he speaks french.ked to one another in the following hours and had a chance to take the floor at the time, but let me tell you one more time how sad we were, how impacted we have been as well because each time it is freedom, democracy and youth which are attacked, and also because a number of victims, there were a number of victims, and the body mint of this strong bond between our two countries, with thousands of french people living in the united kingdom and thousands of british people living in france. so, this evening we talked about are common challenges, first and foremost of our corporation in counterterrorism. it is outstanding when it comes to intelligence sharing and the work between our services, and as a matter of fact after these two attacks, this was the case, and please allow me to pay tribute to our security forces, intelligence services, working together on a daily basis for our security. we owe them lots. we have decided together to do more together, and for a number of days already w

a heavy toll for the french in this multicultural city, where many french people live. we have three french dad, eight injured. we know from the french foreign monday, out of those eight injured, four are serious. the first french national has been dead identified. genie: this is the backdrop for the election held in the u.k. tomorrow, this attack from last saturday being the third in just under three months. talk through what is happening with this last day of campaigning, where security is really the top issue. >> it is. cast your mind back seven weeks to when the prime minister theresa may shocked not only her the labourut also party, everyone here, and the media, and called for an early general election, which is happening tomorrow. we were not expecting one until 2020. she said she needed a mandate for brexit, that she needed someone to negotiate in these tough negotiations ahead before .he exit of the united kingdom this has to happen by march 2019. so today is not at all about brexit. two deadly terror attacks, one in manchester two weeks ago, and one on saturday

what would have to happen in terms of german, french, and german-french-british cooperation to make europereat again? >> [laughter] 20 seconds. we're heading towards a period of political turmoil but hopefully the younger generation will have a say in that. that is important for europe, to listen to his children. , i would say three things. structural reform, more majority decisions on brussels level. we need to get the refugee crisis solved. more refugees are coming from africa and so on. in the last thing is investment. germany cannot say that before the election but we clearly need investments in europe. >> the european union in 2017 is in a better place then 2016. the british have succeeded in doing all kinds of other things but not succeeded in europe fine the european -- unifying the european union and we have seen support for the eu in plenty of country so we should be optimistic. >> thanks for tuning in. see you soon. ♪ >> t this week, global 3000 hes to jordan where waterfalls are rare and droughts are commonplace. the challenges of an expanding desert. in iran, couples desperate

rafael nadal of spain has won the french open for the tenth time.ss player stan wawrinka in straight sets. nadal, who came back from a serious wrist injury last year didn't lose a set in the whole tournament. so, as the uk prime ministerfights to stay in power, experts warn prolonged political uncertainty will ta ke prolonged political uncertainty will take its toll on sterling and the economy. not so in france — the euro strengthens as macron's new party en marche takes control of french politics. this is world business report, where we will now focus on the business and economic implications of the elections in the uk and france. let's start with the uk. the prime minister, theresa may, has formed a new government but without a majority in parliament she is relying on an alliance with northern ireland's largest political party, the democratic unionist party. but while the dup insist their relationship with may's team has been close since she became prime minister, 11 months ago, any alliance will come at a price, as joe lynam explains. an economic

they talked about the second french revolution. they are asking if he is more revolutionary or a monarch. allison: the belgian paper hence it does. headline,e in their the royal path or the kingsway. he will have a staggering majority and no one will be able to hold them back. papers here in france are also making that king comparison. we see macron carrying out his own coronation. genie: some media outlets are sounding the alarm about the danger of macron having total control. one of them is russian state media, not necessarily the press you would think would have a problem with a political strongman. allison: it's the pot calling the kettle black. russia has a history with the french president. he called them out and called them propaganda during the state visit. they are not a fan of the french president. they are talking with the danger of a presidency. they are wondering if france is making the resident too powerful. thee: this is concerned by french left-wing press. allison: they are urging left-wing voters to get what seats

french president wants to act quickly. invoking a constitutional article would allow him to bypass a lengthy parliamentary debate. reporter: in order to execute program, the government may ask parliament permission jewel by decree for a limited duration. >> the labor minister presented a text outlining the areas of the labor code. this will be put to a vote in it's almost a given the national assembly will union ande motion leftist opposition parties are already criticizing what they see as an undemocratic and opaque process. people toant understand what is going on is an attempt to overturn the social order of our country. tax thatg a general would be impossible to discuss this labor reform. reporter: last year, when the government tried a similar move to push through labor policy, france weeks of protests that paralyzed the country. they have called for a day of strike action on the 12th of september. laura: as war rages on in syria, like aleppo and are looking at those unable to free -- to flee. and last five years, hal

