this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. people in france are voting in parliamentary elections, as the party founded by president macron seeks to maintain control of the national assembly. the british transport secretary accuses union leaders of "punishing millions of innocent people" by pressing ahead with rail strikes later this week. itjust seems that the union is determined to go out on strike, the rmt, come what may and i think it is a very sad situation and i call on them to reconsider. western leaders including borisjohnson, have warned that russia's war against ukraine may go for years and support for kyiv must be sustained whatever the cost. and america becomes the first country in the world to approve use of the so—called mrna covid vaccines for babies.

hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. polling stations have opened across france, in the final round of voting for parliamentary elections. at stake is control of the five hundred and seventy seven seat national assembly, where the liberal party founded by president emmanuel macron has held sway for the last five years. but, president macron�*s candidates are facing strong opposition in the form of an alliance of left—wing parties. our paris correspondent hugh schofield told me more about battle facing macron�*s party. the big challenge, the surprising challenge, not from the far right, this time, which he faced in the presidential election, but from the left, this coalition which has been created by the force of will of one man,

that isjean luc melenchon, the man who came third in the presidential election, a character from the far left of french politics, but by dint of personality and technical genius, if you like, has got all the left or most of it into his cabinet and persuaded the very demoralised socialists and communists and greens to fly under his banner, basically, and together, as a group, they stand to do extremely well in these parliamentary elections and pose a real challenge to president maduro on. a real challenge to president macron. it does not look as if this new left—wing coalition will win a majority, but they will, it looks like, get 200, maybe 200 seats in parliament, which would make it easily the main force of opposition to macron. macron�*s party looks set, probably, to win the selection, but not with anything like the panache that he was hoping for.

he was hoping that this election would be like other elections that followed the presidential elections, in which people say, right, 0k, we have made this man president, let us get him the parliamentary majority that he deserves. it does not feel like that this time, partly because he has been re—elected, it means that there is a general lack of enthusiasm for him, which is a huge opportunity for the opposition and, above all, for this newly invigorated left. marine le pen did well in the presidential elections, because of the fact that she was tapping into the concerns of voters on cost of living in a way that voters were saying that emmanuel macron was not tapping on site for them, how much has changed since then in terms of what he is offering, and why is it, you said about the strategy for the left—wing parties in pulling together, is it more about their strategy, rather than them offering something different again? yeah, the primary concern in all of this election

is about cost of living, noticeably, for example, unemployment, which is to be the big concern of five years ago has more or less disappeared, people are not worried about unemployment, jobs are out there, it is more about the cost of living and the sense that people no longer have the wherewithal to buy the things they want to buy and keep up the standards they want to keep up, that, plus worries about schools and hospitals becoming much less reliable and the whole republic will republican idea beginning to break down. these are problems that both the far left and far right tap into in their different ways, combined with this hostility in general to macron that defined outside of the prosperous cities, so what is interesting, of course, is the fact, that everyone notices, is the fact that the far right has been kind of replace by the far left as the main opposition force in the last two months, you know, interestingly it was marine le pen who was the potential challenger

at the presidential elections and now it isjean—luc melenchon whose party, his coalition is likely to do very well here. the transport secretary grant shapps has accused the country's biggest rail union of "punishing" millions of innocent people after it confirmed it will go ahead with series of crippling strikes. mr shapps said the travelling public faced a week of "misery" because the rail, maritime and transport union had refused to call off their action, which is due to start on tuesday. our political correspondent nick eardley has more. for anyone who relies on trains, the next few days are going to see significant disruption. the biggest rail strikes in three decades are happening, and the government says it will cause misery for people across the country. the transport secretary, grant shapps, said this morning children sitting exams will face the extra distraction of changing their travel plans, and vulnerable people trying to attend long—awaited hospital appointments may have no choice but to cancel. and he is blaming unions

representing real staff. the strike is the last thing we need. it isjumping the gun, it is unnecessary, talks are still ongoing, the ballot took place before the talks on pay had even started and itjust seems that the union is determined to go out on strike, the rmt, come what may, and i think it is a very sad situation and i call on them to reconsider. this was central london yesterday. a cost—of—living march organised by unions. the rail union says it's fighting to protect the pay and conditions of its members, and it warned a general strike might be on the cards. we're very angry. it's a very absolute last resort, the strike. but, at the end of the day, everybody needs a pay rise at the moment. we've got inflation at 11% and that includes the men and women who keep people moving on the railways. everyone deserves fair terms and conditions, | but it will impact so many people, especially post—covid, _ and with petrol prices going up.

