, some showers into the afternoon but too many. most will have a dry afternoon and the breeze will ease down a bit compared to the morning. 14 or 15 across the western press, the eastern coast 19 or 21. pleasant enough once you're in the sunshine. to finish, the wind will be lighter, a mist orfog patches to finish, the wind will be lighter, a mist or fog patches and a bit fresher than recent nights. temperatures lift later on, western scotland, northern ireland, england and wales, more cloud is built in and wales, more cloud is built in and patchy rain and drizzle. the weather front is responsible for

that, the high—pressure tribes to build from the south and it tends to bring out those fronts a touch, not much rain, some heavy showers in western scotland or some rain in northern ireland but we could see some brightness breakthrough here and there. scotland could get to 19 01’ and there. scotland could get to 19 or 20 and there. scotland could get to 19 or20 in the and there. scotland could get to 19 or 20 in the north. some sunny spells south, particularly southern england and wales. it should be pleasant. the high as 20 or 23 in the south—east. looking further into wednesday as the wind strengthens across the highlands and ireland, bringing outbreaks of rain but the rest of the country will be dry. double the wind will bring in some sunshine, particularly through central and eastern areas and we could see temperatures peak at around 26 celsius in the south—east corner, maybe 22 in eastern parts of scotland. the end of the week is breezy with some patchy rain in the north and west and dry in the south and east. bye for now. hello. you with bbc news. i'm sally with the headlines: —— you are with bbc news.

the british prime minister, theresa may, will hold herfirst cabinet meeting today since the election that plunged her government into crisis. senior ministers reappointed by two reason may have publicly given her their backing. —— theresa may. the party of the french president is on course to secure a landslide victory in parliamentary elections. emmanuel macron's party, which was set up a year ago, received 32% of the vote in the first—round poll. preliminary results from kosovo's parliamentary election indicate a victory for the centre—right coalition. a former prime minister, who was indicted by serbia for war crimes during the conflict in kosovo, could return to office.