our france correspondent hugh schofield is in paris.the very high abstention rate in the election. only one in three voters turned out, which raises all sorts of questions about french democracy. but the interesting thing was that it affected all the parties, including the hard right national rally party of marine le pen. the white working class that normally turn out for her did not last sunday. the key question in this second round is whether she can re— galvanise them, get them to turn out, and, if you can, then all is not lost for her, because she did disappointingly badly in round one. but there will be eyes on the south where her candidate could take it. if her candidate could take it. if he does it will be a first for the hard right and a big boost for them ahead of the presidential elections. for the rest, the emmanuel macron party, this is their candidate in the ile de france region. they won't take anything. they candidate has not qualified because they did so badly the first round. the attention this sunday is most likely goi

hugh schofield, bbc news, in normandy. journey over to northern france this year because of the pandemic. some of them watched today's ceremony at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire, from where our correspondent graham satchell sent this update. a poignant service here at the national memorial arboretum this morning. more than 100 veterans of d—day here, along with families of those who died in normandy, to see the unveiling of the new memorial in normandy — something that they have long campaigned for and long fought for, and finally has come to pass. with me now, the veterans minister leo docherty. leo, what did you make of the ceremony today? it was a really moving ceremony. it was great, as you say, to see so many veterans there today. and really to be reminded of the scale of sacrifice, really, more than 22,000 names on the memorial in normandy. it will be a permanent reminder of the sacrifice of the normandy generation. it's important, isn't it, to not just remember this generation, but that we never fo

hugh schofield, bbc news, in normandy.john reid, who was stabbed on monday. in total, five people have now been charged in connection with his death. the 14—year—old was killed in the kingstanding area of birmingham. west midlands police are appealing for more information from the public. the headlines on bbc news... the uk's health secretary says thejune 21st decision on easing restrictions has become "more difficult" because the delta variant is 40% more transmissible. vaccinations are being opened up to the under—30s this week in the drive to offer covid jabs to all adults in england. a two—minute's silence has been held at the normandy memorial to honour more than 22,000 members of the british armed forces, who died after the d—day landings. sport now — there was drama at the azerbaijan formula one grand prix, which was stopped three laps from the end, after championship leader max verstappen crashed while heading for victory. verstappen was unhurt in the accident, which appeared to be due to a sudden puncture or tyre

hugh schofield reports from versurmer.ations can come to learn of d—day and the normandy campaign and to honour the names of the thousands that was sacrificed their lives. the ceremony was simple and attended by only a small number of people. because of covid there were virtually no veterans in france. instead rather less inclement weather many gathered at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire and watch proceeding via live transmission. including this message from prince charles. i could only hope that this serves to commemorate all those whose lives were lost during the events ofjune notjune i9ao for and between dj and the liberation of paris at the end of august i9ao for. the liberation of paris at the end of august 1940 for.— the liberation of paris at the end of august 1940 for. there was a two minute silence _ of august 1940 for. there was a two minute silence to _ of august 1940 for. there was a two minute silence to honour— of august 1940 for. there was a two minute silence to honour the - of august 1940

hugh schofield, bbc news, in normandy.john reid , the ia year—old who was fatally stabbed in birmingham on monday. this evening a vigil was held in birmingham at the scene where he was killed six days ago. a 14—year—old and a a 16—year—old are due to appear at birmingham magistrates' court tomorrow. it brings the number of people charged in connection with dea—john�*s death to five. it's seven years since war broke out in eastern ukraine between separatists backed by russia and the ukrainian government. since then, more than 13,000 people have been killed, and over a million uprooted from their homes. the conflict has had a devastating impact on elderly people, many of whom were trapped during fighting in the regions of donetsk and luhansk. our special correspondent fergal keane has reported on the war for the bbc since it began, and he's followed the stories of some of those directly affected. the war is in its seventh year. translation: everything is ruined or burned. - only the chimneys are left standing. our house burn

hugh schofield, bbc news, in normandy.ced that bitcoin is to become legal tender in his country alongside the us dollar. if congress backs his proposal, el salvador would become the first country in the world to formally adopt bitcoin. aru na iyengar reports. miami, and a bitcoin conference generates huge interest not least because of this announcement from the salvadoran president. next week, i will send to congress a bill that will make bitcoin a legal tender. in the short—term, this will generate jobs and help financial inclusion. nayib bukele says that using bitcoin would make it easier and cheaper for salvadorans living abroad to send money home. about one quarter of el salvadorans live in the us, and last year they sent home nearly $6 billion in remittances. this involves costly fees. the presidetn also says bitcoin will help attract investment and open up financial services to the 70% of the population who don't have bank accounts. it's a bold move. he's a young, media—savvy and popular leader who is keen to be seen

