welcome to bbc news. i'm david eades. our top stories: former colombian rebel gustavo petro will become the country's first ever left—wing president after winning the second—round vote. french president emmanuel macron loses his majority hold on parliament as rival parties perform strongly in the legislative elections. translation: we have achieved the political _ translation: we have achieved the political objective _ translation: we have achieved the political objective we - translation: we have achieved the political objective we gave . 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. swimming's world governing body votes to restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women's events. we have to protect the rights of all athletes to compete. but

we also have to protect competitive furnace. and also on the programme: _ on the road to a republic. we report from jamaica, the latest commonwealth country to lose the queen as head of state. hello. thanks for joining hello. thanks forjoining us. from left—wing guerrilla to colombia's first ever left—wing president. the former rebel, gustavo petro, once jailed for his role with the m—i9 rebel movement, has won 51% of the vote, compared to 47% for his right—wing anti—establishment opponent, rodolfo hernandez. this was his third presidential campaign. with more, here's the bbc�*s south america correspondent, katy watson, in

the capital, bogota. the atmosphere here in gustavo petro's h0 is electric. people here almost didn't believe it. it was a nailbiter until the very end. this is a historic vote in so many ways — that's often used as a real cliche but it's really true — he is the first leftist president that colombia has ever had. and francia marquez will be the first black vice president colombia has ever had, and it's testament to the changes colombians wanted. rodolfo hernandez, his rival, the colombian trump, as he was known, has conceded defeat. but gustavo petro will have a job on his hands to try to win over conservative elites that have, for so long, run this country. what this vote shows is the ability for a country like colombia, that has suffered decades of civil conflict, that colombia can actually turn the page on its past and vote for a new future.

katy watson who is in bogota. thank you forjoining us. we're joined from washington by dr cynthia arnson from washington, a distinguished fellow and former director of the wilson center's latin american program. i noticed antony blinken secretary of state welcomed the election of gustavo petro. is that more about who he beats that more about who he beats that about gustavo petro himself?— that about gustavo petro himself? ,, ., ., , himself? the us government has said all along _ himself? the us government has said all along it _ himself? the us government has said all along it was _ himself? the us government has said all along it was prepared - said all along it was prepared to work with whoever one the colombian election. this was clearly a democratic election and very impressive when you think about it, the results were known within an hour or two of the polls closing. they announced the victor, the opposing candidate conceded, and the series of regulations

not only from the outgoing president, but for the presidents —— former president, who said colombia democracy has worked and lets pull and for the sake of the country. it is anna stark when as katy watson pointed out and there are enormous challenges ahead. that's the point, isn't it? for all the congratulations from the other side, if you like, this is uncharted territory for columbia and the left. definitely is. there are lots of many aspects of gustavo petro's platform that will be deeply controversial not only within the country but also in terms of relationships with the united states, how he proposes to fight drugs, how he proposes to fight drugs, how he proposes to tax the wealthy. he has the largest bloc in the congress

but still a minari, so to get legislation passed, he will have to forge coalitions with other smaller parties and that is not going to be izzy in a deeply divided country. what seems clear _ deeply divided country. what seems clear is _ deeply divided country. what seems clear is there - deeply divided country. what seems clear is there is - deeply divided country. what seems clear is there is very l seems clear is there is very much a left—wing trend coming through central america and latin america generally. how does that influence aus approach? i does that influence aus approach?— does that influence aus auroach? ., ., ., approach? i would say more than an hinu approach? i would say more than anything there — approach? i would say more than anything there is _ approach? i would say more than anything there is an _ approach? i would say more than anything there is an anti- - anything there is an anti— incumbent trend so if there has been a conservative or right wing president in office, people go the other way. covid-i9 people go the other way. covid—i9 pandemic preceded by decades of very mediocre growth has credit a lot of frustration among young people, among the middle class, who saw historic games and reducing poverty and somewhat inequality. all of that was exploded during the

