and she said, "the alliance party."now who the alliance party were, but i thought this was fascinating, so i told the story to my mum and dad, and my father, jokingly, said, you should tell her that she needs to be careful, because you stand in the middle of the road, you will get knocked down. a phrase i have to say i have heard many times since! and he was wrong, was he? he certainly was, but i went back to school and told my teacher this and she said to me, "tell yourfather much "better to be in the middle of the road than in the gutter, "dear." and i thought this was fascinating that this debate was happening. and i told my dad and he just laughed and said, "good for her." it is a brave thing to go against the politics of your father, to go against the politics of own community, to stand up to the threats which there undoubtedly were, of violence. yourfamily, unlike many in northern ireland, had, i think, no direct consequences from the troubles, nobody who was killed, but you do remember as a young girl the experie

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naomi long, leader of the alliance party, thank you for l the alliance party, thank you for your time ireland. fighting continues in the city of severodonetsk, with ukrainian and russian forces fighting for "literally every metre" according to ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky. he's calling for more air defence and artillery support. joe inwood is in kyiv for us. joe, tell us more about the fighting that's going on in severodonetsk. $5 that's going on in severodonetsk. sis you that's going on in severodonetsk. s you referenced, that's going on in severodonetsk. sis you referenced, they say they are fighting for every square metre. that's because it is street fighting, it is increasingly bloody, we understand both sides are taking heavy casualties. the russians are using their advantage with artillery to really pound ukrainian positions, as they have done throughout this conflict really, and we think the ukrainians are therefore taking many losses and are being pushed back into an ever decreasing pockets of this city. they have been pushed out of the centre and back into the indus

and there are relevant meetings, and in general, not so many ukrainian parties are part of this allianceeased today that our great political force, the pro-government party, has just become a part of the european family. if we talk about in general, there is the influence of the alliance of liberals on other let's say on the processes in the european parliament on the processes in various governments of european countries, it should be noted that in more than 12 governments representatives of the alliance are represented and parallel works are known. equal cooperation with the alliance looks like closer contacts, some conferences to which party representatives come, of course well, first of all, if we are talking about the governments of other countries, for example, estonia and the netherlands and denmark, then there already in the government there are representatives of the alliance of liberals from democracies and, of course, such contacts are more acidic, which in the future will be able to outgrow. you are in the same association, it always creates trust there and, accordingly, give

france, with president macron's party facing the prospect on being unable to command a majority — limiting his ability to enact his polices. he faces a broad left—wing alliancegh schofield reports. it's the fourth time in two months that the french have been called out to vote. two rounds of presidentials that returned emmanuel macron for a second term, and now this — a chance at the parliamentary elections where his opponents, especially those on the left, to get their revenge. man of the hour isjean—luc melenchon, the 70—year—old veteran of the far left who's forged a new alliance out of four separate parties, including the socialists and the greens. un, deux, trois. cheering his tactical flair and savage and sarcastic attacks on macron have, in a few short weeks, transformed the left�*s chances. now it's an invigorated left and far left rather than marine le pen's rather than marine le pen's far right, that's become the main opposition. applause for emmanuel macron, this week playing up his presidential role in ukraine, today's vote is crucial. his centre—right coalition should still beat melenchon's left into second place, but will he get an outright maj

president macron's party is facing the prospect of being unable to command a majority — limiting his ability to push through his polices. he faces a broad left—wing allianceplans. this is the man who wants to block the president. france's far—left leader jean—luc melenchon is proud of his left—wing credentials. "to the right," one photographer shouts. "we don't know about the right, we face the other way," he quips. his new alliance of green and left—wing parties finished neck and neck with mr macron's candidates in the round vote. emmanuel macron may have just won a second term as president, but he needs a majority of mps here to pass his reforms. his plans have already been derailed by covid and the yellow vest protests. the election today could deliver a new obstacle in parliament. some voters see this election as a chance to deliver a message to the president. negotiate more and dictate less, they say. it will be a good thing to remind him that almost half of the population is still concerned about social justice and climate justice. others worry about the practical impact of denying the president a majority. they're always going to be bickering. and

