christian fraser is here tomorrow. - thank you very much. christian fraser is here tomorrow.view with the bbc, ukraine's president zelensky says any pressure from the west to end the war with russia quickly would be at the expense of his people. he was speaking after attending a gathering of european leaders at blenheim palace in oxfordshire, where sir keir starmer urged them to stand firm in their support of ukraine. mr zelensky will address the uk cabinet on friday. it comes as donald trump prepares to address republicans at their national convention in milwaukee, with the fear in europe that if he wins november's presidential election, he'll be less committed to the security of the continent than president biden. here's our political editor chris mason. when donald trump said last year that he thought this war could end within 2a hours if he was to meet both you and vladimir putin, what did you make of that? everybody will be happy if one person in the world — doesn't depend, donald trump or not — ok, donald trump — if one person in the world and this person is donald trum

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. donald trump is as healthy as anybody i've ever met — i tell him all the time, he's got ridiculous genes. i plan to be a very good vice president for donald trump for four years. i've never ever misused or abused my ministerial position. my integrity matters. i have not compromised it. the world is changing fast. the threats are growing. in those circumstances, - it's right we take a look at the threats, capabilities we need, the state of our armed forces as well as the money that's available to fund those. - it is day two of the republican convention, donald trump firmly in command of his party and increasingly in control of the race. on stage tonight — nikki haley, one of his fiercest rivals during the republican primary. she had planned to miss this convention, but changed her mind after the attempted assassination on saturday. in the uk today, it's a tale of two resignations. the first minister of wales, vaughan gething, steps down after four months in the job. we'll get reaction

hello, i'm christian fraser. this is the context on bbc news. my legislative government's programme will be mission led but based upon government's legislative the security, fairness and opportunity for all. a king's speech that returns politics to serious government, that returns government to public service, that returns public service to the interest of working people. we've just been hearing about. the state of american democracy. britain is a far older democracy. i think today on one level - it is reminding people around the world of the importance of history in britain. - a new parliament, a new plan. the king sets out what labour intends to do with this enormous majority — economic growth is at the heart of the new government's plans. there are bills on planning reforms, workers�* rights, english devolution, public transport, and border security. we'll examine whether sir keir starmer and his team, can deliver on their promises. it's day three of the republican convention, a night in the spotlight for donald trump's new running mate, jd v

christian fraser is here tomorrow. till then, goodnight.s. you're watching bbc news. i'm nicky schiller. good evening. it's just gone 11 o'clock and we start with a developing story tonight. video has emerged of a police officer kicking and stamping on the head of a man lying on the ground at manchester airport. greater manchester police's assistant chief constable, wasim chaudhry, said the video showed an event that is "truly shocking." we are about to show you the footage, which you may find disturbing. here it is. the incident happened after reports of an altercation between members of the public. the force said that while trying to arrest a suspect in the original altercation, three officers were violently assaulted. a female officer was taken to hospital with a broken nose. the force confirmed tonight that one male officer has been removed from operational duties and it has referred itself to the independent office of police conduct. our north of england correspondent, judith moritz, is at police headquarters in manchester and sent us

hello, and welcome to paris — i'm christian fraser. quite i'm christian fraser. the result tonight.ave closed after the second — and decisive — round of france's parliamentary elections and the projected results are in. they point to a left—wing coalition — the new popular front — winning the most seats in the national assembly. it's forecast to win between 172 and 192 seats in total. it's a surprise turnaround from the first round last week, which saw the far—right national rally party win the biggest share of the vote. national rally is projected to have between 132 and 152 mps — a likely third place behind president macron�*s centrist alliance, "together". it's predicted to win between 150 and 170 seats. if confirmed in the full count, france will have a hung parliament. these were the scenes at place de la republic when the projected results came in. speaking to his supporters, the leader of the french left party, france unbowed, jean—luc melenchon, hailed the projected results, saying they were the result of "a magnificent mobilsation effort". mr melenchon also said it showed t