pandemic when the number of people that didn't have, couldn't put food on the table every day, just increased the number of unemployed, of underemployed, of informality, people who couldn't go to school because they had no access to internet or a computer, so there is a great deal of desire for change. and right now, that seems to be trending left, it's not universal, but one hopes that gustavo petro will notjoin others in the region who are really anti— institutionalist, anti— the norms of democracy. we see that in central america, we have seen that elsewhere, the rise of populism and there is a strong democratic mandate but there are also guardrails. one more on that list of challenges for him. cynthia,

thank you. challenges for him. cynthia, thank yon-— challenges for him. cynthia, thank you. thank you for the invitation. _ the world governing body of swimming has voted to ban transgender athletes from competing in women's events unless they've transitioned by the age of 12. it follows controversy over the issue of swimmers who were born male, but who transitioned and then went on to win women's races. our sports correspondent, jane dougall, has more. the world swimming championships getting under way in budapest. butjust hours earlier, in the same city, the sport's governing body had made a crucial decision. members of fina voted to effectively bar any trans women who has gone through male puberty from competing in women's events. we have to protect the rights of all our athletes to compete. but we also have to protect competitive fairness at our events, especially women's competition.

the policy has been prompted by swimmers such as american lia thomas, the first known transgender swimmer to win a us national college title. thomas will now not be eligible to compete in the women's events at the world championships or olympics. former olympic swimmer and campaigner sharron davies has welcomed it. i am proud of my association to be the first to come forward and base their rules on proved science. we've asked for that for five years, all we've ever wanted is fair sport for females. it's an incredibly divisive subject. the debate has led to other sports examining their policies including world cycling's governing body who will tighten the rules, following trans athlete emily bridges' failed attempt to compete in the women category. fina say they will also create an open category, but those disappointed with the change today say that scarred consolation. if trans women have undergone appropriate period

of testosterone suppression, then their advantages will be mitigated to the point where we can have meaningful competition between trans women. fairness and inclusion are the cornerstones of sport but this issue has seen the two collide, and when feelings run as deep as this, affecting so many, they won't dissipate anytime soon. jane dougall, bbc news. a short time ago, i spoke to catherine ordway, the sport integrity research lead at the university of canberra, and asked her what she thought of the ruling. it's a very disappointing decision, in that they have thrown a blanket over the entire transgender community, which i think is unfair, and doesn't take into account the nuances in either the community or in fact within fina itself which of course has a number of different disciplines from diving, artistic swimming to synchronised swimming, water polo,

as well as the speed events, so ijust don't understand what fina is trying the medical world is recommending that children don't begin transitioning until they are ia, so it effectively means that any transgender mild to female has no chance of competing in competitive swimming events for their entire life.

i think the message is they will have a chance, and they will have a chance, and they will be a specific category four transgender athletes? it is surprising to me because how many transgender athletes how many tra nsgender athletes are how many transgender athletes are they anticipating? right now they can point to one — leo thomas in at the us who was competing at college level. the reality is, this is not a problem. we have had transgender. crosstalk. unfortunately, from this perspective, doesn't leah thomas showed that there actually is a problem? i disagree because she is not in the national team. she is at couege in the national team. she is at college level. this is one athlete. across the world we have had transgender athletes have had tra nsgender athletes competing have had transgender athletes competing in a range of sports. they are not on the podium, we aren't seeing them winning world championships in government and other things, so i'm not sure there is a

problem. and at the community level, sports would say there is no problem and they want to include people. find is no problem and they want to include people.— include people. and inclusivity is such a critical— include people. and inclusivity is such a critical part _ include people. and inclusivity is such a critical part of - include people. and inclusivity is such a critical part of what l is such a critical part of what everyone is trying to reach out to, or at least one auto. in a nutshell then, what would your ideal scenario before this? because there are so few people seeking to transition and then also play an elite sport, i would like them to look at each person as an individual, and to look at this on a case—by—case point basis rather than throwing a blanket over it because what we have right now is a very poor message out to some of the most vulnerable and marginalised people in our community, and that's very dangerous. catherine ordway of the university of canberra, thank you very much indeed. stay with us on bbc news.

