they - concern. 0k, and looking at le parisien leclair. — this cabinet. yes, yes, the lowest in many recent years. _ this cabinet. yes, yes, the lowest in many recent years. i— this cabinet. yes, yes, the lowest in many recent years. i think - this cabinet. yes, yes, the lowest| in many recent years. i think three times more men than women now. which is a great shame and in my opinion a real missed opportunity. on the other hand you've got a lot of the papers, le parisien, and love the foreign papers really praising the fact that britain has got its first british asian prime minister. that is something that has cut through any foreign pressed, particularly in india, and president modi has it a living bridge, i think he called it, between india and the uk, so there has been a lot of positivity about that, even though the women in the cabinet have got slightly varied. the other thing about france is what sunak's relation with macron will turn out, because it is only weeks since liz truss questioned whether he would be friend orfoe. there is a

then we have le parisien, "breathless," their headline, and a beautiful picture of the lit up eiffelerneath it, the ceremony in le parisien�*s mind was an amazing spectacle. and here we have a reference to the rain, but also a reference to the bouncy, bullet—like speedy nature of some of the events, including that big explosion of red white and blue smoke along the bridge along the river seine. and we have l'equipe finally, which has a beautiful picture of that hard air balloon which doubled up as the olympic flame, the cauldron, if you like. after it was lit by the two athletes, it then lifted up into the air majestically and it is still there and will be for the duration of the olympics and paralympics, and then celine dion began singing. "imagine" is the headline, referring to the song and to the imagination used for such an amazing ceremony. it is raining behind me, the rain is still here. organisers have said the rain will likely impact quality of the water in the river seine over the next couple of days. they say the training session in the river on sunday may be cancelled, but

he was giving an interview to les parisiens, a newspaper, a - les parisiens, a newspaper, a wide—rangingthe elections coming up and was asked about covid, and a nurse was on the panel had asked him to react to the fact there were more and more people non—vaccinated who were clogging up beds in intensive care units and as a result, she said, cancer patients, for example, were having operations put off and he said in reply, "well, what i can't do is force people to get vaccinated. we will not introduce a law that makes it a legal requirement. but what we can do is make life as difficult as possible for the non—vaccinated." and he assumes this policy very clearly, he said what we can do is make life difficult by making sure they can't go to the bar, they can't go to the cafe, they can't go to the restaurant, they can't go on trains because they need the certificate which is going through parliament now, this vaccination certificate, to do those things and he used the word emmerder, which while not being a rare word or particularly abusive word, still has a slightly kind of rude overtone, "m

this let's begin in france, with the front page of le parisien and this incredible photo of the insidel standing. the inferno is the story dominating all the newspapers today, including the metro. a free paper in london. ‘they saved notre—dame' is the headline. the firefighters and the chaplain who risked their lives in the fire. to the guardian now, and another city in chaos, climate change protesters who have caused "serious disru ption" and vow to continue. next to the daily mail, a record number of women in the uk over 50 are still working — but is that their choice or the rise in the state pension age from 60 to 65 forcing their hand? to the san francisco chronicle now, which takes a look inside the third amazon go store, which opened yesterday, with no cash and no cashiers. is that a good thing or a bad thing? we will talk about that. and finally the daily telegraph business front. apple and oualcomm settle a £20 billion lawsuit. this story are touched on in business briefing. with me is shona ghosh, senior tech reporterfrom business insider. let us get stuck in. all the french p

le parisien talking about a vote amid tension. two police officers on the front., armed police, this morning. so it really is everywhere. the candidates' posters, the police accompanying them, and the shadow of terrorism hanging over the first round of the election on le figaro, one of france's main newspapers. and le monde with a picture after the shooting on thursday night. the selection was already so unpredictable and so unusual. but it has become even more so. thanks very much. looking forward to hearing from you later. and there'll be live coverage of the results of the first round of voting in the french presidential election. that's tomorrow at 6:30pm, in france decides here on bbc news. and there's full coverage on our website, and via the mobile app. the conservatives are attempting to play down speculation that they will raise taxes if they win the general election. yesterday, the chancellor, phillip hammond, hinted that the government might abandon the pledge made at the last election not to raise income tax, national insurance or vat. labour and the l