that daily commute is going to be just that bit harder for everybody. the government put in £16 billion of our money to keep the railways running during the pandemic, and now they're moaning because they aren't getting a big enough pay increase. network rail, which owns the country's railways, says it wants to find a solution and is keen to give people a decent pay rise, but it says increases need to be affordable. labour's leader, meanwhile, says not enough is being done to avoid the strikes. he's accused ministers of feeding off divisions. as politicians argue over who is to blame, from tuesday, millions of train users are being urged not to travel, with only a fifth of services expected to run. nick eardley, bbc news. joining me now is our reporter, esyllt carr. what is the response been to this?

the talks— what is the response been to this? the talks are — what is the response been to this? the talks are due _ what is the response been to this? the talks are due to _ what is the response been to this? the talks are due to continue, - what is the response been to this? the talks are due to continue, butl the talks are due to continue, but it is clear— the talks are due to continue, but it is clear from _ the talks are due to continue, but it is clear from both— the talks are due to continue, but it is clear from both sides - the talks are due to continue, but it is clear from both sides that - it is clear from both sides that they— it is clear from both sides that they are — it is clear from both sides that they are hot _ it is clear from both sides that they are not able _ it is clear from both sides that they are not able to _ it is clear from both sides that they are not able to agree - it is clear from both sides that they are not able to agree onl it is clear from both sides thati they are not able to agree on a it is clear from both sides that - they are not able to agree on a way through— they are not able to agree on a way through to — they are not able to agree on a way through to avoid _ they are not able to agree on a way through to avoid the _ they are not able to agree on a way through to avoid the strikes - they are not able to agree on a way through to avoid the strikes which i through to avoid the strikes which are said _ through to avoid the strikes which are said to— through to avoid the strikes which are said to cause _ through to avoid the strikes which are said to cause disruption - through to avoid the strikes which| are said to cause disruption across the network— are said to cause disruption across the network this _ are said to cause disruption across the network this week _ are said to cause disruption across the network this week and - are said to cause disruption across the network this week and the - are said to cause disruption acrossl the network this week and the rmt says it _ the network this week and the rmt says it has — the network this week and the rmt says it has rejected _ the network this week and the rmt says it has rejected an _ the network this week and the rmt says it has rejected an offer- the network this week and the rmt says it has rejected an offer of- the network this week and the rmt says it has rejected an offer of a . says it has rejected an offer of a 2% pay— says it has rejected an offer of a 2% pay rise _ says it has rejected an offer of a 2% pay rise with _ says it has rejected an offer of a 2% pay rise with another- says it has rejected an offer of a 2% pay rise with another 1% - says it has rejected an offer of a - 2% pay rise with another 1% increase and they— 2% pay rise with another 1% increase and they put — 2% pay rise with another 1% increase and they put the _ 2% pay rise with another 1% increase and they put the blame _ 2% pay rise with another 1% increase and they put the blame on— 2% pay rise with another 1% increase and they put the blame on the - and they put the blame on the government— and they put the blame on the government further— and they put the blame on the government further not - and they put the blame on the government further not be - and they put the blame on the . government further not be more progress — government further not be more progress in _ government further not be more progress in his— government further not be more progress in his final— government further not be more progress in his final hours - government further not be more progress in his final hours of- progress in his final hours of talks — progress in his final hours of talks. grant _ progress in his final hours of talks. grant shapps - progress in his final hours of talks. grant shapps said - progress in his final hours of talks. grant shapps said the | talks. grant shapps said the government— talks. grant shapps said the government had _ talks. grant shapps said the government had done - talks. grant shapps said the government had done its. talks. grant shapps said the i government had done its part talks. grant shapps said the - government had done its part to support— government had done its part to sopport the _ government had done its part to support the railway _ government had done its part to support the railway with - government had done its part to support the railway with £16 - government had done its part to. support the railway with £16 billion of sopport— support the railway with £16 billion of support throughout _ support the railway with £16 billion of support throughout the - support the railway with £16 billion. of support throughout the pandemic and says— of support throughout the pandemic and says it — of support throughout the pandemic and says it is — of support throughout the pandemic and says it is down _ of support throughout the pandemic and says it is down to— of support throughout the pandemic and says it is down to employers - of support throughout the pandemicl and says it is down to employers and the unions _ and says it is down to employers and the unions to— and says it is down to employers and the unions to negotiate _ and says it is down to employers and the unions to negotiate this - and says it is down to employers and the unions to negotiate this dispute i the unions to negotiate this dispute but this— the unions to negotiate this dispute but this morning _ the unions to negotiate this dispute but this morning labour— the unions to negotiate this dispute but this morning labour reiterated. but this morning labour reiterated its view— but this morning labour reiterated its view that — but this morning labour reiterated its view that the _ but this morning labour reiterated its view that the government - but this morning labour reiterated i its view that the government should step irr— its view that the government should step in to _ its view that the government should step in to try— its view that the government should step in to try and _ its view that the government should step in to try and resolve _ its view that the government should step in to try and resolve this - step in to try and resolve this problem _ the problem isn't threatened strike action on the railways, the problem is a government that is on strike and not doing itsjob. in wales, there are no strikes, why? because you have a labour government. in england, we have strikes because we have got a conservative government that, since the beginning of march, has not lifted a finger to resolve this. they have not met or engaged in the talks since march the 8th.