the headline is a pun and works better in french. the second inning with the negotiations kicking off. it is what is happening on the other side of the channel. a lot of french papers last year hoped brexit would not happen. papers are still holding out hope it might not go through. if we look at the front page of this paper, you can see -- what decidedaps, the u.k. not to leave europe after all? you can see the three little dots, that suspense that french papers hope will happen. anchor: we heard from the french president saying the door is open. >> and berlin as war and they would be happy if the u.k. changed his mind. in an editorial, they talk about the president of the european council, don't test, -- donald tusk, who quoted john and lynn -- john lennon and quoted "imagine." in fact, in the editorial, he said eu leaders needed to seize this opportunity, a slight window, a slight chance it could it happen. if they do not seize it, we will nosinging "i can't get a satisfaction." anchor: rolling stones there. showing a many papers

into the third round of the french open. it's official now as arsene wenger agrees to two more years as arsenal manager. and uruwa red diamonds score an extra time winner to qualify for the asian champions league quarterfinals. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the tennis news that defending french open champion novak djokovic and nine time winner rafael nadal eased into the last 32 at rolland garros on wednesday, while women's defending champion garbine muguruza survived a second—round scare. austin halewood rounds up the best of the action from day four in paris... world number two novak djokovic was looking to become the first man in the open error to win each grandson twice. if his second round match was anything to go by... you would be brave to bet against him. he barely broke his work in the demolition of his opponent from portugal. organic noel was the last french man to win at roland—garros in 1983. jo—wilfried tsonga has long carried the hopes of the brazilian crowd. despite his best efforts he

french interior minister speaking there. now, after half a century of warfare, farc rebels in colombia are about to complete their disarmament process. that's according to the juan manuelesident, santos, who has been here in france on an official visit during which he has been keen to promote post-conflict colombia as an investment opportunity. santos, whose peace efforts earned him a nobel prize. 24'san interview to france marc perelman and gave more details about that process. here's what he said. >> yes. well, disarmament is taking stages. the first stage was 30%. and this is now complete. the second stage is another 30%. and at the end of this stage, it has also been announced. and the end of this stage began to -- on the 20th of june and is due to be completed today. in other words, today, normally the united nations will announce the end of this third and final phase. will mean that disarmament has been completed and that the longer exist as an armed group. this is a historic moment for colombia. was president juan man

their fortunes are tied to the french nuclear industry. they don't fear for their safety. >> it's one of the oldest nuclear power plants in france. thectly in its shadow reactors were constructed in 1978. a few months after -- but most residents aren't worried by their nuclear neighbor. grexit even living next-door i'm not concerned. it could be the power plant or it could be a car that kills us. no such thing as a zero risk. there's about 300 or 400 people in the village next-door. there is no ignoring the reactors. full moving to the village are warned of the possibility of an accident and given a welcome guide by the mayor. people who moved to the area are given one of these leaflets which explain the security measures put in place in case there is an alert and there is a coupon included to get iodine tablets from the pharmacy. at the base of the reactor these residents are against the power plant. about therried incidents that have already taken place. there have already been problems. there have been a few small in dense. i have a cop

old french final —— all french final here in cardiff it goes well for the next big women's football tournamenty well be thinking that they will be a dominant force there. now to cricket where england cruised to a first up win over bangladesh in their opening game of the icc champions trophy on thursday. joe root played a starring role for the hosts who were eight wicket winners at the oval in london, and patrick gearey was there. getting into big sporting events is by necessity a slower process these days. hanging around is part of the game. bangladesh bans do it artfully, england fans patiently. after all, they are used to waiting. england hosted the first international one—day tournament in 1975. this is their 90th attempt at winning one. there is enough fuss about this site that may be, finally, this is the one... nobody said it would be easy. this was a day for batting and england asked bangladesh to do it first. wickets would stretch. bangladesh knocked england out of the last cricket world cup. if anyone needed reminding, here it was. with chris woa kes reminding, here it was. with chris

