marine le pen in the first round _ marine le pen in the first round of— marine le pen in the first round a round of regional elections. a vote marred by record level of abstention, ms le pen's national rally party failed to make it's pretty big gains. ten people, nine children, have been killed in a road crash involving 18 vehicles in the us state of alabama. the coroner says the vehicles were likely to have hydroplaned after tropical depletion claudette —— depression caused flooding. talks aimed at reviving the nuclear deal have been adjourned in vienna with no agreement. israel's new prime minister earlier said world powers should not negotiate with tehran after the election of the new hard—line president ebrahim raisi. those are your headlines. now on bbc news, hardtalk.

marine le pen in the first round _ marine le pen in the first round of— marine le pen in the first round- marine le pen in the first. round of regional elections. marine le pen in the first- round of regional elections. in a round of regional elections. a vote marred by record level of abstention, ms le pen's national rally party failed to make its pretty big gains. ten people, nine children, have been killed in a road crash involving 18 vehicles in the us state of alabama. the coroner says the vehicles were likely to have hydroplaned after tropical depletion claudette —— depression caused flooding. talks aimed at reviving the nuclear deal have been adjourned in vienna with no agreement. israel's new prime minister earlier said world powers should not negotiate with tehran after the election of the new hard—line president ebrahim raisi. those are your headlines. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. inevitably, we associate artists with the times in which they emerge and the work which brings them widespread acclaim. so it is with my guest today, michael sti

this could've been _ right marine le pen camp. this could've been a _ right marine le pen camp. ine le pen camp. this could've been a for her - right marine le pen camp. this could've been a for her hopes of the presidential election if she had done well and forces and momentum to build up and it will be hard to do that come are the people are now beginning to question the strategy she's been pursuing? she's an inverted calmist is trying to clean of the act of what was a front nationality founded by her father, distancing herself from some of the more extreme elements. does this suggest it is not working electorally? mil suggest it is not working electorally?— suggest it is not working electorall ? �* ., ., ,, , electorally? all of that issue, but unknowable _ electorally? all of that issue, but unknowable to _ electorally? all of that issue, but unknowable to what _ electorally? all of that issue, but unknowable to what extent. - unknowable to what extent. definitely there are people within her camp are saying it is become so lukewarm i can't really see any point and by the ring

>> it was a disappointing result for both president macron and marine le pen. ou look at macron's party, it did not come first in any of the 13 regions of mainland france. even if you look at marine le pen's party, it only came first in provence, in the southeast region, even though it was expected to be first in several other regions. even in provence, [indiscernible] clearly this is a comeback of the old, traditional parties. the traditional right ring, that existed before -- right wing, that existed before macron is making a comeback. in the northern region, you have a candidate. he has declared himself the a candidate to face them in the next presidential election. clearly this shows macron and le pen are not necessarily what the french want to see next year. dani: how do you take the results and translate them into national politics? >> this is not necessarily a bellwether for the presidential election 10 months away. macron has one target, create local routes with local elected officials that could relay his ideas at the local level. marine le pen's target

in france's regional elections, the far right party of marine le pen has failed to make the electoral break—through it was hoping for. can the olympic games remain covid—free? the challenge to keep athletes safe as one member of uganda's squad becomes the first to test positive in tokyo. thank you forjoining us. israel's prime minister has called on the us and its allies to "wake up" to the threat of iran. the warning comes as diplomats report progress on reviving a landmark deal to limit the country's nuclear programme that is a deal the us withdrew from under president donald trump. there are though, still gaps between the sides, as mark lobel reports. world powers have been negotiating with iran since april, to stop it from being able to build a nuclear bomb. in return, iran wants rid of sanctions harming its ailing economy. as both sides seek to revive a previously agreed deal, the mood music sounds good from iran, the eu and the us. we are closer to a deal than any time in the past, but it doesn't mean that we are there. the next round, delegations will come back from capitals wi

