hello, i'm samantha simmonds. we start in france where the funeral of a teenager shot dead by a police officer has taken place in the paris suburb of nanterre. 17—year—old nahel�*s death — during a traffic stop — has sparked four nights of riots and looting in a number of french cities. on friday night another 1300 people were arrested. and there are fears of further disturbances across the country tonight. president emmanuel macron has now cancelled his scheduled visit to germany as a result of the unrest. let's cross live to paris and my colleague rajini vaidyanathan... well, here in central paris in the last few hours, we've seen an increased police presence. police van speeding pastors and other members of the police arriving. people are expecting another night of violence here. now, last night

the authority said that the violence was a bit less than the previous night, but there still, as you say, arrested more than 1300 people. 0vernight, people are dealing across the country with more damage and destruction. and today people were also dealing with grief. in the suburb of non—tear, not too far from where i am, the funeral was held. for 17—year—old nahel m, he was a teenager who was shot dead by a police officer earlier this week. his death sparked all of the protests that we've seen in the following week and a days. my colleague reports on the day. non—tear when nahel m was buried todayis non—tear when nahel m was buried today is littered with notices of his death. messages of rage in burnt out vehicles backed up by graffiti. god saw it all. we joined the crowd

outside the cemetery, the message to journalists, get a camera out at your peril. even filming on phones there was banned, no snapchat, no instagram, we were told. public interest grating against private ties. the funeral marks the end of nahel m's short life in non—tear, but the story of his death lives on. he's been adopted as a symbol across the country. his mother buries her son. we met this woman in nanterre earlier this week. she didn't want to be identified. she told us she witnessed nahel�*s death and knew him a little. "the violence as death is triggered isn't helpful", she says. translation: burning everything, schools, town halls - it's useless. i everything they're doing, the parents will pay the price. but if there are riots, it's because the police are looking for it. when they check young people's ids ten times a day, it's irritating. rioting continued last night. the southern cities of marseille

and lyon lit up by burning vehicles, and fireworks aimed directly at police. the government said dozens of police stations were attacked across the country and over 1,000 people arrested. in nanterre, the epicentre of this earthquake, rioters patrolled the streets with petrol cans and molotov cocktails — starting fires is one way of drawing out the police. the prayers in nanterre today were for nahel. at night, the demands of some here are forjustice. the prayers of others are for peace. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. my my colleague, lucy williamson reporting there. well, there are deep—rooted issues that many of the protesters say are driving them onto the streets. many that we've spoken

to in non—tear and others that we've heard from as well believe that the french police are racist. and of the un yesterday said that they felt that france's police needed to address deep concerns over racism and discrimination. we then heard from a french foreign ministry in response to that, saying that there were no foundations to those accusations. and now the question is, what can the government to do to contain these ongoing protests? i'm nowjoined by christopher vai is berg who is an mp for president macron�*s party, thank you very much forjoining us. macron's party, thank you very much forjoining ve— forjoining us. thank you for having me. what forjoining us. thank you for having me- what do _ forjoining us. thank you for having me. what do you _ forjoining us. thank you for having me. what do you think _ forjoining us. thank you for having me. what do you think needs - forjoining us. thank you for having me. what do you think needs to i forjoining us. thank you for having me. what do you think needs to be done now? — me. what do you think needs to be done now? what _ me. what do you think needs to be done now? what should _ me. what do you think needs to be done now? what should the - me. what do you think needs to be i done now? what should the president to be doing to stop this endless violence? ~ ., .,

