a warm welcome to the programme. i'm sally bundock. france is facing fresh political turmoil as mp5 prepare for a vote of no confidence in the government. the move is a reaction to prime minister michel barnier�*s decision to force through a new budget without pa rliament�*s approval. parties on the hard right and hard left now say they'll vote to bring down the government later this week. from paris, here's andrew harding. this was the moment michel barnier declared that he would haggle no more. france's ice—cool prime minister telling mps that he was forcing through a strict new national budget, and they could either back him or vote him out of office. in which case, he warned — to the sound of heckles — france could plunge into financial turmoil. "we'll be entering unknown territory," said barnier. but the immediate answer from marine le pen was,

"bring it on." the leader of the hard—right national rally said her party would vote to get rid of the current government. "the french have had enough," she said. "things have gone from bad to worse." france is in a financial pickle, with soaring debt. trouble here could spread throughout europe. but the crisis is, at heart, political, sparked by this summer's elections, which resulted in a spectacularly gridlocked parliament, unable to agree on anything. marine le pen wants to be france's next president, and she holds some strong cards right now. she's gambling that any fresh chaos here will be blamed on this man, not her — president emmanuel macron. arriving in saudi arabia tonight, he's never looked so politically fragile. he may cling on to power, but his promise to strengthen the centre ground of french

politics is in trouble. andrew harding, bbc news, paris. let's speak to eleonora pasotti, professor of politics at the university of california, santa cruz. good talk to. our correspondent andrew harding outlining what is at stake here. tomorrow, wednesday, it looks like the various aspects are parliament will call for a no confidence in the current government. talk us through what you think will happen. i us through what you think will ha en. ., ~' us through what you think will hauen. ., ~ ., happen. i do think that the motion will _ happen. i do think that the motion will pass. - happen. i do think that the motion will pass. so - happen. i do think that the motion will pass. so far. happen. i do think that the | motion will pass. so far the macron government, especially since 2022, when it was in minority, has relied enormously on article 493, which it did alsojust on article 493, which it did also just recently with barnier. elisabeth borne was

prime minister before barnier and injust over a year she relied on itjust over 23 times. this article allows us, as you know, for the government to oppose the adoption of a law, bypassing the assembly is, therefore immediately without a note and therefore the assembly considers it profoundly undemocratic. the only option the assembly has is to topple the assembly has is to topple the government. so far the assembly has only issued about —— a censure but not topple the government. it looks likely this wednesday they will. 50 this wednesday they will. so far... sorry to interrupt. i wasjust going to far... sorry to interrupt. i was just going to say for president macron, there is huge pressure on him, certainly many arguing it is his fault france is in the predicament it is in right now. do you think you

might end up having to resign over this?— over this? that is the big question- _ over this? that is the big question. certainly, - over this? that is the big question. certainly, a - question. certainly, a resignation by him would be extraordinarily out of character. i think it is more likely he willjust chug along until 2027 and experience a period of cohabitation such as the one we have experienced, for example, with president mitterrand and jock chirac, which means a great moment of stalemate because when the elections come injuly, most likely the far right will come out on top and therefore it will be very interesting and unlikely that president macron will be able to push through another technocratic friendly government like it at this time around. ~ . ., government like it at this time around. ~ , government like it at this time around. , ., around. we could be looking at around. we could be looking at a situation _ around. we could be looking at a situation in _ around. we could be looking at a situation in france _ around. we could be looking at a situation in france where - a situation in france where they have a hung parliament for a period of time because they

cannot have parliamentary elections untiljuly next year. yes, that is most likely the case. what i expect it is with the fall of the government, emmanuel macron, whether he asks barnier to stay on or he finds a prime minister, a technocratic prime minister. what we will observe is a caretaker government that will continue the policies without major political programmes, and in that this is ready a win for marine le pen and the left inaudible because the measures woven into this budget will fall by the wayside.- woven into this budget will fall by the wayside. thank you for our fall by the wayside. thank you for your thoughts _ fall by the wayside. thank you for your thoughts and analysis on what is happening in france. we will discuss this later in this programme. it has huge

