welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm arunoday mukharji. let's get you the headlines. french president macron is set to lose his parliamentary majority following a strong performance by rival parties in the legislative elections. we have achieved the political objective we gave ourselves, to bring down the man who with such arrogance twisted the arm of the whole country to get elected. with nearly 80 percent of votes counted in colombia's presidential election — a former left—wing rebel has taken a narrow lead. dozens are killed and millions are left homeless after devastating floods hit bangladesh and parts of india. mount everest�*s base camp

could soon be relocated because of rising temperatures and extensive human activity. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 6am in the morning in singapore, and midnight in france where president emmanuel macron looks set to lose his parliamentary majority. he now faces the prospect of having to work out deals with other parties to get his reforms through. but it was a good day for the far right and the far left — they both apear to have made large gains. our correspondent lucy williamson has more. emmanuel macron�*s presidency just got tougher.

early projections suggest his centrist coalition has lost a third of its seats tonight. it is now more than 50 seats short of a majority. just look at the mood. translation: the situation is unprecedented. _ the national assembly has never seen a configuration of this type in the fifth republic. this situation constitutes a risk for our country, considering the challenges that we have to face. this is now president macron�*s main opposition, a new alliance of green and left—wing parties dominated by far left mps, tonight celebrating their new status as the first opposition party of france. translation: it is the total defeat of the president's party, _ and there is no majority. we have achieved the political objective we gave ourselves, to bring down the man who with such arrogance twisted the arm of the whole country to get elected. but this was the big surprise of the night,

marine le pen�*s far right national rally party jumped from a handful of seats to almost 90. plenty of opposition to the president from all sides. translation: we are going - to continue to bring french people together as part of the great popular movement unifying all patriots, from the right and the left. the parliamentary opposition to macron�*s centrist coalition is now much stronger than before, but it is also more fractured, with one block led by jean—luc melenchon on the far left of the chamber, and another by marine le pen on the far right. french politics is realigning around these three political groups. some voters say it is no bad thing if president macron is forced to negotiate with his opponents. others believe denying the government a majority only leads to stagnation. president macron is facing a new area of political opposition

that some see as good for democracy and others as bad for france. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. polls have closed in colombia's historic presidental election. two very different people have been battling it out for the top job in the south american nation. gustavo petro is a former rebel who would be the country's first left wing president. while rodolfo hernandez is a populist businessman who's been compared to donald trump. with about 90 per cent of the votes counted, mr petro is currently ahead. earlier our correspondent in bogota, katy watson gave us an insight into both candidates. now, they are, as you said, two very different candidates. this is a country that is conservative, that has faced a lot of conflict in the last few decades, and so this gustavo petro would be seen as a real departure, the first leftist president that colombia will ever have if he ever

wins, but he has got a rival in rodolfo hernandez. in fact, it is neck and neck, it will be a real nailbiter. that's what we're expecting. he is a relative unknown, he really soared in the polls in the first round, he is a businessman, he was the former mayor, but in terms of politics, he is seen as a relative outsider. speaking to people here who have voted for hernandez, they say they want him because he is different, he is not establishment, he offers something new for colombia and that's what his voters are deciding. for gustavo petro, his supporters are very keen to press that he wants to improve inequality, poverty, his country has really suffered from poverty and inequality, especially in the last few years with the pandemic, and that is really mostly on the minds of colombians in these elections. it is the economy that is really driving people to vote. within 2a hours,

the uk will witness its biggest rail strike in decades. it is expected to cause problems for millions of travellers. but government ministers still maintain that it's not for them to intervene. the transport secretary called the move by 40,000 rail workers unnecessary and said the union was determined to go on strike. but the opposion labour party has accused the government of wanting a strike so they can take advantage of a division. as nick eardley reports. get ready for the biggest rail strike in a generation. for three days spread over the next week, the rail workers' union, the rmt, will down tools. massive disruption is expected across the country, and in some places like hull, no services will be running in or out on strike days. ministers have faced pressure to get involved, to broker a deal to prevent disruption. but speaking to the bbc this morning, the transport secretary laid the blame squarely at the door of the unions.