that is simply not good enough and i don't know how grant shapps has the brass neck to tour the bbc studio is, when the buses are working, the airports are in chaos, the railways are about to grind to a halt and tell people it is somebody else's fault. what is the likely impact going to be on passengers and businesses? strikes will take place on almost all major— strikes will take place on almost all major airlines— strikes will take place on almost all major airlines on _ strikes will take place on almost all major airlines on tuesday, i all major airlines on tuesday, thursday— all major airlines on tuesday, thursday and _ all major airlines on tuesday, thursday and saturday - all major airlines on tuesday, thursday and saturday and i all major airlines on tuesday, j thursday and saturday and on all major airlines on tuesday, - thursday and saturday and on the london _ thursday and saturday and on the london underground _ thursday and saturday and on the london underground on - thursday and saturday and on the london underground on tuesday, j thursday and saturday and on the - london underground on tuesday, very few services _ london underground on tuesday, very few services running _ london underground on tuesday, very few services running on _ london underground on tuesday, very few services running on those - london underground on tuesday, very few services running on those days - few services running on those days and the _ few services running on those days and the advice _ few services running on those days and the advice to _ few services running on those days and the advice to passengers - few services running on those days and the advice to passengers is- few services running on those days| and the advice to passengers is not to travel— and the advice to passengers is not to travel try— and the advice to passengers is not to travel by train, _ and the advice to passengers is not to travel by train, but _ and the advice to passengers is not to travel by train, but there - and the advice to passengers is not to travel by train, but there will - to travel by train, but there will be knoch-oh— to travel by train, but there will be knock—on effects _ to travel by train, but there will be knock—on effects on - to travel by train, but there will i be knock—on effects on non—strike days _ be knock—on effects on non—strike days including _ be knock—on effects on non—strike days including tomorrow, - be knock—on effects on non—strike days including tomorrow, when i be knock—on effects on non—strike i days including tomorrow, when trains are expected — days including tomorrow, when trains are expected to— days including tomorrow, when trains are expected to end _ days including tomorrow, when trains are expected to end their— days including tomorrow, when trains are expected to end their services - are expected to end their services earlier— are expected to end their services earlier and — are expected to end their services eariierahd oh— are expected to end their services earlier and on those _ are expected to end their services earlier and on those days - are expected to end their services earlier and on those days up - are expected to end their services earlier and on those days up to i are expected to end their services . earlier and on those days up to 60% of services _ earlier and on those days up to 60% of services are — earlier and on those days up to 60% of services are expected _ earlier and on those days up to 60% of services are expected to - earlier and on those days up to 60% of services are expected to be - of services are expected to be running — of services are expected to be running and _ of services are expected to be running and this— of services are expected to be running and this will- of services are expected to be running and this will affect - running and this will affect commuters _ running and this will affect commuters and _ running and this will affect commuters and people - running and this will affect i commuters and people trying running and this will affect - commuters and people trying to get to work _ commuters and people trying to get to work there — commuters and people trying to get to work. there has _ commuters and people trying to get to work. there has been— commuters and people trying to get to work. there has been concern- commuters and people trying to get l to work. there has been concern from the hospitality— to work. there has been concern from the hospitality and _ to work. there has been concern from the hospitality and leisure _ to work. there has been concern from the hospitality and leisure industry. the hospitality and leisure industry who say— the hospitality and leisure industry who say they— the hospitality and leisure industry who say they could _ the hospitality and leisure industry who say they could be _ the hospitality and leisure industry who say they could be hit - who say they could be hit pa rticuia riy _ who say they could be hit particularly hard. - the industry will take a hit of about half £1 billion, so our businesses, our workers,

