hello and welcome to bbc news. we start in france where protests have continued into a fourth night, resulting in over a71 arrests, but the interior minister gerald darmanin said there had been a downturn in violence. despite mr darmanin�*s claims, there are reports of widespread chaos in cities across france, with buildings and vehicles torched and stores looted. in other developments, the government requested a shutdown of overnight bus and tram services. and 16,000 police officers were deployed overnight. meanwhile, french football star, captain of the national side, kylian mbappe, said �*violence solves nothing,�* and calls for it to be replaced by mourning, dialogue and reconstruction. the unrest began after nahel m, a 17—year—old, was shot dead by police as he drove

from a traffic stop. his funeral will take place later today. these are pictures from marseille, where at least 80 people have been arrested overnight. rioters earlier looted a gun store in the city and stole hunting rifles but police say no ammunition was taken. marseille mayor benoit payan called on the national government to immediately send additional troops. and these are pictures from paris as police officers look to get control of the situation. the interior minister said children as young as 13 have been detained, adding that the average age of those held is 17. president emmanuel macron criticised social media, saying it had incited teenagers to get involved, and he condemned the violence.

there is an unacceptable instrumentalisation of the death of a teenager which we all do floor, but this time should be about contemplation and respect. in the face of this, ifirmly condemn and respect. in the face of this, i firmly condemn those who use the situation and this period to try and create disorder and target our institutions. they are responsible for these harrowing acts and i firmly condemn, we all do, this pure and unjustifiable violence that has no legitimacy. that was france's emmanuel macron. brazil's former president, jair bolsonaro has described the supreme electoral court's decision to ban him from public office until 2030 as a stab in the back. our brazil correspondent camilla mota has the latest. the case against bolsonaro was brought to the court by one

of his rival parties and it was built around a meeting he held with foreign ambassadors lastjuly, before the elections. in an event broadcast on state television, he cast doubt on brazil's electronic voting system without showing evidence to back the fraud claims. five of the seven judges rejected the defence argument that bolsonaro was exercising his free speech and held the meeting in an effort to discuss with diplomats how to improve the electoral system. his conviction means he's banned from running for office for eight years but he says he's going to appeal. the big question now is what happens next? pundits say that even if he's unable to run, he could still be a key political figure. whoever he endorses in 2026 will have a big leg up in the race. and to the surprise of many, he recently said in an interview that if his wife, former first lady michelle bolsonaro wanted, she could run for office. in the past, whenever prompted with a question like that, bolsonaro always said he thought she shouldn't run because she didn't have enough electoral experience.

that might have changed now — we'll have to wait and see. camilla mota there. australia has become the first country in the world to legalise the use of psychedelics to treat some mental health conditions. approved psychiatrists can now prescribe mdma to those suffering post—traumatic stress disorder and magic mushrooms for some types of depression. live now to sydney and our correspondent phil mercer. phil, how has this move been received in australia? these drugs were approved by australia's medical regulator, the therapeutic goods act illustrator, in february of this year and the move did take

many people in the psychiatric and psychological community by surprise. the therapeutic goods administration was aware of concerned about a lack of research or a lack of definitive research in this field but it said that there was emerging evidence that these treatments could help people with psychological and psychiatric disorders that were not touched or helped by current treatments. so, what it means in australia from today is that approved psychiatrists can prescribe mdma — this is the active ingredient in a party drugs such as ecstasy — to treat post—traumatic stress disorder and also a compound found in those magic mushrooms can also be treated from today for people suffering from depression that has not been able to be treated with other forms of therapy. so, it is quite a controversial move.

some practitioners believe that the psychedelic drugs could powerfully improve the way certain psychological disorders are treated. others, though, believe that australia has been far too quick to approve these feelgood chemicals. fik. far too quick to approve these feelgood chemicals.— feelgood chemicals. 0k. bill burst, thank— feelgood chemicals. 0k. bill burst, thank you _ feelgood chemicals. 0k. bill burst, thank you very - feelgood chemicals. 0k. bill burst, thank you very much | burst, thank you very much indeed. we are going to stay with the subject and speak to doctor mike musker, a mental health research at the university of south australia. thank you forjoining us on the programme. first off, what does the evidence show? clearly they would have had some research done into this. what did it go? there are many studies in depression and post—traumatic stress disorder to say that a single dose for example of psilocybe and, 25 mg, has a genetic impact on the mood disorders —— dramatic impact. and it has been shown to last