violence? well, there are two different steps, _ violence? well, there are two different steps, first - violence? well, there are two different steps, first i - violence? well, there are two different steps, first i think. violence? well, there are two | different steps, first i think we need _ different steps, first i think we need to— different steps, first i think we need to have a very responsible speech— need to have a very responsible speech to — need to have a very responsible speech to calm down all the tension that has— speech to calm down all the tension that has been going up for the past few days _ that has been going up for the past few days. some of my colleagues are playing _ few days. some of my colleagues are playing with fire by adding fuel to the fire~ — playing with fire by adding fuel to the fire. we know that the situation is extremely tough, some of the rioters, — is extremely tough, some of the rioters, at — is extremely tough, some of the rioters, at least 30% of the rioters are under— rioters, at least 30% of the rioters are under 16 — rioters, at least 30% of the rioters are under16 years rioters, at least 30% of the rioters are under 16 years old. we need to have _ are under 16 years old. we need to have a _ are under 16 years old. we need to have a voice — are under 16 years old. we need to have a voice of reason. and i think right— have a voice of reason. and i think right now. — have a voice of reason. and i think right now, this is time... there has even _ right now, this is time... there has even been — right now, this is time... there has even been a — right now, this is time... there has even been a soccer player killian in back pay— even been a soccer player killian in back pay asking kids in the streets to calm _ back pay asking kids in the streets to calm down. this is a moment where we need _ to calm down. this is a moment where we need to— to calm down. this is a moment where we need to pay tribute to this poor kid who— we need to pay tribute to this poor kid who was shot and also ask every kid who was shot and also ask every kid to— kid who was shot and also ask every kid to calm — kid who was shot and also ask every kid to calm down. just to go back, until— kid to calm down. just to go back, until we _ kid to calm down. just to go back, until we can — kid to calm down. just to go back,

until we can have a real political answer— until we can have a real political answer to— until we can have a real political answer to what happened. many of the eo - le answer to what happened. many of the peeple taking — answer to what happened. many of the peeple taking to _ answer to what happened. many of the people taking to the _ answer to what happened. many of the people taking to the streets _ answer to what happened. many of the people taking to the streets are - people taking to the streets are concerned about what they say is discrimination in france's police force. do you believe that the french police are racist? i don't believe that _ french police are racist? i don't believe that the _ french police are racist? i don't believe that the police - french police are racist? i don't believe that the police is - french police are racist? i don't believe that the police is racist. i'm believe that the police is racist. i'm the — believe that the police is racist. i'm the mp for the french living in canada _ i'm the mp for the french living in canada and — i'm the mp for the french living in canada and the united states and i believe _ canada and the united states and i believe that the violence is probably racist. there are racial bias is— probably racist. there are racial bias is for— probably racist. there are racial bias is for sure. i think we need to address— bias is for sure. i think we need to address this _ bias is for sure. i think we need to address this. part of the people in parliament — address this. part of the people in parliament who believe that it is not an— parliament who believe that it is not an insult to have trainings for

the poiicem _ not an insult to have trainings for the police... i cannot say that every— the police... i cannot say that every person in the french police is racist _ every person in the french police is racist it— every person in the french police is racist~ it is— every person in the french police is racist~ it is a — every person in the french police is racist. it is a very difficult job, you _ racist. it is a very difficult job, you have _ racist. it is a very difficult job, you have to— racist. it is a very difficult job, you have to deal with very difficult tensions _ you have to deal with very difficult tensions in— you have to deal with very difficult tensions in neighbourhoods that are often _ tensions in neighbourhoods that are often very— tensions in neighbourhoods that are often very diverse. which means that there _ often very diverse. which means that there are _ often very diverse. which means that there are some casualties... but we need _ there are some casualties... but we need to— there are some casualties... but we need to address the problem not just try need to address the problem not just by saying _ need to address the problem not just by saying those people are racist. | by saying those people are racist. apologise, by saying those people are racist. i apologise, we have to stop that interview because of the sound quality is. but christopher weisberg, mp, thank you very much forjoining us. as we say in the last couple of hours, there has been an increased police presence building up here in the centre of paris. we are hearing similar reports across the country. so once again, france appears to be a nation on edge.