who might not be able to get into work, might not be able to work their shifts, and we will also have collateral damage and in the longer term, it is that confidence, which is still so fragile for many consumers, that confidence they have got to book tickets in advance, for sporting events, theatres, music events that are going to be disrupted this week and may well be disrupted in future action, so i think it is the hit that we will take next week, but also the longer term on confidence. talks will resume this afternoon but it seems— talks will resume this afternoon but it seems as — talks will resume this afternoon but it seems as though _ talks will resume this afternoon but it seems as though a _ talks will resume this afternoon but it seems as though a resolution - talks will resume this afternoon but it seems as though a resolution is l it seems as though a resolution is some _ it seems as though a resolution is some way— it seems as though a resolution is some way off— it seems as though a resolution is some way off and _ it seems as though a resolution is some way off and the _ it seems as though a resolution is some way off and the people - it seems as though a resolution is some way off and the people who| it seems as though a resolution is - some way off and the people who rely on the _ some way off and the people who rely on the railways — some way off and the people who rely on the railways will _ some way off and the people who rely on the railways will be _ some way off and the people who rely on the railways will be bracing - on the railways will be bracing themselves— on the railways will be bracing themselves for— on the railways will be bracing themselves for a _ on the railways will be bracing themselves for a difficult - on the railways will be bracing i themselves for a difficult week. thank— themselves for a difficult week. thank you _ the biggest teaching union, the neu, has said it will ballot its 450,000 members on strike action in england unless the government offers a pay rise of more than 3%. the union will write to the education secretary, nadhim zahawi, this week. any strike would take place in the autumn. flooding, landslides and lightning strikes triggered by seasonal monsoon weather have left at least 59 people dead

in bangladesh and india. rescue teams have been active throughout the region to bring people trapped by floodwaters to safety. the sylhet region in eastern bangladesh is among the worst affected, with much of the area without electricity and internet access. planes have been grounded and trains suspended. forecasters are warning the situation is likely to deteriorate in the coming days. western leaders are warning that the war in ukraine could last for years and sustained support will be required to defeat the russian invasion. britain's prime minister, borisjohnson who visited kyiv on friday has set out a four—point plan to supply weapons and economic assistance. and as fighting continues around the eastern cities of severodonetsk and lysychansk, nato's political chief, jens stoltenberg warned that the west "must prepare for the fact that it could take years. we must not let up in supporting ukraine and that it should do so even if the costs are high, not only for military support, also because of rising energy and food prices." 0ur correspondentjoe inwood has