let's move on to le parisien.t as first _ minorities. yes, it is healing his appointment as first british - minorities. yes, it is healing his. appointment as first british asian prime minister and first practising hindu, and this is something that has really cut through in the foreign press today, actually, with many papers commenting on it, and some for instance in india really praising it as hugely positive. giving people back home, perhaps in number 10, that that trade you —— trade you might be revived... people predicting a bromance between sunak and macron. probably they are of a similar sunak and macron. probably they are ofa similarage, sunak and macron. probably they are of a similar age, because both five if you care about that sort thing! they have a similar sartorial style. i'm not sure what else this is based on at the moment full time macron congratulated him and said he's looking forward to working together. it certainly positivity coming out of some of these reports from overseas, particularly le p

according to le parisien newspaper, a mother and her child are among those seriously injured and thehurt. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: bob dylan finally accepts his nobel prize for literature in sweden at a secret ceremony. the accident that happened here was of the sort that can at worst produce a meltdown. in this case the precautions worked, but they didn't work quite well enough to prevent some old fears about the safety features of these stations from resurfacing. the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. from today, anyone lighting up in offices, businesses, pubs and restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel, where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. this is bbc world news. the red cross has 200 peopl

the vehicles were set alight near the le parisien newspaper building in the capital, where some demonstratorsthe country were blocked on saturday as thousands of demonstrators marched on city centres, with some protests turning violent. turnout for the movement has dropped with organisers blaming the festive season for the slump in numbers. the uk government has insisted that it's working "very effectively" with france, to tackle an increase in the number of migrants crossing the channel in small boats. more than 200 people have arrived since the start of november and there have been calls for more patrol boats off dover. earlier the immigration minister held talks with border force officials. richard lister reports. you're iranian? you have to be desperate to make this journey. these migrants were picked up crossing the channel earlier this month. 0thers arrived yesterday — part of a growing number using ill—equipped boats to flee war zones, persecution and poverty. in dover today, the immigration minister met border force officials to consider their response. the home secretary, sajid javid

le parisien the seemingly home and dry.the craziest seven minutes ever witnessed in european football. first neymar dent ina european football. first neymar dent in a freekick, then converted a dubious penalty before complete pandemonium as sergio roberto wrote his name into the barca history books. so an incredible 6—5 aggregate victory and against all the odds barcelona into the last eight of the champions league for a 10th year in a row. an amazing night. much more northern use any time on the bbc website. you can reach me and most of the team on twitter. thanks for watching. good morning. yesterday was a funny old day. it was mild for some of us, but not that much in the way of sunshine. favoured spots were northern ireland and northern england. a beautiful weather watchers picture sent in from york, with the daffodils shining brightly. and despite the crocus full bloom, though, in the south—east corner, there was quite a lot of cloud around. despite this, temperatures peaked at 15 degrees, so it was a mild, albeit dull

le parisien gives a guide to your electoral evening. t a projection of the result at eight o'clock local time. it is pretty definitive. le monde talking about all the different reports, abstentions putting a blank vote in the ballot, saying you do not like either candidate. talking about unprecedented tension in the campaign. it has been so divisive. the catholic newspaper, la croix, talking about casting a vote, unpolitical in its front page. thinking about the common good when you cast your vote. le journal de dimanche talking about macron on the front page, almost as if he has won already. what is in his head? his plans and the things he would deal with if he went into the elysee palace. le figaro showing the choice that france has. standing in front of it, looking at the two candidates, marine le pen and emmanuel macron, and the two posters, that is the choice for france today. france is under a state of emergency and has been since november, 2015. the security presence is heavy but low— key. there are 50,000 extra police, 7000 soldi

founded by the henri selmer back in 1885, in le parisien suburb.tested by hand. but, with growing competition from chinese manufacturers, they need to modernise. and the decision to sell a majority stake of the family firm is designed to do just that. translation: this change will bring a new momentum, a new dynamic for the company. we will have a shareholder who is strong financially, and who will be able to guarantee our investments. so, thanks to that, we will be able to calmly carry on with developing our company. on the music scene, the selmer sound has shaped several generations of world—renowned musicians, and standing the test of time, is still played by the most famous jazz stars. today, top of the range selmer saxes can set you back as much as 20,000 euros. the firm's new investor says more than a century of know—how won't be lost, though some parts of the production line can be automated, and this marks a new chapter in the company's long history. a group of archaeologists has discovered that two underwater caverns in eastern mexico are