under way in parliamentary elections in france, with president emmanuel macron facing an alliance of left—wing partiesflict in ukraine continues, the new head of the british army tells his troops they need to prepare to "fight in europe once again". at least 59 people have died in floods in bangladesh and india, with nearly 6 million people stranded. now on bbc news, in a new series of take me to the opera, zeinab badawi travels to la scala in milan, italy, to follow four young singers as they are put through their paces. i have been an opera fan for decades and i want to share my passion with you. so i am on a mission to find out how opera is making itself fit for the future. i have come to italy, the home of opera, and to its leading opera house, la scala in milan. every aspiring opera singer dreams of performing here. i am meeting four young opera hopefuls reaching for the stars as they train at the prestigious la scala academy. i had to come to europe, especially italy, to develop my career, so i can achieve my goals and my dreams. i was the first female chinese singer in this academy. i was very,

time in my life, on the left, and it is exciting. >> [indiscernible] reporter: the alliance finished closely with the partynt macron in the first round of voting, president broke his silence ahead of the vote on sunday to warn against disorder in france. the alliance candidate interludes says there is -- in toulouse says there is a difference between democracy and disorder. >> everyone needs to be reassured that we are the united left, so we will not bring in soviet tanks. on the other hand, yes, we want real change with strong measures on purchasing power and other measures. reporter: candidates are not expected to win control of the assembly, but could become the largest opposition group and block the president's own party from a majority. the race in toulouse shows how far the new alliance has come. at this .5 years ago in the election, it was emmanuel macron 's allies leading, now it is is. she is running against another candidate in toulouse. >> he can speak for hours without any paper. what is surprising is how people are buying it. they believe they will stay together, but the first day they are ele

macron�*s party facing the prospect of being unable to command a majority — limiting his ability to enact his polices. limiting his ability to enact his policies. he faces a broad left—wing alliancechon. let's cross to hugh schofield who's in paris for us. hugh. you join me outside a polling station in the comfortable 17th arrondissement of paris, and as you can see it isn't exactly humming with activity. in fact they have only been dribs and drabs of people coming here this morning. across the country everything suggests this is going to be an election with a very low turnout. that is a shame because this is an election in which there is a lot at stake. it's the fourth time in two months that the french have been called out to vote. two rounds of presidentials that returned emmanuel macron for a second term, and now this, a chance at the parliamentary elections where his opponents, especially those on the left, to get their revenge. one of the hour isjean—luc melenchon, the 70—year—old veteran man of the hour isjean—luc melenchon, the 70—year—old veteran of the far left who's forged a new alliance out of four separate parties, including the socialists and the greens. un, deux, t

the presidents, centrist party, is facing a challenge from a new left wing alliance. lead by is on look, man i'll show will dw lisa lewis joins me from paris. tyneesa, any sign of early projections? well, the 1st projections are indeed saying that in my course party, the president's party and his allies will lose the absolute majority in parliament, the 289 seats, which would mean 50 percent of the seats plus one. they will be several dozen seats away from that. and the new allies, the left wing alliance on the far left leader jolly middle shores himself, gained ground and tripled their score. when you take to get over for parties that are part of that alliance in these elections. and that means really that, you know, it will be a lot more difficult for president by core to govern this country in the coming 5 years. and he will have to compose with other parties from the left and from the right to make anything possible. under frances recorded, it's lois to turn out in the 1st round, was, was there a difference for the 2nd round? well in this case, in the 2nd round, it's slightly better