she leaves behind a legacy for french women.ll of living former french presidents have expressed their sympathies. manual macron has spoken of the example she provided. holocaust survivor, women's rights advocate, and a trail blazing politician. her death friday morning sent shockwaves across the country. with citizens and former presidents honoring her memory. macron was one of the first to comment --there lies the very best of france. she played a crucial role in shaping modern france. montvale was -- she was one of the best -- >> he had special words for the he admired. >> she was france. it is a whole chapter of my life that has ended and i will never forget her. the president under whom they fought remembers her unwavering strength. >> she possessed an admirable courage. i hope that she will serve as an example for the example -- as an example for the french youth today. she faced vicious oppositions in the struggle that defined her mers --t today i admiration isn't unanimous. we are joined on the phone by a french historia

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society if we must not underestimate the threat that this can represent to french society. by the midday moscow this is the thirtieth of june twenty seventh kevin zero in our top story the iraqi prime minister has declared victory over islamic state saying the army has recaptured the al-noor a mosque in mosul which is where isis declared a caliphate three years ago but months of heavy fighting between the terrorists and the u.s. led coalition have devastated not only that city itself but also the lives of hundreds of thousands of locals. within minutes of mosul's liberation headlines around the world were dominated by the recapturing of that city. iraq's prime minister is declaring an end to isis in mosul the end of the caliphate iraq's bold claim as it takes mosul famous mosque iraqi forces say they've taken an iconic mosque in the heart of mosul that was destroyed by isis iraqi forces battled the last isis fighters in those or in what is undoubtedly a victory in ridding iraq of the scourge of isis it's important to remember too the effect on the people of mosul our corres

i did french many moons ago so i love all of this.|j assembly. moons ago so i love all of this. i can tell! especially given his party did exist all this time ago, it will help the reforms he feels are essential to take france back towards prosperity and people are very happy with him. we will keep a close eye on that. let's talk about donald trump. what me? -- must we? it was never going to have a very warm reception. regardless of what happened between then and now. but things are even more tricky given his tweeting comments, following what siddique khan had to say after the bombing. he deliberately misrepresented what mayor khan had to say and from the recent elections, in london, it is a very socially progressive, politically aggressive city, so it tends to the left but he was worth going to have a difficult time being popular here but given the way in which he spoke, given the way in which he has trashed how the country and the city responded to those attacks, he knew, i think, he was going to attract record crowds but not in the way that ro

speaking speaking french.ou translator: and we will see new trade agreements with the canadian interest and to reflect our values. with the canadian trade agreements as our base and as i said we are proud what can indebted to display that order we believe in the us wto in me will commit ourselves to make a stronger and more responsive from those ordinary people in canada and around the world. we believe in progressive trade that works that is why we are very proud with the last of the fundamentalhi conventions internationalta labor organizations. [applause] >> in summary to pursue the international interest in to work to create international orders for the to do for century into play a pivotal role of the postwar international order and we he are now called for a new experience.lues to to do this again.peaker t >> these are ambitious objectives but no guarantee of success. we have no assumption success will come easily. we will venture and risk binwi to suffer defeat the we will keep working towards a better w

he is now forth in line to the french residential succession. he keeps order. he receives draft legislation from lawmakers in the executive branch. from his seat above the assembly he will try to breathe new life into the chamber. >> he must achieve deep reforms. fewer deputies, proportional refuse and nation. proportional representation. now they must get to work. now, we aress news going to start with that record of fine for google from the european union. .> 2.4 billion euros google had been abusing its position of dominance in the internet world to give itself an unfair advantage, in particular for its shopping service. it has been ordered to change those practices. that would amount to $14 million per day. google's current company has denied the allegations and expected to appeal the decision. earlier i spoke to a business advisor and lawyer and asked how the google decision could affect other tech companies facing scrutiny in brussels. ownacebook has had its various legal counsel's. saw not that long ago they were a transport service which will have an ef