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. i think it's ridiculous that we're focused on this board are ukraine. focused on this boarder ukraine. i gotta be honest with you, i don't really care what happens to ukraine. on face value, this is not good news for ukraine or the west's continued military support for it. jd vance just before the full—scale invasion and said he didn't care what happened in ukraine one way or the other. he has lived the epitome - of the american dream story. i think he's the guy- capable of bringing that same success that he was able - to have coming from nothing, coming from appalachia and succeeding at a level that no—one _ can possibly fathom. we will get to the panel very shortly. first, the latest news. the prime minister has said that the king's speech marks the start of a rejection of what he called "the snake oil charms of populism" and the beginning of a "national renewal". he was speaking in the commons after the king had laid out labour's plans for its first months in office. growing fears

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. donald trump is as healthy as anybody i've ever met — i tell him all the time, he's got ridiculous genes. i plan to be a very good vice president for donald trump for four years. they are calling from unity and that is something we have seen from nikki haley and i am assuming, with this message of unity for republicans to come together to defeatjoe biden. i've never ever misused _ or abused my ministerial position. my integrity matters. i have not compromised it. the world is changing fast. the threats are growing. in those circumstances, it's right we take a look at the threats, the capabilities we need, the state of our armed forces, as well as the money that's available to fund those. tonight on the context — former british ambassador to the us lord kim darroch, and former chief of staff to donald trump, mick mulvaney. perfect panel for what we will discuss this evening, looking forward to that. first, the latest headlines. the first minister of wales, vaughan gething, has resigned

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. prominent democrat adam schiff calls on presidentjoe biden to "pass the torch" and allow another democrat to challenge donald trump in november. i will bring you to updates before the sport. first on the scene in paris, a car ploughing into a cafe terrace in the city centre tonight, an update from the police, one person was killed, six people is the update who are injured. three in critical condition. the six people injured in that incident, three in critical condition. still, no news on the motorist who fled the scene. obviously, the search for him on going. the other line of news i want to bring you comes from the united states. we are hearing special counseljack smith who was prosecuting two of the federal cases on donald trump on behalf of the department ofjustice will appeal that classified documents case. you will recall on monday it was tossed out by the districtjudge cannon in florida, someone who donald trump had appointed to the circuit. jack smith is announcing this afterno

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. gareth southgate resigns as england manager. we look at how his time in charge will be remembered. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's marc edwards. i don't think we've got any sound from mark there from salford, and in fact we've got all sort of sound gremlins. let's move on... can we go back? 0k, can you hear me? back on, tentacle troubles but we are going to continue with the announcement. there's only one place to start, and england manager gareth southgate has resigned from his role two days after his side's defeat to spain in the 2024 european championship final. southgate took the job on a permanent basis in november 2016 and managed his country for 102 games over almost eight years. in that time, he guided england to a world cup semifinal and two european championship finals. he's the only manager bar sir alf ramsey to lead the england men's team into a major tournament final. so with southgate now gone, who could be set to replace him? former chie

announcer: and now, "bbc news" christian: hello, i'm christian fraser. "the context." >> have to bring y some breaking news. in the past few minutes, there have been boards from several sources of a blast in the southern suburbs of the lebanese capital beirut. >> the question tonight is whether that is a one-off targeted strike which appears to have been hitting a senior hezbollah commander. >> i have been there many times. it is a very packed area, close to a very famous mosque, also close to a hospital. what is the scale of the damage? christian: an explosion tonight in south beirut. the israelis are born hezbollah they they were in the severe retaliation for the weekend attack on the golan heights. tonight, a targeted attack on a senior hezbollah can limit their -- commander, which could have deep ramifications for the entire region. a vigil in southport, three children killed in a knife attack, the community is in mourning. further demonstrations in venezuela after sunday's election. there are reports protesters have been killed, hundreds arrested in

a lot to get our heads around and christian fraser has been casting as i am what is been christian frasereen an extraordinary 2a hours for labour and the new prime minister, sir keir starmer. this looks for all the world like a 1997 tony blair landslide. this an implosion for the conservatives. there is no precedent for this, even all the way back to 1832 and the great reform act. but there is a word of caution in these results for labour and the liberal democrats, and that is in the vote share. here is the collapsing conservative share, but look at labour's vote share — going upjust a couple of points to 35%. that is the lowest vote share for a party returned with a majority. it is lower than jeremy corbyn in 2017. it's certainly lower than that landslide we were talking about in 1997. similar picture for the liberal democrats. they've picked up 71 seats, but their vote share is flatlining. so how have they done it? well, the answer is in the way people voted and where they voted. so where labour was competitive against the conservatives, you see some evidence of tactical voting. labour'