implications for the french economy, the eu number two, the french stock markets have taken a hit. we will take a look at all of that a little later. in georgia, thousands of people have been protesting in the capital, tblisi, for a fifth night in a row. once again, there were extensive clashes with police. protesters threw fireworks at officers, who responded with tear gas and water cannons. last week, the prime minister said he'd put european union accession talks on hold, despite polls suggesting widespread support for membership, sparking this latest round of demonstrations. georgia's pro—eu president has been speaking to the bbc, and dismissed the negative image of the protest being presented. that is the russian propaganda which we did not have to gain in that everything has to be a revolution, that everything has to be prepared by the west.

there is nothing of that kind, calm, peaceful population that wants to have it all heard. we will not accept that a foreign power deters it from its destiny, which is the european community. so that was georgia's president speaking to the bbc earlier. and our correspondent steve rosenberg has the latest from the capital, tbilisi. at night, georgia's capital looks and sounds like this. a stand—off between the security forces and anti—government protesters. this is happening night after night now in tbilisi, protesters firing fireworks and the riot police responding with tear gas. once again, georgian police dispersed thousands of protesters. earlier, we saw university

staff and students gathering for a protest, angry that their government suspended georgia's bid tojoin the european union. georgians see that this way georgia is dragged into russia's orbit, basically, and also becomes a fully autocratic country. so that's a turning point. and now i think there is this feeling of "now or never". they marched through the city... chanting ..calling for others tojoin them, and they declared that georgia was europe. no one in georgia knows where this confrontation is heading, how it's going to end, and who will tyre first — the protesters or the authorities. georgia's prime minister

suggested that what was happening on the streets was a foreign—funded revolution that had failed. not everyone has joined the protests. scarf—seller giorgi told me he has friends in europe, but also in russia. but he admits he's shocked by video images of police beating protesters. translation: the way some of the police kicked our sons. and brothers, how could that happen? but i do have friends in the police. and on the other side there are youngsters whose hearts beat for this country. georgia needs to sort this out on its own without anyone interfering. the authorities say they will sort this out — their way, but the use of force hasn't kept protesters off the streets or extinguished their hope. steve rosenberg, bbc news, tbilisi. let's speak to matthew orr, eurasia analyst at the geopolitical risk group rane. he's in houston, texas. good to talk to you. obviously

another night of protest, the fifth night in a row now. it would seem the demonstrators are not yet ready to stand down and demonstrate peacefully. give us your take on what is happening at the moment. that is exactly right _ happening at the moment. that is exactly right and _ happening at the moment. twat is exactly right and there will definitely be a small kadri that will never completely give up. —— cadre. they are willing to go to prison and so forth. it does remain to be seen how long process can continue at the side they have been recently. after the contested october election, there was this period where the government probably was lulled into a sense of security that the protest movement had been somewhat overwhelming but the size of literally these past five days has grown immensely and now gets to level the

government might perceive as a bigger threat than it did in the past. bigger threat than it did in the ast. bigger threat than it did in the past-— bigger threat than it did in the ast. , ., , the past. the president was speaking — the past. the president was speaking to _ the past. the president was speaking to the _ the past. the president was speaking to the bbc, - the past. the president wasj speaking to the bbc, saying the past. the president was - speaking to the bbc, saying and trying to get the point across this is a small minority, those getting all this attention at the moment in the global media, and actually across georgia, there are those who want to be heard when it comes to the future of georgia, but the question is how did they navigate all of this within the political system at the moment thatis political system at the moment that is in place? your thoughts on what might happen next, how they get through the situation. yes. i think the lesson in much of the post—soviet space if you look at places like ukraine and belarus, countries in the region, there is this perception peaceful protest, even prolong, large peaceful process attended by 100,000 people or more is not necessarily enough to change