hugh schofield.mark the start of one of the most extreme and prolonged high temperatures ever recorded there. in the united states, one large region — including all of washington state and oregon and parts of idaho, wyoming and california — will see temperatures soar dramatically throughout the region well into next week. mark lobel has the details. help on its way in portland, oregon, to give homeless people hydrated during the heatwave. good morning, good morning. 0utreach team. anybody home? mm, sleeping. we are right now passing out cold water on tuesdays and also every single thursday and we have about ten volunteers plus our staff who go out. we try and hand out anywhere between 400—500 with bottles of water. it's a foreboding forecast for the north—west in coming days. we are referring to this as life—threatening - heat for this region. and our overnight lows are going to be about the same as our- usual seasonal highs. what's remarkable about this one is notjust that the records are going to b

hugh schofield, bbc news, normandy.r in normandy where today's events are taking place. yes, and the ceremony is getting under way, at the moment it isjust as service announcements talking about covid and how to respect the rules. in the next 20 minutes, as the timetable suggests, we should get the ceremony proper under way and there will be this live transmission going over to veterans who are gathered in staffordshire at the national arboretum. here the audience is pretty sparse, there are about 100 dignitaries led by the british ambassador in france and the french defence minister is here and then gather on the other side are local people from the town of ver—sur—mer and it's been very important that they are associated with this and there is part of the national british memorial, a corner which is dedicated to french civilian victims of the campaign and there were many, largely caused by allied bombing. everyone i have spoken to in that last hour or so is seeing this place for the first time and they were as bold ov

hugh schofield, bbc news, in normandy.id who was stabbed on monday. in total five people have now been charged in connection with his death. the fourteen—year—old was killed in the kingstanding area of birmingham. west midlands police are appealing for more information from the public. market traders are calling on councils not to price out the poor when town centres undergo redevelopment. new retail is often targeted at more affluent consumers, but research has highlighted the importance of traditional markets for low—income groups and the elderly, as coletta smith reports. at one end, it's chips and gravy. at the other, ciabatta. different menus being dished up at either end of preston market. the victorian hall got an expensive face—lift three years ago, but they kept the cheaper outside trading area too. i think it's great. i think the building here's really good. i think they've done a really good job of it. it means you can have trendy cafes... it's nice to see something that looks a bit more modern. ..and traditiona

hugh schofield.ine travel destinations. a trial event has been taking place this weekend to see if there's a safe way to let the party island start up again. anna holligan sent us this report from ibiza. dance music plays. music is the pulse of this island. ibiza's economy revolves around its nightclubs. now, ibiza's been green listed by the uk, this island is gearing up for the return of mass tourism, and this experiment could represent its revival. the guinea pigs are all key workers, like these nursing assistants. lucia told me "i really want to dance. "it's been so long since we've able to party around here." her friend said, "it's true. "after such a long time, you do really want to go for it." most other bars are serving again but beyond this event, dancing is still banned. there are signs ibiza is emerging from the crisis — there are no restrictions on people travelling to these shores from the uk, but the balearic politicians want to tighten the entry rules. we think that with the increase in

and hugh schofield is in the town of ver—sur—mer in normandy, where the memorial has been built. s going to be a very poignant da . , ., . ., , day. it is, of course. it will get under way _ day. it is, of course. it will get under way here _ day. it is, of course. it will get under way here in _ day. it is, of course. it will get under way here in four - day. it is, of course. it will get under way here in four hours l day. it is, of course. it will get| under way here in four hours or day. it is, of course. it will get - under way here in four hours or so. you can see behind me there are only a small number of chairs set out, ab 100 official guests. the british ambassador is going to be here and the french defence minister will be here. any hopes they had before getting a manor run, borisjohnson, a member of the royalfamily, has been stymied, i covid. nonetheless it is an important and poignant moment, as the opening of this centre. and as anyone who has ever been here, itjust bowls you over. it is the most remarkably beautiful place. i havejust been it is the most remarkably be