been examing the long terms prospects for ukraine as it attempts to resist and rebuild... we are getting, really, a consistent message from leaders in the west now, that people shouldn't expect a quick resolution to this. i think that tallies, really, with what people here have been experiencing and expecting and it is not just that the fighting is going to take a long time and they will need military support for a long time, but if you look just behind me, you can see the level of destruction that this town has undergone. 0ver there, the town of irpin, 60,000 people used to live there, butjust in this one small town, more than $1 billion worth of damage has been done and, of course, as you can see, they have rebuilt, they are starting and that little bridge there was only put up a few weeks ago. it was an attempt, obviously, to aid the damage done here, but there was a huge amount of devastation that has come about as a consequence of this war and people say it is going to take a very long time to sort all this out, even after

the fighting has finished. in terms of ukraine getting what it needs from other countries, it has been a recurrent theme, other countries have stepped up and obviously a lot of things have gone that way, but they still say that there is more that they need. what is the latest on that front? so, we had more promises of weapons over the last few days, just over the last 2a hours, the american say they are considering sending more multiple launch rocket systems, but really it is a never—ending stream of requests from the ukrainians. they say they need a huge amount of equipment, far more than has been promised and that is because they are facing these overwhelming odds, because of the strength that the russians have in the east of the country. just one thing i wanted to bring your attention to, we have heard some really interesting comments from the new head of the british army in the last hour or so, sir patrick sanders, who has given a really remarkable interview to the press association,

i thought, in london, where he is talking about the fact that really he needs to prepare a british army to fight in europe again, a british army that can fight alongside its allies to defeat russia. really quite bellicose language from the new head of the british army, he has only been in the role a short period, so we must not read too much into this, but it was really quite striking language. the united states has become the first country in the world to approve vaccines for children as young as six months. federal regulators cleared the use of pfizer and moderna covid—19 vaccines and will make smaller doses of the vaccine available to around 20 million children. presidentjoe biden welcomed the news calling it a "monumental step" in the fight against the virus and that parents would be able to start scheduling appointments in the coming week. employees at an apple store in a town near baltimore in maryland have voted tojoin a union — the first of the company's shops in the united states to do so. the tech giant has so far made no comment on the vote. gail maclellan reports.

65 of the 110 employees at the apple store in maryland voted in favour of unionising — an historic victory. they will nowjoin the international association of machinists and aerospace workers in an attempt to have their say when it comes to their pay, hours and safety. unions have won several symbolic victories in the united states in recent months. workers at an amazon warehouse in new york voted overwhelmingly to join the union. starbucks employees across the country have had votes after two outlets created unions. it seems to be galvanised by the pandemic and the apple vote result has been seen as particularly notable. it is really significant because it is the first and these workers really

won a decisive victory. they faced a substantial, quick, typical anti—union campaign, where they were really facing an onslaught of anti—union rhetoric from their employer, so much so thtat one of the most senior apple executives came to the workplace to talk them out of organising a union and they won the election despite of that. i think apple have a serious decision to make. they can continue to be on the anti—union path they have been on or look at the example of microsoft, which just this week announced it will not oppose unionisation by workers. but this vote was just in one store out of more than 270 across the us. now their vote is over, the biggest challenge is probably still ahead, negotiating terms with the world's largest technology company. gail maclellan, bbc news.

today marks five years since the finsbury park terror attack — when a van was driven into worshippers outside a mosque in north london. one person, makram ali, was killed and nine others injured. makram's daughter — ruzina akhtar — has been speaking exclusively to our home affairs correspondent sonja jessup about her memories of her father— and the impact of the attack on the community. this is how makram ali's family remember him, a loving father and grandfather with a sense of fun. he was just a very lively, happy, bubbly person. i don't know anyone like him who's always 24/7 happy. makram ali was murdered five years ago, targeted because of his muslim faith. the attacker drove a van into worshippers outside a mosque in finsbury park. nine others were injured. all i could hear was my sister crying and shouting, "dad, dad!," trying to wake him up. at first it wasn't clear what had happened.