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announcer: and now, "bbc news" >> hello, i'm christian fraser. "the context." >> joe biden of legacy of accomplishment over the past three years is unmatched in modern history. >> vice president kamala harris has excited the community. she has excited the house democratic caucus chair. and e is exciting the country. >> the vice president is smart and strong which will make her a good president, but she is also kind and has empathy, which can make her a great president. >> if you want to lead this country, you should feel grateful for it, feel a sense of gratitude. i never hear that gratitude come through when i listen to kamala harris. christian: joining me tonight, former special assistant to barack obama, the democratic fundraer lindy lee, democratic strategist, and anchor an executive producer of latino usa of national public radio. christian: the most thunderous sound in politics is the sound of a turning page, so said one senior democrat last night, as the endorsements for kamala harris flooded from all sides of the party. on sunday, the dem

i'm christian fraser. .watching the context. >> this campaign is not just about us versus donald trump. this campaign is about who we fight for. >> now that the process has played out from the grassroots bottom up, we are here today to throw our support behind vice president kamala harris. [applause] i'm clapping. you don't have to. >> she will fight for our freedom. she will fight for our families. she will fight for our future. i'm proud to struggling endorse, harris. ♪ >> harris writing always of newfound optimism in the democratic party. in her first rally in milwaukee, she promised there was no going back. we will bring you the highlights and reaction to it. tonight, benjamin netanyahu arrives in washington ahead of his speech tomorrow to the u.s. congress. the vice president will meet with the israeli prime minister but has informed the senate she will not provide -- preside over the session. emmanuel macron has called for a political truce as paris prepares to open the olympic games. the conservative

my colleague christian fraser watched the game in a fanzone in dortmund. they've all gone.e stragglers at the party, but it's a party we don't want to end, as i'm sure is the feeling for a lot of england fans who are in this city tonight. they'll be drinking long into the night, marvelling over the ollie watkins goal at the end. but we've had a real carnival today, i have to say, and full credit to the dutch fans who were here in their tens of thousands today. not far, of course, for them to drive across the border to get here. um, but the anthem, the left, the right, the dancing in the streets and the generally good attitude between them and the england fans really did make it a special day. you can imagine what it was like behind me after seven minutes. when xavi simons scored, the beer was up in the air. uh, they were chanting. they were all up. it was pretty special, but it then went quite flat. first the penalty, uh, and then on 90 minutes plus one that wondergoal from ollie watkins, as dan says, really did send the party flat. and in fact, many of them were heading ou

christian fraser, many thanks indeed.the police manhunt that is continuing this afternoon after the triple murder in hertfordshire. three women found seriously injured in a house in bushey in hertfordshire yesterday evening at around 7pm last night, they died at the scene and police described it as a targeted and horrific attack. a manhunt now under way for the suspect, kyle clifford, who is 26 and from enfield. police believe he may be carrying a crossbow. they have urged members of the public not to approach him if they see him, but to get in touch with the police. my colleague is at the scene for us now with the latest. the investigation here, in terms of forensic work and police activity, continues. the house where the three women, who we now know were aged 25, 28 and 61, the house is at the end of the cul—de—sac, to the right, we understand. we can't see it properly from where we are. there is a police court in which we might be able to see, stopping anyone who doesn't need to be there from going through onto that ro

