—— elysee palace. where this spectacle is unfolding? -- elysee palace.king the buildings here by the elysee palace. lam buildings here by the elysee palace. i am pleased to say that we are joined by the telegraph economist and elizabeth muto, you were here as and elizabeth muto, you were here as a junior reporter covering the inauguration in 1981? yes, i followed that campaign, almost my firstjob. an extraordinary followed that campaign, almost my first job. an extraordinary scene as he brought in historic figures, the photographer who took the pictures, and all sorts of people who had never seen a and all sorts of people who had never seen a left—wing government for 23 years. it was impressive and very moving. he took it in his stride. looking at the pictures, does anything change about the ceremony itself? the route to this presidency has been so unconventional and yet we have the full patriotically but of france right there? first of all, it doesn't change. the media invite more people at the inauguration for the elysee palace there run does now he ha

as many of the people in the elysee palace are forformer, or the elysee palace are forformer, or theg president francois hollande to emerge. from that meeting with emmanuel macron, the incoming president, the handover of power, the conversation between the two men. they know each other so well. handing over the nuclear codes as well. this very private meeting is critical. it is absolutely crucial to this whole process, isn't it? absolutely. it is the effective handover of power that is happening at the moment. in a short period of time, we will see president hollande out of the elysee palace, honoured by the republican guard salute, of course he will be welcomed at any time by the macrons in the elysee palace as well and will follow the actual inauguration ceremony which is very solemn and will happen in the ballroom at the elysee palace, as has been the case under the fifth public. it has not been the case under the third and fourth republics where it took place in the room at versailles. so, while we wait here, just outside the elysee palace looking at the crowds that opposite, wai

we are seeing this wonderful pictures from the elysee, with guards who will do a21 the elysee, with guards still a country divided? we have shown —— as was shown by the election, although emmanuel macron won a sizeable majority of 65%, there are deep divisions that he has to work hard to overcome? indeed. he was elected largely. but the person behind him was marine le pen. you have these people that want to save the republic, they were there but between the first and second round, but it was not as big in 2002 with jean—marie le pen versus jacques chirac. there was not this is a relation of people as people coming together, whoever they wanted to come together around to save the republic. during the first and second round, there was criticism of emmanuel macron marathon 2002 criticism of jacques chirac was not exactly allowed. there was the southern splendour as one critic said. he has been elected largely. —— sudden splendour. they didn't wa nt to —— sudden splendour. they didn't want to have the front national in the palace so they didn't vote for him by choice, and some people, a lot of

she is close to the elysee palace.cians and senior figures in french society away once this meeting with emmanuel macron is over, he will go into a lunch with family and, interestingly, it is very... it stand out how there is emmanuel macron shaking the hands of many figures prominent in french politics, senior inexperience to him but he at 39 years old is the man charged in a system that is not used about. it is used to having battle scars, the experience behind you to get into this position, you would hear the same coming up time and time again. and then suddenly, out of the blue, emmanuel macron is appointed economy minister under francois hollande, and on may ia, 2017, he francois hollande, and on may 1a, 2017, he is president of france. still with me as the crowds are getting bigger outside the elysee, isa getting bigger outside the elysee, is a french commentator. one particular figure that boxer—macro encounter delay, the president of the constitutional council, a very senior politician. you were struck by what

we arejust hello, and welcome to the elysee palace.e are just outside, rain has been pouring throughout this inauguration ceremony on and off, but the skies were blue for that outside parts, a 21 gun salute. emmanuel macron is france's youngest ever president at the age of 39. emmanuelle macron was greeted by onlookers in light rain as his motorcade approached the elysee palace. at 39 he is france's youngest leader since napoleon. he faces a series of daunting challenges, including high unemployment, a sluggish economy and terrorist attacks. he walked down the red carpet to meet the man handing over the reins of power, francois hollande. the body language between the two men was warm. mr macron was previously an economy minister under the socialist government before he left to set up his movement, recently renamed republique en marche a year ago. before the inauguration ceremony they held a private meeting in which mr hollande handed over the codes needed to launch france's nuclear weapons. afterwards they greet mr macron‘s wife brigit

