an incredible feeling to ride on to champs—elysees.mes previously, it does not diminish at all. all the same emotions are here. it is incredible, absolutely incredible. england made a huge step towards the quarter—finals of the women's european football championship with a 2—nil win over spain. scotland's prospects look bleak after they lost to portugal. england had a goal wrongly ruled out for offside in their game, and then a handball in the box looked to have awarded spain a penalty with the score at 1—0, but the referee changed her mind when england's lucy bronze complained. i think ithinki i think i hrabove had the best view of it. ——i had the best view of it. we watched numerous replays of different players. i saw it right in front of me and sort it was not a penalty. it was at deflection. two of the world's biggest club sides — manchester united & real madrid — have gone head to head in a pre—season friendly in california, with united coming out on top after a penalty shootout. karim benzema, gareth bale & luka modric all featur

an incredible feeling to ride on the champs elysees, even after having done it three times previouslysame emotions are here. i mean, it'sjust, it's incredible. absolutely incredible. meanwhile, thoughts are already turning to 2018. i think he's already thinking about the next year, i guess. if he could have a fifth win it would be nice but of course it does mean he has to enter. god save the queen rings out on the champs elysees for the fifth time in six years and chris froome, at the age of 32, with four titles under his belt, he says he's not done yet. we could be hearing that for many years to come. richard conway, bbc news, paris. there was final round drama at the open championship. jordan speith threw away a three shot overnight lead but the american clung on for his third major title. our sports correspondent andy swiss reports from royal birkdale. the history book will show he won comfortably. you must bejoking. for most of his round, jordan spieth seemed a man in meltdown. his overnight lead, unlike his putt, soon vanished. but at the 13th, it was head in hands time. a drive

thousands are expected to line the champs elysees, but will the american president receive a warm or frosty reception? we've a special report from lebanon, as the country struggles to educate thousands of children fleeing the war in syria. in the business news, banking on better times. wall street giants have been getting a bump from trump, but can it last? just the three wheels of fortune. they have conquered asia and are now heading to africa. the unstoppable rise of the tuk tuk. hello. president trump has suggested that the white house's position —— in a few hours the president of france will host donald trump in paris. the two leaders will watch french and american troops marched together, 100 years after the us the first world war. they exchanged compliments on friday and mr trump intimated that he could review his position on climate change, after mr macron argued in defence of the paris accord. if you are trying to help a relationship flourish, there's nothing quite like dinner in paris. the visiting president and first lady were offered the best seats in the city as they dine

. >> a visitor at the elysees palace yesterday attracted a lot of press photographers. >> that's right. rihanna met the french president and his wife at the elysees palace yesterday to lobby the french first couple to contribute to her charity fund for education in the development -- developing world. they also had some lighter moments in their meeting as rihanna posted some pictures on her instagram feed. not everyone is amused. the british conservative magazine the spectator reminds us that macron has been slipping in popularity in recent months. many voters are disillusioned with his plans for reform and maybe some of them are even fed up of his omnipresence on the world stage. likened toicle he is tony blair who also tried to breathe new life into britain when he came into power. the magazine says unlike lair, macron is not off to a flying start and many have criticized his focus on recording pop stars like rihanna and bono rather than focusing on more pressing domestic issues. >> i wonder what the french version would be. staying in france, we are awaiting a high-profile birth. ho

and americans march together down the psalms in these a -- down the champs elysee.hey mark their farewells. today was the anniversary of 100 years since the americans entered world war i. it also featured horses, planes, and helicopters. it was the president's first parade since winning the job. in thel macron standing jeep and inspecting troops along the avenue. here is what he had to say earlier. allies.und reliable friends who came to our aid. the united states of america are among these. nothing will ever keep us apart. by my said today, of the united states president donald trump, and his wife, a sign of a friendship that has lasted over time. i would like to take this opportunity to thank them. to think america for a choice they made 100 years ago. with more on that parade... >> it is france's annual display of military might. tille day military parade. tradition requires the president ride down the famous champs and --ee avenue writing writing a military vehicle. a military vehicle. france's national holiday, marking the storming of the bastille. 100th commem