i don't think there's any need for the strikes at all, and i appeal directly to people working for the railways. you are being led down a cul—de—sac by the union leadership, telling you that there is no pay rise when there is, trying to create some sort of class war when there is none to be had. we want people to be paid more, we want sensible reforms and modernisation of our railways so that we can run it for the passengers. but union leaders say the government needs to allow rail companies to make a better offer and warned strikes will go on as long as necessary. it is not a class war, it's a straightforward trade union dispute because we want to protect our members' jobs, we want to protect their conditions, and we need a pay rise. i think the campaign will intensify if we don't get a settlement, but we are determined and available to get a settlement at any time. the blame game ahead of this week's strikes is already under way. the government is adamant that this action doesn't need to happen, but in truth this is comfortable political territory for the conservatives who can say they are taking a hard

line on industrial action and blame what they say are unreasonable union bosses. the rmt, though, says that this sort of action is absolutely essential to protect members at a time when the cost of living squeeze is hitting the pound and everyone's pocket. labour has avoided questions on the rights and wrongs of rail union demands that it has said ministers need to do more. the strike should not go ahead, but here is the truth, borisjohnson and grant shapps want the strikes to go ahead, they want the country to grind to a halt so they can feed off the division. not true, says the government, but this week will see significant disruption on the railways and there could be more to come. nick eardley, bbc news. flooding and landslides triggered by the monsoon have left dozens dead and millions stranded in bangladesh and parts of india. rescue teams have been trying

bring people to safety. forecasters are warning the situation is likely to get worse. 0ur correspondent akbar hossain and explains why the floods have been so devastating. bangladesh's north—eastern region, sylhet and sunamganj district, is underwater for the last three days. the whole area has been cut off from the rest of the country by floodwaters. flights to and from in sylhet have been suspended. many british bangladeshis living in the uk are from sylhet region. local people say there is no way to get safe shelter in the area. people are suffering from food and pure drinking water shortage. there is hardly any housing in the region which is not submerged by floodwater. many people have taken refuge on the rooftop due to floodwaters. describing the situation, local people say that cattle and poultry are floating on the water. local people also say that there are not enough boats to rescue those trapped

in the floods. the army has been deployed to rescue people trapped in the floodwater. shelters have been opened for the rescued people in all government offices and many private buildings. sunamganj and sylhet area was flooded for the second time in a month. rainwater from india's meghalaya state has come down to sunamganj and sylhet region very fast. that's why the floods have taken a terrible turn in the region in a short time. akbar hossain, bbc news, dhaka. ukraine has warned that russian forces are trying to make kharkiv a front—line city again weeks after they were pushed back by a counter—offensive. the country's second biggest city endured heavy bombardment at the start of the war before the russians were forced to retreat. meanwhile, some of those injured in the fighting are now recovering overseas. the bbc has met some of the younger victims injured in the early days of the conflict. 0ur correspondent wyre davies has been following their stories. spasibo. a hospital in a foreign land isn't where masha would have wanted to celebrate her 16th birthday. spasibo. she is far from home with only her

grandmother for company. when we first met mashia three months ago, she was fighting for her life in zaporizhzhia's children's hospital. her right leg blown off by a russian shell and with other extensive injuries. translation: she's much better now. she refused to eat at all back then, we were scared for her life. she has had 24 surgeries so far. diana was in the same hospital ward as masha and was also evacuated to germany. the 13—year—old had life—threatening wounds, shrapnel lodged in her brain, and other terrible injuries. her recovery will be long and difficult. the russian shell that maimed diana killed her older sister natasha and her four—year—old niece dominika. as the only surviving child, the person diana wants most by her side as her dad vladimir. they speak every day on the phone.

translation: i am glad to see my dad. but i wish i talked to him like i am talking to you now. in the immediate aftermath of the attack, vladimir was a broken man. it was heartbreaking to see him, imploring, "god, why did you bring this up on me?" vladimir still looks to god for solace and answers. but stuck here in western ukraine isn't where he needs to be. the current state of emergency rules here in ukraine mean as a man of a fighting he cannot travel. but he's clearly in no fit state to pick up guns gun, so while he waits, he comes here to church every day and prays for those he has lost. translation: if they give me that| permit, i am definitely going to go. i cannot be without them. i am without my family. i keep thinking about them.

with diana due to undergo another brain operation this week, vladimir lobbied president zelensky directly for permission to travel. and tonight, at the 11th hour, his prayers were quite literally answered. his daughter is still seriously ill. but at least her father will now be by her side. wyre davies, bbc news, ukraine. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... whyjamaica is pushing ahead with plansto become a republic. members of the neo—nazi resistance movement stormed the world trade center armed with pistols and shotguns. we center armed with pistols and shot: uns. ~ , center armed with pistols and shotguns-_ center armed with pistols and shotuuns. ~ , ., ., . . ., shotguns. we believe that according to international _