again, france appears to be a nation on edae. . ~ again, france appears to be a nation on edae. ., ,, i. the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has warned that a "serious threat" remains at the russian—occupied zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and he believes that russia is "technically ready" to provoke a localised explosion at the facility. earlier today zelensky met the spanish prime minister, pedro sanchez, who was in kyiv. mr sanchez said the eu would support ukraine in its war against russia no matter what the price. he added his visit shows the eu's "unequivocal" support for ukraine's membership bid. america's top military officer says ukraine's counteroffensive against russian forces is "going slower than people had predicted," but is making steady progress. is it happening slower than computers might have said or other people might have said? yes. what i had said was this would take six to eight, ten weeks, it's going to be very difficult, it's going to be very long, and it's going to be very, very bloody and nobody should have any illusions about any of that. ukraine is fighting for its life. it's an existential fight

for ukraine and they are fighting against a very significant country of 140 million people, nine time zones, a big army, lots of munitions and so on. ukraine is fighting for their life. we are giving them as much help as humanly possible, but at the end of the day, ukrainian soldiers are assaulting through minefields and into trenches and this is literally a fight for their life. the king of the netherlands willem—alexander has apologised for his country's role in slavery at an event marking 150 years since slaves were freed in former colonies. in his speech, the monarch said he felt "personally and intensely" affected. a dutch study revealed that the royal family earned the equivalent of nearly 600 million dollars from the colonies, where slavery was widespread. let's hear some of what he had to say and the reaction among those gathered... translation: the horrific legacy | of slavery remains with us today. | its effects can still be felt in racism in our society.

in december last year, the dutch prime minister apologised on behalf of the dutch government for the fact that for centuries in the name of the dutch state, human beings were made into commodities, exploited and abused. today, i stand before you. today, as your king and as a member of the government, i make this apology myself. applause. and i feel the weight of the words in my heart and my soul. live now to amsterdam. we're joined by cultural historian nanchouwe who has co—edited seven books on public history of dutch slavery. you are all too aware of the history of slavery in the country. what did you make of the king's speech? how important was it? it

you make of the king's speech? how important was it?— important was it? it was truly i think an historic _ important was it? it was truly i think an historic moment. - important was it? it was truly i i think an historic moment. which important was it? it was truly i - think an historic moment. which was also felt by the crowd gathered there. there was a formal crowd formally invited crowd there, but behind that group, there was a larger group of common citizens of several parts of the netherlands. i had some people had already got up at 5am to hear the king's speech and many people were actually surprised and were really wanting to hear it to believe it. when he said it, you could really feel a wave of emotion going through the crowd, and people started clapping and cheering. it was quite hysterical. what started clapping and cheering. it was quite hysterical. what impact do ou think it was quite hysterical. what impact do you think it will _ was quite hysterical. what impact do you think it will actually _ was quite hysterical. what impact do you think it will actually have - was quite hysterical. what impact do you think it will actually have now, . you think it will actually have now, is it, although obviously words are important, will the reverberations

go further than that?— go further than that? yes. i think that is something _ go further than that? yes. i think that is something we _ go further than that? yes. i think that is something we can - go further than that? yes. i think that is something we can answer| go further than that? yes. i think. that is something we can answer in two ways... symbolically, it is very important for many descendants of enslaved people. they see the king as someone who carries the heritage of the enslaves themselves. his ancestors of course were also deeply involved, as ahead of the state. also those who could benefit from the investments of the colonial regime. but we also course talking about reparations right now, and the government is for the first time moving to more financial reparations. it also taking care that it reparations. it also taking care thatitis reparations. it also taking care that it is something that is taken up that it is something that is taken

up in several sectors of society. this could only happen through the push of activists who've been lobbying and fighting for this recognition for decades. there was a re ort recognition for decades. there was a report released _ recognition for decades. there was a report released two _ recognition for decades. there was a report released two weeks _ recognition for decades. there was a report released two weeks ago - recognition for decades. there was a | report released two weeks ago about the links between state and slavery, wasn't to there? what were the key points from that? i wasn't to there? what were the key points from that?— points from that? i think it was already mentioned _ points from that? i think it was already mentioned in _ points from that? i think it was already mentioned in your- already mentioned in your introduction, half1 billion euros were earned, and that is new information for us, the costs we don't have this data yet. the king has ordered, last december, for people to... for historians to actually look into that archives of his royalfamily, who are normally shut down. so we will see the results of that in two and a half years. but what was also said in that study that you mentioned is that study that you mentioned is that there is a very deep