[laughter] >> [speaking french] >> [speaking french] >> you know, we recognize that the u.k. continue to be a very strong canadian ally. they'll have interests, i know, in talking to us about our relations, and we start with an exceptionally strong relationship. >> got about under ten minutes, so i'd ask to keep the questions short. >> donna with cnn. treasury secretary, one of the -- there are certain estimates out there in terms of the receipts year to date are much lower. this is related to the debt ceiling. can you explain to us why it is the receipts are coming in much lower than expected at this time? >> well, again, i want to say that receipts are coming in somewhat lower, and i think that in expectation of that we're going to do tax reform, and there's some impact. but as i said before, i've been consistent in we hope that congress deals with the debt limit as soon as possible, but in any event, we're not concerned, and we're focused on -- as i said -- the credit of the u.s. >> if i may, the cbo is estimating that those tax receipts are at least 3% lower year to date,

but again, let me give you a french example. the french ambassador to washington before world war i, who played a major role in convincing the americans to go into the war, had been before at the french delegation in denmark. the role you will never see today, a french ambassador come from denmark to washington. that gives you the difference of weight of where you place the united states as a world power. to become a world war i is really what brought the united states on the world stage without any doubt. it was not before world war i. rob: you touch on so many things. i do want to say to the audience that the germans definitely do view the spring of 1918 campaign as certainly a year of possibilities for them. when i speak about world war i, we think that after the pushes of 1917, it is over for the germans, but since you are piecemealing those divisions back, the germans do look at that as a wonderful opportunity to bring the allies to the table in the negotiated peace. that could play into the what you're saying, that if the

one of the victims was a french lady, 45 years old. she had her boyfriend with her, who we can find at the moment, which is obviously very worrying. nobody really knows what is going on. all the traffic has been halted. how quickly were emergency services there? police arrived probably in two minutes time. there were several people with camera phones who had obviously been taking pictures of tower bridge. police arrived within two minutes, then the ambulances took about eight minutes. i would say i was probably one of the first people on the scene that called the ambulances. ambulances were here within 6—8 minutes. ambulances. ambulances were here within 6-8 minutes. where is the vehicle? i'm not sure. it's probably central, the middle part of the bridge that it impacted the most. pedestrians, then it carried on up the pavement, around traffic, and carried on towards the shard area. apologies for the noise, you can hear there are helicopters, at least five or six police searching the thames at the moment, all traffic is halted on londo

positive will this be for equities, negative four french bonds? -- for french bonds? eric: possibly. i think the french election fits into the narrative which mainstream technology does not motivate voters. it fits in with corbyn, trump, u kip. nationalism motivates. labor market reform does not. this is, in a sense, the mainstream win is when people do not show up to vote. i think we have a structural challenge with democratic regimes that is not going away, which is policies are ultimately about detail. they can be donald -- they can be dull. at the current juncture in the context of europe, it is a downside better for everybody that we are dealing with micron rather than le pen --that we are dealing with macron rather than le pen, for sure. nejra: are you thinking that france is, perhaps, somewhere more stable to invest at the moment? or do you still see uncertainty around that as well? or is it the case that since we have seen such a rally -- we have seen how much the cac 40 has outperformed the stoxx 600, but that was already priced in. to makewould be loathe fre

and whether french or british people, i feel one has to respect that decision.ster's first trip abroad since the election, and it has been awkward because of her political difficulties at home and because of the confusion here in europe as to what kind of brexit the uk now wants. despite this, though, theresa may and the french president wanted to emphasise bilateral relations between their two countries remain strong. united in grief, the two leaders stood for a minute's silence to remember the victims of the attacks in manchester in london and here in paris, before an england—france football friendly. for a brief moment this evening, the prime minister immersed herself in a sense of foot will and fun. the labour mp the labourmp mrs the labour mp mrs abed has revealed she has type 2 diabetes. she will step aside. —— mrs abbott. inflation is rising at its fastest rate for nearly four years. the cost of living, as measured by the consumer prices index, went up by 2.9% in the year to may. with wage increases failing to keep pace with the rise in inflation many hou

a french town. he was poor on every school lunch menu he says a more secular society we go views from both sides of the divide just a bit later in the program. some people who are clearly. trying. principle it's not about racism and whatever this is about just creating communities within the french society if we must not underestimate the threat that this can represent to french society. by the very good morning for me it's nine am here in moscow this friday morning the thirtieth of june i'm kevin owen watching r.t. international this rocky prime minister's declared victory over islamic state in the army's recaptured. mosul which is where declared a caliphate three years ago months of heavy fighting between the terrorists and the us led coalition of devastated not only that city itself but also the lives of hundreds of thousands of locals. within minutes of mosul's liberation headlines around the world were dominated by the recapturing of that city iraq's prime minister is declaring it and. in mosul