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our top headlines again... french president emmanuel macron�*s hopes of a new parliamentary majority are fading fast — he's faced with a strong challenge from the left. with nearly 90% of the votes counted in colombia's presidential election, a former left— wing rebel, gustavo petro has taken a narrow lead. leaders of the commonwealth will meet in rwanda this week — where the queen will be represented by prince charles. most of the commonwealth member states are republics with barbados becoming the latest having decided to replace the queen as head of state last year. jamaica's prime minister andrew holness has told the bbc that plans for his country to become a republic have already begun and he's set out a two—year timeline for constitutional change. he was speaking to our correspondent adina campbell. in the swell of the summer heat in downtown kingston, coronation market is the lifeblood of this lively community. if you want to know how jamaicans

feel about politics, there is no better place. if you ask about the british royalfamily... reparation. do you thinkjamaica should become a republic? yeah. no, i feel that the queen should still be in control. give us more space to - develop more on our own. we need help and we need the queen to help us. it is an important year for this caribbean island. the country will soon be celebrating its 60th anniversary, marking the end of british rule. but even more independence could be on the horizon. speaking at the opening of a new arts exhibition, jamaica's prime minister confirmed to me that his government is pressing ahead. is it nowjamaica's time to become a republic?

i think the sentiment is that jamaica should move towards becoming a republic. the legal and constitutional matters are not simple and straightforward. but the process towards becoming a republic is clearly identified and seamlessly executed, and we expect that that will be done within the next year. earlier this year, the duke and duchess of cambridge were injamaica as part of their caribbean tour. but it was overshadowed by protests, and this picture, an unintended reminder of britain's colonial past, becoming one of the defining images of their visit. but the future of jamaica will be decided by its people. if we become a republic, we will still be member of the commonwealth. still with the british

but not ruled. we don't want the queen any more. she hasn't done antyhing for us. locked us up, enslaved us and abandoned us, that's what the queen did forjamaica. there is no doubt that if jamaica did end up breaking away from the british monarchy, it would be a symbolic move. but questions over stability and surviving completely alone are still fiercely debated here. adina campbell, bbc news, kingston, jamaica. now to a story that could spark global concern. mount everest�*s base camp could soon be relocated as rising temperatures and extensive human activity are causing the glacier that it sits on to become unsafe. a nepalese official has told the bbc that a new camping site will be found at a lower altitude. the base camp is used by climbers who are preparing to summit

mount everest — which is the world's tallest mountain. it sits on the khumbu glacier and according to researches from the university of leeds, the glacier is melting at a rate of one metre a year. and one of those researchers — dr scott watson joins us now. he has himself been to base camp four times. thank to base camp four times. you very much dr watsor being thank you very much dr watson for being with us today. the fact that the base camp needs to be moved is in itself very significant, but how worrying is the situation on the ground there?— worrying is the situation on the ground there? yes, we know the clacier, ground there? yes, we know the glacier. like _ ground there? yes, we know the glacier, like many— ground there? yes, we know the glacier, like many others, - ground there? yes, we know the glacier, like many others, melts| glacier, like many others, melts quite rapidly because of reduced snowfall at high altitudes, we need to regenerate the ice that is lost and it is not occurring. we have on

this glacier, so when they start moving around as the creates quite a hazardous situation, and also a lot of melt water that is generated. an alarming trend but it is something we see what are the future risks that you are anticipating? can we see what are the future risks that you are anticipating?- that you are anticipating? can it have a cascading _ that you are anticipating? can it have a cascading impact - that you are anticipating? can it have a cascading impact downstream in other areas?— have a cascading impact downstream in other areas? there are some down streamin: in other areas? there are some down streaming impacts — in other areas? there are some down streaming impacts as _ in other areas? there are some down streaming impacts as they _ in other areas? there are some down streaming impacts as they melt - in other areas? there are some down | streaming impacts as they melt water accumulates. in 2017, there was a large flood event, some melt water pooled on the surface, and that can cause floods downstream, back in 2017, this washed away some of the tracking bridges so we didn't have these downstream impacts that are associated with this environment as well. , ., ., . , ., ,

well. extensive human activity has of course contributed _ well. extensive human activity has of course contributed to _ well. extensive human activity has of course contributed to the - well. extensive human activity has i of course contributed to the present situation, do everest expeditions now need to considerably review their stance on how many people that they need to accommodate in the future? , ~ ., future? yes, i think there are sustainability _ future? yes, i think there are sustainability issues - future? yes, i think there are sustainability issues and - future? yes, i think there are sustainability issues and it. future? yes, i think there are sustainability issues and it is| sustainability issues and it is something that the local authorities will have to consider, in terms of the human impact on the glacier. in terms of the overall signal of that glacier thinning, that is the climate signal, but having a lot of people camping on the glacier, certainly with the waste it creates, sustainability issues. and also the hazard as well that people put themselves in. they accept quite a high level of risk by climbing mount everest but situation themselves at the base camp, at the moment it is subject to risks notjust on the glacier but also from the surrounding mountains. we saw the devastating avalanche in 2015 that swept across the base camp, and we

know that the temperatures continue to rise. and rightful activity is likely to increase. really, considering moving base camp, it is something that is a trade—off, really, it is about finding less risk for the mountaineers who are there sometimes for months. shill there sometimes for months. all ri . ht, there sometimes for months. all right, we'll leave it there, dr scott watson, thank you very much for giving us your perspective on that story that as we have set is sparking a global concern at the base of mount everest. let's bring you some breaking news now from colombia where gustavo petro, former member of the m—19 guerrilla movement has claimed victory in the presidentual election. he's pledged profound social and economic change. that is the breaking news that we are getting from colombia.