hello and welcome to paris — i'm christian fraser.he french parliament is set for deadlock — after a surprising projected results showed the left—wing coalition — the new popular front — winning the most seats in the national assembly. it's forecast to win between 184 and 186 seats in total. it's a surprise turnaround from the first round last week, which saw the far—right national rally party win the biggest share of the vote. national rally is projected to have between 1m and 143 mps — a likely third place behind president macron�*s centrist alliance. it's predicted to win between 160 and 162 seats. if confirmed in the full count, france will have a hung parliament. with a round up of the day's events — here's our europe editor, katya adler. in a shock result for all and a huge relief for many here, the left, far—left coalition has unexpectedly become the biggest party in the french parliament, beating the far—right. translation: the vote is final. the defeat of the president and his coalition has been clearly confirmed. equally stu

and christian fraser will have more on the tech outage on newsnight on bbc two shortly.tainly made people get cash out of the bank today, put pen to paper and do old—fashioned things we have not done for quite a while because we haven't had a choice. thank you more democrats turning against him, we will look at who might replace some of the we have a foremost computer expert in britain who says today's windows outage is a warning of things to come, and we look ahead to a pivotal weekend in the united states, joe biden on the brink with more democrats turning against him, we will look at who might replace some of the democratic ticket 10:30pm in russia, a 10:30pm court has found the us journalist evan gershkovich guilty of spying and sentenced him to 16 years in prison. the 32—year—old has been in detention since march last year but his employer, the wall streetjournal, says the case is disgraceful and a sham. from yekaterinburg, our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. the trial was behind closed doors. for the verdict, we were allowed in, but where was evan gershkov

hello and welcome to paris — i'm christian fraser.quite the surprise result in the national assembly elections. the new popular front — winning the most seats in the national assembly. it's forecast to win between 182 and 193 seats in total. it's a surprise turnaround from the first round last week, which saw the far—right national rally party win the biggest share of the vote. national rally is projected to have between 136 and 144 mps — national rally is projected to have between 136 and 144 mps... horns honk, a likely third place behind president macron�*s centrist alliance, �*together�*. it's predicted to win between 157 and 163 seats. if confirmed in the full count, france will have a hung parliament. the french prime minister gabriel attal has confirmed he will hand in his resignation to president macron on monday. mr attal said the parliamentary election showed that no majority could be formed by what he called the extremes. take a listen. we have the olympics and paralympics. emmanuel macron is at the nato summit. being prime

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news.ere was a far right to protest in town tonight near the site of the knife attack, and we are being told that it has turned violent. hundreds of people gathering outside a mosque who began during bricks, bottles and other missiles at the police and also the building itself. one policeman we are told was injured, and missiles continuing to be thrown, our reporters will bring you more on that as we get it. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh ferris. after withdrawing from the tokyo olympics three years ago to protect her mental health — simone biles has returned in style — to guide the usa to gold once again — in the team gymnastics final, giving the sport's superstar her fifth olympic title. biles is the most decorated gymnast of all time and impressed on all four rotations, consistently amongst the leading scorers through all the disciplines. team usa have now won this event in three of the last four games with the only silver following biles' withdrawa

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hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news.l sources of a blast in the southern suburbs of the lebanese capital, beirut. the question tonight will be whether thatis the question tonight will be whether that is a one—off targeted strike which appears to have been hitting a senior hezbollah commander. the attack area had been there many times, _ the attack area had been there many times, it's _ the attack area had been there many times, it's a — the attack area had been there many times, it's a very— the attack area had been there many times, it's a very packed _ the attack area had been there many times, it's a very packed area, - the attack area had been there many times, it's a very packed area, and l times, it's a very packed area, and is very— times, it's a very packed area, and is very close — times, it's a very packed area, and is very close to _ times, it's a very packed area, and is very close to a _ times, it's a very packed area, and is very close to a mosque, - times, it's a very packed area, and is very close to a mo