our correspondent in paris hugh schofield has more.breaks down into regions. it's very hard to be sure that there's any hard—and—fast reflection of national tendencies or trends that will come to fruit in the election next year for the presidency, but clearly marine le pen was hoping for a big showing on this first round of the vote, and she hasn't really got it, as far as i can see. it looks like her vote taken nationally, taken nationally, is about 20%, but the vote for the mainstream right is much larger, it's about 29%. she was hoping to be able to show that in two regions in particular, around nice in the south and around lille and calais in the north, that she would stand a chance of getting those next week, but those are looking much more problematic now than they were 2a hours ago so it is not a great night for her, nor is it a great night for president macron because, as predicted, and this is where he can say, "well, we didn't expect to do well," but as predicted, his party score is very low, probably no more than 10% nationa

hugh schofield reports now from ver—sur—mer.ere future generations can come to learn of d—day and to honour the names of thousands who sacrificed their lives. the ceremony was simple and attended by only a small number of people. because of covid, there were virtually no veterans in france. instead, in rather less clement weather, many of them gathered in britain and watched proceedings by a live transmission. i can only hope that this serves to commemorate all those whose lives were lost during the events ofjune 19114 and between d—day and the liberation of paris at the end of august 19114. there was a two—minute silence to honour the 22,000 names on the columns of memorial. and then the uk's ambassador in paris declared the memorial open. the memorial was only completed a few weeks ago, and there are few visitors at the moment. as a result, the scale and the beauty of this place have come to many as a monumental surprise. it's set on a hill looking down on gold beach, where thousands came ashore on d—day. built in pale burgund

clues as to who might do well in next year's presidential contest. 0ur correspondent in paris — hugh schofieldnto regions, so it is very hard to be sure that there is any hard and fast reflection of national tendencies or trends that will come to fruit in the election next yearfor the presidency. but clearly marine la and was hoping for a big showing on this first round of the vote, and she hasn't a really got it as far as i can see. it looks like her vote nationally is about 20%, but the vote for the mainstream right is much larger, it's about 29%. she was hoping to be able to show that in two regions in particular around the south and the north that she would stand a chance of getting those in the second row next week. both look much more problematic now than they did 2a hours ago. so this is not a great night for her, nor is it a great night for president macron because as predicted, and this is where he can say "well, we always knew we wouldn't do very well." but as predicted, his score and his party score is very low, probably 10% nationally, and in many regions his party won't get throug

our correspondent hugh schofield reports from paris.ntion rate in the election. only one in three of the voters turned out, which raises all sorts of questions about french democracy, of course. but the interesting thing was that it affected all the parties, including the hard right national rally party of marine le pen. her core voters, the youngsters, the white working class, who normally turn out for her, didn't last sunday. and the key question in this second round is whether she can regalvanise them, get them to turn out, and if she can, then all is not lost for her because she did disappointingly badly in round one. the key question, all eyes will be on this region of provence—alpes—cote d'azur in the south where her candidate thierry mariani is in a strong position, he could take it, and if he does take it then it will be a first for the hard right and a big boost for them ahead of the presidential elections. for the rest, the macron party, this is their candidate in the ile—de—france region, no—hopers. they're not going to win a

we go back to our correspondent hugh schofield, in france, where the events are taking place, hugh yout it is still immensely tranquil and the views of the seas, very, very calm seas. it is a one day as well. —— greyed up. we have not got a sense of approaching storms, but lord llewellyn, the ambassador, made reference to this, rather aptly, pointing out what a beautiful day it is here and what a calm, tranquil day. it is a picture of beauty here. the contrast between that and what the situation was like on the 6th of june, 1944, is of course so striking, back then, the sea would have been almost invisible because of the ships that were on it, and the transport bringing the men in and the fire and the air, —— the airpower overhead, would have made this space immensely strong. today, it is what we see. it so much the message that that action onjena six, one of the first actions that led to the piece, led to the liberation. ——jena led to the piece, led to the liberation. —— jena six. led to the piece, led to the liberation. ——jena six. that led to the piece, led to the liberation. —— jen