instead, the old party system is back, with the north of france, a rival to emmanuel macron and marine le pen election. even though these elections are not necessarily a bellwether for next year, clearly this lowers the chances of emmanuel macron and marine le pen to get some local support for their campaign. who knows, this might change. -- might change the campaign between now and april 2022. dani: caroline, thank you for giving us the story and those beautiful views. coming up, the uk's financial watchdog bands binance markets. we will have more on that next. this is bloomberg. ♪ yousef: welcome back to "bloomberg daybreak: europe." an interesting development, what is happening with binance, they have been banned from doing regulated business in the u.k. by the financial watchdog. for more, our editor. joanna, what is going on with these restrictions? a bit of confusion around whether it is directly related to the binance hq. joanna: binance has these arrangements where it is a big, global crypto exchange, but it will have an affiliate, like a u.s. or u.k. affiliate. this is an affiliated

they were billed as a breakthrough moment for marine le pen's national rally party. came out, there was little to celebrate. they are predicted to win19% of all votes, behind the centre—right republicans on 27%. just a year before the presidential election, it's not the result she had wanted. translation: the distortion | of voting intentions measured by the opinion polls were the real votes. i say to you with gravity and solemnity, it has only one explanation — our voters did not turn out. the vote was marred by a record low turnout, with over 66% of voters abstaining. the relaxing of coronavirus restrictions and some good weather may have partly been to blame. translation: i came to have lunch and i wasn't aware - there were elections today. i don't think i'll go and vote — i don't even know what these elections are for. in recent years, the national rally has attempted to detoxify its image, making a big pitch to moderate right—wing voters on issues such as crime and the problems of globalisation. in this electoral test, it seems the centre—right was able to fend

and in france, the party of marine le pen has failed to make the breakthrough it hoped for. and can the olympics remain vidmack — three is one member of uganda's squad becomes the first to test positive in tokyo. thanks covid. and ecstatic in defeat. while wales bands are jubilant despite losing 1—0 to italy in the euros. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. that nuclear deal is of course strongly there is progress on reviving the landmark deal to limit iran's nuclear programme. in a deal, the us withdrew from it under president trump. there are gaps between the two sides. world powers have been negotiating with orion since able to stop it welding a nuclear bomb. in return, iran what's the lifting of sanctions which are harming its economy as both sides agreed to revive as both sides agreed to revive a previously agreed deal, the mood music sounds good from iran, the eu and the us. we are closer to a _ iran, the eu and the us. we are closer to a deal _ iran, the eu and the us. we are closer to a deal than _ iran, the eu and the us. we are closer to

they will be able to show or to say that they are not the hard right, not be party of marine le pen,he person who will be chosen to lead them into those elections because probably it will be one of the characters who have come to the fore in the selections, like pecresse. our france correspondent hugh schofield with that report from paris. football, now, and at the european championship, wales have been knocked out, losing 4—0 to denmark in the first of the tournament's round of 16 matches. the welsh conceded three goals in the second half and had a player sent off. hywel griffith was watching the action in amsterdam. they should have been walking down the aisle. instead, caitlin and jake's big day was spent cheering for their team. the pandemic forced the couple, who live in the netherlands, to postpone their wedding. so no cake, just plenty of danish. we feel lucky to be one of the tiny minority of wales fans are here today. this denmark also had loved ones that couldn't be here. christian eriksen still recovering, their inspiration. wales, outnumbered again, started well, getting

or they will be able to say, that they and not the hard right, not the national rally party and marine le penwho is going to be chosen to lead them into those presidential elections? well, probably it will be one of the characters who have come to the fore in these regional elections like valerie pecresse in the ile—de—france region here, like xavier bertrand in the north, like laurent wauquiez in the lyon region. these are the names to remember. more than 40% of lgbt people don't know where to seek support in older age, according to the lgbt foundation. many say they've experienced homophobia in care settings or social housing, but new schemes are now springing up to support older people. jessica parker reports. this is rita's story. "i'm living in sheltered accommodation and a majority of older residents i know still would not accept me. rita wrote this testimony before she passed away in 2019. at times it makes me feel unacceptable and isolated. thank goodness i have friends here who accept me for what i am and not what others want me to be. rita had been at the heart of this lgbt group fo

