tv Newsday BBC News April 25, 2022 1:00am-1:31am BST
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welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm marie goy. the headlines... emanual macron becomes the first french president to be re—elected in 20 years. translation: from now on, | i'm not a candidate any more. i'm now the president of everyone. defiant in defeat — marine le pen says she'll use her best results ever as a springboard for the future. translation: tonight's . historic score puts our camp in an excellent position to obtain a large number
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of deputies next june. while christians celebrate orthodox easter in ukraine, russia continues to bombard the south and east of the country. ten people from the tourist boat that sank off japan are confirmed dead — others are still missing. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news, with newsday. it's eight in the morning here in singapore, and two o'clock in paris, where supporters of emmanuel macron have been celebrating what looks like an historic victory. he's on course to win a second term as french president — the first time in 20 years that
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french voters have chosen to re—elect a sitting president. a few hours ago, his challenger, marine le pen, conceded, with exit polls suggesting she had gained just under 41.5% of the vote. that's in contrast to the predicted win for emmanuel macron, with a vote share of 58.5%. with the latest from paris, here's our europe editor, katya adler. emmanuel macron, one of europe's most powerful leaders, clearly reconfirmed tonight. the first french president to be re—elected in two decades. his supporters, ecstatic and relieved. we feel safer for the next five years. because marine le pen is the worst we can have. so we're really happy to have macron again. i feel really relieved, - because it was a dangerous moment for france and for europe _ macron critics label him aloof, elitist.
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that is not how he came across tonight. translation: my friends, we will need to be kind - and respectful because our country harbours many doubts and divisions. so we will need to be strong, but nobody will left by the wayside. for his rival and her crowd, a crushing blow. translation: right now, | we're obviously disappointed that she wasn't elected. we have five more years with macron. what state will france end up in? i fear the worst. translation: the next five years will see - lots of anti—macron protests, because france is suffering and being ripped apart. but for many in france, marine le pen remains unelectable, a far—right threat with a nationalist french vision — in stark contrast to the internationalist macron. but marine le pen insists
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she is not giving up. parliamentary elections are just around the corner here. translation: it is all left to play for at this stage. . we must make sure we retain hope. an unapologetic speech by marine le pen here. she may have lost tonight but, with her best result ever, she's tried now for the third time to become france's president, and millions upon millions of french men and women went out to vote for her. "watch out, emmanuel macron," she says. "we will remain in our position and a force to be reckoned with." it is a problem for france's president. it's a bittersweet victory. he inherits a fragmented, divided country. "macron with you" was the main campaign slogan. tomorrow, he will try to reunite his country behind him. his plans for stronger french finances and leadership abroad.
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tonight, celebration spread far beyond paris. brussels is beaming, as well. katya adler, bbc news, paris. a short time ago i spoke to my colleague reeta chakrabarti, who has been analysing the result in paris. it is sweet because it is victory and he's pulled off this great feat of being elected twice in a row, the first person to do that for 20 years. but analysts keep pointing out that the figures don't look great for him — he has won by, we think, around 58.5% of the votes in the second round, which is less then he won by five years ago, when he got 66%. it appears that madame le pen, his defeated rival, has put on in the region of 2—3 million votes. this is yet to be absolutely
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confirmed, but this is what is being projected and estimated at the moment. and we heard during this campaign repeatedly, particularly in the last two weeks, when the left was effectively edged out of this final contest — and a lot of people felt disenfranchised, they felt they didn't know who to support or where they could make most a difference. and some left—wing supporters — a lot of left—wing supporters were saying they felt they were facing a choice between the plague and the cholera. i mean, it's such colourful terms to talk about the dilemma they were in. so he doesn't have that sort of broad base of support that he might�*ve wanted to have, and he also faces quite a significant amount of political indifference because again, these figures have to be verified, but it might well be that
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when we get the final figures, the percentage of abstentions will land at around 28%. now for france, that is very high indeed, and they are people who, for whatever reason, simply didn't think it was worth their while going to the polls. and marine le pen's defeat doesn't exactly mean the end of her political career, does it? well, this is very interesting, apparently not. she had suggested before the election that it might mean the end of her leadership of the national rally. but in her speech when she conceded defeat tonight, she talked about how she would never abandon france, how the fight for the legislative elections — these are elections taking place in six weeks' time to the country's parliament, the assembly — how that fight was about to start. so this did not sound in any way like the speech of somebody who is about to give up.