members of the neo—nazi resistance movement armed with pistols and shotguns. this we believe that, according to international law, that we have a right to claim certain parts of this country is ourland. i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner." cheering as the uk woke up to the news that it is to exit the european union, leave campaigners began celebrating. in total, i7.a million people voted for the uk to leave the eu. the medical research council has now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie, which for 29 years hosted

on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news. iam i am david iam david eades. our top story: former colombian rebel gustavo petro will become the country's first ever left—wing president after winning the second—round vote. there has been an unprecedented election in france. president macron of france has suffered a major political setback after his party failed to win an outright majority in the country's parliamentary elections. less than two months after his own presidential election victory, his ensemble coalition has fallen our paris correspondent lucy williamson has more. emmanuel macron's presidency just got tougher. early projections suggest his coalition has lost a third of its seats tonight.

it's now more than 50 seats short of 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 we have to face. this is 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: 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 partyjumped 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 l people together as part of a great popular movement unifying all patriots from the right and the left. the parliamentary opposition to mr macron's centrist coalition is now much stronger than before, but it's also more fractured, with one bloc 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's 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 era of political opposition that some see as good for democracy and others as bad for france. lucy williamson,

bbc news, paris. earlier i spoke to our news reporter, azadeh moshiri, on the reaction within france. despite emmanuel macron's a party being the largest in the national assembly, it'll hamper his agenda and he has to face the reality that in april many voters weren't necessarily voting for his agenda but against his opponents, and wanted to put reins on his ability to implement that agenda. if you look at the headlines in france now, starting with la furore, which is the right, they say: they say without an outright majority, it'd be near possible to govern and president macron said it'd be chaos. if you look at what opponents have said in reaction to the result, they don't want to play ball and see this as a mandate to counter some of his policies.

on the right, if we look at le poin, they say: there are referring to the face of french politics changing as a result of this, with president macron occupying centre ground. on the far left, jean—luc on one side, and then the far right candidate marine le pen's party who have historic win, the most seats they've won, ten times at least what they had in 2017 and the heavyweights left behind. le monde say: that's because president macron plasma president macron's has said

that we have known better nights, we have disappointed a number of the french boaters, the message is clear. desolving the national assembly would be a big step. that's right. le monde refer to an unnamed strategist for azadeh and there is a debate about when they can do so of the national assembly so close after elections. most people say a year but they are reacting to the fact that they may not be able to get anything done. the fact is also that he has different options now whereas he had an outright majority last time, 350 seats, he could do a lot of what he wanted. now it's about compromises and deals and his government spokesperson did say that they're willing to work with any moderates who are willing to move france forward, a veiled reference. 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. some of those injured in the fighting then are now recovering overseas. the bbc has met some of the younger victims injured in the early days of the conflict. hospital in a foreign land is not what she wanted to celebrate her birthday. she is far from celebrate her birthday. she is farfrom home, with only her grandmother as company. when we first masher three months ago she was fighting for her life in zaporizhzhia's children's hospital. her ride leg blown off by a shell, and withered extent injuries. translation: ,, , . translation: she is much better, translation: she is much better. she _ translation: she is much better, she refused - translation: she is much better, she refused to - translation: she is much better, she refused to eat l translation: she is much . better, she refused to eat back then. she was scared for her life. she has had 2a so far. diana was in the same hospital ward as masha and also