or they will be able to say, that they and not the hard right, not the national rally party and marine le penoing to be chosen to lead them into those presidential elections? well, probably it will be one of the characters who have come to the fore in these regional elections like valerie pecresse in the ile—de—france region here, like xavier bertrand in the north, like laurent wauquiez in the lyon region. these are the names to remember. ibiza was forced to shut down its famous club scene because of the coronavirus pandemic. now the mediterreanean island is hoping that a test event this weekend could pave the way for the reopening of its clubs — just in time for the return of british tourists next week. 0ur correspondent anna holligan sent this update from ibiza. here this update from ibiza. we are on ibiza's famous sl strip here we are on ibiza's famous sunset strip and it's home to some of the powers that helped to give ibiza its status as the party capital of the world. but look, you can see cafe mambo all shutdown for now because when the tourists were here, they used to come and watch w

the far—right party of marine le pen has failed to make the electoral break—through it was hoping foregional elections, according to exit polls. the olympic village challenge — trying to keep atheletes safe from covid with shared facilities, from dining areas to flats and gyms. why wales fans are jubilant despite losing 1—0 to italy in rome in the euros. hello and thanks forjoining us. we're closer to a deal, but we're still not there. that's the verdict of the eu's envoy to the iran nuclear talks, after the latest round of negotiations in vienna. iran's chief negotiator also says that agreement is closer than ever — but washington says there's still some way to go. in 2015, iran and six other countries reached a deal. tehran would stop some nuclear work in return for an end to economic sanctions. but in may 2018 president trump abandoned the deal and reinstated sanctions. iran responded by enriching uranium above permitted levels. in april of this year, iran and several world powers resumed negotiating in vienna, hoping to find a way to bring back the agreement although it's not clea

early indications from france suggest that the far right politician marine le pen has failed to make a breakthrough in regional elections. here in the uk, a senior scientist suggests that people who've had both their covid jabs, might eventually be able to travel without quarantining. i think in the time in the future, i'm not sure when, but a time in the future, i can imagine a situation where we will have alternatives to isolation for people who have two doses of the vaccine. welcome to the olympic village in tokyo, but with shared facilities, from dining areas to flats and gyms, how will athletes manage to stay safe from covid? the man at the covid measure they will enforce is to make ——the main anti covid measure they will enforce is to make everybody who comes in wear a mask come even when they are on these machines. it is hard to see how they enforce that or how these olympic level athletes will wear a mask while training hard on one of these machines. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. we're closer to a deal, but we're still not there. that's t

or they will be able to say, that they and not the hard right, not the national rally party and marine le peng to be chosen to lead them into those presidential elections? well, probably it will be one of the characters who have come to the fore in these regional elections like valerie pecresse in the ile—de—france region here, like xavier bertrand in the north, like laurent wauquiez in the lyon region. these are the names to remember. hugh schofield. parts of the us and canada are seeing a severe heat wave — which forecasters say could 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

it was a bad result for the far right party marine le pen. she hoped it would be a time to get momentum ahead of the presidential election. macron's party failed to do that win any region they lost ground in other regions. there is thinking if her strategy is working for that party. they tried to normalize that party and rebranding and changing name of the party that's a question whether this is something they carry on with for the presidential election. another trend that was interesting, the center right has held on well a lot of the frontrunners of the center right party won their seats easily they all won their regions easily the question is the race will would be between these three candidates to be the potential frontrunner and candidate for the center right what we heard last night is he is very much ready to take on the challenge. take a listen. >> from here, from this region, where we know the price of effort and work, it is to you. the silent and forgotten ones i speak to more than ever, there is no fatality politics isn't dead. it

or they will be able to say, that they and not the hard right, not the national rally party and marine le pens? well, probably it will be one of the characters who have come to the fore in these regional elections like valerie pecresse in the ile—de—france region here, like xavier bertrand in the north, like laurent wauquiez in the lyon region. these are the names to remember. you're watching bbc news. now it is time for the weather. hello. for the rest of the day, for many of you it remains dry, sunshine varies from one place to another but in the south we will see further rain in the form of heavy and thundery downpours. an area of low pressure centred towards north—western france, you will notice how the cloud is revolving around and as that spins around we get lots of that cloud coming around bringing the downpours, widely across southern counties of england and maybe south wales, fringing up to the m4. to the north we couldn't rule out an isolated shower in eastern england, the vast majority dry with sunny spells, the best in the west and temperatures here up to around 21 degrees. in the