ronan tesoriere is a reporter at the french newspaper le parisien — and he was at the march in parisabout this issue, this social issue. 130 inch seven women have died this year, since the beginning of the year —— 130 inch seven. the march was the symbol of the awareness of the french population. and politics, especially oui’ population. and politics, especially our government, has to be aware of it now. and what response than from the government are you expecting now? we are expecting, there is already a response in our newspaper tomorrow, a tribute from the minister of interior, the minister ofjustice, and the minister of equality between men and women, and they are giving us some solutions that they think will help to fight against violence against. for example, new solutions to the welcoming of women victims of violence in france by the police and the justice. we wait to see what measures are implemented there in france. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come: jubilation in rio — as flamengo win the copa libertadores — beating river plate, in lima. president kennedy was sh

we have a reporter at the french daily newspaper le parisien who was at the march in paris today.ue, what changes do you think will come now? i know that the french society needs some changes about this issue, this social issue. 137 women have died this year since the beginning of the year, and the march was the symbol of that awareness from the french population, and politics, especially oui’ population, and politics, especially our government, has to be aware of it now, too. what response, then, are you respecting —— are you expecting from the government? we are expecting, there is already a response in the newspaper tomorrow, from the minister of the interior, the minister ofjustice and the minister of equality between men and women, and they are giving us some solutions that they thought will help to fight against violence against women. for example, new solutions to the welcoming of women victims of violence in france by the police and the justice. 0k, thank you very much for bringing us up—to—date there, those protests taking place today right across france. thank you. stay

according to le parisien newspaper, a mother and her child are among those seriously injured, and the was definitely a case of better late than never. bob dylan has finally collected his nobel prize for literature in person, during a very private ceremony in stockholm. he was awarded the prize last year, but failed to travel to sweden to pick it up. anthony curtis gave us his take on how the board was finally accepted. —— award. dylan just has a very strange stance towards things like this and i think —— i think there was a sense certainly in the immediate response that he was supposed to express some sort of gratitude and i think at this stage, and again those kinds of expectations are the kinds of things that dylan has been trying to elude for a long time, so i think i feel like he didn't want to make that big a deal about it. i think he wanted to... 0k, you're giving me this award, i'm happy to accept it, i'm happy to accept it on my own terms, thank you. dylan, like anybody, he's 75 at this point, he has reached a point in his career where recognition means something in terms of h

according to le parisien newspaper, a mother and her child are among those seriously injured, and theown's mayor has also been hurt. the bonfire marked the end of the annual yellow carnival in villepinte. still to come on bbc news... still on alert — officials in australia warn swollen rivers are threatening tens of thousands of people in the state of queensland. the supreme court in venezuela has reversed its decision to strip the opposition—led congress of its powers. it follows a surprise intervention by president nicolas maduro. despite the announcement, hundreds of venezuelans marched in the capital caracas to protest against the original decision. will grant has the story. whether it was a risky game of brinkmanship or an embarrassing u—turn, the controversial power grab by the supreme court in venezuela has been reversed. following a late—night session of the state security council president maduro said a resolution to the crisis had been found. translation: we have reached an important agreement to solve this controversy and i can tell you by reading the statement and by the p

according to le parisien newspaper, a mother and her child are among those seriously injured, and thehurt. the russian poet yevgeny yevtushenko has died in the united states at the age of 8a. he came to prominence in the soviet union of the 1960s. he is best—known for his epic work babi yar, named after the place in ukraine where more than 30,000 jews were killed in one of the worst nazi atrocities of the second world war. the uk government has said britain will defend the interests of gibraltar in the brexit negotiations — following warnings that spain is attempting to use the process to pursue its claim — that spain is attempting to use the process to pursue its claim to the rock. the eu has suggested a brexit deal won't cover gibraltar without a separate agreement between london and madrid. the labour opposition say it's vital the people of gibraltar aren't used as a bargaining chip in negotiations. richard lister reports. this rock looming up from the med is casting a shadow over britain's brexit talks, and the people of gibraltar are also wondering what the future holds. they vot