they are holding their first meeting today at the elysees palace. what can you tell us?ournalists were ushered out of the elysees court before the meeting was over, not allowed to speak to the ministers and not present for the traditional photo. we are told all of this is only temporary. also goingkesman through some of the details of the meeting saying that emmanuel macron had insisted on unity and solidarity, calling his prime between any referee disputes between cabinet members and implying that in the background emmanuel macron remains the boss. all too aware of the harm that cabinet infighting has done to previous french governments. the big priorities for the first few months of his administration are reinvigorating the eu, reinforcing the relationship with germany, getting through a law to clean up politics. crucially his promise to shake up the labor laws. said those laws are too rigid. tied up with that is his bid to reach out to center-right politicians ahead of parliamentary elections in a months time. he needs a majority to strengthen his hand. todays of the

emmanuel macron becomes french president in an elaborate ceremony at the elysee palace.dent of france, emmanuel macron has been sworn into office. speaking at the ceremony, which was held in paris, mr macron said he would give the french people the confidence to believe in themselves, and the country was on the brink of a great renaissance. translation: the world and europe today more than ever need france. they need a strong france, sure of its own destiny. they need a france which raises high the voice of liberty and solidarity. they need a france which knows how to invent the future. the world needs what the french people, men and women, have always wanted. the daring of freedom, the requirements of equality and a will for fraternity. and for decades now france has devoted itself in its cultural and social model and its deep beliefs it has doubts of what it is made of. that is why there will be two demands in my mandate. the first will be to give to the french people this confidence in themselves which for too long has been weakened. i can reassure you i have not for

the new french president is sworn—in at the elysee palace.anuel macron promises to restore the confidence of the french people and said the country was on the brink of a great renaissance. nurses vote overwhelmingly in favour of a "summer of protest" over pay. labour says it's proposed ‘robin hood' tax on financial transactions would raise billions of pounds for public services. jumping into the history books — a 101—year—old d—day veteran becomes the world's oldest skydiver. lewis hamilton wins the spanish grand prix — with sebastian vettel coming second. between now and june the 8th i'll be travelling the country trying to see how different groups of voters are making up their mind who to support in the general election. first stop is this pub in halifax where we are talking to people who voted leave in the eu referendum. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. 200,000 people in 150 countries — the scale of the cyber attack which hit the nhs on friday makes the largest of its kind, the head of the eu's police it agency has told the bbc. eur

james andre is at the elysee palace. james: members were seen exiting the elysee palace with a man who is the french -- head of the french bid. everyone looked relaxed. we were told the objective of emmanuel macron was, of course, to show there was a continuity as far as this french and parisian did is concerned, and to show he supports this olympic did. he has, since the beginning, back this initiative from the city of paris, also pledging one billion euros to the project. it will be a 6 billion euro project if paris gets these olympic games, and indeed the state should contribute one billion. he said that would take place. we spoke to one of the members of the ioc, one of the two french members of the ioc, when he exited. he said indeed the ioc members were very honored to be received by emmanuel macron, and also he said emmanuel macron would be in -- when france would present its bid and in lima for the actual vote itself. rochelle: james andre reporting from the elysee palace. security being wrapped up ahead of the w

. —— the elysee paris. we will transform the elysee paris.the athletes, and after the games, the village for the athletes will be housing for people, and we need to build housing for people in the north of paris. so, we are very, very committed. sport's showpiece event always provides magical moments. but the site of rio 2016's abandoned 0lympic moments. but the site of rio 2016's abandoned olympic park has once again raised questions over legacy, and the vast cost of playing host means the games have an image problem. i will be right here in the city of angels watching the 0lympics. city of angels watching the olympics. despite all of this, los angeles wants to host the games. its bid is privately financed, with the venue bid is privately financed, with the venue is already built. like paris, it received praise from the ioc. these quite elephants, buildings, cost overruns, budget issues, engaging the youth, those things literally go away and become certain deliverables as part of our bed. yes, there are challenges facing the 0lympic movement

it is going to be at day of ceremony and tradition here at the elysee palace.because of security. but we know that at ten o'clock in the morning, in front of the elysee, the motorcade of emmanuel macron will drive up and he'll be greeted in front by the outgoing president, francois hollande, and then they will go in together for a tete—a—tete for half an hour. and that's where security matters, including, of course, the handing over of the famous nuclear codes will happen. and then francois hollande will leave and at that point emmanuel macron is the new president. there will be pageantry, with the induction of the new prsident, as all presidents are, as grand master of the order of legion of honour. there will be as speech and there'll be a procession down the champs—elysees, over there. that is where the work then begins. what everyone is going to be looking out for first of all is the nomination of mr macron's prime minister — who's it going to be? a man, or a woman, someone from the roght, someone from the left? no—one knows. that person's firstjob will be