exit polls in france suggest the far right party of marine le pen has not achieved the big break throughhe'd hoped for in regional elections. the parties expected to come in second behind the centre—right republicans but ahead of the party of resident macron. —— president. now on bbc news, as more us states move to legalise marijuana, there has been a rush to cash in on the business. in new mexico, a bizarre boom and bust of marijuana has become a cautionary tale. this is the latest front of the boom in the us. an operational native american land. the suspects were found in a farmington motel where they occupied 19 rooms. police found around £2,000 of marijuana plants and substances in multiple rooms. it is evidence that human beings are not here anymore, theyjust beings are not here anymore, they just vanished. beings are not here anymore, theyjust vanished. in beings are not here anymore, they just vanished.— theyjust vanished. in the summer _ theyjust vanished. in the summer of _ theyjust vanished. in the summer of 2020, - they just vanished. in the i summer of 2020, hundreds they jus

or they will be able to say, that they and not the hard right, not the national rally party and marine le pential elections? well, probably it will be one of the characters who have come to the fore in these regional elections like valerie pecresse in the ile—de—france region here, like xavier bertrand in the north, like laurent wauquiez in the lyon region. these are the names to remember. hugh schofield. ibiza's nightclubs are expected to reopen in mid—july, after the balearic islands were added to the government's green list of quarantine 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

coming up, the parties of marine le pen and emmanuel macron are hit by poor results in the second round of france's regional elections, leaving years presidential poll uncertain. plus of the wuhan lab leak theory gains ground in public discourse, we hear the story of the last and only foreign scientist who worked there who paints a different picture. next, bnp paribas's chief economist joins us to discuss the latest market action and how much risk the delta variant poses to the economic recovery and reopening. if you have questions, send them to us, ib+tv is the function to use. ♪ anna: welcome back to "the european market open." 40 or so minutes until the start of the european trading day. things are fairly flat. futures looking fairly flat this morning. concerns about the delta variant are growing across the world. south africa has raised its alert level and sydney has gone into a two-week week lockdown to fight an outbreak. it raises further questions about reopening of the global economy. william, nice to speak to you. you have been thinking about the pace of reopening, the pac

in france's regional elections, the far right party of marine le pen has failed to make the electoral break—through it was hoping for. it is expected to come second of the centre right party but. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello. i'm shaun ley. welcome to the programme which brings together columnists from leading journals, bbc specialists and the reporters who write, broadcast and blog for folks back home from the dateline: london. this week — biden�*s back and bibi's out. what changes will follow from a united states administration re—engaged on the world stage and an israel led by its first new prime minister in more than a decade? to discuss that and more, i'm joined byjeffrey kofman, who hails from canada and anchored programmes there and in the united states. he's also served as a foreign correspondent in war and peace. russian—born arkady ostrvosky reports on the country of his birth, as well as the whole of central and eastern europe, for the economist magazine. the bbc�*s chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, also canadian by birth, is with me here. still can

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in france, marine le pen's far—right national rally has failed in its bid to win a regional electionrse than expected in its target areas of provence and the region around calais in the north. the results were also disappointing for president macron. mark lobel reports. france's mediterranean south, where the national rally had hoped to take its first tip into regional politics. but instead, remains marooned on shore. it is hoped but if hopes drowned as it watched previous incumbents across the regions re—elected. with the turnout also lost at sea. translation: we really have the feeling that whatever the vote, we won't be represented as we wish so for the time being, we abstained. translation: did not even know the elections were taking place _ the elections were taking place. i'm not interested in politics— place. i'm not interested in politics at all, except for the presidential elections. the sun didn't shine — presidential elections. the sun didn't shine for _ presidential elections. the sun didn't shine for the _ presidential elections. the sun didn't shine for the centre - did