for chris froome. on the champs elysees 0ur sports news correspondent richard conway is in paris.r the last year, and to celebrate. more than 83 hour saddle, after more than 83 hours in the saddle, and over 2000 miles of racing, chris froome has earned his champagne. so too his team sky collea g u es champagne. so too his team sky colleagues who, at critical moments in this epic race, were there when he needed them most. yesterday‘s decisive 1a mile time trial in marseille sealed a fourth tour de france victory for him, and as per tradition, the final stage is a chance to celebrate. 0rganisers wa nted chance to celebrate. 0rganisers wanted the race this year to be a closely fought affair and of course they plotted and delivered on that wish. as the peloton arrives in paris, it is chris froome who has prevailed once again. so, prevailed once again. the celebrations can truly bei now so, the celebrations can truly begin now for chris froome, up there just a few metres from where we are standing, the ceremonies are beginning to take place and the national anthem will ring out for the

putting in a near perfect performance as he secured his fourth tour de france title on paris‘ champs—elyseeroblems at key points in the race but his rivals failed to take full advantage of this. and now, he can appreciate some down time with his family. more on that in sport today. back to our top story now and in the phillipines, president duterte is preparing to deliver his state of the nation address which will be closely watched for any updates on the conflict against islamist militants among other subjects. earlier i asked malcolm cook of the institute of southeast asian studies, how much progress the president had made in his first year in office. if you look, he listed 12 legislative changes in his first state of the nation address and only three have been passed by congress and they are small ones and none have been turned into law. legislative he has made little progress. 0n the war on drugs, up to 9000 people killed in affiliation with that walk so in some areas he has made quite a bit of progress but inside the political system very slow. a lot of accusations by his critics there

i am in the shop was elysee palace centre of paris and already the crowds are building and there is ae city because they are ready to welcome back these riders after an epic race and it has been fiercely contested this year, chris froome prevailing over his rivals. it took that time trial yesterday in my say, 14 miles, and emphatic display of his time trialling ability, which saw him lead over his rivals. it is chris froome who will stand victorious at the end of this race today. he will do eight laps of the shops elysee palace then he will stand on the podium to be crowned as tour de france winnerfor a podium to be crowned as tour de france winner for a fourth time. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at half past six. hello, you are watching the bbc news channel. let's get more now on that itv documentary about diana, princess of wales where prince william and prince harry talk candidly about their memories of their mother. earlier i spoke to the royal historian and photographer ian lloyd who photographed diana many times.

the glory of a stage win on the champs—elysees went to the dutch sprinter dylan groenewegen. a very closely fought tour de france but in the end chris froome showed his dominance with an emphatic ride in marseille in that time trial on saturday. the 14 mile 22 and a half kilometres, he showed he was the rider of his generation. this is his fourth tour de france victory and it is perhaps the sweetest, given that the french rider pushed him all the way until the penultimate stage. in today's stage, the final stage, this was a ceremonial ride. a chance for chris froome and his team, sky, to sip champagne as they rode in to paris. a chance to reflect on what they have achieved over the past three weeks. they can now celebrate this victory, celebrate the fact this is the fourth tour de france title for chris froome, but also perhaps look at the british dominance in this race. 0ver at the british dominance in this race. over the past few years, this is the fifth time in six years that teams guy have won the race, showing how they have dominated and really come to the fore of road c

america year at bastille day, and it was americans, two, who led the march passed down the champs—elyseesent in uniforms of world war i. it's exactly 100 years since american soldiers came to france and tipped the balance of the first war, the start of a military alliance that has a new relevance today. watching from the past le concorde, president trump, the guest of honour, enjoying the second day of emmanuel macron's parisien campaign of charm. with all the panoply, the military hardware, the display of raw power and organisation, bastille day is an occasion that shows off france, the operation, at its very best. it's hard not to see some of that rubbing off on donald trump. security on this, the first anniversary of the nice attack, was tighter than ever. and among the crowd, quite a few americans, all of them, whatever their political affiliation, glad to see their president alongside his french host. i didn't vote for president trump, but he is our president. and we're proud to have him here. the us is an ally of theirs. i know sometimes you don't think so, but france is there for u

on the champs—elysee, they've been getting ready for the annual bastille day celebrations.ere part of the rehearsals and willjoin their french allies in the parade to mark 100 years since the us intervened in world war i. for emmanuel macron, hosting the us president is a chance to boost his country's influence on the world stage. for donald trump, the world stage. for donald trump, the chance to reinforce the transient —— transatlantic alliance and a chance to deflect attention from home from those e—mails and the problems with russia. ben bland is here with all the business news. as you've been hearing, us president donald trump is in france at the invitation of president macron where, as the white house puts it, he'll be building on their economic partnership. let's take a look at what's at stake here. the eu's trading relationship with the us is the biggest in the world. last year they sold each other this — $686 billion worth of goods. the problem for president trump is it's tilted in europe's favour. it runs a surplus with the us: in other words it sells more goods to