up and it has been shown to last up to three months in effect. so it is notjust provided on its own. it is a supported treatment, a multidisciplinary treatment. the person will be set up in a specialist clinic with probably two facilitators that will sit with them for a whole 6— a hours during the experience and they will talk to the person if it is required in support them through the experience-_ in support them through the experience. why has australia decided to _ experience. why has australia decided to go _ experience. why has australia decided to go down _ experience. why has australia decided to go down this - decided to go down this particular route because there are so many drugs out there on the market being prescribed for mental health conditions. white use mdma at magic mushrooms? well, the evidence has been around since the 1980s where they have done a lot of research on the effect of both of these drugs on the brain and they actually stimulate for neurotransmitters that we are aware of and you may have heard of these — this sort of master neurotransmitters at one of

them is dopamine. the other one is a serotonin which is a mood change. so, it will increase your mood. that is more available. the other one is a glutamate and gamma amino acid. those of fort neurotransmitters create neuro plasticity and basically give you a mystical or sort of spiritual experience that essentially has changed people for the better, and people for the better, and people with ptsd have expressed that this type of treatment has helped them. now, the risks and side effects are there, however, the evidence is — there was an article published in the internationaljournal of neuropsych of a with therapy in 2020 saying that there has been little side—effects. can 2020 saying that there has been little side-effects.— little side-effects. can you cive little side-effects. can you give me — little side-effects. can you give me an _ little side-effects. can you give me an idea _ little side-effects. can you give me an idea of- little side-effects. can you give me an idea of what i little side-effects. can you| give me an idea of what the side—effects are? give me an idea of what the

side-effects are?— give me an idea of what the side-effects are? the immediate once i a headache. _ side-effects are? the immediate once i a headache. your - side-effects are? the immediate once i a headache. your heart . once i a headache. your heart pressure might raise. your blood pressure ) and that pressure might raise. your blood pressure) and that might give you a feeling of anxiety but if you are supported by a therapist they can talk you through that initial experience and it will subside but most people will report that it is basically an all—black experience for it provides a dramatic change to their reality. you change your sense of time. there is one serious side effect where somebody with, say, at risk of psychosis, could actually have a persistent type of disorder, but again, that would be very rare under this type of treatment. and a risk assessment would be done... that psychedelic effect, doesn't that just mask the underlying issues?- doesn't that just mask the underlying issues? does it mask them? yes- _ underlying issues? does it mask them? yes. but— underlying issues? does it mask them? yes. but let's _ underlying issues? does it mask them? yes. but let's look- underlying issues? does it mask them? yes. but let's look at - them? yes. but let's look at what depression _ them? yes. but let's look at what depression is. - them? yes. but let's look at i what depression is. depression is a profound change in mood thatis is a profound change in mood that is long lasting and cannot last for decades and also ptsd,

there are many veterans are still suffering and not experiencing belief in their treatment and that these two drugs offer hope to those people. that is the idea — offering hope. and that community is crying out for alternative treatments and we can now proceed to them safely in practice. can now proceed to them safely in practice-— in practice. so, who would benefit from _ in practice. so, who would benefit from this - in practice. so, who would l benefit from this treatment, this therapy the most? it is this— this therapy the most? it is this long—term? would you be on it permanently or is it recommended that it is only for short—term use? the recommended that it is only for short-term use?— recommended that it is only for short-term use? the evidence is after one single _ short-term use? the evidence is after one single dose _ short-term use? the evidence is after one single dose it - short-term use? the evidence is after one single dose it can - after one single dose it can have an effect for up to three months. that is with psilocybin and with mdma it is usually three doses, 2— three doses. again, the effect has been shown in the longer term, so just 2— three doses with mdma is about 80 mg, 80— 180 mg and they have those over to — three treatments but they are

supported and multidisciplinary with psychotherapy to support that so it is aiding the psychotherapy, if you like. qm. psychotherapy, if you like. 0k, mike musker, _ psychotherapy, if you like. ok, mike musker, fascinating hearing from you. thank you very much from the university of south australia. thank you. let's get some of the day's other news now. police and witnesses say at least 48 people have been killed in a road accident at a busyjunction in kenya. they said a lorry carrying a shipping container lost control and ploughed into vehicles near the western town of kericho. a us state department report has said the chaotic us evacuation from afghanistan in 2021 was the result of a lack of clear decision—making and an absence of centralised crisis planning. it said the event seriously undermined the viability of the afghan government, which collapsed in days, allowing a taliban takeover. and a florida murder suspect who featured three times on america's most wanted was arrested after nearly four decades on the run.