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news.for. applause so now that the process is played out, from the grassroots bottom up, we are here today to throw our support behind vice president kamala harris. i'm clapping, you don't have to. kamala harris will- fight for our freedom. fight for our families, kamala harris will fight for our future. i'm proud to strongly. endorse kamala harris. joining me tonight are doug heye, the former communications director for the republican national committee and sir kim darroch — former uk ambassador to the united states. looking forward to talking to our panelists this evening, but before that, the latest headlines. kamala harris has addressed voters in the swing state of wisconsin

to unpack it all, let's go straight to paris and my colleauge christian fraser. hello to you. unholy _ this wasn't clear, is it? no, it's an unholy mess. _ this wasn't clear, is it? no, it's an unholy mess. i _ this wasn't clear, is it? no, it's an unholy mess. i should - an unholy mess. i should apologise to viewers of the programme because i know some have commented that i haven't been on the programme for some days now. obviously, we were covering the results in our own uk election on friday, and then hotfoot in paris to cover an equally important election in france. i was just sort of thinking, lucy, since you mentioned, how similar the two elections are in some respects and yet how different. the obvious is the left has prevailed in both elections. the general trend is quite something. but the differences while keir starmer has a solid working majority and aim the platform to covered and also the policies to go with it, it is very different in france because the new popular front to was an electoral front to see off the rally. they don't see eye to eye on anything. the qu

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news.l war as idiots. plenty more reaction to that speech in the us congress, but before we do all of that, let's get a check on the sport. hello from the bbc sport centre. the olympics are under way in paris — there's always a bit of action before the official opening ceremony and men's football is taking centre stage. there was controversy in one of the other games between argentina and morocco. javier macheserano's side were trailing 2—1, but appeared to score an equaliser in the 16th minute of stoppage time which led some fans to invade the pitch, forcing the argentina players to make their way quickly down tunnel. it then emerged the goal was ruled out by var. with the stadium cleared of fans, the game resumed more than an hour later to complete the final three minutes. it finally finished 2—1 to morocco. elsewhere, 2020 silver medallists spain beat debutants uzbekistan 2—1. later on, france, managed by former arsenal forward thierry henry, take on the united states in marseille. you c

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news.ioners, claiming the former conservative government left a £22 billion pound �*black hole' in the budget. we will concentrate on today's action — we will concentrate on today's action at — we will concentrate on today's action at the unpaid games, let's go to the _ action at the unpaid games, let's go to the bbc_ action at the unpaid games, let's go to the bbc sport centre. japan have won the men's team gymnastics gold at the olympics for a record—extending eighth time, taking the title after a dramatic late collapse by china. it came on the final apparatus when weide su fell from the horizontal bar, handing japan's olympic individual champion, daiki hashimoto, the chance to overtake their rivals for the gold. china's final competitor couldn't make up the gap and japan win back the gold they last won in rio. romanian teenager david popovic won a thrilling 200 metres freestyle final, just two hundredths of a second separated popovic and second—placed matt richards of britain, who claime

live from paris — i'm christian fraser. this is bbc news.alliance, new popular front. jean—luc melenchon says he is ready to form a new government. translation:, the translation: , the president translation:, the president has the power, the president has the duty to call the new popular front to govern. marine le pen's far—right party, national rally, has come third — when it was expected to top the poll. french prime minister gabriel attal says he will hand his resignation to president emmanuel macron on monday morning. i'm martine croxall, the other main stories this hour. new prime minister, keir starmer, tours the uk's nations, with his first stop, edinburgh. the israel army has issued new evacuation orders to palestinian residents and displaced families in parts of gaza city. thousands of people have lined the streets of yorkshire to pay their respects to rob burrow as his funeral was held.

live from paris, i'm christian fraser. this is bbc news.n absolute majority. supporters of the french left leader jean—luc melenchon gather in place de stalingrad to celebrate the projected results. melenchon says he's is ready to form a new government. as the issue we are ready to govern, we are the only alternative that has built with an organised, structured programme. and there's no party in the hq of the national rally. against every expectation, they have fallen from first place in round one a week ago to third place in the final round. tonight — the election arrangements have thrown france into the melenchon's extreme left.