incredible feeling, to ride on to the champs elysees. all. still all the same emotions are here. it isjust incredible, absolutely incredible. —— champs—elysees. england look set to progress to the knockout stages of the women's european championship, after a 2—0 win over spain in breda. fran kirby and jodie taylor got england's goals to take them to six points in the group. this strike by taylor takes her to four goals for the tournament already, after her hat—trick in the opening match. a point from theirfinal group game against portugal will be enough to see england go through. scotland look as though they will be heading out at the group stage in their first major tournament. they did score against portugal in rotterdam, erin cuthbert making it1—1. but portugal scored again to make it 2—1 and register their first win. scotland sit bottom of the group, without a point. they could still qualify if they beat spain next, but will have to rely on results elsewhere. that's all the sport for now. thank you very much. the police are thought t

today hundreds of thousands thronged the champs—elysees for the traditional military parade.llapsing after gorging themselves on a huge show of their favourite food, pilchards. some had eaten so much they could barely stand. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the nominated head of the fbi has told senators he doesn't regard the investigation into russian intervention in last year's american elections as a witch hunt, as president trump has claimed. brazil's former president lula has been sentenced to 9.5 years in jail for corruption, but he's said he'll run for president again next year. let's return now to the twists and turns in washington, over the investigation into the trump administration's contacts with russia, including those by his son donald junior. the president left washington a short time ago, leaving the storm behind him as heads for paris where he'll be celebrating france's bastille day on friday as president macron's guest of honour. our correspondent david willis is in washington. as we've been hearing, outside washington this doesn't seem to matter so m

tonight they'll eat at the eiffel tower, normally at elysees palace.resident macron really wanted to show president trump what paris was and the ties to the united states, what they're really worth. when the two get up to speak in this bilateral meeting which is going overtime, jake, we'll look to hear, of course, what he has to say an his son's e-mails, since we won't have heard from him before on the question, but more broadly, whether emmanuel macron was right in thinking perhaps the american president could be convinced of the importance of those alinliance d values that underpinned it and whether donald trump is willing to play a role in the western liberal order? i think there is a huge part of europe that has given up on that idea. president macron has held out on that hope and whether he can shift the president on some of those issues? >> indeed, the united states oldest ally is france. lafayette park named after french general lafayette. thank you very much. >>> meanwhile, president donald trump is standing firmly behind his son donald trump j

and with american soldiers marching down the champs—elysees as part of a bastille day parade, the hopehome with a warm and fuzzy feeling about france. wyre davies, bbc news. let's go live now to paris and hugh schofield. there does seem to be a change in the atmosphere between these two leaders? it's a very odd relationship, isn't it? on the face of it, though that lewdly nothing that would bind the two men. 0ne of it, though that lewdly nothing that would bind the two men. one man is almost twice the age of the other, they have no interests in common, their politics are a world apartand common, their politics are a world apart and yet somehow they do seem to have built up some kind of if not chemistry, at least a relationship. pa rt chemistry, at least a relationship. part of but i think is the macron ineffable charm. he could charm his pluto out of hades, they say here. it also goes back to that handshake, where he asserted himself, he thought or said i'm here to show that france is back, and in some way that france is back, and in some way that did, as wyre davies was saying, inside

me, paris is getting ready to welcome them tomorrow, the grandstands are being built on the champs—elyseesrrives here and chris froome will be crowned tour de france once more. after eight years, tom daley has won his second individual world diving title. he was 15 when he won his first and he was back to his best at the world aquatics championships in budapest. again, his gold medal came in the ten metre platform and he beat the olympic champion chen ai—sen from china. daley also won silver today with grace reid in the three metre synchro springboard. the american jordan spieth will take a three shot lead into the final day of the open. in favourable conditions, a new record was also set for the lowest round scored at a major championship but hopes of a british winner have faded. our sports correspondent andy swiss is at royal birkdale of a british winner have faded. the calm after the storm. for one early starter, historic results. no man had ever shot 62 at a major until branden grace. commentator: amazing grace. that suggested anything was possible and overnight leaderjordan spieth pro

thousands are expected to line the champs elysees, but will the american president receive a warm ornds of children fleeing the war in syria. in the business news, banking on better times. wall street giants have been getting a bump from trump, but can it last? just the three wheels of fortune. they have conquered asia and are now heading to africa. the unstoppable rise of the tuk tuk.