donald santini allegedly used 13 aliases to evade arrest for the 1984 murder of a 33—year—old florida woman, authorities said. here in the uk — an opinion piece about the duchess of sussex byjeremy clarkson in the sun newspaper has had a complaint of sexism upheld by the press watchdog. the article received over 25,000 complaints — a record — but the independent press standards organisation rejected claims it was racist, inaccurate or that it sought to harrass meghan, as david sillito reports. jeremy clarkson�*s column from december of last year was all about how much he hated the duchess of sussex, and that he dreamt of seeing her made to parade naked through the streets of every town in britain, while the crowds chant "shame" and throw lumps of excrement at her. the article was soon deleted,

with jeremy clarkson saying he was horrified to have caused so much hurt. the sun also said they regretted publishing the article, and six months on, the paper is now publishing a ruling from its regulator ipso that it breached the editorial code. will there be a fine for the sun? the remedy the committee required is the publication of its upheld decision to let, not only the readers of the sun, but also the wider public know about the reasons for the finding and the sun will be required to flag that on its front page. the complaint was not made by the duchess of sussex, but by the women's rights organisations the wilde foundation and the fawcett society, who have welcomed the ruling. we're absolutely delighted about this victory for fawcett, for our members and supporters and for wilde foundation, who also brought the complaint with us. this was a really egregious example. women have had to put up with this kind of hate for generation after generation, but what today's decision

shows is time is up. we are going to stand together and we are going to hold our press to account and say that it isn't acceptable to perpetuate these kind of hateful ideas any more. it's understood they were happy for the complaint to go forward and while there's no comment from meghan and harry, it's understood they were happy for the complaint to go forward about an article that prince harry described as horrific, hurtful and cruel. david sillito, bbc news. exploring the dark side of the universe. now that may sound star wars but it's not science—fiction — it's reality. later today the european space agency will launch a telescope into space to try and solve some of its biggest mysteries. to explain more here's our science editor rebecca morelle stunning images of our cosmos. but what we can see makes up a tiny fraction of what is really out there. the rest is known as

the dark universe. we cannot see it and scientist do not know what it is. now a new mission is about to try and shed light on this mystery. it is like trying to set off on a ship before people knew where land was in different directions. now we'rejust trying to map out the universe, trying to map out the universe, trying to map out the universe, trying to understand where we fit into it and how we got here and how the whole universe has gotten from the point of the big bang to what we have now. the european space agency �*s bait�*s craft is called euclid and will make a vast 3d map of the cosmos. it is trying to understand phenomena called dark energy and dark matter. so what is dark matter? galaxies like our own milky way are held together by gravity. the force comes from everything that is in them, the stars, the planets, the dust. the thing is all this material does not provide enough gravity to stop these great spirals from flying apart. there is something else

there. a cosmic glue that we cannot see that adds the extra gravity to bind them together. and that is dark matter. scientists think that dark matter makes up about 25% of the universe. the material we can see, regular matter, accounts for only 5%. they believe the other 70% is dark energy. what is dark energy? since the big bang the universe has been expanding with galaxies moving ever further apart. scientists had thought that over time this would slow down but, actually, the expansion is speeding up and it is thought that a mysterious thoughts, dark energy, is driving this. it thoughts, dark energy, is driving this.— driving this. it could, enormously - driving this. it could, | enormously influence driving this. it could, - enormously influence the fate of our universe. how far will it expand? we'll go for ever and accelerate and just get bigger and bigger and bigger more rapidly? that sort of rip