the government's because so you will always have this radicalised subset of the protest group that will always be considering much more drastic measures in a way to pressure the government and show their dissatisfaction with this idea georgia's integration prospects into the eu are not being pursued by the government so it seems that situation is absolutely likely to continue and they will continue to try to build barricades, build encampments in tbilisi because they believe it is the only path forward. that being said you have this much larger group of average protesters who will also continue this very peaceful protest movement and of course when they see the government crackdown on them with also overwhelming violence that will motivate more georgians to continue to protest and that is also a normal pattern so basically what we will see is this movement is likely to continue

essentially no matter what happens. essentially no matter what happen— essentially no matter what ha ens. ., ~ , . happens. thank you very much indeed for _ happens. thank you very much indeed for your _ happens. thank you very much indeed for your analysis. - some breaking news now and a court in vietnam has upheld a death sentence for real estate tycoon truong my lan after rejecting her appeal against a conviction for embezzlement and bribery. lan was sentenced to death in april for her role in a financial fraud worth more than $12 billion, vietnam's biggest on record. just to reiterate she has lost her fight for now to be not put to death. the death sentence is to death. the death sentence is to be upheld. that is the latest from the courtroom in vietnam. if you wish to read more detail about this property tycoon, there is an in—depth article on news online put

together byjonathan head from our south east asia correspondence. —— correspond ins. —— correspondents. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

there are fears a fragile ceasefire in lebanon could collapse after israel and hezbollah launched attacks against each other on monday. israel says it hit rocket launchers and other hezbollah infrastructure in retaliation for an earlier mortar attack on an israeli army post. both sides have accused each other of breaching a ceasefire that came into effect last week. no—one was injured by the hezbollah mortar fire. meanwhile, the president of turkiye, recep tayyip erdogan, has called for concessions on all sides to end syria's 13—year—long civil war after syrian rebels seized

the northern city of aleppo in a lightning offensive last week. turkiye backs the rebels, while president assad of syria has been receiving assistance from russia and iran. the uk and the us havejointly called for de—escalation. our international editor jeremy bowen reports. the syrian regime is striking back. in the last two days, the un humanitarian office says more than 50 air strikes hit idlib, the province that is the powerhouse of the rebels. the hospital in idlib city was among several healthcare facilities targeted. the un says at least 44 civilians have been killed in airstrikes. air raids, body bags, civilians in another middle eastern country are grieving. a renewed syrian war will pour a lot more fuel on the fire that is consuming the middle east. it is the regime's response to the lightning offensive that swept up aleppo, including its ancient citadel.

during years of war, the citadel was an impregnable regime fortress, but these men, from hts, took it almost without a fight. back injanuary 2017, i was in aleppo in the days after the assad regime recaptured the east of the city from rebels who had held it since the war in aleppo started in 2012. there was massive destruction from russian and regime air strikes. this was all a huge victory for the regime, but in the years that followed, the war gradually froze, but it never ended. once again, president bashar al—assad is beleaguered. he had an emergency meeting in damascus with the iranian foreign minister. assad's survival will depend again on his allies, who are worrying about their own futures. in aleppo, hts fighters are pulling down portraits of assad, the enemy.

they are considered terrorists by his regime, and by the un, the us, the uk and the eu because their roots are in al-anda. mina al lami follows jihadist media for bbc monitoring. she's seen hts changing its image, as syrians are mostly repelled by extremist religious rhetoric. in their messaging, they have been trying to portray themselves as more of nationalist rebel group, and basically trying to shake off theirjihadist past, and prove that they don't have any lasting links with al-anda, orjihadist groups, and that they are simply after a toppling of the government of bashar al—assad. some food is getting through to civilians in aleppo, but this is another humanitarian crisis in the making. the people of this city live at one of the historic crossroads of the middle east, connected to all the region's political and sectarian fault lines.