marseille, chris froome and the rest of the riders will have to complete nine laps of the champs—elyseesen is for chris froome to stand tall on top of the podium and be crowned race winner once more. with three tour victories already secured, chris froome will today add a fourth title to his illustrious cv. and at the age of 32, there is time yet for him to add to that total in the future. richard conway, bbc news, paris. former great british bake 0ff hosts mel and sue are to host the return of bbc classic show the generation game. # life is the name of the game # life is the name of the game # and # life is the name of the game #and| # life is the name of the game # and i want to play the game with you #. it's been commissioned for an initial four—episode run, although a launch date has yet to be set. it was presented for many years by bruce forsyth. the new show will combine aspects of the original series with new games. i know you cannot wait.|j i know you cannot wait. i am rocking my shoulders to the theme tune. it is 11 minutes past eight. the relaxation of the rules on blood donati

his composure putting in a near perfect performance as he secured his fourth title on paris‘ champs—elyseeat's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk. a 20—year—old man has died after being apprehended by a police officer in an east london shop. he's been been named by his family as rashanjermaine charles. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. a strong earnings season in the us has helped lift asian stocks, but will that continue? and, why this circus wants to somersault into china by linking up with the blue man group. it's a busy week for us companies, reporting earnings. we will hear from companies, reporting earnings. we will hearfrom some companies, reporting earnings. we will hear from some key firms including google, and their parent company, alphabet. they will release the revenue of youtube for the first time. we will also hearfrom general motors and mcdonald's during the two—day policy meeting. on wednesday, we find out how facebook and nintendo are faring, followed by amazon, twitter and starbucks on thursday. we lea

sounds to me like someone at that champs—elysee listened to that sentence of hers and advised emmanuelhem trump and establish his authority in a way, and, when that's been done, he moved on to being much more friendly, which we've seen during the g20 summit in hamburg, where they exchanged jokes and invited trump to the bastille day celebration, and this strikes me as very clever, because he has established themselves as somebody you cannot fool with. interesting, you cannot fool with. interesting, you know, when world leaders meet, the personality factor can have a". how do you think they will fare, these two, with very different approaches? they have different approaches? they have different approaches that a similar background. both have a strong business orientation and they go about fees relationships in a businesslike way, and if they can get a good business relationship, that will lead to a good business relationship as well. if the talks on that free trade deal, the transatlantic trade and partnership has stalled, what hope do you think there is of them trying to resurrect ther

he crossed the line on the final stage at the champs—elysees in paris to secure his fourth tour victoryn five years. at ten o'clock, clive myrie will be here with a full round—up of the day's news. first, it's time for our world. in the syrian city of raqqa, islamic state is making a final stand. fighting them, a fragile coalition... gunshots. ..of powers, great and small. of arabs and kurds. of men and women. the enemy they face has weaponised fear. but this is more than the final showdown with isis in its capital. it's also a battle for a kurdish state in northern syria. there's something bigger than me. it's for people here, the women here and women in the middle east, and maybe potentially the world. it's a fight for territory, both physical and ideological. this story begins not in raqqa, but in kobane. what remains of this largely kurdish city stands as a monument to a brutal turning point in the war against islamic state. it was here that is reached its high water mark. its territory extending as far as the turkish border. it was here it met its first significant defeat. the ceme

doug is joining us from the elysees palace. the busy day for president macron.e's off to welcome president trump. >> good morning. >> i'm not sure if you can hear me. an important day for president macron. he's off to meet donald trump. >> absolutely. both visits are very important. it's easy to forget the angela merkel meeting going on through the morning because it has been largely overshadowed by the visit of the u.s. president. his first since taking office. trump warnedld earlier against visiting paris. visit. very important he has back-to-back meetings. an extremely busy day. his meeting with angela merkel had been planned long in advance. hisappened to coincide with first official visit. because lessing than six months ago donald trump was citing the mysterious friend is nojim who said paris longer paris. he's no longer going to be going to paris. nobody ever found out who that was. we know something persuaded donald trump to change his mind and make this return visit to europe and make this trip to the french capital after a very tough summit in germany

he'll have a tour of napoleon's tomb and then off to the elysee palace.ere will be a joint news conference with the two presidents, the french president, the american president. and that is when many people are expecting that evthere will be questions about the trump campaign's alleged collusion with russia during last year's election. so obviously a lot of people will be watching that and a sign that he may be in paris, but he can't leave these controversies behind. >> he can't. but coming abroad allows to build a little bit of a buffer with these kinds of questions. now, the visit here is very short. he will be here for about 24 hours. yes, he will visit napoleon's tomb. and later make his way to the elysee palace where he will hold bilateral discussions with emmanuel macron and then a press conference. but from what we understand, the press conference is itself a carefully controlled and choreographed event at which each of the presidents will field two particular questions. and they've already stated that the main purpose and main focus of their discu