to the failing system -- elysee palace. there were 10 million people who did not vote for him but voted for the far—right marine le pen. not everybody in france is celebrating. paris has been dealt with celebrations, but 90% of the people here voted for emmanuel macron. what about the rest of france? he knows that he has the challenge ahead, not least of all to unite a divided country, but also to try and fix major institution problems and deep—seated problems that had to do with mass unemployment, global terrorism, and he admitted as much in his victory speech last night. he would have two, first and foremost, try to govern. and that will involve having oi’ govern. and that will involve having or attempting to secure a working majority in the upcoming parliamentary elections. but for those who did not vote, the question is how you deal with the politics of prejudice and had? if there was an easy solution to that, heads of state before him would have sorted that out when the national front came into existence. but many migh

the new president of france, emmanuel macron, has been sworn into office at the elysee palace in paris decisive election victory. mr macron has promised to shake up the political order, and revive the economy. he said france had to find answers to the great crises of our time. 0ur paris correspondent hugh schofield was watching. 0n the big occasions, france knows how to roll out the pond. this morning at the elysee palace all of the display and colour of an old, proud nation was put to effect as the youngest ever president arrived to ta ke the youngest ever president arrived to take the helm of state. all the great and the good of france were there and emmanuel macron‘s family, led by his wife, brigitte, who preceded her husband on the red carpet by a few minutes. it was his former boss, francois hollande, who greeted emmanuel macron. 18 months ago he was one of his ministers. then the two men secluded themselves foran then the two men secluded themselves for an hour, secrets passed on. then the old president was gone and the new one bounded up the stairs of the palace with the youthfu

emmanuel macron becomes french president in an elaborate ceremony at the elysee palace.premier league, beat by 4—0 by crystal palace, theyjoin sunderland and middlesbrough in the championship next season. movable leading west ham 1—0 thanks to a daniel sturridge goal. spurs play manchester united later in their last game at white hart lane. lewis hamilton has moved within six points of championship leader sebastian vettel after winning the spanish grand prix. more on all those stories in the next hour. a teenager has been stabbed to death and two others injured during a large brawl in north london. police found the injured 18—year—old after they were called to enfield on saturday night over reports of a fight. he was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead an hour later. two others also suffered stab wounds. scotland yard has launched a murder investigation and said no arrests have yet been made. in the general election campaign, labour says it would raise billions of pounds for public services with a new tax on financial transactions — what's known as a ‘robin hood' t

french and policeman —— a french prison killed and another seriously injured on the champs—elysees, stagmps—elysees, stagnant economy, huge unemployment, 10%, that was the very pledge that the then candidate francois hollande said he should bejudged on. and there is a lot to do. i thought it was interesting that mr macron talked about serving france and talked about serving france and talked about serving france and talked about the monumental task, la tache colossale that he has in front of him. it was a fractured campaign, we knew that since the first round, whistle that tonight. marine le pen has lost resoundingly, mr macron has won comfortably, easily, but the fa ct won comfortably, easily, but the fact is that what marine le pen has achieved is in itself extraordinary. so mr macron has a lot to do. he is an independent, he says he's not from the left of right and he has the small matter of parliamentary elections in june and the small matter of parliamentary elections injune and he needs to rally support behind him if he is to push through any or all of the reforms that he wants to

he will make his way up the champs-elysees to pay tribute to the tomb of the unknown soldier. >> and melissa bell live in paris right now at 11:18 in the french capital. emmanuel macron, the president-elect, set to address people there at the palace. you're looking at this live image. the transition of power in france. i'm george howell along with hannah vaughn jones in london. we're covering this transition of power, keeping in mind that emmanuel macron defeated marine le pen in this election that the world was watching. now emmanuel macron is taking the helm in france. just moments ago, we saw him standing alongside the outgoing president of france, francois hollande. melissa, we're looking at this moment of history, quite frankly, in the nation. this is a person who again created his own party, now coming to power. the question i have for you is, look, so this is a new president who wants to get things done. but will he have the allies to do so given that he is a newcomer himself and he is coming in with other parties that have been rebuked, quite frankly, by french voters? >> you

it will be followed by a lunch at the elysee palace with a select number of guests.ry, with trumpets and drums. that will also be part of it. we have seen the catering van arrived for the grand lunch. briefly in the last 20 seconds or so. all the papers are talking about the challenge is to come, the honeymoon period is short. yes indeed. the best of it is will be over by monday morning when the weight of office will start to dawn on president emmanuel macron and his ambitious political agenda. thanks for joining ambitious political agenda. thanks forjoining us. another challenge facing emmanuel macron as he begins his presidency today is the fact nearly 11 million people didn't moan and the lay vote for him, —— didn't vote for him, they rated from in the pan. 0ne vote for him, they rated from in the pan. one of his challenges will be trying to unite the country. a busy day for you, good luck. see you later in paris. this is where we say goodbye to sian, who's going to read the news for the andrew marr show. she is leaving me to talk about your vision. —— eurovision.