if the offensive leads to protracted fighting, it will be a major escalation in the middle east crisis. that is bad news for the whole region, and notjust the hungry and frightened people on aleppo's streets. with me is said shehata from bbc arabic. good morning. let's talk about the ceasefire. it looks very fragile. it the ceasefire. it looks very frauile. . . ., the ceasefire. it looks very frauile. , , ., ., fragile. it is. israel may do as strikes— fragile. it is. israel may do as strikes in _ fragile. it is. israel may do as strikes in southern - fragile. it is. israel may do - as strikes in southern lebanon, targets of hezbollah as retaliation for hezbollah air strikes against military positions in southern lebanon occupied by israel. and there is a call for the monitoring committee, for an agreement, to do its work and monitor what

happens and any violations, concerns among americans and other countries the ceasefire will be collapsing but i think this action, the strikes are calculated so i think if it gets momentum it might lead to the collapse, but so far the indicators are limited and the activation of the monitoring committee will help to ease the tension and in this case it will make the countries not to do... hezbollah or israel go beyond limits and there is pressure and no—one wants to see the ceasefire collapsed because the lebanese people and other people are suffering from the fighting and war. let’s other people are suffering from the fighting and war.— the fighting and war. let's not talk about _ the fighting and war. let's not talk about the _ the fighting and war. let's not talk about the diplomatic - talk about the diplomatic pressure to end the civil war in syria. what are you hearing? there is a call from the president of turkey calling for the end of 13 years of fighting, but there is

inaudible controlling mau and other groups in aleppo, fighting, but not going more is expected now, so this call for reconciliation especially between mr erdogan and president aside inaudible the north of syria and the turkish president needs also the threat of the kurdish in the north of syria to be stopped in addition, the return of more than 3 million refugees but mr aside is refusing that and once aside is refusing that and once a withdrawal of the turkish forces. russia and iran can make a rule to get all these four countries together and carry on to do that. we shall kee a carry on to do that. we shall keep a close _ carry on to do that. we shall keep a close eye. _ carry on to do that. we shall keep a close eye. thank - carry on to do that. we shall keep a close eye. thank you| keep a close eye. thank you very much. here, in a crackdown on stalking, victims will be

given the right to know the perpetrator�*s identity under new measures unveiled by the home office today. new guidance from the government will empower police to release the identity of an online stalker at the earliest opportunity. sima kotecha has this report. 23—year—old gracie was murdered by a former colleague who stalked her. it happened three years ago. her parents have been calling for better policing. earlierthis been calling for better policing. earlier this year they said they would help train officers on stalking.— officers on stalking. welcome to cheshire _ officers on stalking. welcome to cheshire police _ officers on stalking. welcome to cheshire police hq. - officers on stalking. welcome to cheshire police hq. the i to cheshire police hq. the government _ to cheshire police hq. the government has _ to cheshire police hq. the government has announced six new measures to tackle the problem including widening the use of protection orders so judges can give them to those accused of stalking even if they have been acquitted. that would force them to stay further away. the lease was also get powers to reveal the identity of online stalkers more quickly. —— police. a, more quickly. —— police. brilliant step forward in what we have been complaining for for 3.5 years to make changes across the board in the way the police and agencies deal with

stalking and the six new measures are very encouraging and we are really pleased and excited about the changes that will be made. we are behind it 100%. �* , �* ., 100%. inaudible how, when chances 100%. inaudible how, when changes are _ 100%. inaudible how, when changes are actually - changes are actually implemented, as to how it all works— implemented, as to how it all works out. implemented, as to how it all works out-— works out. the safeguarding minister met _ works out. the safeguarding minister met within - works out. the safeguarding minister met within the - works out. the safeguarding i minister met within the actual health guarding minister to understand the challenges faced by staff dealing with the measures. she says the new measures. she says the new measures are a must. hot measures are a must. not having them helps _ measures are a must. not having them helps nobody. _ them helps nobody. strengthening and making sure the legislation, guidance and standards that sits around all parts of the infrastructure around stalking is all very important but none of that will achieve anything unless we ensure practice on the ground is also being enacted and that is also being enacted and that is true of all violence against women and girls.— is true of all violence against women and girls. nicola thorpe used to be _ women and girls. nicola thorpe used to be on _ women and girls. nicola thorpe used to be on coronation - used to be on coronation