this is president macron and trump celebrating with a parade, over the champ elysees. . >> nothing came of the meeting, and i think it is a meeting that most people in politics probably would have taken. >> a moment of sticking out for some, president trump was captured on video commenting on the french first lady's figure, telling her you're in good shape beautiful, critics call it sex atlantic city and sexist. >>> the vietnam memorial will be on display in bucks county. it was previously on display in florida. over the last few days, dozens of volunteers put it together at penn daily memorial ball field. it will be open to the public beginning this morning at 9:00. happening today a home in philadelphia will have a section to mega music star taylor swift and it could be deemed historic. today the philadelphia historical commission is set to consider 319 green lane in rocks rocks -- roxborough for historic designation. it belonged to a powerful political figure a century ago. he happens to be the great great grandfather of taylor swift. >>> there's a chance of strong storms and drenchi

we are not sure where he is in the crowd at this moment but champs-elysees if you look overhead at parisesodeled, of course, it has a connection here in philadelphia because, our parkway here, it is modeled after the champs-elysees in france. >> you can certainly see the influence. >> if you want to feel like you are in france just go down to the parkway. >> celebrate, with some french bread. >> what is really close to the parkway in fairmount they have had festivals and things that are happening to celebrate bastille day. so you can get a taste of it here in philadelphia. some fun facts here. >> have you ever been to the prince. >> i have, i don't remember much, but what about you. >> at what age. >> i was in fourth grade. >> you have been all over the world. >> one place i have not been to. >> france. >> no interest. >> no, it is not that, i will just go down to the parkway. >> thomas travels. >> all kind of placesy will save my coin. >> he didn't want to go to france not because he didn't. >> i need someone to go to france with, will you be my traveling buddy talking to the camera or me

. >> the champs -- champs-elysees is what it is paid on is there more walking on the champs-elysees then there is on the parkway. >> like the barnes, true. >> and then new renovation that they did since it made it straight after they made it oval, it is kind of fabulous. you cab jet down there they have more lanes. it is more and more usable as time goes by. >> opened from wednesday to sunday. go there and have a ball. >> i like to segment alex around town. >> if you have any ideas of places i have missed or cool places people don't know about , tweet me, message me alex holley fox 29 oral ex- holley tv on instagram. >> okay. >> cookie dough do you like it >> yes. >> every kid does. >> not just kid. >> adults are getting in to it too in new york is there a place that opened up. people wait all day for cookie dough. you don't to have go to new york anymore. it is now in philly. >> okay. >> we will tell you where. >> ♪ did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and relia

french jets flew over paris this morning as soldiers from the two nations marched along the champs elysees below. despite political tension in the past, president trump and french president emmanuel macron enjoyed each other's company. but some think it's just part of the show. >> i think it's just kind of a superficial niceness. >> after the parade, the french president went to nice to mark the one-year anniversary of the terror attack that killed 86 people last year. >>> we're learning new details about a june 2016 meeting between president trump's son, donald trump, jr., and a russian lawyer. word now that besides two other members of the trump administration, another person was in the room. seth lemon is at the white house with the latest. >> reporter: there are new revelations about who attended a meeting with donald trump, jr. at trump tower last year. we have learned donald trump, jr., paul manafort and jared kushner weren't the only people in the room with russian lawyer natalia veselnitskaya. a russian american lobbyist alleged to be a former soviet spy confirms to the "associated

speaking there earlier now what our international affairs commentator douglas herbert was at the elysee palace and during that joint press conference. here's what he had to say on the disagreements would still do exist. they're obviously a lot of disagreements there they're diametrically opposed people in many respects but listen. given what we've seen between these two men there clashing in recent months this really was a press conference at which they went out of their way they were missed tripping over each other. to try to set up more cordial tone you know we had back in the campaign right we are donald trump clearly backing. macarons opponent the far right leader marine le pen we had a manual back from seeking in getting the endorsement of barack obama later in may we had that bone crushing handshake where mccrone wouldn't let go of donald trump's had. amid speculation that maybe the reason donald trump pull out of the paris climate agreement was because he was still miffed off about that head shake. easter to bed that we're really if not on a collision course i at least there'd be