from there, it was his first public appearance as president, driven up the champs—elysees to the arc it's been a day of ceremony and ritual and ringing rhetoric, images and impressions which show to the french the importance of this moment, sacramental handing on of power to their new, youthful leader. but as the ceremony ends, the work begins. president macron has promised france a renaissance, a big word and a big task. hugh schofield, bbc news, paris. nurses are promising a summer of protest across the uk and possible industrial action. members of the royal college of nursing at their annual conference in liverpool are calling on the next government to end years of below—inflation pay increases. but a ballot will be needed before any strike goes ahead. our health correspondent, jane dreaper is at the conference in liverpool. it has been a day of intense emotion here in the conference debate this morning. some of the speakers, also people in the audience were in tears as they talked about the effect of the years of pay freezes and capped pay rises and what they feel that has done t

macron welcoming numbers of the ioc to the elysee palace on the final day of the inspection visit. event and the city mayor told me why. we will transform the north of paris with the village for the athletes and after the games the village for the athletes will be housing for people. and we need to build housing for people in the north of paris. so, we are very, very committed. sport's showpiece event always provides magical moments but the sight of rio 26 to's abandoned olympic park has once again raised questions over legacy, and the vast cost of playing host means the games has an image problem. i will be here in the city of angels. despite this la wants to host the games with venues already built and like paris it has received praise from the ioc. things you talk about, cost overruns, budget issues, engaging the youth, those things go away and become deliverable as part of the bid. yes, there are challenges facing the olympic movement and we can calm the waters for seven years. we think that is what they need today. the ioc has grown accustomed to being courted by heads of stat

the new french president emmanuel macron has been sworn—in at the elysee palace.s inaugural address, he said the country was on the verge of a great renaissance. german chancellor angela merkel‘s christian democrats party has unseated their rival social democrats party in a key election, in the state of north rhine—westphalia the victory could be a boost for mrs merkel as she is seeking to run for a fourth term. labour have pledged to introduce a "robin hood" tax on financial transactions, to raise billions of pounds for public services if elected. the proposal has been slammed by the conservatives as a "total shambles". celebrities have hit the red carpet for tonight's bafta television awards. michael mcintyre has won for best entertainment performance, and the bbc show happy valley has won best drama. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm hugh woozencroft. the main headlines this evening... commiserations for hull city as they relegated from the premier league — but celebrations for crystal palace who are staying up! fond farewells at spurs as tottenham say goodby

headed, and there were tweets just before the first round when there was a shooting here on the champs elyseeshat people believed trump was behind le pen. he's now come out with an immediate congratulations to macron right after the election result and looking forward to working with macron. and macron's spokeswoman said to me last night, look, whatever donald trump thought before this election, now macron is dramatically elected, trump is dramatically elected, and everybody has to work together for the big issues at hand, not just terrorism, for instance, not just stabilizing people's work life and the employment picture around the world, but also for france, for instance, the climate accords are very, very important. and she says macron will make a big, big push for the united states to remain inside the paris climate accords. there's a lot on the agenda going ahead, but this is a big marker that's been laid down. and for people, you know, watching, politics, watching the economy, this is a big deal what just happened here. >> oh, yeah, absolutely. we're seeing the markets respond already, s

the new french president emmanuel macron has been sworn in at the elysee palace.augural address, he said the country was on the verge of a great renaissance. labour has pledged a robin hood tax on financial transactions to raise billions for public services if elected. the conservatives have criticised it as a total shambles. it goes to the magnificent seven lancashire. a winning night for happy valley at the baftas, at one best drama and its star one the lead actress award. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are rob merrick, deputy political editor at the independent, and the broadcaster and author natalie haynes. tomorrow's front pages. the i says the prime minister is to make a pitch to labour voters by boosting the living wage and guaranteeing eu labour laws. the telegraph reports that the conservatives‘ workplace promises will include a legal right to take time off work to care for loved ones. a similar lead on workers‘ rights for the express. the daily mail says it will be the biggest ever expansion