evacuated to germany. she had life—threatening wins, shrapnel lodged in her brain and other terrible injuries. their recovery will be long and difficult. the russian shell that maimed that diana killed her older sister natasha and her older sister natasha and her four—year—old her older sister natasha and herfour—year—old niece. as the only surviving child, the person diana wants most by her side is her dad, vladimir. they speak every day on the phone. translation: i phone. translation: ., ., ., phone. translation: ., ., translation: i am glad to see m dad translation: i am glad to see my dad but _ translation: i am glad to see my dad but i — translation: i am glad to see my dad but i wish _ translation: i am glad to see my dad but i wish i _ translation: i am glad to see my dad but i wish i talk- translation: i am glad to see my dad but i wish i talk to - translation: i am glad to see my dad but i wish i talk to him l my dad but i wish i talk to him like we are talking with 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 upon 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 that any man fighting age cannot travel. but he is clearly in no fit state to pick up a gun, so while he waits he comes here to judge every day and praise for those he has lost. translation: iii those he has lost. translation: , translation: if they give me that permit — translation: if they give me that permit i — translation: if they give me that permit i am _ translation: if they give me that permit i am definitely - that permit i am definitely going to go. i cannot be without them. i am without my family. i keep thinking about them. ~ ., ., ., them. with diana due to undergo another brain _ them. with diana due to undergo another brain operation - them. with diana due to undergo another brain operation this - another brain operation this week, vladimir volodymyr zelensky directly to travel, and his prayers were quite literally answered at the 11th hour. his daughter is still seriously ill, but at least her father will now be by her side. leaders of the commonwealth will meet in rwanda this week, where the queen will be represented by prince charles.

jamaica's letters to say they will drop the monarch as the head of state. our correspondent looked at the country becoming a republic. 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. 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 anything for us. locked us up, enslaved us and abandoned us, that's what the queen did forjamaica. there is no doubt that ifjamaica 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. golf, and england's matt fitzpatrick has won the us open to clinch his first major title. he finished one shot ahead of america's will zalatoris and scottie scheffler.

fitzpatrick, who's now more than $3 million better off because of the victory, is the first englishman to win the us open since justin rose in 2013. if you are wondering about through the evening. right now we are seeing the rain band pulled away and increasingly the weather will become drier over the next few hours. showers fading from the north—east of scotland so most areas will see clear skies into monday morning but it will be a chilly start. temperatures six orseven chilly start. temperatures six or seven for scotland and northern england. relatively

fresh air at the moment but in the week ahead we will draw in north—westerly winds, milder, dragging an air originating from north america. it will push in behind the warm front which will be a feature of the weather over the next few days. monday morning, a fresh start. for most, clear blue sunny skies. much cloud in the afternoon, humidity low. it will feel warm in the sunshine but thicker cloud working into north—west cool and thanks to the warm front bringing low cloud, mist and fog around coasts and hills, and some drizzle. for most areas, temperatures and at the low 20s. temperatures and at the low 205. it temperatures and at the low 20s. it will be warm and at the sunshine. more humid air will make inroads on tuesday in and across scotland and northern ireland which is why it is turning cloudy. the cloud digging foran turning cloudy. the cloud digging for an occasional spot of light rain or drizzle, particularly in the morning. they could be mist or fog. particularly in the morning. they could be mist orfog. ross england and wales, another fine and sunny day but we

temperatures rise higher — 25 celsius and at the best of the sunshine across parts of the midlands. on wednesday, brighter weather moving into parts of scotland and northern ireland. still hanging on to some sunshine across england and wales but more humid air arriving, so temperatures can rise faster and further. wednesday looking at highs of “p wednesday looking at highs of up to 28 celsius. in the west, cloudier, temperatures into the high teens. a few showers directing the south—east on thursday, otherwise more hot and weather locally across england and wales. 19 and 2a scotland and northern ireland. maybe rain in the west by friday.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the former colombian rebel, gustavo petro, has become the country's first left—wing president after winning a second round vote. mr petro won 50.5% of the vote compared to a7% for his right—wing anti—establishment opponent, rodolfo hernandez. mr hernandez wished the new government good luck. the international swimming federation, fina, has voted to restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women's events. from now on, transgender swimmers are required to have completed their transition by the age of twelve. supporters of the trans community say the decision is unfair. france's president emmanuel macron has suffered a major political setback after his centrist coalition lost its parliamentary majority.

his coalition, "ensemble", lost around a hundred seats, with major gains for both marine le pen's far—right party