interconnectedness between indian ocean slavery and transatlantic slave trade, and in the dutch case, both the east india company and the west india company were in it very deeply. and for two and a half centuries. deeply. and for two and a half centuries— deeply. and for two and a half centuries. . , , ., centuries. really interesting to get our centuries. really interesting to get your analysis. _ centuries. really interesting to get your analysis, thank _ centuries. really interesting to get your analysis, thank you _ centuries. really interesting to get your analysis, thank you for - centuries. really interesting to get your analysis, thank you for being | your analysis, thank you for being with us. . «a your analysis, thank you for being with us. ., ., ., your analysis, thank you for being i with us-_ lets with us. thanks for having me. lets take ou with us. thanks for having me. lets take you like _ with us. thanks for having me. lets take you like to _ with us. thanks for having me. lets take you like to tel _ with us. thanks for having me. lets take you like to tel aviv _ with us. thanks for having me. lets take you like to tel aviv now- with us. thanks for having me. lets take you like to tel aviv now in - take you like to tel aviv now in israel where thousands of protesters are back on the streets, marching against thejudicial are back on the streets, marching against the judicial overhaul. that's despite the israeli prime minister's surprise announcement that he is dropping one of the most controversial parts of his planned reforms. in an interview with the wall streetjournal, he said he was no longer seeking to give parliament the authority to overturn supreme court rulings. that's angered his far—right police minister itamar ben—gvir, who accused mr netanyahu of caving in to protesters. a space mission to try and solve some of the biggest mysteries of the universe, has launched from cape

canaveral in florida. the "euclid" spacecraft will make a 3d map of the cosmos to help scientists understand the nature of dark matter and dark energy. our science editor, rebecca morelle reports. three, two, one. heading into space to solve some of the most profound cosmic mysteries. the european space agency's euclid spacecraft is on its way. what we can see in the cosmos makes up a tiny fraction of what's really there. euclid will aim to shed light on what's called the dark universe. the challenge is we can't see it and scientists don't really know what it is. it's just like trying to set off on a ship before people knew where land was in different directions. now we're just trying to map out the universe and try and understand where we fit into it and how we've got here. the spacecraft will be making a vast 3—d map of the cosmos. it's trying to understand phenomena called dark energy and dark matter.

so what is dark matter? galaxys like our own milky way are held together by gravity. the force comes from everything that's in them. the stars, the planets, the dust. all of this material doesn't provide enough gravity to stop these great spirals from flying apart. there's something else there. a cosmic glue that we can't see that adds the extra gravity to bind them together. and that's dark matter. and what about the other missing parts of the cosmos? 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 this expansion is speeding up. and it's thought that a mysterious force, dark energy, is driving this. it could enormously influence the fate of our universe. how far is it going to expand?

is it going to go forever and accelerate? is it going tojust rip apart or will it perhaps collapse back down again? and understanding that fifth force, if that's what dark energy is, will help us understand, you know, not only where we came from, but where we're going in this universe. it will take the spacecraft six years to complete its map of the sky. but scientists say the wait will be worth it. rebecca morrell, bbc news. bob nichol is professor of astrophysics at the university of surrey and has worked on the euclid telescope since its inception. i asked him about the aim of the mission. it's hoping to give us the next bit of the puzzle to what this dark universe really is. so as you alluded to, 95% of the universe is dark, it doesn't shine, and we have to observe it through other means. we know something about it, but we don't know all of the things about these dark substances in the universe. so euclid really is the next step in our discovery of what this stuff

is that makes up most of our universe. and as you said, we can't actually see it. so how will euclid take photos of this thing we can't see? well, we see it through its influence on other things. so we see it through its influence on things we can see. so it's using a topic called... a methodology called weak gravitational lensing. and that's where the shapes of distant galaxies are perturbed as the light from them comes to us and passes through the dark matter between us. so we see it through its influence on other things, and if we get more and more galaxies, then we get a more and more accurate map of where that dark matter is and what it looks like. and what will the knowledge that's gained from this mission... what will it do in improving our understanding of our origins? well, we are fascinated about the universe we live in. ever since we've been able to look up into the stars, we've tried to understand...