emmanuel macron waived to people on the champs-elysees. he is the youngest president in the country's youngest leader since napoleon. he has vowed to restore france's status in europe and he'll divisions in french society. north korea's numerous missile launch renewing concerns around the world. koreapened as north indicated it was open to direct talks with the u.s., but it seems a likely to happen now. the missile airborne, traveling more than 400 miles of japan near the russian coast. the trump administration has koreaedly warned north against further testing. the international community is concerned. it is not just us against them anymore. we are going to see the entire international community isolate north korea and let them know this is not acceptable. kimberly: the administration has called for sanctions from the international community. new tonight, protesters were torches surrounding a statue of robert e lee in charlottesville. they were chanting "you will not replace us." the group opposes the removal of the confederate monument.

emmanuel macron welcoming members of the international olympic committee to the elysee palace on theted to spending billions on the event and the city mayor told me why. we will transform paris with the village for the athletes and after the games the village for the athletes will be housing for people, and we need to build housing for people in paris. so we are very, very committed. usain bolt is going to take it! sport's showpiece event a lwa ys to take it! sport's showpiece event always provides magical moments but the sight of rio 2016 abandoned 0lympic the sight of rio 2016 abandoned olympic park has once again raised questions over legacy and the vast cost of playing host means the games have an image problem. cost of playing host means the games have an image problemlj cost of playing host means the games have an image problem. i will be right here in the city watching the 0lympics. right here in the city watching the olympics. despite this los angeles also wants to host the games, its bid is privately financed with the venue bid is privately financed with the venue is already

we're seeing, over 200,000 victims in over 150 countries the new french president is sworn—in at the elyseethe french people and said the country was on the brink of a great renaissance nurses vote in favour of a sum of protest over pay. labour says its proposed ‘robin hood' tax on financial transactions

the new french president emmanuel macron has been sworn in at the elysee palace.gural address, he said the country was on the verge of a great renaissance. german chancellor angela merkel‘s christian democrats party has unseated their rival social democrats party in a key election in the state of north rhine—westphalia. the victory could be a boost for mrs merkel as she is seeking to run for a fourth term. celebrities have gathered in london for the bafta television awards. the latest winners of the people versus oj simpson, america crime story, and the victoria programme —— the victoria derbyshire programme one the news coverage category. now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up on this week's travel show. we're in colombia, exploring the legacy of one of the country's most controversial criminals. we're here at pablo‘s prison/five—star resort! oops! did ijust make that man crash? i hit the road in tokyo, taking tourists for a ride. they look a bit shell—shocked! and global gadgets gives you the lowdown on how to take a selfie from up in the sky! hello and wel

dash to the elysee palace. speaking mr macron is on his way to the louvre. laurent, you must be disappointed. what does it mean for your movement now, will you stay aligned to the front national or will you break away again? list tomorrow i am very sad because paradoxically, even if he is not the most unpopular president, francois hollande has been re—elected tonight. through his lookalike, emmanuel macron. that's why our patriotic movement, debout la france, will go on. we will be a true opposition instead of the republicans, because the republicans asked french citizens to act emmanuel macron. they are a fake opposition. we will be the true patriotic opposition to mr macron. we'll talk about that more in a second. jacques, your reaction to the election? it is a huge victory, there's no doubt of it. i think it's even too big a victory because things are not going to start now, things are not going to start now, things would be very, very difficult. i just heard things would be very, very difficult. ijust heard

the gay rights activists were shot dead in at the champs—elysees last april shortly before the firstns in france. let's ta ke presidential elections in france. let's take a look at some pictures now from kenya where they have opened a major new railway between the port city of mombasa and the capital nairobi. lots of celebrations, the $320 billion fund a chinese line is kenya's biggest infrastructure product since independent senators china's in raid initiative to create new trade links. president trump says he will be making an announcement soon on whether the united states will withdraw from the parrot to limit paris climate change deal. media outlets say he will be pulling out the donald trump says he will make the donald trump says he will make the decision in a few days' time so whilst the world waits for that decision, those who want the us to stay are speaking out. jerry brown has been speaking to the bbc about how he will work with the west of the world with climate change including china's president. this was very much created because of 0bama and the chinese president, i bo