the year ahead i and we saw the regional result were not good at all for president macron awm marine le penicies in the coming months be more about getting elected again? definitely, and i think that president macron�*s allies are looking very strongly at the electoral map and what is clear, he's not going to get votes from the left, they may coalesce around the green party, but the warning for him, he needs the centre—right and right—wing voters, the move people that carried him over the line last time. to appease that electorate he needs to deliver some of the reforms, despite cove i9, deliver some of the reforms, despite cove 19, so for example try to have a reform of the retirement system which is going to be hard sale politically in the months to come —— covid. but they were talking about it before the elections, we are going to see whether they are going to pursue that.— whether they are going to pursue that. good to talk to ou, pursue that. good to talk to you. tomasz _ pursue that. good to talk to you, tomasz. have - pursue that. good to talk to you, tomasz. have a - pursue that. go

the far—right national rally party of marine le pen is still in with a chance of winning its first regionive a sign about france's political future but instead it looked more like a warning of its demise. the first round of regional elections for just one first round of regional elections forjust one in three people voting and among younger voters, more than 80% stayed home. president macron called it a democratic alert. covid restrictions blocked a lot of campaigning but the problem is deeper than that. translation: i deeper than that. translation: ., , , translation: i absolutely did not vote. politics _ translation: i absolutely did not vote. politics is _ translation: i absolutely did not vote. politics is a - translation: i absolutely did not vote. politics is a huge - not vote. politics is a huge lie so i'm not really interested. translation: ., , ., translation: people are turning to other means _ translation: people are turning to other means of— translation: people are turning to other means of action, - translation: people are turning to other means of action, like - to other me

in france, marine le pen's far—right party has failed to win a regional election for the first time.ppointing for president macron. mark lobel reports. france's mediterranean south, where the national rally had hoped to take its first dip into regional politics, but instead remains marooned on shore. its hopes drowned as it watches previous incumbents across the regions re—elected, with the turnout also lost at sea. translation: we really have the feeling that, i whatever the vote, we won't be represented as we wish. so for the time being, we abstained. translation: i didn't even know | the elections were taking place. | i'm not interested in politics at all, except for the presidential elections. the sun did shine for the centre right here. celebrations came after the withdrawal of left—wing candidates to ensure a clearer path to defeating the far—right. translation: we have rejected| the fatalism of a region governed by the far—right and we have taken this decision with full— consciousness beyond political divisions. i the results heralded wins for mainstream conservative and left—

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here's a look at some other stories making headlines around the world. french for ride leader marine le pens, party is performed weaker than expected in regional elections on sunday projections, so that the republican party of former president nicholas or z on course to come out strongest in the poll. the 2nd round of voting in france is 13 regions and 96 departments will take place in a week. iran and 6 will powers have wrapped up nuclear talks and vienna use envoy. enrique more said he expected the international nuclear watchdog, the i. e a. and to run to reach a deal on extending a monitoring agreement of a runs nuclear activities. the current afford and thursday large parts of o mania battle, severe flood after a heavy rainfall. hundreds of houses in the eastern european nation are under water . some residents needed to be evacuated and meteorologist, worn more rain could be on the way. 10 people, including 9 children, have been killed in a highway accident. newer state of alabama, the 15 vehicle pile of the city of montgomery occurred as tropical depression. clotted swept across the sou

marine le pen was expecting to confirm a region.n this system, you may not able to when the region next week. macron's party actually did not convert any of the 13 regions of mainland france. the real winner is -- 2/3 of the french did not go vote in those regional elections, which does not bode well for the presidential next year, and the traditional white wing -- traditional right-wing is making a comeback. they could also be arrival to macron and le pen next year. guy: it feels wide-open right now. thank you, indeed. in the u.k., prime minister boris johnson says coronavirus data is looking good for the thing restrictions a little later than planned. pm johnson: looking at where we are, looking at the efficacy of the vaccines against all variant that we can currently see, delta, the lot of them, i want to stress that this is going to be, whatever happens, it difficult year for travel. there will be hassle. there will be delays, i'm afraid , because the priority has got to be to keep the country safe and to stop the virus coming b