and if he wants to form a stable alliance with other parties in parliament, that could even mean that he will have to, you would have to proceed to a reshuffle of his government at least a parcel reshuffle to build another stable group in parliament. what is for sure though, is that the governing road will be rep, very rocky for him. i coined the coming 5 years that was dw lisa lewis, reporting from paris. russia has said it's used a village near the key eastern city of says yet the nearest and ukraine has conceded to a setback in that area. this comes a day after ukrainian president fooled him. if zalinski visited troops on the southern front line, where his forces are fighting off attempts by russia to take more territory near the cities, of nikolai of an agenda was little changed to the front line post positions. nato warns the war could go on for years. its russian cruise missiles like these that are pounding targets in ukraine. moscow claims to be carrying out precision guided attacks on ukrainian military infrastructure and command positions. but the soaring civilian death toll

french president emmanuel macron�*s allies are facing a new alliance of left—wing parties in the finalting for parliamentary elections. western leaders — including borisjohnson — warn that russia's war against ukraine may go for years and support for kyiv must be sustained whatever the cost. and america becomes the first country in the world to approve use of the so—called mrna covid vaccines for babies. now on bbc news, it's the travel show. coming up on this week's travel show... hello and welcome to this week's travel show, with me, ade adepitan. now, it's a beautiful day, and i am in my home city of london, where the international tourists are slowly returning — and it's so good to have them back. well, over the last couple of months, i'm really pleased to say, everyone on the show has been able to do a fair bit of travelling too, and i know the whole team has been really happy that we've been able to get back out there, especially after all the restrictions that we have all had to put up with over the last couple of years. so this week, we're going to look back at some of the plac

and if he wants to form a stable alliance with other parties in parliament, that could even mean that he will half to you would have to proceed to a re shuffle of his government, at least a parcel reshuffle to build another stable group in parliament. what is for sure they is that the governing road will be rep, very rocky, for him on my coin to coming 5. yes. that was the w's lisa lewis reporting from paris, ukraine's present vulgar. zalinski has visited troops on the southern front line. while his army battles are rushing on slot and the eastern to mass region, ukrainian forces are also fighting off attempts by russia to take more territory. here the cities of michael wyatt in odessa, with little change to the front line positions, the head of nato gen stoughton barrack says the war could go on for years. it's russian cruise missiles like these that are pounding targets in ukraine. moscow claims to be carrying out precision guided attacks on ukrainian military infrastructure and command positions. but the soaring civilian death toll and seemingly indiscriminate damaged to residentia

deputy leader of the alliance party i deputy leader of the alliance party in northern ireland, thankustry point of— others in the dairy industry? from a dairy industry point of view, - others in the dairy industry? from a dairy industry point of view, the - dairy industry point of view, the protocol has been working. in the senseit protocol has been working. in the sense it has allowed us to continue to trade flows that we have had three brexit. that is important for us because we supply customers in mainland europe, we have about a third of our milk produced in northern ireland goes to the republic of ireland for processing and we don't have processing capacity in northern ireland to be able to do over that. from our point of view, it has been working at has allowed the trade flow to continue. is it perfect? no. other aspects that could be improved? yes. we don't want to lose what we have got at the moment. it is don't want to lose what we have got at the moment.— at the moment. it is to be clear about this, _ at the moment. it is to be clear about this, are _ at the moment. it is t

and if he wants to form a stable alliance with other parties in parliament, that could even mean that he will have to, you would have to proceed to a re shuffle of his government, at least a partial reshuffle to build another stable group in parliament. what is for sure though, is that the governing road will be rep, very rocky for him and my call in the coming 5 years. so what kind of compromises would he have to make in order to execute his reform plan? while a, what is for sure is that the vouchers to night to day actually they have shown that they want him to carry out more ecological measures put in place more social measures, you know, take measures to help those that are struggling to make ends me that is really what the new, the left wing lines on the far left leaders wanted. millen shaw has put in their platform or they want, you know, they want to help those that are struggling really here in france and voters here. even though many of those that i have been talking to over the day, they told me we don't necessarily want the far left or the left in line. so when a majority i

because the contrary to germany and then germany, we have 3 parties in government and alliance of 3 parties. this is part of the political culture in germany. here we are used to a more stable majority based government and, and so we are in unknown territory for mr. mccall. what we can look at is, 1st of all, are heavily negotiated, pass for her ruling this country. and secondly, probably anticipated elections or in one or 2 years if, if it's, if you fails to have a stable majority to support him. so that is for mr. michael, that's the opposite of what he was hoping for to have a mandate for 5 years, a strong majority and be in a way, are allowed to govern the way he wants. oh, what about this new left doing alliance? it was created just after the presidential election by charlotte guanasha. the far left leader came 3rd effectively in the present selection. that really seems to capture some photos imagination. yes, he has created this sir. idea that the left is back, which it has disappeared from the french political spectrum for a long time now and met and military has managed to resist ta

and possibly these largely incompetent governments of some of them alliances of parties, common will be overcome by realities that are unpleasant, but after the face. so they may just be surface scratches right now, but there are differences between the members. how do you expect brussels to try and tackle those differences? where the steamroller? we have seen a tremendous change in the persona of the chairman of the president of the urban commission wonderland. she was brought in with the backing of president macro. as a real european person grew up in brussels. it was a german who was a french speaker name the speaker real cousin polk personality. the reality that we see today is a lady with a very fierce expression on her face, met a meanness and nastiness. and while mister shows denied, the russian accusations of nuts isn't being rep into ukraine. i think if you look closely at your, your own news at western television, you'll see on the face of modern of madame upon domain a perfect air to good. those we have running in the european parliament a very strong street of german impe

the alliance finished neck and neck with mr macron's party in the first round of voting. ence ahead of sunday's vote to warn against disorder in france. the alliance candidate in toulouse says there's a difference between disorder and democracy. translation: everyone needs to be reassured. l we are the united left, so we're not going to bring in soviet tanks. 0n the other hand, yes, we want real social change with strong measures on purchasing power and ecological planning. nupes candidates are not expected to win control of the assembly, but they could become the largest opposition group and block the president's own party from a majority. the race here in toulouse shows just how farjean—luc melenchon's new alliance has come. at this point in the election five years ago, it was mr macron's allies who were leading in most districts of this region. now, it's mr melenchon. marie claire constance is running in toulouse. yesterday he had a meeting here in toulouse. he can speak for hours without any paper. what's kind of surprising is how people are buying it. like, they belie

and that would mean that if the left wing alliance that new left lines under fall as party left wants us to, we were to win the parliamentary elections than that, then the government would actually left wing. so that center, right, president in my, my call would have to govern together with a left when government and that would make it a lot more complicated for him to push through certain reforms. certainly not those that aiming to increase the wages of people working for the hospital or teachers, but others more market orientated reforms such as pushing up the pension age from the current 60 to 26465 years. and so it would be much more complicated for him to govern france. that would be good news for certain left when voters, but rather bad news for certain conservative voters. and also for economists who are worried about francis public debt that is currently at about 110 percent of g d p. okay, so very large implications if the left wins the majority in parliament domestically . but what about on an international level? how would there when impact things abroad? well, it would als

and that alliance doesn't even bundle all the leslie parties. however, they were aiming for more. they wanted to get the biggest chair of the seeds and even the, the majority in parliament. that is unlikely to happen. come, you know, based on the projections that are based on tonights at resides at when you look on the other side of the spectrum, my cause party, the current president's party and is allies. they are likely to get the biggest number of seats in parliament. but again, for them it is, it seems to be a bittersweet, reside. they are obviously aiming for a majority in parliament, but estimates show that this is not sure actually, if not sure that this will happen. they could get between 255 and 310 seats in parliament in and next week's 2nd round of voting. however, they need at least $289.00 seats and parliament in order to push through their of forms. and given that the left, it made a good score or is likely to make a good score. and next in next week's 2nd round and tonight in the 1st round, it looks like am i my car, the current president needs to take into account