french politics turned upside down as the party created less than a year ago -- with ,raditional parties across macron morning about the consequences of a weak opposition. asdreds arrested in russia towns and cities turn out to march against corruption. vowing to take on next year's elections. this mess andnto i will be the one to get us out. prime minister theresa may vows to stay on despite losing her parties majority in last week's election. talks with lawmakers in northern ireland continue. ♪ kicking off with a shakeup for french politics following yesterday's parliamentary elections. the barely one-year-old party of president emanuel macron is on the brink of a landslide victory. his centrist republic on the move party looks set to win hundreds of seats, crushing socialists and conservatives. up to 445 seats on the move. the conservatives coming in farnd with john ma©lenchon right party and the socialist party that ruled france in the last five years has lost almost a third of its seats, possibly more. impressive results for centrists, which is somewhat tainted by a record low turno

many french voters stayed home and never went out to vote.t is a big reason why the party did so well. i like the cartoon we have on the front page today. we see the symbol of the french republic getting a rorschach test by a psychiatrist. he just sees macron. >> the more traditional parties are seeing the same thing out of these results, bad news. >> a lot of them were hoping to get their mojo back in the legislative sid elections. that was not the case. they are all suffering from announcer: this is a production of china central television america. lee: solving some of the world's biggest problems often takes novel or creative ideas, and for those who think outside the box, the results can be very successful. this week on "full frame": conversations with those who are tackling issues like world hunger, climate change, and other global problems in unusual ways to make the world a better place. i'm may lee in los angeles. let's take it "full frame."

for the french president, donald trump made a historic mistake. for a french president, he said so in english. branch will not given the fight. i reaffirm it clearly that the paris agreement is a reversible. branch willwe all share the sae responsibility. make our planet great again. is clear, there will be no renegotiation of the deal. they are ready to talk to those in the u.s. ready to cooperate or in -- cooperate. >> there are many states and studies that will continue with climate projection and it using reusable energy. states neighbor canada shares europe's feelings. the prime minister called trump having the agreements benefits. , ait will create good jobs clean growth economy is where the world is going. canada is going to be part of it. it is important that we remember aat this is about leaving more sustainable future for our kids. of >> the u.n.. >> the decision by the united states withdraw from the paris agreement on climate change is a major disappointment for global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote internationa

and the 20—year—old whose first tournament win is the french open. hello. got ten different sports covered in sportsday this evening, but we'll start with football and scotla nd scotland are facing england right now in their world cup qualifier for 2018. harry kane is playing and scotla nd 2018. harry kane is playing and scotland are down in fourth place and ben croucher is watching the match. with the world cup under way ina match. with the world cup under way in a little over 12 months, something the fans are already planning, the scottish fans are hoping their forward—thinking is involved wasted. victory over england will put them right back in qualification contention. time to get stuck in. scott brown was making afamiliar get stuck in. scott brown was making a familiar impact. his english counterpart almost made one too. harry kane wearing the armband for the first time and without a goal in international football for a year twice went close. still england couldn't prize a way through. in this british battle between blue and red, the majority of chance

so it's a good deon the french role -- question on the french role in the crisis. it's a common misconception to assume that israel won the war thanks to american weapon system. it's not -- israeli victory in the six day war was manufactured in west europe. two-thirds of the tanks in in the israeli armored brigades, there were 1,000 tanks in the idf at the time, and i'll remember this information for a couple of years, and then i'll forget it altogether, but i still do. there were 1,000 tanks in the idf on the eve of the war, about 650 were centurion tanks made in the u.k., and the 100% of -- almost 100% of all the planes in the israeli air force were french made. now, this leads to an even more interesting story because what the israeli air force told to the world and the israeli public, that they are jewish geniuses. they came up with this idea of how to circumvent around soviet radars and surface-to-air missiles because they're just geniuses. they invented it all from scratch. and that is not true. that is not true. what happened on this exciting, this amazing o