clues as to who might do well in next year's presidential contest. 0ur correspondent in paris, hugh schofieldvery complicated election, and it breaks down into regions, so it is very hard to be sure there is any hard and fast reflection of national tendencies or trends that will come to fruit in the election next year for the presidency but marine la and was hoping for a big showing on this first round of the vote and she had a really got it as far as i can see. it looks like her vote nationally is about 20% but the vote for the mainstream right is much larger about 29%. she was hoping to be able to show that into regions in particular around the south and the north that she wouldn't stand a chance of getting those in the second row next week in both look much more problematic now than they did 24 hours ago. so this is not a great night for her. nor is it a great night for president macron because as predicted, this is where he can say we would do very well but his score and his party score is very low. probably 10% nationally and in many regions his party won't get to the zoo check around be

i've been speaking to hugh schofield in paris about how much today's results will dent marine le pen'snever had any power in the regions or in the department of the counties. so this is a chance for her to show that she was moving ever onwards and upwards, and there was a strong possibility even after the poor showing last weekend that she would hold onto or would capture the big region of them at the mediterranean coast where we know the far right is very strong but it did happen. 0ne the far right is very strong but it did happen. one of the left wings candidates sit down. —— it did not happen. a lot of left—wing boats went to the anti—hard right candidate who was the incumbent centre—right candidate and he whined very easily, 53%, 57% to 43%. that she won very easily. a clear defeat for marine le pen and these were elections in which she was expecting to do well and was being paraded rather as the likely victor of the selections, that she was hoping not just for one reason but several, 12 that are there are mainly france and that are there are mainly france and that she does not hav

hugh schofield reports.d be heading in the direction of normal. first, the terraces opened and now because covid cases keep falling into the interiors of cafe �*s and restaurants. that plus the fact that they can all now stay open later, 11 instead of nine, it�*s a bit of familiarity that has just come back. translation: who cares of the coffee is good or bad, and long as we are inside a cafe. it doesn�*t taste the same at home. translation: ., , , translation: today is the first time in six _ translation: today is the first time in six months _ translation: today is the first time in six months i've - translation: today is the first time in six months i've been - time in six months i've been able — time in six months i've been able to— time in six months i've been able to sit_ time in six months i've been able to sit on the spot. it is my favourite place. at able to sit on the spot. it is my favourite place.- able to sit on the spot. it is my favourite place. at the end ofthe my favourite place. at the end

our correspondent in paris hugh schofield explained how these elections are a blow to the president'snce. this election, her party has come in this election, her party has come out worse. you could say macron's party has done pretty badly to them that is certainly the case. they got hammered in the case. they got hammered in the first round and some regions they did even qualify for round two. yes, they are not coming out with a smile on theirface either but not coming out with a smile on their face either but the national rally are hit worse because they had much higher expectations. they're really trying to do with this in the natural party of the switch of a power which they say miss come next year when macron has the face elections at the presidential but if that is the case and they fell very badly at this first big challenge, they were hoping to come away this weekend and the second round with a one region which was the which they still could have won even if they scored badly last weekend but they did it and that man down there came from a 43% for the centre—right. it is a big

our correspondent in paris, hugh schofield, has more. be sure that there is any hard and fast reflection of national tendencies or trends that will come to fruit in the election next year for the presidency but clearly marine le pen was hoping for a big showing on this first round of the vote and she hasn't really got it as far as i can see. it looks like herbert taken nationally is about 20% but the vote for the mainstream right is much larger, it's about 29%. she was hoping to be able to show that into regions in particular, around nice in the south and calais and lille in the north, she could get those next week but those are looking much more problematic now than they were 24 problematic now than they were 2a hours ago so it is not a great night for her, nor is it a great night for president emmanuel macron because as predicted, and this is where he can say he didn't expect to do well, but has predict it, his party score is very low, probably no more than 10% nationally and in many regions, his party won't get through to the second r

who died on this day exactly 77 years ago and in the fighting that followed. 0ur correspondent hugh schofieldeports. d—day, the normandy campaign. the thousands of british and commonwealth soldiers who died to liberate europe. it's here that future generations are going to come to honour their memory. part temple of remembrance, part cloister of contemplation, the british normandy memorial is a place of serene beauty. at its centre, a statue of three infantrymen caught in the grip of battle, and on its 160 columns, the names, ranks and ages of all those who were killed. as the years pass and the numbers of those who fought in the campaign dwindle, it is the fulfilment of a promise. the inspiration for it came from the veterans themselves. they wanted to have one single place where all the comrades who lost their lives, serving under general montgomery in 1944, can be remembered together. and i think they felt that with the passing of time it was important there was a single place where people could come, to reflect, to think about what happened, to realise the importance of what happened in 1