he rode in a motorcades down the champs-elysees toward the arc de triomphe. .e inherits a divided france with a shaky economy. he says will help the country get its confidence back. the civil war rages on in syria. seth doane is in the capitol damascus where the syrian army is claiming victory of more than 1500 rebels and their family members are evacuating a suburb that has been reduced to rubble. >> we've been granted access by eeria's government to come here ca damascus to report from the d.pitol city which is under the tight control of syrian president assad. there are checkpoints everywhere, and e center of the city itself is relatively quiet. but in the suburbs there say battle taking place. assad's forces are making gains ts they try to pry the last pockets of land from rebels who had dug in near the capitol. the syrian army has been bombarding rebel positions, destroying much of the area and recently they discovered a network of tunnels there. in a sort of surrender deal the government has also been allowing civilians and rebels to leave on buses bound for other rebel-held areas.

the new french president is sworn—in at the elysee palace.people and said the country was on the brink of a great renaissance. nurses vote overwhelmingly in favour of a "summer of protest" over pay. labour says its proposed ‘robin hood' tax on financial transactions would raise billions of pounds for public services. jumping into the history books — a 101—year—old d—day veteran becomes the world's oldest skydiver.

his plans and the things he would deal with if he went into the elysee palace.t france has. standing in front of it, looking at the two candidates, marine le pen and emmanuel macron, and the two posters, that is the choice for france today. france is under a state of emergency and has been since november, 2015. the security presence is heavy but low— key. there are 50,000 extra police, 7000 soldiers across france, to protect people going to the ballot today. while people are thinking about who they will vote for and which candidates to choose, security authorities are focusing very much on keeping everybody safe. thank you very much indeed. french nationals who live in the uk are able to cast their votes at special polling stations which have been set up today. our correspondent, andy moore, is at one of them in west london for us. yes, iam yes, i am at a french school. this is one of two locations in london where french people can vote. you may build to see some of the security checks behind me. there has been a steady stream of people since the polling station

the champs—elysees attack just before the first round, still very much on people's minds.n the first round, we are down to the final two candidates today — emmanuel macron and marine le pen. but voters going into france's polling booths have more than two options. for the first time, the number of those who spoil their ballot, or simply leave their ballot paper blank will be counted in the results, as our correspondent karin gianonne explains. in this final round in the election, under french electoral law, voters also have three other options apart from the two main candidates. first of all, there is abstention, the french can choose not to vote, either out of principle or out of apathy, and this can affect turnout, which is traditionally very high in france. in the last round, it was 77.8%. in 2012, it was over 80%. but there are some who think that this time around could be the lowest turnout ever. well, voters do have two other choices. first, to simply spoiled the ballot paper, rather than choose one candidate. but for the first time in presidential elections, there's

host the 2024 games, emmanuel macron welcoming members of the international olympic committee to the elyseesspending billions on the event, and the city mayor told me why. we will transform north paris with the village for the athletes, and after the games, the village for the athletes will be housing for people, and we need to build housing for people in the north of paris. so we are very, very committed. sport's showpiece event always provides magical moments, but the sight of rio 2016's abandoned olympic park has once again raised questions over legacy, and the vast cost of playing host means the games have an image problem. i will be right here in the city of angels, watching the olympics. despite all this, los angeles also wants to host the games. its bid is privately financed, with the venues already built. like paris, it has received glowing praise from the ioc. things you point to as white elephants, buildings, budget issues, engaging the youth, those things literally go away and become certain deliverables as part of our bid. yes, there are challenges facing the olympic movement, an

minister of francois hollande who resigned a few months ago, to make his pitch for the presidency of the elysee those bright young things in mr macron's political campaign. is that the sort of person you are looking for? no, we've already said that we will not endorse his candidacy, because let me come back to my point... we had some public criteria on renewal, and also procedure. en marche created an independent commission, with people looking at the candidates, the applications that we received. we've received more than 14,000 applications for more or less 300 seats. i won't dwell on this too much, because, in a sense, it is unknowable. but you know there are other examples of political insurgencies where parties are proved to be rather like herding cats. one thinks of the 5—star movement in italy, where the challenge was to get a group of people, many who had never been in politics before, who were the fresh new blood and were keen on what was being said. to actually go through the hard slog of voting for the detail. but that is unknowable and i accept that. but what we do know is that presi