we're looking at live pictures from the champs-elysees in paris where that bastille day celebration isnder way president trump getting an opportunity here to really spend more time in the diplomatic realm away from the controversies at home. the united states is the guest of honor here today. the u.s. forces leading the parade for the first time with president trump in the stands right there next to french president emmanuel macron. now, one of the things they wanted to do during this meeting was they wanted to stress relationship, their country's long history as allies. trump however did make a bit of news not just defending his son but also talking about climate change. >> we'll see what happens, okay. the president was pressed on the paris accord during a meeting with french president emmanuel macron. it was the first time trump seemed willing to reconsider his controversial decision to withdraw from the 2015 climate change agreement. [speaking foreign language] >> the interpreter: i very much respect the decision taken by president trump. he will work upon implementing his campaign

the first world war, and a contingent of us soldiers were among those who marched down the champs—elyseesto france, president trump said the relationship between the two countries is stronger than ever. hugh schofield reports from paris. the french air force display team opened the military parade as it always does, followed this year by six american f—16s. this is america year at bastille day, and it was americans, too, who led the march passed down the champs—elysees. 200 us troops, the first contingent in uniforms of world war i. it's exactly 100 years since american soldiers came to france and tipped the balance of the first war, the start of a military alliance that has a new relevance today. watching from the plast de le concorde, president trump, the guest of honour, enjoying the second day of emmanuel macron's parisien campaign of charm. with all the panoply, the military hardware, the display of raw power and organisation, bastille day is an occasion that shows off france, the old nation, at its very best. it's hard not to see some of that rubbing off on donald trump. security on

syriza -- sean elysees -- you can read all about this romance in the new york times.rump may have a lot of love for emmanuel macron, but the foreign press much more scathing over this very public spat with the top military chief who resigned on wednesday. >> he quit in a real fit of anger. he was the military chief. he quit over military budget cuts. look at the damning headlines. they call him -- a very low military grade. the idea that he is taking on the big military chiefs who see him in this picture arriving during bastille day celebrations in a military vehicle which is a departure from a french president. its editorial, it's as may be power starting to get to his or maybe he is starting to show himself incapable of taking criticism. this subject is also being discussed on politico, which says macron is facing a summer of discontent and they say this is his real first test of his authority at home. >> it is spreading out of having echoes around europe. there's a british newspaper talking about how britain might have something to gain from this. this is a really

president trump and french president emmanuel macron at the elysees palace in paris, france. they talked about quite a bit. including the climate change accor accords, the paris accords, and their disagreement over that. they talked about syria and the fight against isis. they talked about ukraine. president trump, of course, was asked about the latest controversy in the russia probe. this one involving his oldest son donald trump jr. we bring back our panel. dana bash, gloria borger. senior political reporter nia-malika henderson and mike rogers. so much to dissect, but one thing i do want to note and i'll start with you, former chairman of the house intelligence committee rogers, president trump just now acting as if it's not a big deal to meet with an adversarial country, russia, and what was billed as government officials, or a government lawyer from that country to get opposition research as a campaign opponent. that is not normal n. that is not the norm in campaigns in this country, and i understand his desire to protect his son, certainly, but just for anybody watching

today, hundreds of thousands throng the champs—elysees for the traditional military parade. staggering ashore and collapsing after gorging themselves on a huge shoal of their favourite food, pilchards. some had eaten so much they could barely stand. welcome back to newsday on the bbc. thank you forjoining us. our top stories: president trump's eldest son could be called to testify in the us congress over allegations of russian interference in last year's election. and after his latest setback, the us president says the new republican healthca re setback, the us president says the new republican healthcare policy should let obamaca re new republican healthcare policy should let obamacare fail. let's take a look at what is making headlines in newspapers from around the world. new us sanctions against iran feature widely on the front pages, including that of gulf news. it says tehran's parliament retaliated by voting for extra funding for its missile programme, a move described by the speaker, ali larijani, as showing the americans that iran will resist them with all its power.