when police moved ruzina away from the scene, she thought her father was still alive, and waited for news. i stayed out that whole night, whole morning, just waiting for someone to say, "he's at this hospital," but obviously, that wasn't the case. makram's killer was taken into police custody, restrained, until officers arrived, by the worshippers he'd just attack. the imam was dubbed a hero but he believes that's because many expected muslims to react with anger. what myself and others did on that night was what any sensible and normal law—abiding citizen would have done. it's a religion that is not one of chaos, not one of — not one of vigilante justice, but one of respect of the law. but london's muslim community felt fear. many worried had worried islamophobia would increase following the westminster and london bridge terror attacks. after finsbury park, many mosques

tightened their security. i was always wary, my mum was scared to go out of the house. she didn't want to go out of the house because she's like, "i wear a headscarf, what if i get attacked?" the number of islamophobic hate crimes recorded by met police have fallen over the last five years, but one group to monitor incidents say most are never reported. we have seen an increase of 45% of anti—muslim reports coming. into us in london, and these reports have got abusive behaviour- as the number—one category reported into us, but threats, _ assaults, threatening - behaviours and discrimination are the categories that follow. five years on, the memories and the fear remain, but there has also love and support. people are quick to let you know that they stand with you and that these actions are not supported, and that's comforting and that's consoling.

in the park where makram ali used to play with his grandchildren, there's is a plaque that bears his name. it's been difficult but we move on and we just create better, happier memories as a family, and just do what my dad would have loved. that was sonja jessup reporting. a study commissioned by football's world governing body has found that more than half of all players at the finals of the european championship and the african cup of nations suffered online abuse. fifa used new technology to assess the scale of the problem, as russell trott reports: england's marcus rashford, bukayo saka and jadon sancho were all targeted online, following their penalty misses in the euro 2020 final, leading to widespread calls for a clampdown on racist abuse and social media. now, a study commissioned by football's world governing body fifa says more than half of all players at the finals of the euros and the africa cup

of nations suffered some form of social media abuse. fifa used artificial intelligence to track almost half a million posts. it found that homophobic and racist comments were the most common. much of the abuse came from fans of the players�* home nations. with the world cup in qatar just five months away, fifa said they would work with unions to implement a plan on how to protect players. footballers has worked hard to stamp out racism inside stadiums. 0utside, it has not been so easy. russell trott, bbc news. colombians go to the polls today in the second — and final — round of presidential elections. they will choose between two very different candidates — leftist gustavo petro who has promised more equality — or populist businessman rodolfo hernandez who's been labelled a colombian trump. 0ur south america correspondent katy watson reports from colombia's capital bogota. they pray

a last attempt at salvation and a prayerfor colombia's men. in a country used to decades of civil conflict, even the priests use the language of war. they're fighting to put men back in control. but this isn'tjust about religious conservatism, it's about political indoctrination. these priests are issuing a thinly veiled warning not to vote for the left. this is the man they're scared of. gustavo petro is a former mayor who promises to tackle poverty. a former rebel, too. if he wins these elections, he'll be colombia's first ever leftist president. and this is the man he's up against. rodolfo hernandez is a businessman, an outsider, a man who's been called colombia's trump,

and a man whose tik—tok videos and womanising have become more famous than his politics. his supporters, though, aren't fazed. translation: |f| had money, i'd - do my own thing if it made me happy. he's a good thing because he's a businessman. he's a self—made man. he's a little confusing. the truth is that a vote for adolfo is against pedro. because we don't want socialism, we don't want these politics that are against the freedom, the economy, we are afraid about petro. for communtiies used to being cast aside, petro's politics are a welcome change. petro's running mate, is a black woman, also a first in colombian politics.