street. it is her story that has inspired some of the new proposal. she was sent abusive and threatening messages for two years on social media by a man using 27 different and anonymous accounts. the police told her someone had been charged but they refused to tell her who. it charged but they refused to tell her who.— tell her who. it would have made a huge _ tell her who. it would have made a huge difference . tell her who. it would have made a huge difference to| tell her who. it would have i made a huge difference to me tell her who. it would have - made a huge difference to me at the time, notjust to know the identity of the individual but to rule out all the other people in my life because this anonymous person became everybody. it was the man i got into a taxi with, a person at the bus stop. just knowing that name, seeing a photograph of the person who is making your life hell, that can really make a difference.— life hell, that can really make a difference. some of the plans announced today _ a difference. some of the plans announced today can _ announced today can happen quickly but new laws will be needed all the others. ministers hope that can happen by early 2025. sima kotecha, bbc news.

we have business today. so much to talk about. elon musk has been tweeting about his pay package, we will talk about the intel ceo's abrupt resignation. intel ceo's abrupt resignation. i shall see you in just a moment. hello there. the rest of this week looks like one of two halves. we'll certainly have some quieter, colder weather for the next couple of days with some decent spells of sunshine, could see some snow on the hills across the north through tuesday night, and then, as we push towards the end of the week, it turns milder, but very much wetter and windier, as deep areas of low pressure move in off the atlantic. so we're in this ridge of high pressure, though, for tuesday, and this wedge of colder air, as you can see on the airmass chart, so it will be a colder start for many for tuesday morning. very cold across scotland, perhaps down to —7, —8 celsius over the highlands and the grampians, and there will be some freezing fog patches around. some fog patches further south,

too, which may lift into low cloud, but for many, it'll be a dry and a sunny day, with light winds. but across southwest england, northern ireland, western scotland, we'll start to see a weather front pushing in, bringing outbreaks of rain and increasing breeze here, but for most, it stays dry through the day, but a cold one to come, temperatures struggling to get above freezing across scotland, to around four or five degrees in the south. but as that rain bumps into the cold air across scotland during tuesday evening, we could see a spell of fairly significant hill snow here, with some accumulations, and maybe some for northern england, the cumbrian fells, north wales, as we move through tuesday night. but as the weather front moves southwards and eastwards, it tends to fizzle out, so no more than a band of cloud, with a few showers across southern areas. but again, it's going to be another cold night to come, a touch of frost in there, and possibly some ice, too. so, wednesday, then, it should be a mostly dry day once again, thanks to a ridge of high pressure. so plenty of sunshine around, one or two showers around coastalareas, but later in the day, we'll start to see the next weather front arriving across western areas. that will bring increasing cloud, breeze

with temperatures lifting here, but another chilly day to come, elsewhere. it's all change, though, beyond wednesday. thursday, friday, we'll start to see a deep area of low pressure spread across the country, bringing a spell of very wet and windy weather, with widespread gales, and another one hot on its heels. so we'll see wet, windy weather early on thursday push its way eastwards, a bit of sunshine, then the wind, the rain, the gales start to build up again, as another system pushes in from the southwest, but that'll be ushering in some milder air, with temperatures ranging from 10 to 1a or 15 degrees from north to south across the country. could see a spell of potentially very stormy weather friday night into saturday, this is certainly one to watch, and then for part two of the weekend, it'll turn colder but brighter once again. take care.

elon musk strikes out as a delaware judge overrules a huge pay award for the tesla boss. intel's boss unexpectedly retires, leaving the chipmaker still struggling to navigate an existential crisis. also in the programme: we take a look back at the history of the playstation as sony's popular games console turns 30. and after this intriguing

advert that got many people talking, we'll take a look at jaguar�*s new concept car. live from london, this is business today. i'm sally bundock. elon musk is not entitled to a tesla pay award of $56 billion — that's according to a second ruling by a delaware court confirming an earlier decision this year. it comes after months of legal wrangling and despite the pay award being approved by shareholders and directors in the summer. judge kathaleen mccormick has argued that tesla's board members were too heavily influenced by mr musk. tesla has posted a statement on mr musk�*s own social media platform x, saying: