which brin . s bayrou's government. which brings me — bayrou's government.ernment. which brings me to the _ bayrou's government. which brings me to the question, l bayrou's government. which i brings me to the question, how much better place is he that michel barnier? because he has got to get the budget across the line, and that's what brought about michel barnier�*s down for last week? brought about michel barnier's down for last week? absolutely and that's why _ down for last week? absolutely and that's why it's _ down for last week? absolutely and that's why it's the - down for last week? absolutely and that's why it's the big - and that's why it's the big question and the big unknown at the minute. what we know is that francois bayrou, being a bit more centrist than michel barnier, michel barnier who was the prime ministerfrom, the shortest prime minister in the fifth french republic buzzing history, was someone who is coming from a hard right side of politics —— french republic's history. that wasn't to the taste of even the most moderate left mps in t

i think francois bayrou - of the socialists. i think francois bayrou was - of the socialists.the socialists. i think - francois bayrou was still one of the first choices. of course, there weren't many interviews and speculations. but still, for me at least, if you look at all the profiles, evenif you look at all the profiles, even if you find someone from the socialist party, but we use to be a former minister, it does not meet the new generation of socialists would be in agreement. and definitely it would have been very difficult to have up prime minister coming from the right again, so... ithink minister coming from the right again, so... i think by the end of the day, the choice was really limited. it of the day, the choice was really limited.— of the day, the choice was really limited. it was almost made for — really limited. it was almost made for him, _ really limited. it was almost made for him, right - really limited. it was almost made for him, right through really limited. it was almost - made for him, right through the centre. 0n the budget, there cannot be any elec

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joe: it emerged this morning franÇoise bayrou.ng the no-confidence vote, a professor of french studies at george washington university, catherine thanks for joining. what does this mean? >> thank you for having me. this is an interesting and predictable choice. if you asked me who would be my top guests, i would say have said franÇoise bayrou. he is a political animal. he has known michel barnier for 40 years and reference to that in his introductory speech today. french people remember him primarily for his 2007 presidential run. he lost. but he was a very important third-party candidate. he has been a leader of one of the main centrist, slightly right parties for decades. he was an early advocate of emmanuel macron, joining his team as early as february '17. he was one of emmanuel macron's initial ministers in '17, minister of justice. he was obligated to step down one month later for legal troubles, which i can come back to. he has been in the inner circle since the beginning. he's a close confidant to emmanuel macron. he's int

now mr bayrou faces the same challenge.forward another budget to limit economic turmoil. regulating france's debt is something mr bayrou says is not only a political priority, but a moral obligation. translation: many people were sa in: that translation: many people were saying that we — translation: many people were saying that we don't _ translation: many people were saying that we don't run - translation: many people were saying that we don't run a - saying that we don't run a political campaign on the question of debt. and i strongly believe now more than ever — and we were actually laughing about this before taking the microphone — that thatis taking the microphone — that that is also a moral problem, notjust a financial problem. thinking that by passing on the debt and the burden of the debt to our children, rather than taking care of ourselves, is something that is very, very bad. our correspondent hugh schofield is in paris and has more about mr bayrou and the daunting tasks ahead of him as prime minister. who's a v

french president emmanuel macron has named his new prime minister — francois bayrou will take the placef michel barnier after days of political deadlock. a chinese businessman with links to prince andrew has lost his appeal against a decision to bar him from the uk. a bbc investigation finds that diary of a ceo host steven bartlett is amplifying harmful health misinformation on his number—one ranked podcast. and do you get annoyed by people twiddling their hair or clicking their pain, we look at a new diagnosis for those people with an absolute hatred of fidgeting. you join us youjoin us in you join us in damascus, it is six o'clock in the evening and the sun has just set on what has been called victory day. but when darkness came, the light is still burning. you can see in the square behind me the huge crowds are not going away. there has been an explosion of fireworks and explosions of jov- fireworks and explosions of joy. as syrians mark this moment of history, a moment that so many syrians here and the millions are now living as refugees around the world, thought they would never se

the french prime minister, francois bayrou, has played down fears of a huge loss of life in the indian its worst cyclone in nearly a century. mr bayrou said deaths would number in the dozens, not thousands, dismissing the higher figure as "alarmist". 35 people are known to have been killed. a nasa spacecraft is set to make history today. it will get closer to the sun than any other human—made object. the parker solar probe, which first launched in 2018, will come to within 3.8 million miles of our star. scientists are hoping it'll tell us more about the sun's impact on the earth. even though we have had missions that have gone very close to the sun, that wasn't close to the sun, that wasn't close enough to get into the sort of magic region where all of the physics and all of these processes that are happening, and the only way to be able to understand those processes is to play through them and take the data right where all the action is happening. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. three hollywood stars have publicly backed the american actress, blake lively, after

one of the leading names in this race is the centrist francois bayrou.ime minister? it is completely unlikely that our party would join a coalition government because, as you said, he is from the centre right and we have seen what the policies have been, the methods also that this government has employed of using the 49.3 article of the constitution which basically means forcefully putting through the budget, which was an austerity budget, and there is no chance that a government that is led by francois bayrou will be able to implement the policies that we are after. we could look at seeing the methods they would employ to not using the 49.3 article and have these parliamentary discussions, butjoining a government with the centre—right is not on the cards for the left, it is not the respect of the democracy. just to explain, article 49.3 allows a government to force through legislation. but wouldn't this be an opportunity for your party and others to the left to negotiate with the incoming prime minister and say, "look, if you want us to support you, "th

the french prime minister, francois bayrou, says his government aims to rebuild areas damaged by cycloneyrou was speaking during a visit to the french indian territory — two weeks after it was devastated by the storm. at least 71 people have been killed in a road accident in southern ethiopia. local authorities says a truck plunged into a river in sidama state, south of ethiopia's capital addis ababa. weather warnings for rain, snow and wind gusts of up to 70mph have been issued for parts of the uk on new year's eve and new year's day. yellow warnings are in place for northern ireland, northern england and parts of scotland from tuesday before extending across most of the uk on wednesday. 0ur weather presenter matt taylorjoined me earlier and warned: be prepared for some rain, wind and snow. it's been quite a difficult christmas for travellers. last week, of course, we were plagued by fog across england and wales. we're changing the weather patterns now to something much more turbulent, and that's why we're going to clear the fog, but we're going to see subsequent areas of low pressure,

thi5 the french prime minister, francois bayrou, says his government aims to rebuild areas damaged byas speaking during a visit to the french indian territory, two weeks after it was devastated by the storm. president emmanuel macron wa5 heckled when he visited earlier this month, by locals dissatisfied with the response to the emergency. at least 71 people have been killed in a road accident in southern ethiopia. local authorities says a truck plunged into a river in sidama state, south of ethiopia's capital addis ababa. the government is asking youtube and other video sharing sites to help direct children to higher quality content. with children's media habit5 changing rapidly, the culture secretary li5a nandy says she wants to start a dialogue with services that are winning the battle for their attention. in an interview with radio 4's today programme, she stopped short of talking about regulation for children's programmes online, but called for sites to engage in dialogue with the government. we'd much preferfor them to work with us to make sure that children are able to see and f

on the 14th of january, francois bayrou the prime minister will lay out his plan during a speech at the national assembly. at this exact time, there could be a first no-confidence vote. he would need to convince from early january all the opposition, left-wing political parties but also far-right marine le pen. then if we go into some details, the main challenge is to elaborate the 2025 budget. here the tricky part will be to find the best equilibrium between how much of public spending do you want to cut? and how much of tax increases do you want to add on corporates but also on households? if you cut too much public spending, then you will have all the socialists not happy about it. if you put too much pressure on households, you will have far-right marine le pen not happy about it at all. after the appointment of the new cabinet yesterday, francois bayrou was on french tv, and he had i would say a pro-business speech, saying that even the biggest companies should not take all the burden of the french deficit. if you talk to companies off the record, they would tell you there is a bit

mr bayrou described the situation facing france as "dire". uk economy shrank for the second month in a row in october amid uncertainty created by government's delayed budget. officialfigures showed a drop of 0.1% on the back of a similar fall in september, and it was the consumer—facing sectors including pubs, restaurants and retail that all reported weak months. if you are just if you arejustjoining us, welcome to the programme. tens of thousands of syrians have been on the streets of the capital, damascus, today and in cities across the country celebrating the overthrow of the brutal assad regime, scenes that would have been unthinkable only a week ago. and this evening, fireworks have lit up the main square in damascus, but for many, and especially those who search in the morgues and burial sites, it is a bittersweet moment. around 150,000 people are thought to have died in the regime's notorious prisons, thousands more in the rebel—held enclaves that were bombed then gassed by assads�* forces. did the west do enough to stop it? last night

. >> outgoing pm michel barnier introduced his replacement, francois bayrou. he was just named as the nation's fourth pm this year by president emmanuel macron. bayrou's predecessor lost a vote of non-confidence after proposing a budget that would have increased taxes. parties on the left and right united to force him to resign. bayrou will try to rein in a deficit that is expected to mushroom to 6% of gdp by the close of the year. up next, the woman who shocked the u.s. nearly 20 years ago by accusing three duke university lacrosse players of raping her, shocked the country again by recanting. >> barbara starr luther. never too much new year's day at eight on cnn. >> i don't know about y'all, but when it comes to working from home, i got to have every part of my house clean. that means tidying up, then spraying my febreeze air mist to leave every room smelling fresh and clean. with that done, it's time to get to work. la la la la. >> they are trying to shut down this legal loophole to get 100 milligram generic viagra or 20mg generic cialis delivered to your d

french president emmanuel macron has named his new prime minister — francois bayrou will take the placean with links to prince andrew has lost his appeal against a decision to bar him from the uk. a bbc investigation finds that diary of a ceo host steven bartlett is amplifying harmful health misinformation on his number—one ranked podcast. and do you get annoyed by people twiddling their hair or clicking their pain, we look at a new diagnosis for those people with an absolute hatred of fidgeting.

.— the centrist leader bayrou has been announced as france's next prime minister. pm this year following months of political turmoil. michel barnier resigned last week after a no—confidence vote in the national assembly. the french political system has been deadlocked since mr macron called snap parliamentary elections this summer. more details have been revealed about how the government plans to produce green electricity in the uk by 2030. they include measures to make it easier to build onshore windfarms and connect new infrastructure to the power grid. critics say the plans are too expensive and won't lower our energy bills. the uk is already in the midst of a green revolution. more than half of the electricity we generate is made without burning fossil fuels that warm the planet. much of it comes from wind turbines. but the government wants things to go faster with 95% of our electricity clean by 2030. today the energy secretary was at a turbine factory in hull to launch what he says is the road map to both greener and cheaper electricity. haste to both greener

francois bayrou takes office after a handover ceremony in paris. a chinese businessman with links to prince andrew has lost his appeal against a decision to bar him from the uk on the grounds of national security. also coming up on the world today: host of the number one ranked podcast diary of a ceo — is amplifying harmful, health misinformation welcome to the world today. they called it victory friday — a day when tens of thousands of syrians in cities across the country came out on to the streets after friday prayers to celebrate the overthrow of the old, brutal regime of bashar al—assad. some said they felt reborn and yet this is also a time of uncertainty: will the dreams of the syrian people — of democracy and freedom — now, finally, be realised or will they be disappointed by the country's new rulers. well, syria's caretaker prime miniser mohammed al bashir was one of those who addressed the crowds in damascus today. the victorious rebels have appointed him and a transitional administration to govern until march the 1st. but the united natio

the french prime minister, francois bayrou, has praised the courage of gisele pelicot — following a massape trial in which her ex—husband and 50 other defendants were found guilty. dominique pelicot was jailed for 20 years for organising the repeated drugging and rape of his former wife by dozens of strangers over a decade. good evening we start with that breaking news that lord peter mandelson has been named as the new uk ambassador to the united states. he will replace the outgoing ambassador karen pierce. (boxed ambassador karen pierce. it is a political gamble. lord mandelson was a huge figure during the new labour years, but he has not served in government since then. he was last a minister under gordon brown, m years ago. and within labour ranks it would be fair to see he is "loved and loathed in equal measure". not entirely to the taste of those on the left of the party. but it is an important appointment this. given the concern that focus that is always there on the special relationship. sir keir starmer in recent days has talked about resuming talks over a trade deal. and of cou

also tonight, president macron names centrist francois bayrou as the new french prime minister. and he humble crumbl cookie, that went from a simple idea to a billion—dollar franchise. good evening. the agency that oversees the monitoring and destruction of chemical weapons worldwide says it is concerned as to the whereabouts of syria's toxic chemicals. it is planning to send inspectors to damascus as soon as a connection is made with the interim government. the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons, based in the hague, says syria, as a signatory to the convention, is under an international obligation to safeguard and destroy dangerous substances. that includes stockpiles of chlorine and sarin gas which the assad regime used in at least two large—scale attacks. joining me now is mallory stewart. she is the assistant secretary of state for the bureau of arms control, deterrence, and stability at the us department of state. good to have you with us. how much do you think we knew it towards the end about assad's chemical weapons programme? thank you so much for havin

francois bayrou flew in to the indian ocean archipelago with other government ministers.ss public concern about the slow pace of aid supplies and rebuilding work. president emmanuel macron, was heckled on a visit earlier this month, by locals dissatisfied with the government's reponse. at least 71 people have been killed in a road accident in southern ethiopia. local authorities says a truck plunged into a river in sidama state, south of ethiopia's capital addis ababa. thousands of georgians protested in the capital tbilisi on sunday as a new president allied with the ruling georgian dream party was inaugurated. mikheil kavelashvili is a former manchester city footballer and a hardline critic of the west. he has been sworn in during a critical political period for the country after the government suspended its application to join the eu. 0utgoing president salome zourabichvili has refused to step down, saying she is the "only legitimate president". let's speak to ekaterine metreveli in tblisi. she is the president of the georgian foundation for strategic and international

the french prime minister, francois bayrou, has promised people on mayotte that the government aims towo years. he was speaking during a visit to the french indian ocean territory with other government ministers two weeks after the cyclone struck. at least 71 people have been killed in a road accident in southern ethiopia. local authorities says a truck plunged into a river in sidama state, south of ethiopia's capital addis ababa. an 18—year—old british man, sentenced to a year in jail in dubai, for having sex with a minor, is reported to have handed himself in to begin his sentence. marcus fakana was holidaying with his parents in the united arab emirates, when he met the 17—year—old british girl. sex between an adult and a person under 18 in dubai is a crime. with me is 0ur reporter harry low. he went on holiday with his parents backin he went on holiday with his parents back in september and started this holiday romance with another londoner. she was aged 17 at the time, a couple of months younger than him. marcus told his family about this relationship but she had not told her fami

the prime minister, francois bayrou, described an estimated death toll in the thousands as "alarmist"t the british—born wife of deposed syrian president bashar al—assad is seeking a divorce, are untrue, according to the kremlin. some turkish media had suggested that asma al—assad wanted to end her marriage and leave russia, where she and her husband were granted asylum, after a rebel coalition overthrew the former president's regime and took control of the syrian capital. such reports "do not correspond to reality", according to a kremlin spokesperson. several european countries have paused asylum applications from syrians following the overthrow of the assad regime earlier this month. more than a million syrians who fled the country during his brutal rule and civil war now live in the european union. our special correspondent fergal keane has gone back to some of those he met fleeing syria more than a decade ago, to find out what their hopes are for the future of their homeland. and a warning — his report contains some distressing testimony. i never imagined that i will witness somet

the french prime minister, francois bayrou, who's only been in the job since friday, has held an emergencyly the short term and the rescue and help we can provide, but also the medium term with the supply of water and food, in particular for sensitive facilities, including prisons and detention centres. a combination of severe damage, an impoverished population and isolated location mean mayotte�*s death toll is expected to rise. nickjohnson, bbc news. here in london, a triple shooting has killed a woman and left a man fighting for his life in hospital in the north—west of the capital. police were called to harlesden just after nine o'clock last night, where a woman, believed to be in her 405, died at the scene. let's speak now to our reporter anisa kadri who joins us live from north—west london. no arrest has been made. but a murder investigation has been launched. this is harlesden in north—west london. are shocked. they are on their doorsteps are looking at the police activity going on here. it they say they haven't seen anything like this. one person said that they heard the shots last

the french prime minister, francois bayrou, who's only been in the job since friday, has held an emergencyn paris. what matters isn't only the short term and the rescue and help we can provide, but also the medium term with the supply of water and food, in particular for sensitive facilities, including prisons and detention centres. a combination of severe damage, an impoverished population and isolated location mean mayotte�*s death toll is expected to rise. nickjohnson, bbc news. guy taylor is the spokesperson for unicef in mozambique, and he explained what the situation is like there and the challenges that lay ahead. we were hit very hard in the early hours of this morning when cyclone chido arrived in mozambique as an intense tropical cyclone. it brought winds of over 200km an hour and, as you said, very intense rainfall. and we've been out in the city today seeing some of the aftermath of that impact, so many houses destroyed or seriously damaged, health care facilities, schools put out of action. and obviously people are trying to pull together their lives after a very serious impac

earlier, prime minister francois bayrou held an emergency meeting with ministers.ed as the worst storm in mayotte in years. translation: winds of over 200 kilometres an _ translation: winds of over 200 kilometres an hour, _ translation: winds of over 200 kilometres an hour, public- kilometres an hour, public facilities badly damaged or destroyed at the prefecture, the hospital, the airport, making a very large number of air links impossible. very serious, very violent risks incurred for homes and for precarious housing. let's speak to stormchaser josh morgerman. his work involves collecting data on hurricanes in the field, which is especially valuable during storms that strike remote regions in developing nations — areas that often lack measuring stations. josh joins me from bay saint louis, in mississippi. give us a sense of how powerful this cyclone that has hit mayotte is.— this cyclone that has hit ma otte is. , ., ., ., mayotte is. this was a ma'or im act mayotte is. this was a ma'or impact on d mayotte is. this was a ma'or impact on basically i mayotte is. th

the french prime minister, francois bayrou, who's only been in the job since friday, has held an emergencyng in paris. translation: what matters isn't only the short term - and the rescue and help we can provide, but also the medium term with the supply of water and food, in particular for sensitive facilities, including prisons and detention centres. a combination of severe damage, an impoverished population and isolated location mean mayotte's death toll is expected to rise. nickjohnson, bbc news. as you heard there, the cyclone is now bringing torrential rains to northern mozambique. guy taylor is the spokesman for unicef in mozambique and hejoins us from pemba. good devey on the programme, just describe the situation with the weather conditions alike. �* , with the weather conditions alike. 3 . , with the weather conditions alike. �*, . ., alike. it's largely passed over mozambique _ alike. it's largely passed over mozambique and _ alike. it's largely passed over mozambique and we - alike. it's largely passed over mozambique and we were - alike. it's largely passed over mozambique and

the french prime minister, francois bayrou, who�*s only been in the job since friday, has held an emergencye, but also the medium term with the supply of water and food, in particular for sensitive facilities, including prisons and detention centres. a combination of severe damage, an impoverished population and isolated location mean mayotte�*s death toll is expected to rise. nickjohnson, bbc news. the five remaining members of the so called "bali nine" drug ring have been freed and flown back to australia — after almost 20 years in an indonesian prison. the five australians were jailed for their roles in a heroin smuggling plot in bali in 2005. after years of advocacy from the australian government, the group were flown back to australia today, after a deal struck between the two governments. the case made news worldwide when the gang�*s two ringleaders were executed by firing squad in 2015. prime minister anthony albanese revealed the remaining men have returned as free citizens and will not have to serve out their life sentences in australian prisons. i�*m pleased to confirm that austra

is continuing between outgoing ministers and the new government under new prime minister francois bayroume minister elisabeth borne, here taking over as minister of education. this is described as a balancing act. president emmanuel macron wanting to ensure there will be no upsets like we saw earlier on, and michel barnier was toppled at the start of the month after losing that vote of no confidence in parliament, to france hoping that they will have some stability in the country. just keeping an eye on french politics for you then. now, something to get you into the christmas spirit, 200,000 festive lights, donkeys and a choir. it's the work of richard isles, who's decorated his house to raise funds for a very special charity. 0ur reporterjohn maguire went to meet him in winterbourne down, south gloucestershire. we are at richard isles' house in winterbourne down, just near bristol. have a look at it. as we've been saying all morning, if christmas lights trigger you, if you struggle, if you go through them one by one before you find the one that's fused the whole lot, just imagine takin

earlier, prime minister francois bayrou held an emergency meeting with ministers.n 90 years. the french interior minister said he feared a heavy death toll. now the cyclone is moving westwards towards mozambique. 0ur weather presenter elizabeth rizzini explains more about what the path of the storm. this tropical cyclone is intensifying at the moment in the very warm waters of the mozambique channel, and it's gradually tracking its way further westwards now towards the coast of northern mozambique, where it's due to make landfall really in the next few hours, the early hours of sunday morning. and then it's going to track further westwards, affecting parts of malawi and also zimbabwe as well. of course, once it makes the next landfall, then it will start to weaken again. but it's particularly intense at the moment. we've seen some gusts at sea of 280km/h. that's i73mph. and it will cause a storm surge when it gets to the northern mozambique coast. it's likely to affect the cities of nampula and pemba. it will bring a lot of very heavy rainfall locally. some spots c

facing criticism for his handling of the situation in mayotte i mean, the fact that jean francois bayrous mayor of the city of port in southern france is seen as him not realising that his job has changed. and that's where the criticism is. it's understood in france that this is a disaster for a lot of reasons. some of those is that the island is overpopulated and the immigrant population, who are mostly people who come from the comores on small boats, and it's a small boat problem that makes the the french british one tiny by comparison, live in shanty towns because there are many of them. too many of them. the island is has now a population of 300,000, and half of whom are not french citizens. and building houses fast enough to solve housing problems is... it's a disaster now, but it's not conceivable that it could have been built. it has never existed. there's that thing. the other thing is, mayotte is a french departement. so they are french citizens. so, there's a help already being sent. but not only is it disastrous, but it relied on the red cross, which has about a00 people. this

new french prime minister, francois bayrou, held an emergency meeting with ministers.nt hugo schofield has more. well, as i understand it, it is very grave, because, as no doubt you've been reporting, this is an island in which many people live in great poverty. and there are a lot of shanty towns, i think about a third of the population live in these shanty towns. many of them are people who've migrants from from the comoros islands not very far away, live in very poor conditions. in any case, the cyclone has just wreaked devastation across these shanty towns, where the dwellings are made out of wood and tarpaulin and metal sheeting and so on. and if you look at the pictures, you can see that it's just been destroyed. theyjust all come down. so there are tens of thousands of people, maybe a third of the population or more, who are without dwellings now, and they're being urged to report to government run shelters across the island. and at the same time, you know, all the usual services, electricity, water, telecoms, are all down or very badly affected. and the true to

the french prime minister, francois bayrou, who's only been in the job since friday, has held an emergencyand help we can provide, but also the medium term with the supply of water and food, in particular for sensitive facilities, including prisons and detention centres. a combination of severe damage, an impoverished population and isolated location mean mayotte's death toll is expected to rise. nickjohnson, bbc news. seven tourists have been taken to hospital in fiji after suspected alcohol poisoning. it's believed they were all guests at a resort on fiji's coral coast, where they drank cocktails in the bar on saturday night and fell ill shortly afterwards. it comes just a few weeks after the death of six tourists in laos because of suspected methanol poisoning. the five remaining members of the so called "bali nine" drug ring have been freed and flown back to australia — after almost 20 years in an indonesian prison. the five australians were jailed for their roles in a heroin smuggling plot in bali in 2005. after years of advocacy from the australian government, the group were flown ba

minutes or so — the french president emmanuel macron has named his new prime minister — francois bayroul take the place of michel barnier after days of political deadlock. israel's political deadlock. defence ministers tells israel's defence ministers tells troops to prepared to spend the winter in the battle area. and scientists discover how neanderthals played a key role in the survival of early humans a8,000 years ago. hello i'm annita mcveigh. a chinese businessman described as a "close confidante" of the duke of york has lost his appeal against a decision to bar him from entering the uk on national security grounds. the home office said they believed the man — known only as h6 — was engaged in covert activity for the chinese communist party, and that his relationship with prince andrew could be used for political interference. our correspondent charlotte gallagher is at windsor — and joins us now. hello to you. what more do we know about the relationship between prince andrew and this man known as h6? we between prince andrew and this man known as h6?— between prince andrew and thi

the french prime minister, francois bayrou, who's only been in the job since friday, has held an emergency: what matters isn't only the short term - and the rescue and help we can provide, but also the medium term with the supply of water and food, in particular for sensitive facilities, including prisons and detention centres. a combination of severe damage, an impoverished population and isolated location mean mayotte's death toll is expected to rise. nickjohnson, bbc news. israel says it will close down its embassy in dublin in light of "the extreme anti—israel policies of the irish government." in a statement, foreign minister gideon saar cited ireland's decision to recognise a palestinian state earlier this year and dublin's announcement of support for south africa's legal action accusing israel of genocide over its assault on gaza. ireland's taoiseach simon harris called the move �*deeply regretable'. here in london — a woman has died in a triple shooting that has left a man fighting for his life in hospital. police were called to harlesden, in north—west london, just after nine o'cl

president macron has selected bayrou. and that was prompted by fierce budget dispute. he has been in french politics and cleared of embezzlement over parliament funds. carl congresswoman pelosi was hospitalized. the 84-year-old was traveling as part of a delegation when she fell down the stairs at the pal ace. a spokes person said she will be unable to attend the remainder of the congressional visit. the drinkware brand stanley has recalled 2 1/2 million travel mugs. the recall is the switch back and trigger models. the company says it can shrink when exposed to heat. 38 people worldwide reported burn injuries. 11 of them wired medical attention-t contact them. and the aing chent artifact as jesus christ crown of thorns was returned to notre dame and saved from the flames that destroyed the cathedral. the twisted brand of branches is encrusted and its authenticity has never been proven but it is an art artifact since the king. the public can view it started january 10. we examine the critical that turkey and its neighbors can play. david brooks and marcus weigh in. and

in just one with francois bayrou, the moody's downgrade and the economic outlook for the country becausef the political uncertainty. we heard in the speech in the handover ceremony, he is aware and trying to work on the divisions in the country and tackle the deficit we are waiting to see who might be in his government he said he wanted to name them at the next few days some complications with the president traveling to mayotte after the huge devastation in the region that is delaying some of the talks and negotiations here as well what we know is that marine le pen, the far-right leader, is preparing for an early presidential election. revealing what she is looking at you know, barnier tried to follow some of the red lines they had and give them compromise, but clearly she is giving her game way by saying that she wants to precipitate a presidential election. she wants to the blockage there and governments falling and forcing an early presidential election that has been the talk for a little while president macron, when he addressed the nation a few days back, he said he would complete

france's new prime minister, francois bayrou, said public facilities have been severely damaged or destroyeding the hospital and the airport. footage from social media shows winds in excess of 200km/h ravaging through houses with heavy rain forcing residents to stay in solid shelters. officials say emergency services have been mobilized, ready to launch rescue missions once the worst of the storm passes staying on weather for the first time ever, a tornado warning was issued for downtown san francisco on saturday. the national weather service confirms a tornado did not actually hit the area, but the damage left behind is consistent with an 80 mile per hour straight line winds. a flood advisory and high wind warning was also issued for regions along the coastline. or tornado. a tornado was actually recorded in the area, but 67 miles south of san francisco. it happened in the town of scotts valley. officials say at least five people were injured, and residents describe what it was like. >> we saw the that white car over there started going into the air about 15ft. and then and the community ju

his name is bayrou, he has been the head of education, minister of justice. a moderate and we will bring you more as we know it. next, placing bets for the new year. >> the alec for 2025 is two halves. the first half there is a risk to a curve flattening or and rates remaining elevated. lisa: that is next. this is "bloomberg surveillance. " ♪ where ya headed? susan: where am i headed? am i just gonna take what the markets gives me? no. i can do some research. ya know, that's backed by j.p. morgan's leading strategists like us. when you want to invest with more confidence... the answer is j.p. morgan wealth management we invent them, we design them, we build them. and one day, we have to let them soar. ♪ i'm always coming home ♪ lisa: coming into what could be the first week of losses in about a month, we are seeing a bit of a bounce this morning as stocks try to apply out from underneath that led by big tech. s&p futures up one third of 1%. under surveillance this morning, placing bets for the new year. >> the outlook of 2025 is two halves, the first there is

as a prime minister. -- francois bayrou as the prime minister.e: s&p and fitch already had this level so why is moody's coming out saying the country cannot pass a budget, deutsche bank says, their commentary, moody's, future deficits is quite damming but the fact is it is a stable outlook for now and just brings it in line where s&p and fitch are. moody's is a little late to the game. lisa: the fact people are taking comfort they were on watch for downgrade further tells you the state of play. ok, not that bad, just a downgrade but at least -- jonathan: both on the same page. how little needs to go right for this market to move the other way. lisa: that is the contrarian trade for 2025. you think about the euphoria baked into the u.s., basically china left for this paralysis we just saw, europe left for dead. maybe they don't have is that of a budget deficit for quarter and all of the sudden people flood in? jonathan: here's the latest on germany, the chancellor scholz expected to lose snap election on february 23. the new chancellor facing a ho

francois bayrou is the new prime minister of france.er this morning. and of course, this comes after michel barnier's resignation after he lost a no confidence vote last week, a centrist. >> was that expected? are you clued up on french politics a little bit? >> i am fascinated by french politics. every time we think it's very turbulent here, just look to france. they have it far worse. when is not going to survive this guy? >> no, the pm, the new pm. no, no. >> well yeah. no the new pm because emmanuel macron has got a year and a half left. i think even though he's now deeply unpopular, he's not going to stand down and he's going to keep appointing new prime ministers to try and get some sort of agreement between the far left and the far right, as they're known. it's not going to happen. he's going to end up with if he doesn't choose marine le pen, they're not going to end up with anybody. >> well, that was my next question to you. when is marine le pen going to take centre stage and finally make. >> well, i mean, i don't think she's g