today, hundreds of thousands throng the champs—elysees for the traditional military parade. ashore and collapsing after gorging themselves on a huge shoal of their favourite food, pilchards. some had eaten so much they could barely stand. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: after venezuela's referendum, president trump has threatened "strong and swift economic action" if plans to rewrite the constitution go ahead. russia suggests a deal could be close on two russian bases they could be returned from america. if there are talks, the government in seoul says they could be held in the demilitarised zone between the two countries. previous talks have been held at tongilgak. just a few kilometres from there is dorasan, a disused train station, once a beacon of hope and a symbol of the sunshine policy, now a dead end. steven evans took the train there and back from seoul. this is the train to the dmz from seoul, one of the most bizarre train journeys in the world. it goes up from the south korean capital to the border with north korea, and then it returns. this bridge is a new

today, hundreds of thousands throng the champs—elysees for the traditional military parade.ter gorging themselves on a huge shoal of their favourite food, pilchards. some had eaten so much they could barely stand. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko 0i, in singapore. i'm babita sharma, in london. our top stories: the us president donald trump has called on senate republicans to postpone their summer holiday until they have kept their signature promise to ditch 0bamacare. donald trump ‘s son, his son—in—law and campaign managerare donald trump ‘s son, his son—in—law and campaign manager are expected to testify as part of the investigation into alleged russian meddling in the election. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the international edition of the financial times reports on a first major setback for president macron of france. his premiership has been rocked by the resignation of the head of the armed services. it follows a row over a major cut in defence spending. the china daily features a story about trade between china and america. the chi

french jets flew over paris as a sign of unity and solders from both nations marched along the champs-elysees. bastille day falls on the 100t h anniversary of u.s. joining allied forces in world war one. >>> new jersey lawmakers want to make sure state employees get paid for time that they were furloughed during the state's governmental shut down state senate unominously passed the plan yesterday and governor chris christie says he plans to sign off on it. state assembly will vote first senators say funding is already in the state budget so it won't cost taxpayers anymore money. >>> a strike at philadelphia international airport continues, at this hour, as contractors for american airlines fight to have their unions recognized. hundreds of the attendants and handlers who work for prime flight and prospect are protesting what they say is refusal by their employers to recognize the newly formed labor unions. employees voted to form unions this pennsylvania spring but co won't negotiate a contract. >>> well, coming up on "eyewitness news" at noon, it is creamy, delicious but may not be that good

right here on the champs-elysees. day. he seemed to be having a good time. laughing with the french president, but, of course, those questions about his son's trump tower meeting with that russian lawyer overshadowing so much of this trip at a press conference, we asked him about it. mr. president your fbi nominee said if someone in a campaign got an e-mail about russia like the one that your son don junior received, that they should alert the fbi, rather than accept that meeting. is he wrong? also, were you misled by your team in not knowing about this meeting? >> my son is a wonderful young man. he took a meeting with a russian lawyer, not a government lawyer, but a russian lawyer. it was a short meeting. it was a meeting that -- went very, very quickly, very fast. >> reporter: the president said it wasn't a government lawyer but in those e-mails, don junior did agree to meet with a, quote, russian government attorney promising to provide damaging information about hillary clinton and the calls are now growing loude

today hundreds of thousands thronged the champs—elysees for the traditional military parade.ashore and collapsing after gorging themselves on a huge shoal of their favourite food, pilchards. some had eaten so much they could barely stand. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: the nobel committee says china bears a heavy responsibility for the death of the peace prize winner, the jailed chinese dissident liu xiaobo. donald trump has hinted he might reconsider his position on the climate change agreement, after meeting france's president macron in paris. and these pictures of a couple having a bit of a mishap as they practised their traditional first dance for their wedding is proving popular on bbc.com. andy and sharon price hoped to recreate a lift move from the film dirty dancing, only to run straight into each other, and both end up unconscious. they didn't suffer any serious harm, but they say they're now downgrading their plans to a simple slow dance when their big day comes around. let's return to the de

today, hundreds of thousands throng the champs—elysees for the traditional military parade.ggering ashore and collapsing after gorging themselves on a huge shoal of their favourite food, pilchards. some had eaten so much they could barely stand. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a women has been shot dead and three others injured while waiting to vote in an unofficial referendum in venezuela. the vote has been organised by the opposition against government plans to rewrite the constitution. police in spain have accused an organised crime group of trading meat across europe that's unfit for humans. more than 60 people have been arrested. an international robotics competition for young people starts today in washington. it's called the first global challenge, and aims to help young people excel in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. high schools from all over the world will compete but one of the teams had a trickier route to the finals than most. heidi ghaichem explains. rejected after two rounds of interviews and banned from entering the united states, th