apart or will it, perhaps, collapsed back down again. understanding that fifth fourth, if that is what dark energy is, will help us understand not only where we came from but where we are going in this universe. liii< going in this universe. uk scientists _ going in this universe. uk scientists have played a key role in this mission, leading one of its main instruments, the visible light camera. components were built at the mullard space science laboratory. it will take incredibly detailed images of billions of galaxies to study the dark universe it will have to spot the tiniest distortions.- to spot the tiniest distortions. ~ ., , distortions. we will not be able to see _ distortions. we will not be able to see dark— distortions. we will not be able to see dark matter i distortions. we will not be able to see dark matter orj able to see dark matter or energy, we will infer it from the movement of visible objects we can see and that is what must be high resolution and high precision. instrumentation. it may be the faintest of wobbles from a star that gives away the presence of dark matter and dark energy. it will take the spacecraft six years to complete its map of the sky. scientists say the weight will be worth it. what it discovers could mean

fundamental changes to our understanding of the universe. back here on earth, the hollywood's actors union and majorfilm studios have agreed to keep working and continue talks untiljuly 12 in an effort to prevent strike action. the union — which includes top stars like meryl streep and jennifer lawrence — wants a new pay deal and safeguards around use of artificial intelligence. live now to anousha sakoui, entertainment industry reporter for the la times. thank you forjoining us on the programme. iwonder thank you forjoining us on the programme. i wonder if we could start, there are issues over pay and conditions. could you take us through what the issue is there? 50 take us through what the issue is there? , . . is there? so since the pandemic we have seen — is there? so since the pandemic we have seen a _ is there? so since the pandemic we have seen a huge _ is there? so since the pandemic we have seen a huge shift - is there? so since the pandemic we have seen a huge shift in - we have seen a huge shift in consumption of film and television to streaming and the way that actors and other creators in hollywood have been

compensated, they argue lags the way they used to get paid on the way, the amount that they get paid and also the way of their working, have changed considerably with the rise of streaming companies like netflix, amazon and apple. so part of the deal that the two sides are trying to get to is an agreement over their split of the prophets, basically, how much of the proceeds from popular television shows and films on streaming platforms will go to actors in this case. and what is the problem with artificial intelligence? how widely as it used within the industry and what is the risk to those working within it? b, to those working within it? bit like the actors who were trying get ahead of streaming, now they are trying to get ahead of ai and ai can be used to manipulate their likeness and their voice and they want to make sure that when that is

done it is done with their consent and they have some rules around how ai can be used to use their likeness and voice. that also compensated when it is used. ai itself must be trained and be have some input so if there images to train artificial intelligence programmes, they want to be compensated for that as well. are we likely to see an agreement? what is the feeling out there? ., ., ~' , agreement? what is the feeling out there? ., ., ~ , ., out there? look, they have civen out there? look, they have given themselves - out there? look, they have given themselves another i out there? look, they have i given themselves another two weeks to try and get a deal. i have been told that we are not out of the territory of a strike but the actors union has not been on strike under this contract and its film and tv contracts since 1980 so it would be unusual for it to go on strike. that it is a there is a huge gulf that they have two try and meet across. the

entertainment _ two try and meet across. the entertainment industry is huge in that part of the united states. is there wider support for what they are asking for? yeah. this is something that affect all creatives, really, in film and television. it affects writers and directors. directors just struck a deal to get better pay and the writers are still on strike so that affects the united states but if actors go on strike than that would be actors who are members of seg after a sick who work around the world so you could see productions across the world be affected, notjust in the united states. the world be affected, not 'ust in the united states.�* the world be affected, not 'ust in the united states. thank you very much- _ household energy bills in england, scotland and wales will become cheaper from today as the regulator, ofgem, brings in its new price cap. typical annual energy costs will be lowered to about £2000. but the boss of centrica — which owns british gas — has warned that bills are likely to stay around this

level for the forseeable future. here's our business editor simonjack. under this ageing platform is a gas tank the size of central london. the rough storage facility was mothballed in 2016 as pipelines from europe meant it was considered redundant. not any more. it was brought back into partial service last october and today, it will be filled further, ahead of a winter that rough�*s owners say we need to be well prepared for. i think that there's a danger that we get complacent because last winter was ok and because prices are quite stable now. in my view, it's not resilient enough at the moment. it could be more resilient, but it's far better than it was. so we've doubled the capacity and we should really not lose sight of that. this makes a huge difference. typical annual household bills will fall from £2,500 to £2,074 from this saturday, but that's still £800 more than it was two years ago. so when will bills return to normal? there's no indication it's going to come below £2,000.