next year's presidential election in france, but both president macron and his far—right rival, marine le pen'sr marine le pen's national rally party. but when the exit polls came out, there was little to celebrate. they are predicted to win 19% of all votes, behind the centre—right republicans on 27%. just a year before the presidential election, it's not the result she had wanted. translation: the distortion of voting intentions _ measured by the opinion polls were the real votes. i say to you with gravity and solemnity, it has only one explanation — our voters did not turn out. the vote was marred by a record low turnout, with over 66% of voters abstaining. the relaxing of coronavirus restrictions and some good weather may have partly been to blame. translation: i came to have lunch, and i wasn't aware there were elections today. i don't think i'll go and vote — i don't even know what these elections are for. in recent years, the national rally has attempted to detoxify its image, making a big pitch to moderate right—wing voters on issues such as crime and the problems of globalisation. in t

of regional elections this weekend, and for both president macron and his far—right challenger marine le pen went to the polls. marine le pen and her party, the national rally, were expected to take at least three of the regions up for grabs. they didn't win one. as for en marche, the president's party, they took just 7% of the vote in spite of his nationwide tour to try and stir some enthusiasm. no, the real winners on the night were the centre—right republicans and the socialist party, the old guard. so, ten months out from a presidential election, can we glean anything from these regional results? sophie pedder is the paris bureau chief for the economist. lovely to see you. thank you for coming in the programme. emmanuel macron sun rising in the polls in recent months for this was undoubtedly a disappointing night. or do you think it leaves him ten months out the election? mas months out the election? was interesting — months out the election? was interesting is _ months out the election? was interesting is think _ months out the election? —" interesting is think back to ten months up bef

a blow for french president emmanuel macron and his far—right rival, marine le pen, as their partiesdly in regional elections. for the first time, new flexible season tickets go on sale, aimed at people who commute by train two or three days a week. new zealand weightlifter laurel hubbard is set to become the first transgender athlete to compete at the tokyo olympics. wales will find out tonight who they're playing in the knockout stages of the euros after getting through the group. senior health leaders say the government must start planning now for covid boosterjabs, due to be given in the autumn. they say the questions which need to be asked about the roll—out include, will people get the same vaccine as the original one they got? how long does immunity from the original coronavirus jab last? and will children will be vaccinated? it comes as england's young adults continue to respond to the call to get a vaccine, with more than a million appointments made over the weekend. so far, nearly 60% of uk adults have had two jabs of the vaccine, meaning they are fully vaccinated. and more

the only consolation for mr macron was that his nemesis, far right leader marine le pen, also did worsers were split on the story of the night. was it macron's failure? or the disappointment for le pen? was this a real centre—right resurgence ahead of next year's presidential election? or was it the crisis in french democracy? only one in three bothered to vote this weekend. 66% abstained. let's speak to the journalist anne—elisabeth moutet in paris. i suppose you can write it anywhere you want, when so many people abstain from a boat, but why are french people so disinterested in french people so disinterested in french politics?— french people so disinterested in french politics? there are various versions about _ french politics? there are various versions about this, _ french politics? there are various versions about this, but _ french politics? there are various versions about this, but you i french politics? there are various| versions about this, but you know, these are regional elections, that they do nothing tangible to the naked eye, to change people's lives, that people are

a fierce critic of president macron, far—right leader marine le pen tweeted...liticians and other public figures around the world well known. translation: for the security services it is always _ a complicated exercise. these are moments of stress and anxiety. sometimes though, public figures fight back. this was the pope in 2019. a woman grabbed his hand and pulled it before he slapped it away, looking none too pleased. and this is 2001, when the uk's then deputy prime minister, john prescott, visited north wales. he was egged and responded by punching the man. this was the aftermath. when people are getting attacked in their own... then in 2019, an australian teenager egged a fringe politician over his islamophobic comments. the 17—year—old was punched and tackled to the ground, but swiftly became an internet sensation, now forever known as egg boy. courtney bembridge, bbc news. no more fisticuffs. have a look at this. if you find it extraordinary that 90% of the surface of mars has already been mapped, how more amazing is it that only 5% of the earth's oceans