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news.e rules and procedures around the democratic procedure in chicago. in the last few minutes we have had the rules defining the conservative party leadership here in the uk. let me bring you some of that you said we are told the conservative party will have a new leader confirmed to on the 2nd of november. rishi sunak will remain acting leader until then. the leadership contest will formally open on wednesday with nominations closing at the end of the month on monday the 29th of july. they will choose four candidates. those four candidates will make their case at the conservative party conference in the autumn. party members will vote on the final two candidates as

we are - going to go now to christian fraser because it was a bad night for the scottish national partythey have five of their six seats and that is because reform don't perform that well north of the border. let me show you a few seats, this one in glasgow west was the snp's safest seat, and it was almost a direct swing from the snp to labour. and then this one here, very much great satisfaction to sir ed davey, this one. do you remember back in 2019jo swinson lost the seat? it's been reformed in mid dunbartonshire, but the first minister nicola sturgeon in celebratory mood in 2019 when this one went snp. that is the revenge of the liberal democrats north of glasgow. really strange interest actually in west aberdeenshire. one of the things we have been seeing in the conservative seats is the conservatives, in all six seats the snp were running second and it depended on whose vote fell fastest. in this one, you can see it was the conservative vote holding up better than the snp vote which is why they have held west aberdeenshire. but in this one, opt in aberdeenshire north, douglas ross

hello, i'm christian fraser. this is the context.ere and unfortunately couldn't make it to the bomb shelter. 0ur heart is torn by the heavy disaster. translation: he is an unwelcome person in our place. _ he is a liar and corrupt. he is coming to use the bodies of our children to be on tv. we will not allow this to happen. if they go against lebanon, it's going to be a big war, l and they know that. and i don't think l they want to do it. translation: i am appealing to all i germans who are still in lebanon now to use the still available possibilities to leave lebanon and to urgently do so now. joining me tonight are seema mehta, political writer at la times and peter walker, political correspondent political correspondent at the guardian. we will get to our panel shortly but let me first bring you the latest bbc headlines. two children have died and nine others were injured in a knife attack at a dance workshop in southport. a 17—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder. in the last hour, king charles has sent his most

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. minister of israel. when we stand together, something very simple happens, we win, they lose. we are here today to reject. the normalisation of genocide. joining me tonight are the former uk minister for women and equalities — justine greening — and former us assistant deputy secretary of state under the obama administration, joel rubin. plenty to discuss with the panel, before that. first, the latest headlines. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has addressed a joint session of the us congress to try to bolster us support for his war in gaza. in a combative speech he said israel will keep security control over gaza for the foreseeable future.many democrats boycotted the session, for the foreseeable future. many democrats boycotted the session, while thousands protested outside the capitol. the director of the fbi says the gunman who shot donald trump had

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. sir keir starmer has taken prime minister's questions for the first time since winning the election. it has to be said prime minister's questions is a rather pointless affair when there is no government record to interrogate. we are barely a week into this new parliament, so we shouldn't be entirely surprised that today's first pmq's post election was pretty underwhelming. in fact the exchanges between sir keir starmer and rishi sunak were at times so obsequious it was almost unsettling. the commons have been met the commons have been met with the commons have been met with various protests in washington, here are some pictures of american flags that were burned in union square. six people have so far been arrested. asked joel in the last few hours how that speech will be viewed among the united states allies in the middle east, in the arab countries, standing ovations, though whooping and hollering he made out in that speech. how did it go down for you? a sad day for the us, but a ve

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news.at the process is played out from the grassroots bottom up, we are here _ the grassroots bottom up, we are here today — the grassroots bottom up, we are here today to throw our support behind vice president harris. i am clapping. — behind vice president harris. i am clapping, you don't have to. kamala harris will fight _ clapping, you don't have to. kamala harris will fight for _ clapping, you don't have to. kamala harris will fight for our _ clapping, you don't have to. kamala harris will fight for our freedom. - harris will fight for our freedom. kamala — harris will fight for our freedom. kamala har— harris will fight for our freedom. kamala har harris _ harris will fight for our freedom. kamala har harris will _ harris will fight for our freedom. kamala har harris will fight - harris will fight for our freedom. . kamala har harris will fight for our families _ kamala har harris will fight for our families. kamala _ kamala har harris will fight for our families. kamala harris _ kama