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it was quite a bullish speech, actually, from marine le pen, suggesting that although she had lost, actually it was a victory of sorts because she has taken over 40% of this second—round vote. and this is a woman who, last time, got 33% of the vote, whose father 20 years ago got 18% of the vote. now she would probably say that she is a different politician from her father, but she's head of the same party. so this is a party that is inching closer and closer to, potentially, eventually a victory. however, i say that very cautiously because there are many, many people in france for whom the idea of electing marine le pen invokes something like fear. and i think what we have seen
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tonight is a perhaps a reluctant vote for emmanuel macron, but with some people say they have to vote macron because otherwise, it would let in the far right as a president of france. and briefly before we let you go, the first call that president macron held was with the german chancellor. what's been the international reaction? i think the international reaction has been one, particularly in europe, of relief. for france to be pulled out of the european union, she is an eu—sceptic, whereas emmanuel macron is fully signed up to the european project. so i think what you'll have heard from leaders from the europe is a sigh of relief, i think particularly with the war in ukraine going on at the moment, european leaders have wanted to
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appear as united as possible. and having marine le pen as president would've entirely changed the equation. reeta chakrabarti in paris there. let's turn now to the conflict in ukraine. president zelensky�*s aides say he's been holding a meeting in the capital, kyiv, with america's top diplomat antony blinken and the us defense secretary lloyd austin. this weekend, the orthodox church has been celebrating easter, and president zelensky took the opportunity to deliver a defiant address, saying he's convinced his country would emerge victorious in the war with russia. from kyiv, mark lowen reports. a desecrated country is seeking its protector. orthodox easter, this nation's most cherished moment — now less a celebration, more a search for solace. ukrainians and their defenders engaged in what they see as their sacred fight to safeguard their homeland.
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translation: with the war in ukraine, christ's - resurrection symbolises life over death, victory over the enemy who came to try to conquer us and enslave our people. we see how our neighbour is morally bankrupt and how ukrainians are united like never before. ukraine's church has long fought for autonomy from russia. the religious battle now hardened by the military one, to throw off the shackles of moscow. their faith and their fighting are bringing together ukrainians, renewing their spirit of national identity, standing together amidst this country's intense trauma. easter is a moment of rebirth — and for ukraine this year, it's one of strengthening their pride and independence. in russia, too, church and war are intertwined. the president, backed by the patriarch, has called it a "holy battle against an immoral west".
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from the other side, the iconography seems clear — president zelensky as ukraine's saviour. translation: our souls are full of fierce hatred l for the invaders and all that they have done. our hearts are full of fierce fury. don't let fury destroy us from within. for ukraine's soldiers their mission and their meal is blessed — a time to reflect before many head off to the front line in the east. traditions savoured among families divided. is it sad to be separated from your family at easter? maybe a little bit, yes, but it is our duty to defend our country like every man in our nation. in ukrainian: glory to ukraine.
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the national chant, "glory to ukraine," a ritual, and now a war cry. do you and your men feel ready for this fight in the east? of course. translation: this war. is for ukraine's freedom, for european values. it is about whether we return to slavery or stay part of the civilised world. easter gives us hope as we go to fight. two months in, there is unity for the battle ahead, but still no hope for a resurrection of peace. mark lowen, bbc news, kyiv. a man who lost both his wife and three—month—old daughter in a missile strike says he wants the world to know how they died. at least six other people were killed when their residential tower block was hit in odesa in southern ukraine on saturday. from there, caroline davies reports. three—month—old kiera was just learning to laugh.
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in her short life, most was lived under the cloud of war. in theirflat in odesa, her family thought they were safe. they were wrong. yesterday their building was hit by a russian missile. kiera, her mother, valeria, and her grandmother ludmila were all killed. her father only survived because he left to go to the shops. today, among residents rescuing what they could, we found him. translation: i came to collect things that l were important to my wife. she had a collection of sugar sachets from everywhere. everything in the flat becomes garbage and will be thrown away. i want to keep them for my memories. valeria and yuri had been togetherfor nine years. his phone is filled with videos and photographs of them. translation: she was a great mother, friend, | with all of the best qualities. it will be impossible for me to find somebody like valeria. she was perfect.