this weekend, their supporters have been out in force trying to convince voters. translation: one of the problems this country has is inequality - in black and indigenous communities and women. and they represent that difference. 0ne's mixed race, one's black, and both believe in inclusion. so often we call elections historic. but i think you can really say that with this vote, because whoever wins, it'll be a real departure from any politics this country has seen before. katy watson, bbc news, in bogota. the indian government has said it is issuing 100 emergency visas to sikhs in afghanistan — a day after their last temple in kabul was attacked by islamic state militants. reports say around a0 other applications are being reviewed. at least two people were killed in the assault on saturday — a sikh worshipper and a taliban fighter who confronted the militants.

india's prime minister, narendra modi, condemned the attack as barbaric and cowardly. afghanistan's sikh community once numbered in the tens of thousands, but after decades of violence, only a handful remain. it's father's day here in the uk, and the duke of cambridge has released a father's day photograph to mark the occasion. prince william is pictured laughing with his children during a family holiday, with his arms around prince george, who's eight, and seven year—old princess charlotte, while four—year—old prince louis sits on his shoulders. the photograph was taken in jordan last year. although the photographer hasn't been officially revealed, it's thought to be his wife, catherine, who's well known for taking the family snaps. you're watching bbc news. hello there. for those of you up early enough to catch the sunrise, you are in for a treat with orange looking skies

first thing, there was a bit of saharan dust in the atmosphere producing this beautiful town. however north—westerly wind will put paid to that, a rather breezy day in store today, this area of low pressure enhancing showers in the north west and these weather fronts, just a bit of a nuisance flirting with the channel coast and producing the risk of showers as we go through the risk of showers as we go through the day as well. there is also some sunshine, sandwiched between the two, that north—westerly wind will move cloud further south throughout the day, we run the risk of a few scattered showers in the south and continuing showers in the far north west, but generally speaking, despite that brisk breeze, it will be pleasant enough. that wind direction will make it feel cooler on north and west facing coast, 14-17 , on north and west facing coast, 14—17 , we may see temperatures peaking into the low temperatures in the south—east. the risk of showers continues overnight in the south west, accompanied by gusts of wind is close to a0 mph, clear skies

further north, temperatures will fall into single figures, it will be a fresh start once again to monday morning, a much more comfortable start of a good night's sleep, first thing on monday, a dry, settle quiet start, a lot of sunshine is likely to come through, this weather front in the far north west will gradually introduce more in the way of cloud and some light rain as the day continues. it will be a dry start, a sunny start for many and we keep that sunshine throughout the day. some light and patchy rain to the north west, cloudy over to the north of northern ireland and in the sunshine those temperatures are likely to respond and we could see values peaking at around 22 or 23 degrees in a few spots in the south—east in particular. as we move out of monday, into the middle part of the way, it looks likely that these weather fronts will start to ease away, a ridge of high pressure bills for a time, before as we approach the weekend, we will start to see lowe is developing in from the atlantic. basically, that

translates to more sunshine through the middle part of the way, more warmth returning across wales, central and southern england, before we see some showers developing for the start of the weekend. that is it, take care.

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french voters are going to the polls to decide who will control their national assembly. mr macron beat the far right in april, but this time the challenge is harder. the transport secretary, grant shapps, accuses the country's biggest rail union of "punishing" millions of innocent people after it confirmed it will go ahead with series of crippling strikes. but union leaders blame politicions for failing to stop the strike. western leaders are warning that the war in ukraine could last for years and sustained support will be required to defeat the russian invasion. britain's prime minister, boris johnson, who visited kyiv on friday, has set out a four—point plan to supply weapons and economic assistance. flooding, landslides and lightning strikes triggered by seasonal monsoon weather have left at least 59 people dead in bangladesh and india. rescue teams have been active throughout the region to bring people trapped by floodwaters to safety. now on bbc news, martin hibbert was one of the closest people

to the manchester arena bomb to survive the blast but was left