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. tonight. they will help us with _ a great panel with us tonight. they will help us with the _ a great panel with us tonight. he will help us with the vp a great panel with us tonight. tie: will help us with the vp pick a great panel with us tonight. t“i91 will help us with the vp pick in a great panel with us tonight. t“i91: will help us with the vp pick in a second before we do, let's get a check on the sport. with four days to go until the start of the paris olympics, the athlete's village is filling up ahead of the opening ceremony on friday. many of the apartments in the village, which will house around 14,250 athletes and officials during the course of the games, now carry the flags of competing countries. athletes could be seen arriving with their luggage, while some of the others who had already checked in took a stroll around the surrounding streets. french president emmanuel macron says they're ready for the games and its unusual opening act. you will have an opening ceremony

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news.ircumstances, - it's right we take a look at the threats, capabilities we need, the state of our armed forces as well as the money that's available to fund those. - it is day two of the republican convention, donald trump firmly in command of his party and increasingly in control of the race.

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. have been reports from several sources of a blast in the southern suburbs of the lebanese capital, beirut. the question tonight will be whether that is a one—off targeted strike which appears to have been hitting a senior hezbollah commander. the attack area, i have i been there many times, it's a very packed area, - and is very close to a mosque, a very famous mosque, - and also close to a hospital, so it is still not clear— what is the scale of the damage. joining me tonight are armstrong williams, american political commentator and baltimore sun owner, and lindy li, democratic strategist first, the latest headlines. israel says it's carried out a strike in beirut on the hezbollah commander it says was responsible for a deadly attack in the israeli—occupied golan heights on saturday. the statement came shortly after a major blast in the southern suburbs of the lebanese capital, where hezbollah has its main stronghold. the fate of the targeted commander isn't yet clear. violence has

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news.olence to be normalised. you know, the political rhetoric in this country| has gotten very heated. it's time to cool it down. here he is in a position before the election where the judge has sided with him and he has this narrative that he is being persecuted. tonight on the context, democratic strategist mary anne marsh, special correspondent for vanity fair, brian stelter, and miles taylor, who was chief of staff of the department of homeland security during the trump administration. great panel, looking forward to talking to them but first the latest news. donald trump has announced jd vance — thejunior senatorfrom ohio — as his running mate for the republican ticket of the 2024 us election. the former president made the announcement on social media. mr vance, who was once a critic of mr trump, has since become one of his most trusted defenders on capitol hill. police in spain say that human remains have been found on the island of tenerife near to where the british teenager jay sla

my colleague christian fraser is in paris to explain it all to us.n off the rally. they'd seen off the rally, attention today has really turned to the fact that there are three disparate groups within the national assembly, and they don't really see eye to eye on anything. let me give you the results. first of all, you'll see what i mean. so, we've got the new popular front. this is the leftist coalition that includes france insoumise, the party ofjean—luc melenchon, the firebrand on the left, also the socialists, the communists and the greens in this group — they got 182 seats. the centrist alliance ensemble or together, as it's known, mr macron's force — 168. and who would have thought, given the polling over the last two weeks, that the national rally would be relegated into third place with 143 seats? that said, they are the single biggest party in the assembly and they have 50% more seats than they had when this all started five weeks ago. so they will take some encouragement from that and certainly the left now on notice, as are the centre, tha

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. israeli airstrikes have hit beirut — targeting the hezbollah commander it says was responsible for killing twelve young people in the golan heights. it has been a bumpy introduction for donald trump's running mate senatorjd vance. but upcoming, a big test this week out west starting tonight with a rally this hour on the las vegas strip. vance, the ohio republican is hoping to move on from a batch of headlines that have dredged up some of his more provocative comments including his thoughts on women who do not have children. we're effectively run, in this country, be at the democrats, be it our corporate oligarchs, by a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices that they've made, so they want to make the rest of the country miserable too. typically, after the convention, the running mate would be heading out across the country introducing himself and trying to win over swing voters. not sure many are being won over by his rhetoric so far. it's a

live now to dortmund and my colleague christian fraser.have had a liquid lunch! all the dutch fans who don't have to get there. there is one england fan, jason. you're a minority of one, and why are you here? ~ , ., .,, minority of one, and why are you here? , ., .,, , minority of one, and why are you l here?_ laughter here? why not was my! laughter what are you _ here? why not was my! laughter what are you going _ here? why not was my! laughter what are you going to _ here? why not was my! laughter what are you going to do - here? why not was my! laughter what are you going to do if they i what are you going to do if they score? �* ., ., ., . ., , score? i'm going to go crazy when they score! _ score? i'm going to go crazy when they score! it's _ score? i'm going to go crazy when they score! it's been _ score? i'm going to go crazy when they score! it's been a _ score? i'm going to go crazy when they score! it's been a good i score? i'm going to go crazy when they score! it's been a good day? | they score! it's been a good day? the dutch