he told le parisien newspaper he wanted to bar the unvaccinated from social activities, using the slangovernment's plans to bring in the law by mid january thrown into doubt. translation: a president of- the republic cannot say the sorts of things that have been said. translation: we will not continue to debate a bill that _ you describe is protecting french people when we learn from the press that it's a bill intended to "kiss" off a part of the population. despite more than 270,000 cases yesterday, france is using vaccines, not lockdowns to combat it. a picture that's repeated across much of europe. here in italy, the push is to vaccinate the over—fives as schools prepare to resume, arming the youngest in the battle against the pandemic. we are doing a job that is about society and we all have to contribute to make others feel safe. so it's teamwork. the first country in the west to fall to coronavirus in 2020 became the first in the world to lockdown nationwide back then. today, even with record cases, italy's streets are once again busy as it too tightens vaccine rules instead. the

he told le parisien newspaper he wanted to bar the unvaccinated from social activities, using the slang bring in the law by mid january thrown into doubt. translation: a president - of the republic cannot say the sorts of things that have been said. translation: we will not continue i to debate a bill that you describe i as protecting french people when we learn from the press that it's a bill intended to "kiss" off a part of the population. despite more than 270,000 cases yesterday, france is using vaccines, not lockdowns to combat it. a picture that's repeated across much of europe. here in italy, the push is to vaccinate the over—fives as schools prepare to resume, arming the youngest in the battle against the pandemic. we are doing a job that's about society and we all have to contribute to make others feel safe. so it's teamwork. the first country in the west to fall to coronavirus in 2020 became the first in the world to lockdown nationwide back then. today, even with record cases, italy's streets are once again busy as it too tightens vaccine rules instead. the cabinet today deba

he told le parisien newspaper he wanted to bar the unvaccinated from social activities, using the slanglready fractious discussion. the government's plans to bring in the law by mid january thrown into doubt. translation: a president - of the republic cannot say the sorts of things that have been said. translation: we will not continue i to debate a bill that you describe i as protecting french people when we learn from the press that it's a bill intended to "kiss" off a part of the population. despite more than 270,000 cases yesterday, france is using vaccines, not lockdowns to combat it. a picture that's repeated across much of europe. here in italy, the push is to vaccinate the over—fives as schools prepare to resume, arming the youngest in the battle against the pandemic. we are doing a job that's about society and we all have to contribute to make others feel safe. so it's teamwork. the first country in the west to fall to coronavirus in 2020 became the first in the world to lockdown nationwide back then. but today, even with record cases, italy's streets are once again busy, as it

le parisien, vote amid tension. the police presence very much on the front of that. dow of terrorism hanging over the first round of voting. you can see the candidates‘ posters on the police presence. it really sums things up. le monde, one of the main newspapers, the campaign struck by terrorism. although it seems like a normal scene in paris, the day before the first round of the presidential elections, security is very much on people‘s minds. thanks very much. no candidate with an absolute majority. —— if there is no candidate with an absolute majority, it will go to a second round. us vice—president mike pence says a us naval strike group will arrive in waters near north korea in a matter of days. there had been confusion earlier this week over whether the uss carl vinson was heading into the sea of japan or not. however in a press conference with the australian prime minister, mr pence said the us wanted to show north korea it had the resources to secure the region. all options are on the table. let me assure you, the united states will continue to work closely w

back to les parisiens. you had it, we have got it back. thank you. is to provide certainty so that the same laws that applied the day before brexit, are also in force the day after. but it's facing a backlash from oppostion parties and the devolved governments. we're joined by chris morris from the bbc reality check team. chris, so this bill has been published, but gosh, there is the mother of all battles ahead, isn't there? it is a huge undertaking, depending how you count them, 19,000 bits of legislation. as you suggest, we are not changing the law, just changing the source of the law from european union law to british law. some people might think, if we voted to leave, why are we just taking all their laws? the answer is if you try to go through 19,000 laws and tinker with everyone and decide which and which you didn't, you need years and yea rs which you didn't, you need years and years and years to do that. as we know from michel barnier yesterday, the clock is ticking and we don't have that much time. the idea is for continuity you bring it all

le parisien newspaper said mr macron‘s speech was his ‘moment of truth‘.the protests started over fuel tax rises but have become about broader frustrations with the government. this was paris on saturday. these are pictures from paris. windows were smashed, cars were burned and shops looted. more than 1200 people were arrested. there's also been economic impact. the bank of france today predicted the french economy would grow 0.2% in the last quarter of 2018, that's down from an earlier estimate of 0.4% — the bank says this is a direct result of the protests. the french finance minister says it's a "a catastrophe for business, it's a catastrophe for our economy." i guess the question is whether mr macron has done enough to placate his opponents. here's the paris correspondent for the daily beast the president definitely had a softer, more humble tone tonight during his address. he has been accused before of presenting himself as distant and out of touch, the president of the rich. some of the comments that he has made, he has been accused of being disdainf