what we want to see with the majority of the members here, the st lp and the alliance partly —— alliance partyl written to borisjohnson to call him out and to distance ourselves from what he proposes to do in westminster which is to breach international law, which is to undermine the success of the protocol as to cover up the fact that our economy here is working far more superior to the economy in britain. ~ ., , more superior to the economy in britain. ~ . , , ., more superior to the economy in britain. . , , ., ., britain. what is the purpose or that have sent to _ britain. what is the purpose or that have sent to boris _ britain. what is the purpose or that have sent to boris johnson - britain. what is the purpose or that have sent to boris johnson if - have sent to borisjohnson if everyone _ have sent to borisjohnson if everyone here has have sent to borisjohnson if everyone here has no sway was boris johnson? _ everyone here has no sway was boris johnson? what is the purpose? both boris johnson _ johnson? what is the purpose? both boris johnson and _ johnson? what is the purpose? exit? b

the other option would be to try to form a stable alliance with one of the other parties and parliament such as the center right party, the people, the car. however, that party is already said that they want to stay in the position. so in any case, it will be a rocky road for him on my car in the 5 years to come. all right, did abuse lisa lewis from paris 6 for inside volota. mir zalinski says ukraine has begun what he calls an historic week in a video message, the ukranian president warned his people that russia would likely step up its attacks on their country as it attempts to strengthen its hold over territory in the south and east cave is also awaiting a landmark decision from the european union on its bid for candidate status bmw. it's russian cruise missiles like these that are pounding targets in ukraine. moscow claims to be carrying out precision guided attacks on ukrainian military infrastructure and command positions. but the soaring civilian death toll and seemingly indiscriminate damage to residential homes and cities refutes those claims. on a visit to the southern front,

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this is president macron�*s main opposition, a new alliance of green and left—wing parties dominated new status as the first opposition party of france. translation: it's the total. defeat of the president's party and there is no majority. we have achieved the political objective we gave ourselves to bring down the man who, with such arrogance, twisted the arm of the whole country to get elected. but this was the big surprise of the night. marine le pen's far—right national rally party jumped from a handful of seats to almost 90. plenty of opposition to the president from all sides. translation: we are going to continue to bring french l people together as part of a great popular movement unifying all patriots from the right and the left. the parliamentary opposition to mr macron�*s centrist coalition is now much stronger than before, but it's also more fractured, with one bloc led byjean—luc melenchon on the far—left of the chamber and another by marine le pen on the far—right. french politics is realigning around these three political groups. some voters say it's no bad thing if pr

melenchon a is threatening the government in parliamentary elections with a new alliance of greed and left wing poly -- partiesase anyone misses what is at stake, his campaign literature has one slogan. prime minister. that is more wishful thinking than political probability. but his new alliance of socialists, communists, and greens is expected to make sweeping gains. >> he's very charismatic. in france, our politics are -- mccrone is a -- guy. the ability -- credibility of our politicians on the -- >> he a firebrand politician who said he would likeo be prime minister, but managed to unite a wide range of green and left-wing parties behind him in the election. and his main aim is to block president macron from the parliamentary majority. wants an mp with president macron's party, he joined mr. melenchon's new alliance. >> we agree on this, on the program, which is very strong. and we also recognize we do have me divergencies and other parts. >> do you really want jean-luc melenchon as prime minister? >> the little bit of political extremes i have now has taught me there are some questions that need to be pos

the other option would be to try to form a stable alliance with one of the other parties and parliament such as the sent to right party, the people, the car. however, that party has already said that they want to stay in the position. so in any case, it will be a rocky road for him on my car in the 5 years to come. all right, did abuse lisa louis from paris. thanks for insight. here's a round of, of some other stories making use of this. our authorities in ethiopia, se gunmen have killed more than 100 people in the or a mere region. the massacre which targeted mostly ethnic, i'm hora, happened west of the capital, addis ababa officials blame the rebel or m. o liberation army. but the group has denied any involvement. monsoon floods and bangladesh have triggered lance lies and lightning strikes, killing at least 25 people. millions have been left stranded and homeless. a severe rains pound the countries north east. the army has been called in to carry out evacuations. in ferry, water and food, the former gorilla. gustavo petro has won columbia's presidential election in a landmark victor