over the next nine months or so, we would expect it to stay at that level. when we had the issue in russia last week, prices rose by 20%. some of that will feed into energy bills going forward. so we don't know where prices will go. there are six days' worth of uk supply of gas beneath my feet. the uk has 12 days in total, but germany has over 100. we are very reliant on gas still, over half of which is imported. as long as that remains true, prices are likely to remain high and volatile. not far away onshore in doncaster, british gas customer tara is glad her bill will be £20 a month lower from july, but it's still more than double what it used to be, meaning there's no slack in the household budget. like everyone else, i'm just really struggling and then you've got to really cut back on all the luxuries that you did have. so it got to the point where you get depressed because you just basically go into work really just to pay your bills. and with housing and food bills still rising fast, many people will need ongoing support from government and the energy industry, according to charity groups. if we're going

to have a situation where energy prices are this stubbornly high for the foreseeable future, then we have to expect government to intervene with financial assistance to those on the lowest incomes, but also for the energy sector to sort out social tariffs, debt provisions, ways of helping people who are struggling. a cost of living crisis that started with energy will be with us this winter and beyond. simon jack, bbc news. let's remind you of our top story from france where protests have continued into an fourth night. a71 people have been arrested. the interior minister has stressed that there had actually been a downturn in violence. despite those claims they have been reports of widespread chaos in cities across the country with buildings and vehicles torched and also reports of stores being looted. pictures coming into us from marseille, 80

people, we understand, were arrested overnight and from the capital, paris, police officers have been trying to get control of the situation. we are told that children as young as 13 have been detained. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. after what we had on friday, it's hard to believe that this june could be the warmest on record. across north yorkshire, temperatures were around 16 degrees in the afternoon. some other parts of the country were colder still. we're going to find more sunshine, though, over the weekend — the start ofjuly — in this clearest slot with the thicker, lower cloud moving away, taking the rain away as well. we're going to be left with more of a north—south split this weekend with the sunnier, warmer weather in the south, the showers continuing further north. we'll have some stronger winds as well. could be a cloudy start for many but we'll see the showers in the midlands, the south—east moving away. sunnier skies developing in the south but sunshine and showers will continue in scotland, northern ireland, and also northern england.

frequent showers in the north and west of scotland, where it will be quite windy and it may feel still rather chilly but we could make 18 degrees this time in scotland and northern ireland. 23 or 2a in the south—east, so a bit warmer than it was on friday. and for the cricketers, well, there could be one or two showers left over for the start of play. otherwise, it looks like it's going to be dry with some sunshine. little bit breezy out there, mind you. and the winds, if anything, coming back all the way from iceland and greenland, so it's never going to be particularly warm. and that low pressure sitting close to scotland will keep it windy and wet in the far north of the mainland. more showers, though, to come on sunday across other parts of scotland, the odd one continuing in northern ireland, northern england. but for wales, the midlands, southern england, it should be a dry day. plenty of sunshine here. the winds may not be quite as strong on sunday but, if anything, those temperatures could actually be a degree or so lower. now, heading into the beginning

of the new week and that low pressure heading towards scandinavia keeps some windy weather, though, going across scotland. that weather front there continuing to feed rain into northern scotland. more showers coming into the rest of the country. and whilst england and wales may start dry, northern ireland, too, we could see some showery rain moving in here from the west and that could arrive later on in the day at sw19 for the start of wimbledon, where temperatures are going to be around 21 degrees, so not a particularly warm start to the week ahead. it's going to take a while for the temperatures to rise — they may not rise a great deal, mind you — and it's still unsettled over the week ahead with showers or longer spells of rain, particularly in the north and the west.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the interior ministry in france has said that nearly 500 protesters have been arrested across the country on a fourth night of rioting. this includes 80 people in the country's second city marseille. australia has become the first country to permit the nationwide use of ecstasy and magic mushrooms to treat some mental health conditions. authorised psychiatrists will be allowed to prescribe the drugs for ptsd, post—traumatic stress disorder, and some forms of depression.

brazil's former president jair bolsonaro has described