emmanuel macron becomes french president in an elaborate ceremony at the elysee palace.litary confirmed that the missile was launched near the north—western city and landed in the sea of japan. the north—western city and landed in the sea ofjapan. the new president of south korea called the launch a reckless provocation. 0ur correspondent steve evans in the south korean capital gave us more details about the test. north korea is now conducting missile tests about once every two or three weeks. the previous two were duds but this one clearly wasn't. if the japanese defence ministry is getting it right and this missile reached an altitude of 2,000 kilometres, it marks a big improvement in north korea's technology. that would mean it's getting close to having an intercontinental ballistic missile, something president trump said would not happen. the condemnation has been pretty routine, the same words from seoul and tokyo. president trump and the white house have condemned the test. there's been talk of negotiation recently. president trump said he'd be proud to meet kimjon

the champs—elysees attack just before the first round, still very much on people's minds.close here in paris at eight at this evening, seven o'clock in britain. very soon after that if not immediately, we should get a clear indication of who has one. emmanuel macron, as all the standards have been showing, is the clear favourite. but let's see. standards have been showing, is the clearfavourite. but let's see. hugh schofield in paris, thank you very much. 82 nigerian schoolgirls have arrived in the capital, abuja, where they're due to meet the country's president, after being freed by the islamist group boko haram. they arrived by bus this morning. the girls were among 276 taken captive in the north—eastern town of chibok in 2014. they are the second group of chibok girls to be freed, and were released in a prisoner exchange deal. around 50,000 people are being evacuated from the german city of hannover later, so that experts can remove five unexploded allied wartime bombs. the bombs were found during work at a building site. some 2,500 firefighters, rescuers, and police o

. —— champs—elysees. then we will see the announcement of the prime minister.to lead the new government into the parliamentary elections, which happened injune. because that is when emmanuel macron needs to get a majority for his programme of reform. the other thing is that of course, he takes his first trip abroad, to germany, to see angela merkel. this will see brexit on the future of the european union on the top of the agenda. more than 800 children and teenagers who have lost a parent while serving in the armed forces, have attended a garden party at buckingham palace. they were welcomed by the duke and duchess of cambridge, and prince harry. among them, was the widow and son of the solider lee rigby, who was killed in a terror attack in 2013. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. it's a very large garden, accustomed to formal events like garden parties. but it's the perfect place, too, for a children's party — which is exactly what was happening at buckingham palace this afternoon. freeze! don't move! 800 children have been invited to the pal

the new french president is sworn in at the elysee palace.ench people and said the country was on the brink of a great renaissance. he becomes the country's youngest leader since napoleon. nurses vote overwhelmingly in favour of a "summer of protest" over pay. labour says it's proposed robin hood tax on financial transactions would raise billions of pounds for public services.

he arrived at the elysee palace -- and was greeted by outgoing president francois hollande.acron is a former investment banker and economy minister. he's also just 39-years-old -- making him the youngest president in french history. ( marty ) you may have seen the ads on the internet... vinegar as a super food to shed pounds quickly. tumeric to cleanse and detox your body. we wanted to find out the facts to these claims. and whether they can help or hurt you. kron four's terisa estacio takes a look at a new apple-cider vinegar diet craze. terisa estacio: the kardshian have reportedly done it - so has actress and healthy lifestyle guru gwyneth paltrow - we are talking about the apple cider vinegar diet making a splash on the internet testimonials brag about following the diet incorporating the cloudy potion and watching the pounds melt away. but are these alternative facts or the real deal? (sound) ben lazarini, whole foods market "recent reports have shown regular consumption of apple cider vinegar can give digestive health improvements, increase absortion of mineral and mor

by monday the 15th, emmanuel macron will be sworn in as president of france at the elysee palace — atr macron to push through his agenda. that's because in earlyjune, the first first round of elections to the lower house of the french parliament takes place. and a week later, it's the second and final round. based on those results, a government reshuffle is likely. douglas webber told me the result would be viewed in a positive light by most national politicians. i think most governments around the world today will be casting an immense sigh of relief that marine le pen has not become the french president. if she had done, given her programme, she would have taken france out of the eurozone, then out of the european union, and out of nato. thought would have added a huge degree of uncertainty to the national economy and national financial markets. i don't think there are many governments that could have an interest in seeing this type of political outcome in france. one person who would have liked le pen to win is the russian president putin, who, during the campaign in france, very d