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. joe biden�*s polling keeps dropping, despite his claims that he can win the presidency again and intends to stay in the race. i have a new clip of joe biden i want to play you. its an an excerpt released tonight from the president's interview with the broadcaster bet news, in which he addresses the concerns there are about his age and his ability to continue to serve. is there anything that you, personally would look to not anyone else, and the other pendants or family members, that you would look to to say, to say if i see that, i will re—evaluate. if to to say, to say if i see that, i will re-evaluate._ will re-evaluate. if doctors and came to me — will re-evaluate. if doctors and came to me and _ will re-evaluate. if doctors and came to me and said _ will re-evaluate. if doctors and came to me and said you - will re-evaluate. if doctors and came to me and said you have | will re-evaluate. if doctors and . came to me and said you have this problem _ came to me and said you have this

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. he is in a position before the election where the judge has sided with him and he has this narrative here he is in a position before the election where the judge that he is being persecuted. he has this narrative that he is being persecuted. two days after the shooting in pittsburgh, a lot has changed in american politics. tonight, we will take you to milwaukee, where the republican convention is now underway. the former president expected to announce his pick for vice president in the next hour. in florida, a districtjudge throws out the classified documents case — further vindication, say the trump team, of the political witchunt he has been facing. what does all that mean forjoe biden? the president will sit for an nbc interview tonight, with democrats still doubting his ability to turn it around. also tonight, the civil guard in tenerife who were searching for the missing teenagerjay slater say they have found a body. we'll have the latest on that. and the cave on the moon that co

hello, i'm christian fraser. this is the context.nd corrupt. he is coming to use the bodies of our children to be on tv. we will not allow this to happen. if they go against lebanon, it's going to be a big war, l and they know that. and i don't think l they want to do it. translation: i am appealing to all germans who are still in lebanon i now to use the still available possibilities to leave lebanon and to urgently do so now. more on the tensions in the middle east to coma, but first, the latest bbc headlines. —— to come. a 17—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two children were killed and 11 people injured in a stabbing in southport. britain's new finance minister, rachel reeves, has announced spending cuts on road and hospital building projects, as well as winter fuel payments.

live now to dortmund and my colleague christian fraser. the _ you? -- where are they now? we are the stragglers at the party _ you? -- where are they now? we are the stragglers at the party but it's i the stragglers at the party but it's a party we don't want to end as i'm sure is the feeling for a lot of england fans in this city tonight, they will be drinking long into the night, marveling over the ollie watkins goal at the end. we had a real carnival today i have to say and full credit to the dutch fans who were here and there are tens of thousands today. not far of course for them to drive across the border to get here. but the anthem, the left, the right, the singing in the streets and the generally good attitude between them and england fans really did make it a special day. you can imagine what it was like behind me after seven minutes when simons scored, the beer was over they they were chanting, they were all up, it was pretty special. it then went quite flat, first the penalty and then on 90 minutes plus one, the goalfrom ollie wa

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hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news.showing her making what she describes as an error ofjudgement. the dressage star pulled out of the games earlier, after the sport's governing body said they received footage showing the three—time olympic gold medallist "engaging in conduct contrary to the principles of horse welfare — of horse welfare" — during a training session conducted at ms durjardin's private stable. dujardin has said she will withdraw from all competition while an investigation takes place. staying with the olympics — andy murray has said his career will officially come to an end after the games. the three—time grand slam champion is planning to compete in the singles and doubles for team gb in paris, in what will be his fifth games. posting on social media, the 37—year—old said "competing