party founded by president emmanuel macron has held sway for the last five years. but, president macron�*s candidates are facing strong opposition in the form of an alliance of left—wingi'm joined now by our correspondent hugh schofield. only two months since emmanuel macron won the presidency convincingly, much of a challenge that he face this time round? it is that he face this time round? it is a big challenge. _ that he face this time round? it 3 a big challenge, surprising challenge, not from the far this time. but from the left. this coalition which has been created by the force of will of one man, jean—luc melenchon, the man who came third in the presidential election, who came from the far left of french politics but by dint of personality and tactical genius has got all of the left or most of the left into his camp and persuaded the very demoralised socialist and greens to fly under his banner, and together, as a group, they are set to do it really well in these parliamentary elections and pose a real challenge to president macron. it doesn't look as if this new left—wing coalition will win a majority, is called npes, but it looks like they will get around 20

but that's what it means when you get your manage to organize a alliance of all the parties, even if they disagree among themselves. yeah. ok. he, i with this is the 1st route. what's going to you really interesting is the 2nd round in a week's time. when you've got the of the candidates that remain above 12 and a half percent of the registered voters, they can stay. and so it's not just going to be one candidate to get to another one . like in the presidential election. it is going to be actually possibly what we and france called triangular elections, which means that you have say, a macaroni stop you have right when you're what's left of them. and then you've got, you got the new purse, the min offshore thing. and that is one instance in which, if they can't get to terms one with the other one in which men are sure mean or sure, and peace could get in. but that's only in the, in the 2nd round next week. and michael's faith in himself is that at the end of the day, people will be scared of jones banashali may or may not. it may or may not work. i, as you say, this is only the 1st r

i mean, mel our shows in hedge and alliance has essentially stepped into the void left by the socialist party that was pretty much wiped out after the presidential elections . this new alliance includes that people left from the socialist party, includes the greens, the communists as well as mel shawn's party. they want to try and win the majority in the legislative election. we force emanuel micron to make machine prime minister . and essentially, what a great or microns reform agenda is, attempts to liberalize the economy further and to increase the retirement age now are shown alliance, in contrast, wants to decrease retirement, make it at 60 years old, wants to increase the minimum wage is to go to a $1400.00 euros a month, it wants to freeze. basic price is a basic and goods in the short term, as well as the price of gas and petrol and mileage on even wants to withdraw. france from nato or radical agenda. but a former socialist president francois the said makes this grouping intellectual. so a bit of a disruptor in chief, can me pull it off with close, but not quite close enough? accordi

his party, newly renamed 'renaissance', hasjoined allies in a pro—government alliance called ensembleled by the far—left leaderjean—luc melenchon. the first round of voting this sunday will be followed by a run—off next weekend. our paris correspondent lucy williamson has been looking at what's at stake in this race. having beaten the far—right to the presidency, emmanuel macron is facing a new threat from the left. former marxistjean—luc left. former marxist jean—luc melenchon is left. former marxistjean—luc melenchon is threatening the government in parliamentary elections with a new alliance of green and left—wing parties, and in case anyone misses what is at stake, his campaign literature has one slogan. melenchon: prime minister. that is more wishful thinking than anything but they are expected to make sweeping gains. he is very charismatic _ to make sweeping gains. he is very charismatic and _ to make sweeping gains. he is very charismatic and france. i very charismatic and france. macron is a lucky guy. he was here at the right time where the credibility of our politicians are