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such a person could be given to you only once in a lifetime, and it's a gift from god. it's been barely 2a hours since the attack, but yuri says he wants to talk. he hopes that it can make some difference. translation: my world died, killed by a russian missile. - and unfortunately, not only my family is in this situation. it's the grief of ukraine and of our whole civilisation. one of the few possessions yuri has recovered from his flat is a pack of nappies. he hands them to us as we leave. "please take them to charity," he says. "i have no use for them now." caroline davies, bbc news, odesa. nigeria's president, muhammadu buhari, has described a deadly explosion at an illegal oil refinery as a national disaster. officials say at least 109 people died in the blast in imo state late on friday. mr buhari has ordered
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the security forces to step up attempts to close down illegal refineries in the south—east of the country. nigeria is estimated to lose around 200,000 barrels of crude oil a day, due to theft from pipelines owned by the major oil companies. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme, the scientific study in mexico to determine what makes the earth move and volcanos erupt. nothing, it seemed, was too big to withstand the force of the tornado. the extent of the devastation will lead to renewed calls for government help to build better housing. internationally, there have already been protests. sweden says it received no warning of the accident. indeed, the russians at first
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denied anything had gone wrong. only when radioactivity levels began to increase outside russia were they forced to admit the accident. for the mujahideen, the mood here is of great celebration. this is the end of a 12—year war for them. they've taken the capital, which they've been fighting for for so long. it was 7am in the morning - on the day when power began to pass from the minority- to the majority, when africa, after 300 years, reclaimed its last white colony. - this is newsday on the bbc. i'm marie goy in singapore. our headlines... victory for emanual macron who has become the first french president to be re—elected for 20 years. christians have been
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celebrating orthodox easter in ukraine, but russia has continued to bombard the south and east of the country. japan says the bodies of ten people have been recovered after a sightseeing boat sank off the northern island of hokkaido. the search continues for the other passengers — a total of 26 were on board the vessel, which ran into trouble off a peninsula famous for its wildlife and dramatic coastline. latest reports from japan suggest coastguards have also picked up a child — their condition is not known. our asia pacific editor michael bristow reports. this is the boat that went missing while on a sightseeing trip. a camera appears to capture the vessel as it prepares to leave harbour. one by one, the passengers embark. the boat then gently pushes out to sea. all seemed calm. but one local tour operator
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warned them not to leave. translation: it was clear that the conditions - at sea would worsen. so i told them not to go, but they did anyway. the vessel began taking on water near this scenic spot. it started to tilt. it's then thought to have sank. the temperature of the water in this part of northern japan was barely above freezing, making survival difficult. rescuers scoured the rugged coastline for the 26 on board the kazu i. they also searched from the air. some bodies were discovered at sea. others were washed up along the shore. the tourists were visiting one of japan's most pristine natural environments, a unesco world heritage site. they would have begun the day excited. investigators will now be asking why their captain didn't heed the warnings about the weather. michael bristow, bbc news. the authorities in shanghai have reported 51 covid—related
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deaths in the past 2a hours, up from 39 deaths on saturday. it comes as work begins to fence off residential compounds in the city to try to stop the spread of the disease. another 20,000 new cases were reported in shanghai on sunday. meanwhile, officials in the chaoyang district of beijing, where there's also been a resurgence of the virus, have put 14 buildings under lockdown, and have ordered everyone living or working in the area to take three covid tests this week. the conservative party chairman, oliver dowden, says a change of leader would "not be in the national interest," after a week in which borisjohnson has again been criticised in the row over lockdown parties. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, says the continuing controversy is preventing parliament discussing issues like the cost of living crisis. our political correspondent, damian grammaticas, has the latest.
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he's broken the law while in office, been fined for it. and this week in india, even as borisjohnson said he wanted to focus on other things — trade deals, ukraine — he couldn't escape questions about partygate. labour's leader wants to talk about an emergency budget to tackle the cost—of—living crisis. but today, he was unapologetic about keeping a focus on law—breaking in downing street. i do want to concentrate on the cost of living, but if you or anybody else thinks i am not standard about standards in public life, that it doesn't matter that the prime minister has broken the laws he made, that it doesn't matter that his authority to lead the country is shot through, that it doesn't matter his own mps now, as we saw on thursday, don't really want to defend him because they're sick of defending the indefensible — then i'm sorry, i'm not going to shy away from that. without defending mrjohnson, his party chairman parrying
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away calls from some senior tories that his fine means he should go. you do need to balance against that, first of all, the really good things he has done as prime minister — delivering the vaccine programme, getting brexit done, or the actions in ukraine — but also the challenges we face right now, whether that's national security, or energy security, it's unparalleled challenges. i think that instability and uncertainty caused by a change of leadership would not be in the national interest. other opposition parties, sensing a moment of weakness for the prime minister, are not letting up their attacks, too. you have someone who has lost the moral authority, _ lost the trust and laughed at the british people. - he was partying while people were making sacrifices. - and they're determined to see through the inquiry parliament will now hold to determine whether mrjohnson lied to it. there is a point of principle here, which is that, if you allow a prime minister to mislead parliament without any repercussions, we end up in a very dangerous place.