since the russian invasion, millions of ukrainians have been forced to leave their homes, and during the mass evacuations many people were separated from their families and friends. when their town was bombed, four teenagers were split up and their rock band ambitions put on hold — but after months apart they've been reunited. 0ur reporter abdujalil abdurasulov was there. singing for peace in a time of war. this ukrainian rock band is playing together for the first time since the russian invasion. they are from avdiivka, a front line city in eastern ukraine. i met the band just a few weeks just before moscow launched a full—scale attack on their country. they rehearsed their song called war, and told me about the horrors about the conflict they went through when it started in 2014. they believed no—one would want to repeat it.

sadly they turned out to be wrong. on february 2a, russia invaded ukraine. shortly after, their city came under heavy bombardment. singing in ukrainian. translation: there was one explosion, then another one, and it was so strong that the whole building was shaking, but after much fatigue i started screaming at my parents, telling them that we have to go. eventually, all four members of the band were evacuated. this is their first reunion since they left avdiivka. and they immediately went to a local studio to rehearse their song war. its lyrics now, the young musicians say, sound completely different than before. singing in ukrainian.

their studio in avdiivka was badly damaged during shelling, with a missile hitting the roof. for the band, a part of their life was gone. the war pushed them to change their views on russia. when i met them lastjanuary, they spoke russian to me. now, they consciously chose to speak ukrainian. translation: one thing is when you speak your native language, the language of your country, and another thing is when you speak the language of the state that occupied your country. before the band separates again and goes back to their new homes, they visit this place in the city centre. it's called the wish sphere. they came to make their wishes. they don't say it aloud, but they all know what it is. abdujalil abdurasulov, bbc news, dnipro.

that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello. the really hot and humid air has now finally left our shores. still plenty of heat across europe, however, as marked by the amber colour behind me and central europe will continue with heatwave conditions on into the week ahead. we are now in cooler, fresher air, that is pulled in from the north. the boundary between the two air masses, a weather front marked by this area of cloud still, i think, a few showers to come out of that through the evening, but they will clear through the course of the night. the northerly wind across the eastern side of the uk will ease back and central and eastern scotland could turn quite chilly. rural lows of just three or four degrees. certainly a fresher night across the board. monday dawns fine with sunshine. the wind in the east will continue to ease through the day, the north west of scotland

will continue to see that weather front pushing in thick cloud and some outbreaks of rain for the western isles of orkney and shetland. elsewhere, a dry story, with some long spells of sunshine and temperatures creeping up a degree or so on the figures, 20 in aberdeen, 22 or 23 across central england and wales. high pressure will stay across the uk, in the form of a ridge pushing across from the west, low pressure will try and get in on the same to the south, perhaps some showers towards the southern coast, low pressure will never be too far away from the north. a bit more cloud into scotland and northern ireland, but bringing perhaps some outbreaks of rain in here, but the upshot really is, for the majority of the uk, the week ahead looks largely dry. tuesday, we will see a front bringing more cloud across scotland and northern ireland and it will have effect on the temperatures, but i think rain in association with it, not particularly significant, some showery, drizzly outbreaks across eastern scotland and northern ireland, but it will be cooler here on tuesday. england and wales, in the sunshine, seen temperatures creeping up

a couple of degrees yet again. and for the remainder of the week, we really stay with that theme, a bit more cloud across scotland and northern ireland, and a greater chance of seeing some showers spreading out across scotland and northern ireland by the time we get to friday, but england and wales, i think, perhaps the lion's share of the uk sunshine through the week ahead. temperatures in the sunshine heading up into the high 20s maybe wednesday and thursday, showers becoming more widespread, friday and the temperatures easing back.

for thank hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment — first the headlines. a bad night for president macron — he looks set to lose his overall majority in the french parliament — the far—left and the far—right have made gains.

rail bosses have confirmed that talks to try to avoid this week's strike action will continue with union leaders tomorrow. after the uk's promise of more heavy weapons to ukraine — the new head of the british army says troops should be prepared to fight russia in europe. the people of colombia have elected their first ever left wing president, gustavo petro. and swimming's world governing body votes to effectively ban transgender competitors like american lia thomas from taking part in women's races. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are geri scott who is a political reporter at the times and james rampton, features writer at the independent. tomorrow's front pages, starting with.

the guardian leads on anger as ministers refuse tojoin