let's take a closer look at eric zemmour�*s candidacy.ls then suggested he could even come second in april's presidential election, but his support has slipped since. it's now estimated that he could get around 11% of the first—round vote. just before he finished, a reminder of our top story. tonga, where efforts try to get help to the islands of the country who have been —— that have been affected by the tsunami called by a volcanic eruption. surveillance aircraft have been reporting significant damage, with houses thrown around on the ground. we also know that there are extra complications because thomas only had one case of toe good —— tonga has only had one case of covid. that also needs to be managed because it doesn't want to be dealing with an outbreak of the virus. just quickly, you can get further analysis from me and the team. bbc news website, iplayer, and on the bbc sounds. that is it for me. thanks for watching. good evening. it's been a classic january winter day today. we started off cold, foggy and frosty in many places. b

stories in the headlines: an extreme right—wing candidate for the french presidential election, eric zemmourt in paris found him guilty of hate speech. the case relates to remarks mr zemmour made in 2020, when he called unaccompanied child migrants to france thieves, killers and rapists. mr zemmour�*s lawyer said he'd encouraged his client to appeal. britain is to provide ukraine with further military assistance, including supplying short range anti—tank missiles, as tensions continue with russia. around a 100,000 russian troops have been deployed to the border alongside ukraine. uk defence secretary ben wallace insisted the weapons were purely for ukraine's self—defence. members of martin luther king jr's family have led hundreds of demonstrators through washington, demanding voter reform, on the annual holiday to honour the civil rights activist. president biden and vice president harris have also urged the senate to make progress on a bill that would expand postal voting and strengthen oversight in states with a history of racial discrimination. the bbc�*s director general, tim davie, has

an extreme right—wing candidate for the french presidential election, eric zemmour, has been fined mored dollars after a court in paris found him guilty of hate speech. the case relates to remarks mr zemmour made in 2020, when he called unaccompanied child migrants to france thieves, killers and rapists. mr zemmour�*s lawyer said he'd encouraged his client to appeal. borisjohnson�*s former chief adviser dominic cummings, now one of his leading critics — has said he warned the uk prime minister in person about a downing street drinks party, in may 2020, during the first lockdown. last week mrjohnson said he believed he was attending a �*work event', and downing street said it was untrue that the prime minister had been given a warning about the event in advance. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg has more details. the prime minister needs friends. an earlyjog with the dog at the start of a week that could decide his future. waiting for an official verdict over what gatherings were going on under his own roof during lockdown. last week there was an apology and an admission about one ev