today, hundreds of thousands throng the champs—elysees for the traditional military parade. and collapsing after gorging themselves on a huge shoal of their favourite food, pilchards. some had eaten so much they could barely stand. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories. senior russian and us officials have been locked in talks over whether to hand back to diplomatic compounds seized by the obama administration. two weeks after north korea tested a ballistic missile, seoul has proposed military talks with pyongyang. and a taiwanese woman has been granted a divorce after her husband ignored her text messages. it showed that he had opened the m essa 9 es it showed that he had opened the messages but had not replied to any of them. ajudge ruled in her favour. the story is popular online. let's have a look at the front pages from around the world, starting with the new york times, which is running a story about the blockade imposed on qatar by its arab neighbours. the paper gives examples of how much qatar has develo

today, hundreds of thousands throng the champs—elysees for the traditional military parade.e been staggering ashore and collapsing after gorging themselves on huge shoal of their favourite food, pilchards. some had eaten so much they could barely stand. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a former soviet intelligence officer has been identified as a lobbyist who met donald trumpjunior during the us presidential campaign. the french city of nice has held a service of remembrance for the 86 victims of the bastille day truck attack, which took place exactly one year ago. here in london, two teenagers have been arrested after a series of acid attacks on thursday evening. five people had acid thrown in their faces in separate incidents. one is said to have life—changing injuries. the attacks were carried out at five separate locations in east london, within the space of less than 90 minutes. this report from our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford contains some disturbing images from the start. in the aftermath of an acid attack last night... where does it hurt? in you

today, hundreds of thousands throng the champs—elysees for the traditional military parade.shore and collapsing after gorging themselves on a huge shoal of their favourite food, pilchards. some had eaten so much they could barely stand. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: three years after malaysian airlines flight, mhi7, was shot down over eastern ukraine, the region remains locked in a brutal stalemate. in the us, two more republican senators have said they will oppose president trump's proposed healthcare bill. it's now impossible for the bill to pass in its current form. the us president has issued his sharpest statement yet on the economic and political crisis in venezuela. mr trump has threatened nicolas maduro's government with strong and swift economic action if it goes ahead with plans to scrap the national assembly and rewrite the constitution. this weekend millions of people took part in an unofficial vote rejecting president maduro's plans, and the opposition has called a general strike later this week. mr trump described him as a bad leader who dreams of bec

chris froome will confirm his fourth tour de france title later when the race ends on the champs—elysees

tomorrow, there's the march past the champs—elysees.rican troopsjoined linked to the 100 years since american troops joined in world war i. it is not personal, it is to the president because of the important anniversary taking place tomorrow. the presence of the two first ladies adds a sense of glamour to this. yes, absolutely. we saw melania trump this morning at france's reading hospitalfor trump this morning at france's reading hospital for children, trump this morning at france's reading hospitalfor children, where she was shown around and met children —— leading hospital. there are other trips planned including a trip down the river and dinner tonight. there is a glamour people side to this but it doesn't detract from the fact they will be a serious content from the fact they will be a serious co nte nt to from the fact they will be a serious content to these talks today. there are content to these talks today. there a re clearly content to these talks today. there are clearly disagreements, particularly over climate and we remembe

chris froome will confirm his fourth tour de france title later when the race ends on the champs—elyseesand hold off india in the women's cricket world cup at lord's? good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. some of the bbc‘s most prominent women broadcasters have written an open letter to their boss, the director—general, calling on him to take urgent action to ensure women are paid the same as men doing the equivalentjob. the a0 signatories include clare balding and fiona bruce. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn said the pay gap was appalling and called for a pay audit of every organisation. our media correspondent david sillito reports. alexjones of the one show, mishal husein, sue barker, three of more than a0 famous names calling on the bbc to act now on its gender pay gap. this open letter to the papers says that this week's annual report confirmed what many had long suspected, that women were being paid less than men for the same work. 0n the whole i think it is fantastic that so many wonderful women have been prepared to stick their head above the parapet. we have got stick, we knew

today, hundreds of thousands throng the champs—elysees for the traditional military parade.ore and collapsing after gorging themselves on a huge shoal of their favourite food, pilchards. some had eaten so much they could barely stand. this is bbc news. the headlines: in the us, two more republican senators have said they will oppose president trump's proposed healthcare bill. it's now impossible for the bill to pass in its current form. north korea has yet to respond to military talks proposed by the south, in an effort to de—escalate tensions. they would be the first high—level talks since 2015. recent ballistic missile tests by north korea have heightened hostilities. south korea's president moonjae—in has long signalled he wants closer engagement with the north. if there are talks, the government in seoul says they could be held in the demilitarised zone between. previous talks have been held at tongilgak. just a few kilometres from there is dorasan, a disused train station, once a beacon of hope and a symbol of the sunshine policy, now a dead end. steven evans took the t