he is the first person to be charged in connection with the shooting on the iconic champs elysees which, karim cheurfi thousands of opposition supporters in venezuela have gathered to mark 50 days since the current protest movement began. it was triggered by a supreme court attempt to take over power from the national assembly. police fired teargas to disperse a march in caracas. there were also clashes in the opposition stronghold of san cristobal. several hundred demonstrators, most of them men, have marched in the south african capital, pretoria, to protest at the rising levels of violence inflicted on women and children. marching behind a woman dressed symbolically in white, one of the protest organisers said it was time for men to take collective responsibility for the beatings, sexual attacks, and killings of women in south africa. stay with us here on bbc news. still to come: the sister of the duchess of cambridge gets married, with the young royals sharing centre stage. jeremy corbyn has restated labour's commitment to renewing trident after his shadow foreign secretary suggeste

speaking at the elysee palace he said he would give the french people the confidence to believe in themselvesry was on themselves and the country was on the brink of a great renaissance. translation: the world and europe today more than ever need france. they need a strong france, sure of its own destiny. they need a france which raises high the voice of liberty and solidarity. they need a france which knows how to invent the future. the world needs what the french people, men and women, the daring of freedom, the requirements of equality and a will for fraternity. and for decades now france has devoted itself in its cultural and social model and its deep beliefs it has doubts of what it is made of. that is why there will be two demands in my mandate. the first will be to give to the french people this confidence in themselves which for too long has been weakened. i can reassure you i have not for a moment thought that things would stay as they were on the 7th of may in the evening. no, it will be slow work, demanding but indispensable. it will be my role to convince the french people, men an

he wants a terrorist task force in the elysee palace. military, education, of course. this is a big challenge, which i believe is also a means for us to think about our own society. terrorism is not something which is somewhere apart in disguise or only in the projects. it's something that we have to wonder why terror happens. and if we understand that correctly, i think it could allow us to fix what is going wrong in our society, especially in europe today. >> sreenivasan: the book is called "terror in france: the rise of jihad in the west." professor, thank you very much. >> my pleasure. >> sreenivasan: need some summer reading recommendations? see 19 of them at www.pbs.org/newshour. >> sreenivasan: americans have typically held the belief that we live in a society where we could always move ahead, that opportunity could move us up the economic ladder. but for one economist, there is a sense that we have become economically complacent, reluctant to take chances. and that this is limiting our potential. newshour weekend's christopher booker has more. >> reporter: econ

underlining the challenges ahead, just six days to go before mr macron is installed officially at the elysee from us. in the meantime, back to george. police in liverpool say a two—year—old girl who was attacked by dogs has had surgery for "extensive injuries to her head and body". the little girl was at her aunt's house when the dogs got into the back garden. officers have arrested a man and seized 11 dogs from a nearby house — as our correspondent yunus mulla reports. the two—year—old girl was playing with other children in the garden of a relative's home when she was attacked by a number of dogs. she was taken by air ambulance to liverpool's alder hey hospital after suffering injuries to her head and body during the incident yesterday. the little girl's aunt, who was looking after the children for the afternoon, fought off the attack and ran to the front of the house. neighbours describe hearing a scream, "the dogs got the baby". merseyside police believe the dogs managed to get into the garden from a neighbouring terraced house. a man who is 35 was arrested on suspicion of having dogs da

let's take you to paris, the elysee palace, we awaited the new french president, emmanuel macron, scheduledme minister. a crucial appointment for the president who needs to do well in the parliamentary elections next month to push through his parliamentary economic reforms. he will later be travelling to germany to meet the chancellor angela. this particular appointment as prime minister is seen as vitally important, we can see they are getting ready for the announcement. he has kept his choice of prime minister a closely guarded secret. but we are just hearing... that he has in fact named as edward philippe, the mayor of la habra. not a member of the president was my party but of the centre—right republican party, coming up on the news agency wires. it is edward philippe philip that is him. he believed the government into parliamentary elections in four weeks as prime minister. the 46 you wrote of the northern port of la havre. he's been the mayor of the area for seven years, a member of the parliament since 2012, according to our correspondent in paris he hasn't made much of an impact on

the new french president is sworn into office in an elaborate ceremony at the elysee palace.e's youngest leader since napoleon. translation: i will convince our citizens that the power of france is not declining, and we are on the edge of a great renaissance. the director of europol has said the number of computers infected by friday's malware attack is continuing to rise. the conservatives are promising a "new generation" of social housing will be built if they win the general election. labour says it would raise billions of pounds for public services with a new tax on financial transactions — known as a "robin hood" tax.