francois bayrou is the head of— can expect. francois bayrou is the head of a _ can expect.ou is the head of a party _ can expect. francois bayrou is the head of a party called - the head of a party called modem, it is one of those centrist parties that is aligned with emmanuel macron�*s movement. he is, as i said before 73 years old, more or less the same age as michel barnier. barnier is a little bit older. he is similar to michel barnier that even that he does not come from the same political ilk because obviously michel barnier comes from the old gaullist parties, and francois bayrou is from the centre, he is somebody who is well respected on the political scene in france and he is not a parisien, he is not from metropolitan area. he comes from the east of france, francois bfrancois bayrou is from the other side of france. heat the famous in a prestigious institution where many of the french presidents have gone, including macron, in paris, he did not go there, he went to a different university. he was mayor of a small town in the pyrenees in the south—west of france and

hugh schofield, can mr bayrou solve the problem is that michel barnier had? that is the question.n the betting must be on the answer no because nothing has changed. the arithmetic is the same. he has chosen, macron, another man from his camp. chosen, macron, another man from his camp-— chosen, macron, another man from his camp. from the centre. our country _ from his camp. from the centre. our country was _ from his camp. from the centre. our country was from _ from his camp. from the centre. our country was from the - our country was from the centre—right. now we have bayrou, a very, very experienced politician, very much from the centre and the macron section of parliament. and his task is going to be to reach out to bits on the rights, bits on the left to see if he can cobble together a that an informal coalition or a de—facto group of people who vote for him to get legislation through. but i don't see why anything has particularly changed. the same sort of promising beginning was therefore barnier. everyone pronounced goodwill and said, we will see how he does. but when it cam

bayrou replaces michel barnier, who recently who resigned. forgive me.ast week, after right leaning and leftist lawmakers voted to topple the government, plunging france into its second major political crisis in six months, macron is half way through his second term as president, and bayrou will be his fourth prime minister this yeah his fourth prime minister this year. the government has unveiled a clean power action plan to decarbonise the electricity grid by 2030. number 10 claims the move will protect households from any future energy spikes, boost growth and tackle the climate crisis. meanwhile, some government backed researchers have warned the secretary of state for energy and climate change ed miliband's plans could actually increase energy bills. well, earlier, gb news spoke to energy minister michael shanks. >> reforming the planning system to make sure we build things faster than we are at the moment is important, but we're not removing the right of communities to have a voice in that process. what we're saying is at the moment, the planning p

bayrou replaces michel barnier, who resigned last week after far right and leftist lawmakers voted totopple the government, plunging france into its second major political crisis in six months. more on this breaking news story as we get it. in other breaking news this hour, 609 migrants arrived in the uk yesterday after crossing the english channel after crossing the english channel, according to figures from the home office. the cumulative number of arrivals by small boats this year now stands at a provisional total of 34,582. that's i9% higher than at the same point last year. the crossings yesterday were the first for eight days. they also represented the highest daily total since october the 18th, when 647 migrants arrived. nine boats arrived yesterday, which suggests an average of around 68 people per boat. in other news, the uk economy shrank for the second month in a row in october as concerns about the budget continue to weigh on confidence, the office for national statistics said. output fell 0.1% following the 0.1% decline 0.i% following the 0.1% decline recorded for the pre

in the last few moments, francois bayrou has taken office as france's new prime minister — following handover ceremony in paris. a chinese businessman with links to prince andrew has lost his appeal against a decision to bar him from the uk on the grounds of national security. a double win for a chess prodigy — winning the world chess championship and being the youngest person to do it. he talks to the bbc. welcome to damascus, we welcome to damascus, we are welcome to damascus, we are above the mean square here in the part of the syrian capital, an extraordinary day here. in the square and in squares across the country. syrians come together to celebrate what they called victory day, the victory over a half a century of oppressive rule of bashar al—assad and before him to his father, a turning point in this country that many syrians ever dreamed they would see. just look at the lights in that square. they have been gathering throughout the day. there has been a weaving of the opposition on the flag of syria, the green and the black with the red stars, they have been chanting slogans