why does the universe look like it does? the dark sky is an enigma to us through something called olbers�* paradox. so i think we've always had this lust for information of why the universe is the way it is. and then as we discover things, that sort of fundamental science, we turn that fundamental knowledge into more applied knowledge as things get more and more understood. so it's very hard to predict how these fundamental discoveries will help us today. but in the future, it gives us a foundation for more interesting technology, more interesting applications of our science. so the telescope is on its way now to its final destination. just explain what happens then and how quickly you'll start getting information and be able to analyse it? sure. well, it was just announced here, which is obviously fantastic to hear it. we've communicated with the satellite. so thumbs up. the satellite is talking back to earth, which is a major milestone.

as probably people may remember, that's always one of those very anxious moments when you fly a satellite and it doesn't talk back to you. but that's passed. euclid is now talking to us. it's got a month—long journey until it gets to this place called the second lagrangian point, where the james webb telescope is hanging out at the moment. and at that point, it'll go through about three months ofjust checking its instrument, taking the first images, making sure that they all are exactly as we expect them to be. and then it will launch into a five year mission where it will scan about a third of the extragalactic sky. bob, tell us what it meant to you to see it go up into space. the telescope, you've been working on this for ten years. well, it's actually been 15 years. and today is a very special day as it's my mother's birthday. so i think she'd be very proud of my involvement in such a wonderful mission. so god rest her soul. also, i'm a manchester city fan and i would put it up there with probably

winning the treble. let's get some of the day's other news now... at least 49 people have been killed in a road accident at a busy junction in western kenya. police say a lorry carrying a shipping container lost control and ploughed into vehicles near the town of kericho — more than 30 people were injured. and at least 25 people are dead in india after a bus in the western state of maharashtra caught fire. the bus was travelling on the expressway from nagpur to pune when it's believed it hit a central barrier, causing its diesel tank to burst into flames. the us state department says the chaotic evacuation from afghanistan in 2021 was the result of a lack of clear decision—making, and an absence of centralised crisis planning. a new report from the department says the event seriously undermined the viability of the afghan government. just stop oil protestors have carried out their threat to disrupt the pride parade here in london.

it's the uk's largest, with tens of thousands of people taking part — but this afternoon protestors sat in front of the festival's coca—cola float, branding it "the world's worst plastic polluter". meghan owen reports. today, london streets were splashed with colour, it started on a good note, millions flocked to the capital to celebrate pride. but, for environment activist groupjust stop oil, this was a moment to take a stance. after blocking the road in front of the coca—cola bus midway through the parade, to protest what they called high polluting sponsors, seven campaigners were arrested by police. all i say to those from just stop oil who ran the protest, are you really going to protest an event both celebrating but also protesting in relation to lgbtq rights, you may be in danger of driving public opinion

away rather than more people joining the cause. anybody who tries to disrupt that parade is really letting down those people who use the space once a year to come together and celebrate and protest for their rights. after a few minutes, the parade was back on track. it is amazing, it is amazing. i mean, there is so many people here. you can see the costumes, there is all of our fabulous masqueraders dotted around today, so yeah, we're just here to enjoy ourselves. this is my first pride since covid and it feels wonderful, so back on the street. over 30,000 people are taking part in the parade, and up to 1.5 million people are expected to come to london to celebrate pride. both locally but also travelling from far and wide. i am actually canadian and i have never felt at home more than pride in london. i'm from cornwall originally, i've got my pasty in my rucksack for lunch. london pride is the closest

and the biggest pride to me. obviously, norwich has their own pride at the end ofjuly, on the 29th if anybody wants to come, but there is something about london that is so special. expected to be a record—breaking year in numbers, it is clear that nothing could rain on this pride's parade. megan owen, bbc news. a research team from argentina has tracked down the extremely rare santa fe frog — hoping to learn how it reproduces, in an attempt to save it from extinction. the team set up camera traps to locate the amphibians in the tropical dry forests of the dry chaco. they discovered how the frog — with its characteristic leopard print — hides in caves, emerging only to call for a mate. and for the first time they found evidence of eggs and tadpoles of the species.