i mean, [ speaking french ].traordinary, they're open. they welcome you, and, for me, that about makes a good place to live. >> anthony: i fear i come with this assumption that senegal will be yet another failed state or yet another state that, that has gone through, uh, a really terrible post-colonial period that never really -- that transitioned badly. >> ofeibea: you'll know that senegal is one of the few countries, never had a coups d'etat. >> anthony: mhm. >> ofeibea: and i think that that just makes such a huge difference to a nation. we're in a ninety-plus percent muslim country. >> anthony: right. >> ofeibea: their first president, a catholic who governed for 20 years. and, of course, there, there were elements of repression, but not as we've seen in many other african countries. ♪ >> anthony: europeans first reached west africa in the mid-15th century bringing with them the usual things -- an industrialized slave trade, subjugation, the rule of the many by the very few. in the carving up of a continent,

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french citizens living abroad already got to cast their votes. >> there are 11 constituencies of french citizens living abroad. camepublique en marche! out ahead in both. emmanuel macron's party came out in front in 10 of 11 of those constituencies. rate in these constituencies outside of france was very low, just about 19%. now, what will happen when citizens living in france votes? they will vote on the 11th of june. according to a poll today, la republique en marche! will win in of seeds have a comfortable majority in parliament. no power-sharing for la republique en marche! you can see the front page talking about how emmanuel macron is at the head of a winning machine. viewer's, remind the for political parties in france, there is an incentive to having a maximum number of members in parliament and it is not just weighing in on policy. >> a big financial incentives. it is particular to france. announcer: this is a production of china central television america. mike: illnesses can sometimes run in families. inherited genetic mutations can increase a person's risk of developing diff

was the lowest ever for a french legislative election. show.e paris air analysts expect fewer plane orders for boeing and airbus after the industry gets hit by low fuel prices and weak fares. we will take a look at the health of the industry and bring you live comments from the event. ♪ anna: a very good morning, welcome to "bloomberg daybreak: europe," our flagship morning show from london. plenty to talk about. stocks in asia going higher, keeping an eye on what has been called a u.k. terrorist attack in london, another key test for the may government. agenda, theeconomic eurozone seems to be impressing even those with leveraged money to spend. , this ispositioning leverage money going long on the euro for the first time in three years. taking a long time to believe in the eurozone recovery story, and the euro surges back around 1.12 today, not making great moves, but the storied performer among major markets. matt: you can almost barely make blip at the end of the chart. another trend that was visible overnight was the chinese gain in

for the second match running, a sigh of relief, for andy murray at the french 0pen...after losing the opening set. and a first training session for the lions, in new zealand, where for the coach gatland, it's a case of "all together now". thanks forjoining us, let's start at the oval, where the opening match of the champions trophy tournament for the best 8 teams in the world, proved the perfect advert for one—day cricket. john watson is there, bangladesh proved their credentials but england showed they've got the big hitters to perhaps go all the way in the tournament. absolutely, mike, it's not often that england come into a 50 of the favourites that that is the type they have been afforded this year, such as being their progress in this format of the game. bangladesh posted a total of 360 victory, if england would pass that they would have to pass the highest run chase in champions trophy history but with joe root run chase in champions trophy history but withjoe root in your ra nks history but withjoe root in your ranks anything is possible. getting into cricket is a slow process

holding talks on reforming french labor talks today.ng put forward is a drastic labor low proposing a cap on the amount employees can sue their companies. proved to beave one of the most divisive issues of macron's policies. meanwhile, they will make employees more vulnerable. we are at the palace in paris. >> so much much that about emmanuel macron and his party's prize from nowhere in a way that was the easiest bit, as far as concerned. he won a how to deliver on his campaign progress of reinvigorating the french economy. his argument has been the argument of many across the french party for decades, that labor laws, which are famously lengthy and detailed here in france, need to be shaken up, giving more autonomy to individual companies. as he said, they are streamlining the sometimes generous process that comes with employees seeking compensation. part -- macron is a key as a key part of his campaign, something on which his ultimately would come to be judged, and there are two major problems -- tackling stubborn unemployment here in