foremost, we defend ourselves, and president macron already last night and even today in an article in le parisien according exactly according... wait, wait, you have to enable me. we work exactly according to the rules of international humanitarian law. we alert each and every civilian because their homes have become terror bases. please go out, we send them leaflets, we call them, we phone them, we text them, we enable them to go down, we give them humanitarian pauses so they can go down. unfortunately there are tragedies, we don't shy away from them, but truly many of the tragedies are done by hamas. like, they bombed shifa hospital yesterday, not israel, and we can go on and on explaining this but one thing is clear. we need to eradicate that terror machine. we need to eradicate this isis, hamas, hitler ideology. that is the truth. 0therwise, isis, hamas, hitler ideology. that is the truth. otherwise, you won't have peace in the middle east, and believe me, i have supported peace in the middle east all my life, but unfortunately, so long as there is terror, no one can indirectly or directly su

le pen. mr macron, who only formed his own political movement a year ago, takes overfrom francois hollande. hugh schofield reports from paris. a classic parisienid — emmanuel macron, the man who later today will become france's next president. it is going to be at day of ceremony and tradition here at the elysee palace. we cannot get any closer than where we are now because of security. but we know that at ten o'clock in the morning, in front of the elysee, the motorcade of emmanuel macron will drive up and he'll be greeted in front by the outgoing president, francois hollande, and then they will go in together for a tete—a—tete for half an hour. and that's where security matters, including, of course, the handing over of the famous nuclear codes will happen. and then francois hollande will leave and at that point emmanuel macron is the new president. there will be pageantry, with the induction of the new prsident, as all presidents are, as grand master of the order of legion of honour. there will be as speech and there'll be a procession down the champs—elysees, over there. that is where the work then begins. what everyone is going to be look

we have seen marine le pen being attractive to many photos but for many years voters in many suburbs, in parisien that are not doing that well we have seen people saying that they will not vote for her because she will turn the country around. they also say they will not vote for macron because it will be an economic disaster. so they are saying it will be either played or cholera, so they will stay at home. that could be dangerous for both candidates, but mostly for macron. this article looks at the fact that it is the non— white young people in these suburbs in friends who feel so disenfranchised. it was that group that the far left candidate was trying to aim for. what does that mean? what does that mean for voter turnout? it could mean... it depends on the last week of campaigning. we have seen marine le pen striker coalition with one of the other contenders who dropped out during the first round last week, saying she would make him the prime minister which could lead to more voters heading to her. it is now about who is making what connections for vote rs about who is making what connections

watching from the past le concorde, president trump, the guest of honour, enjoying the second day of emmanuel macron's parisienanoply, the military hardware, the display of raw power and organisation, bastille day is an occasion that shows off france, the operation, at its very best. it's hard not to see some of that rubbing off on donald trump. security on this, the first anniversary of the nice attack, was tighter than ever. and among the crowd, quite a few americans, all of them, whatever their political affiliation, glad to see their president alongside his french host. i didn't vote for president trump, but he is our president. and we're proud to have him here. the us is an ally of theirs. i know sometimes you don't think so, but france is there for us, and we're here for them. i can't stand trump, i think he's. but he ought to listen to what macron has to say. and he never should have backed out of the paris accord. at the end, the presidents and their wives bid their adieus, with a display of affection that was lengthy and tactile. the french leader wanted to use this trip to become america's go to die

watching from the plast de le concorde, president trump, the guest of honour, enjoying the second day of emmanuel macron's parisienhe panoply, the military hardware, the display of raw power and organisation, bastille day is an occasion that shows off france, the old nation, at its very best. it's hard not to see some of that rubbing off on donald trump. security on this, the first anniversary of the nice attack, was tighter than ever. and among the crowd, quite a few americans, all of them, whatever their political affiliation, glad to see their president alongside his french host. i didn't vote for president trump, but he is our president. and we're proud to have him here. the us is an ally of theirs. i know sometimes you don't think so, but france is there for us, and we're here for them. i can't stand trump, i think he's horrible. but he ought to listen to what macron has to say. and he never should have backed out of the paris accord. at the end, the presidents and their wives bid their adieus, with a display of affection that was lengthy and tactile. the french leader wanted to use this trip to become americ