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so there's no chance borisjohnson can bid goodbye to his troubles soon. what happened in downing street could lead to more fines — and he knows his own mps, some already wavering, will be watching the results of local elections in less than two weeks' time. a team of international scientists have been exploring a remote chain of islands off the coast of mexico — aiming to discover more about why volcanoes erupt. they also want to research the movement of tectonic plates — and the cause of tsunamis. they hope the information could help provide an early warning system. the bbc�*s tim allman reports. they are amongst the most awe— inspiring, the most powerful and the most dangerous natural phenomena on earth. understanding why and when volcanoes erupt could save lives.
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so scientists have come here to one of the most remote places on earth for possible answers. translation: the question that volcanologists always have is when will the next eruption take place? for that, we need monitoring. and the reality is that volcanoes are not really monitored because there are very few resources for it. injanuary this year, a huge underwater volcano exploded near the pacific island of tonga. the eruption, believed to be the most powerful this century, created huge plumes of smoke and ash and also caused a tsunami. it's hoped by examining the rocks and minerals of these islands, scientists will gain a greater understanding of the tectonic plates. and what lies beneath. is the mantle
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pushing the plates? is the mantle doing nothing? that knowing that relative motion determines how big stresses are and forces are in the crust, and is those stresses and forces that we need to know in order to see how big earthquakes can be. a number of samples have been sent to europe for further analysis and it's hoped the research will bear fruit later this year. when it comes to volcanology, being forewarned is forearmed. tim almann, bbc news. just before we go, for the first time in two years — rio's famous carnival has been taking place in brazil. the event was cancelled last year — and delayed this year — due to the coronavirus pandemic. thousands of locals and tourists were there for a display of dance, music and colour.
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that will be us tomorrow when covid restrictions lift in singapore. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello. the weekend brought us lots more dry and settled weather. now, april 2022 is turning out to be a notably dry april, particularly towards the south. this was the picture as the sun set in north yorkshire sunday evening, and we've got a bit more of the same. so, no great changes in the weather forecast over the next few days. it stays mainly dry and settled. you'll notice it'll be a little bit cooler and cloudier compared to the weekend, but also less of a breeze around, too. high pressure in charge of our weather at the moment, sitting to the north of the uk, but over the next few days, it drifts further south, sitting right across the uk by the time we get to wednesday. so, monday morning, then, temperatures 4—8 degrees in our towns and cities. a bit colder than that in the countryside first thing, so a fresh start to the day. most places largely dry with some sunshine. a little bit more cloud drifting in from the east
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compared to recent days, bringing a few showers to parts of eastern england through the morning. and later in the afternoon, as the cloud bubbles up, could be one or two morejust drifting their way west across central parts of england and wales, too. but many places staying dry, avoiding those showers. temperatures 16 degrees or so towards the south west, but only ten under that cloud across the north east of scotland. through monday evening and overnight into tuesday, we'll see a bit more of that cloud in the north starting to try and push its way a bit further south, but clearer skies towards parts of england and wales mean we could just see a touch of grass frost heading into the early hours of tuesday morning. so, again, a bit of a fresh start to the day, but another predominantly dry, settled day. probably a little bit more cloud, particularly across eastern parts of scotland and england, too. just one or two rogue showers, i think, developing during the afternoon. so, a little bit more cloud than recent days, still some sunshine, still mild towards the south, 16—17 degrees. but temperatures are going to struggle to get out of single figures for north east england and eastern scotland with that cloud around. the breeze coming off a cool north sea
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over the next few days. a similar picture into wednesday, north—easterly breeze, but light winds for most. predominately dry once again, but a bit more cloud around, particularly towards the east, and temperatures between about 9—11; degrees by this stage in the week. high pressure then moves its way further south. not many isobars on the map here as we look through thursday and, in fact, into friday, too. so, the weather looking predominantly dry, variable amounts of cloud, some sunny spells and temperatures getting into the mid—teens for most of us. but it will be a largely dry end to a dry month. bye— bye.
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hello, and welcome to the media show. our guest today is the star signing of rupert murdoch's new talktv network. it's piers morgan, of course. and he won'tjust have a show in the uk, it will also be streamed on fox nation in the us, it will be broadcast on sky news australia. as well as that, there is a column in the sun, in the new york post, and there is a book deal with harpercollins, too. all of which is owned by rupert murdoch, all of which is a significant bet on one man grabbing
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