that is it from me and the team at the moment. you can get in touch on twitter and i will be back a little later for more. twitter and i will be back a little laterfor more. thank twitter and i will be back a little later for more. thank you for watching. hello. we start off the first day ofjuly on a fairly fresh, unsettled sort of note with sunshine and showers. certainly it's a little bit cooler than much ofjune. in fact, it looks likejune is going to turn out to be the warmestjune on record in the uk. so we've got some blue skies and sunshine already starting to break through. really, through the rest of the weekend, that mix of sunny spells and scattered, blustery showers, but most of the showers will be across the northern half of the uk.

yesterday's cloud is exiting towards the east, and we've got clearer skies now rolling in from the atlantic, still bearing a few showers with them. most of the showers for the rest of the day will be across scotland and northern ireland. more persistent rain, in fact, across the far north of scotland, but easing away gradually through this evening and overnight. so a dry end to the day. then, as we head through to the early hours of sunday morning, it will be a little bit cooler and fresher than it was first thing saturday morning. so temperatures in the countryside just about getting down into single figures. so through the day tomorrow, then, we've still got low pressure sitting out towards the north—east of the uk. the winds are rotating around that low pressure, bringing us a few showers. a bit like today, most of the showers tomorrow will be across parts of scotland and northern ireland. there will be more persistent rain for the likes of caithness and sutherland up towards the northern isles at times. lots of sunshine further south. still a bit of a breeze blowing, probably not quite as strong as it is out there today. temperatures just down a notch, so between about 1a to 22 north to south on sunday. no great change in the weather as we roll through to the new working week as well. if you have got tickets to the ashes, of course,

at lord's, that continues — it looks like a dry day tomorrow, temperatures about 21 degrees, and a noticeable breeze coming in from the west. in from the west. now, moving through sunday night and on into monday, there is that low pressure not moving in a hurry, sitting across parts of scandinavia, so more showers rotating in on that west or north—westerly breeze, pushing into parts of northern ireland, western scotland through the morning. later in the day, some of those showers arrive across england and wales. but it is eastern areas that will keep driest for the longest on monday. temperatures between about 13 to 21 degrees. all in all, much of the week ahead is looking fairly unsettled, so there will be some showers at times. some sunshine in between those showers as well, so not a complete write—off. but it looks like it will be a bit drier and warmer at least in the south, later in the week. some of those showers could affect the championships, which, of course, begin at wimbledon. goodbye.

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this is bbc news. the headlines... the headlines... french police have detained more french police have detained more than 1,300 protesters than 1,300 protesters after a fourth night of rioting. after a fourth night of rioting. there was unrest in marseille, lyon, there was unrest in marseille, lyon, grenoble, and parts of paris. grenoble, and parts of paris. emmanuel macron has cancelled his emmanuel macron has cancelled his scheduled state visit to germany scheduled state visit to germany as a result of the unrest. as a result of the unrest. the violence was sparked the violence was sparked by the fatal shooting of a teenage by the fatal shooting of a teenage boy by a police officer on tuesday. boy by a police officer on tuesday. the funeral of the 17—year—old boy the funeral of the 17—year—old boy has taken place in the paris has taken place in the paris suburb of nanterre. suburb of nanterre. the dutch king has made the dutch king has made a personal apology for his a personal apology for his country's role in slavery. country's role in slavery. king willem—alexander said not king willem—alexander said not enough had been done to tackle enough had been done to tackle the legacy of dutch involvement the legacy of dutch involvement and asked for forgiveness. and asked for forgiveness.

the european space agency has