also, ten times the charm: spanish tennis player rafael nadal celebrates yet another french open win at roland garros. and i'm sally bundock in london. as the uk prime minister fights to stay in power, experts warn prolonged political uncertainty will take its toll on sterling and the economy. not so in france — the euro strengthens as macron‘s new party, en marche, takes control of french politics. a very good morning to you from westminster. it is five o'clock in the morning here. everything looks very much like business as usual, doesn't it? a few days after a general election, it is anything but. britain's prime minister, theresa may will meet her new cabinet this morning. it's the first gathering since last thursday's general election in the uk plunged her government into crisis. mrs may will also meet the wider party, many of whom are furious that she's lost the party its parliamentary majority. not only will the cabinet have to deal with problems created from last week's vote, also looming on the horizon are the talks over britain's proposed exit from the european union. here'

the alcohol it's not the french army that's involved if its government the very heart of the french nation stick it all goes. up until nineteen ninety four rwanda had strong ties with franz. it was only under its current president paul kagame that the african nation has turned towards both the u. s. and the uk. false. the third ranking official in the vatican has been charged with historical sex abuse cardinal george pell. missed face magistrates in australia later this month the former archbishop of melbourne denies the charges he says. he's the victim of a character assassination also weevil has more. he is the highest ranking clergyman ever to be charged with sexual assault in a case that's shaking the catholic church to its cool. cardinal george pell pope francis as chief financial adviser and australia's most senior catholic will face mobile magistrates. to answer allegations of sexual assault. speaking from rome he vigorously denied any wrongdoing. bath time kissinger these charges. they are. our whole idea of sexual abuse. is at the heart of the tune. in the court proceedings now of

francine: let's focus on french politics. it was a good night for the french president.he national assembly, giving them the biggest majority in 15 years. curling is in paris. there has been a lot of media saying he won by a large majority, but the turnout was low. does he really have been mandate to reform france? >> this is the key issue. previous record with 10% lower. you can imagine how many people did not vote, did not turn out. fate ofms to be the new the antiestablishment, anti-elite. not exactly 44 the extremes. not showing up at the polling stations. the premise or said that means he will have an obligation to deliver. next best promised a reform for the labor market and more integration of europe. each one will he focus on? >> first, it is going to be the labor reform. , less than of june 10 days from now, the prime minister will present the main points of this able reform. decrees.ing to get he is hoping to implement these labor reforms by the end of the summer, maybe ratify with parliament by december. this is very controversial. there have been protests and

they are completely different, american and french revolution. john: the french revolution is like the democratic party. >> we worship or hate you. >> when i went to the occupy wall street protests, the progressive mob clearly thinks everyone is entitled to free stuff. >> i know you lie! >> we need obama to take care of us. john: government should take care of you? >> yeah, that's how it should be. john: republicans don't do that much. >> no, they do not. republicans have to talk about things like we're going to respect private property. that doesn't get somebody run into the barricades and threatening to guillotine the other side. john: progressives argue it's your fellow republicans who are the mob. here's a democratic national committee ad. >> desperate republicans and their well-funded allies are organizing angry mobs. their goal, destroy president obama and stop the change americans voted for overwhelmingly in november. they've called out the mob. >> and i want to know why these people ignore him. >> call the republican party, tell them you'

one of the people killed is thought to be french.rrespondent thomas fessy who is in dakar in neighbouring senegal. what's the latest you can tell us about this? the details are very unclear about what's happening, but the resort is popular with foreign tourists and wealthy malians hit with swimming pools and cocktail bars and communing activities. children playing around at the weekend. you can imagine that there was a little bit of a crowd there when gunmen stormed the place in the late afternoon. we don't know how any of them there were. it's not exactly clear whether there was a hostage situation or not. security forces are still deployed there and we are told that special forces of the malian troops are there as well as un peacekeepers and french soldiers on the ground. so, it's an operation that is underway and of course bamako is no stranger to that kind of attack. it obviously echoes what happened nearly two years ago now at the reticent blue hotel —— rattus in blue hotel were 20 people we re rattus in blue hotel were 20 peopl

rain accounts for four hours of play on a disrupted day at the french 0pen.over new zealand. and a day of high adventure and near misses at sea during the america's cup qualifying in bermuda. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the weather in paris, strangely enough. just the two women's french open quarter—finals took place at roland garros on tuesday as both men's last eight matches scheduled had to be moved to wednesday with four hours lost due to the inclement conditions. the crowd had little to cheer about with a lack of play on a day that was coupled with the exit of their favourite kristina mladenovic, as richard mcelvanney reports. not a lot