party to the race. i think johnny middle initials alliance because it's not his fault. he alone. but i think his alliance has got momentum and they might get close to majority. it seems almost impossible that in a country which has voted in the presidential elections with 2 thirds on right when candidates at the left could get that close. but that's what it means when you get your manage to organize an alliance of all the parties, even if they disagree among themselves. oh he, i would, this is the 1st route. what's going to you really interesting is the 2nd round in a week's time. when you've got the of the candidates that remain above 12 and a half percent of the registered voters, they can stay in. so it's not just going to be one candidate to get to another one . like in the presidential election, it is going to be actually possibly what we enforce called triangular electrons, which means that you have say, a mccraney stuff you have, right when you're what's left of them and then you've got, you've got the new purse the minute. sure thing, and that is one instance in which if

former marxi is threatening the government in parliamentary elections with a new alliance of green and left-wing partiesase anyone misses what is at stake, his campaign has one slogan. that is more wishful thinking than political probability, but this new alliance of socialist, communist, and greens, is expected to make sweeping gains. >> in france, our politics is -- he is a lucky guy. the credibility of our politicians is lower. reporter: he is a firebrand politician who says he would like to be prime minister, but he has managed to unite a wide range of parties behind him in the selection, and his mai aim is to block president macron from a parliamentary majority. he was once an mp with the party that emmanuel macron and has now joined the new alliance. >> we agree on this, on a program which is very strong on ecology and solidarity, and we also recognize that we do have some diversion sees. -- divergences. a little bit of political expense i have now has taught me that there are some questions which need to be postponed, when is the right time. reporter: the centrist group currently has 56 seats cle

they might try and form alliances, smaller, conservative party to kick out. john luke mellow, shallow bernard smith and 0. paris parades will be held in london in the coming hours to march queen elizabeth platinum, jubilee tens of thousands are expected at the celebrations to mark 70 years since she ascended to the throne. if barker looks back at the popularity of britain's longest serving monarch, queen elizabeth looms large over the british capital, seemingly every street a wash with flags and bunting. for weeks, soldiers from household cavalry task with guarding the monarch have been rehearsing their steps. the platinum jubilee is as much a celebration of british traditions as it is 96 year old queen elizabeth's long reign. ah, but in the 70 years she became queen a coronation. a year later, the queen and country have profoundly changed back then. many of europe cities was scarred by the horrors of the 2nd will war. and the british empire, the once ruled, a 3rd of the world was melting away. queen elizabeth would help shape britons new historic purpose, no

melenchon social union will occupy approximately 200 seats in this way, which is part of the alliance of the left party will sharply increase its representation in parliament for the first time, a national association will have its own faction led by a right-wing politician. marin lepen rested can turn out. so the macron president will not have an absolute the majority of voters is left to choose. does he need an opposition that opposes the police because of illegal migrants or an opposition that defends the national sovereign interests of the new government, whoever forms it will have to somehow pull france out of the inflation crisis. in may , 5.2% became the highest over the past 3 years, economists' forecasts are not encouraging, so that france is waiting for a wave of strikes, the first of them, a general one with a wheelbarrow of power engineers is scheduled for monday. regardless of whether you receive whether macron has an absolute majority or not, we know that for the next 5 years he will have a less accommodating parliament, the president will have to devote more time to domestic politics. so

final round of parliamentary elections in france, with president emmanuel macron facing an alliance of left—wing partiesbc news, to the falklands, as argentina accuses the uk of colonial ambitions in maintaining its ownership of these small islands off the coast of south america. katy watson reports now from the falklands it was a conflict fought a0 years ago but a cause that argentina still believes worth fighting for. a war started by a dictator, an unpopular nationalist, fighting against colonialism. it's extraordinary to talk about colonialism when you have a population that has chosen its own future. elsewhere on the islands, argentine... the british won the war but argentina still dreams of change. 0n the 14th ofjune, the argentines surrendered. but it was a conflict that scarred argentina for ever. rejoice at that news and congratulate our forces and the marines. i'm a british reporter living in south america as the bbc�*s correspondent here. growing up in the uk, we learned about the falklands as a war that was won on the other side of the world. but living here, i've come to learn of a very dif