voting was already taking place in london for the french citizens for french voting in the french election. >> french people living abroad voted yesterday. that vote was difficult because it took place in the morning. french people living in london it, one man was a victim of that attack, a number of people were many said they were quite rattled i saturday nights attack. one woman said england has almost become like france. we are no longer states anywhere anymore. genie: the independent has an interesting report. he said he is taking the fight into his own hands. >> he is challenging the islamic straight -- state group to a duel. he is a columnist from the new york observer. he is placed a bounty on his own head. he says i'm not worried about looking silly. take a crack. another show of defiance out of manchester last night. the concert went on. she was at the original concert when the attack to waste two weeks ago as long as a number of high profile stars. >> a lot of stars. the local paper says it was the people of manchester that stole the show. spirit,'s unbreakable 50,000 fans filled

you walk in the dining room and you see all of this french louix xiv furniture. they were in love with that french culture and english manor homes. it is a melding of this. if you come here for the weekend, it is a very exclusive invitation. you know, caroline -- had the 400, the people who mattered in society but mrs. mills, ruth livingston mills, is more exclusive. she felt there were only about 40 families in america worth bothering with. and, of course, those were all of this a venerable lineage like her own. and glitterati of the period. you would come for the weekend and during the day you would enjoy the pleasures of the country. you would be yachting and on their private golf course, their tennis courts, fox chasing, taking walks -- strolling down to the river and so forth. and, after you have enjoyed those pleasurable country activities during the day, the culminating event in your visit is this grand, elaborate, multicourse dinner of the finest french food. the mills' employed three french chefs and they would travel with them from home to home. you wou

be part of the french economy is —— french economics and social mood. by the beginning of september, i would say. more about that by the beginning of september, iwould say. do more about that by the beginning of september, i would say. do you sense that this is a moment in french history, modern politics, when the re—forms which everyone keeps talking about, every presidential newcomer, that finally the stars are aligned and it is going to happen?” would not bet all my chips on it, you have do ask yourself whether france is reform a ball, it is not a question of presidents, it is a question of presidents, it is a question that we are very unruly people! —— question that we are very unruly people! — — reformable ? question that we are very unruly people! —— reformable? a lot of ambitions regarding the labour market, we will see, the position in france is often in the streets. in september, after the summer holidays, you know, we will see how astute, how shrewd he is. the fact there is an opposition now, that it is not just there is an opposition now, tha

is he 39 years old, which is very young for french politics. so he has appeared in a sense as also against the system. >> rose: people look at this as two things. one, as a vote against the populism of le pen and the populism of brexit and the populism of donald trump, hear in france and the nether larns you saw a victory against that kind of populism. >> yes. but-- . >> rose: and a vote also for europe. >> exactly. and you know, there is a difference between the u.k. and france about europe. in a sense, the u.k. as opposed to the creation of the your mean community in the '50s and eventually they joined the european community because if they couldn't beat it, they wanted to join it. >> rose: right. >> but it has always been a sort of transactional decision. in 20s and 30 year olds maybe because the continent has been devastated by the world war, there is also something emotional about europe. so it is very difficult in a sengs to win an election by running a sort of anti-europe. and marine le pen, the opponent wanted france out of the european

world number one andy murray moves through to the french open quarter finals as his game continues to improve. and rain thwarts what looked set to be certain victory for australia over bangladesh in their icc champions trophy match. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the sad news that former ivory coast midfielder cheick tiote has died aged 30. he collapsed while training with his club beijing enterprises. he moved to china earlier this year after playing in the english premier league with newcastle united since 2010. he will be remembered as a tough tackling midfielder. cheick tiote played premier league games for newcastle. 0ne cheick tiote played premier league games for newcastle. one of his most memorable moments came when he scored this incredible volley with just seconds left as his team came from 4—0 down to clinch a draw with arsenal. former teammates were quick to pay tribute on social media. netherlands and newcastle goalkeeper said" deeply sad to hear the news about cheick tiote. 0ne said" deeply sad to hear the news about cheick tiote. one of my favour