in france, exit polls indicate that marine le pen's far right national party has failed in its attemptever regional election. it did worse than expected in its targets of provence in the south and the region around calais in the north. the pharmaceutical giant johnson&johnson has agreed a $230 million settlement with the state of new york to resolve claims it helped fuel the opioid crisis there. johnson&johnson still denies any wrongdoing. the company is facing similar lawsuits all across the country, with trials currently underway in california and west virginia. earlier i spoke to dr andrew kolodny. he is the medical director for opioid policy research at brandeis university, and co—founder of physicians for responsible opioid prescribing. he said the money from these settlements will be used by states to shoulder the burden of the opioid epidemic. i would say every state in the us is struggling with the opioid crisis and it is a very expensive problem, spanning access to treatment is expensive and dealing with all of the health and social consequences of an epidemic of addiction is

we're also disappointing for marine le pen. the policy has been hoping to show the thing you would be you can handle. while over rule, the national riley took just on the face of the vote. it took the polls in one region, these results loc, as significant dropping support from 2015. the big win is from the 1st round of the voting would the republican party that is not good news for president mccall who has increasingly shifted his politics to the right. and essentially has been basing his strategy for reelection next year or more thing up. the very it is a revival of the republican party throws that up in the air and shows that michael has failed to read his policy in the french. so i key, while many may see this is being a contest next year between mccolan pen, there is always a chance, an outside i could punch seriously above that weight. one perhaps increased by the fact that the current president's party just doesn't seem to cut it with voters. charlotte, even sky, all see paris. no video was gone viral, of a parent making

a fierce critic of president macron, far—right leader marine le pen tweeted...other public figures around the world well known. translation: for the security services it is always _ a complicated exercise. these are moments of stress and anxiety. sometimes though, public figures fight back. this was the pope in 2019. a woman grabbed his hand and pulled it before he slapped it away, looking none too pleased. and this is 2001, when the uk's then deputy prime minister, john prescott, visited north wales. he was egged and responded by punching the man. this was the aftermath. when people are getting attacked in their own... then in 2019, an australian teenager egged a fringe politician over his islamophobic comments. the 17—year—old was punched and tackled to the ground, but swiftly became an internet sensation, now forever known as egg boy. courtney bembridge, bbc news. ido i do not think we have any fisticuffs in the sport. let's take a look at this. hello i'm tulsen tollett and this is your sports news, where we start with tennis and at the french open alexander

here's a look at some other stories making headlines around the world. french for right leader marine le pens party has performed a weaker than expected in regional elections on sunday. projections show the republican party of former president nicholas or coffee on course to come out strongest in the poll. a 2nd round of voting in frances, 13 regions, and 9 or 960 automobiles will take place in a week. large parts of remaining are battling severe floods and heavy rainfall. hundreds of houses in the eastern european nation or underwater. some residents needed to be evacuated, meteorologist war and more rain could be on the way. most of europe has seen a sharp decline in covered 1900 cases this month. but moscow, the number of infections has tripled. it in new record highs. this, despite the white availability of vaccines, the sorry case load has caused alarm among officials who have stepped up measures to contain the rapid spread, the virus. the celebrations that moscow soccer fans own are over for the time being . the russian capital, i seen record numbers of corona, virus infections for 2 co

candidates for head of next year's presidential vote, but neither a man macross governing party nor marine le pen far right won a single region in sunday's vote. that will likely prove challenging, particularly for my call after 5 years of being in office and without a regional victory to show for it. my home will face competition from center, right? candidate back home will comfortably one the oldest hoss region. the result suggest next year's presidential race may be more wide open than many thought. depends main disappointment was in the 7 stronghold of off code does you? that's despite making attempts to attract more voters by softening her anti immigration and on top you stance. just because it did tell me i'm more than ever determined to devote all my energy and my will to rehabilitate politics, to give it back its usefulness and its efficiency to the benefit of the french. because the presidential election appears more than ever to be the election that will allow us to have a change in politics and policies. and may the french give us their support in this mission. i'm calling on the frenc

exit polls in france suggest marine le pen has not achieved the big breakthrough she'd hoped for in regional elections. her party is expected to come second, behind the centre—right republicans, but ahead of president macron�*s party. a senior scientist says it might be possible for people with both covid jabs to face fewer restrictions, and travel without quarantining. i think in the time in the future, i'm not sure when, but a time in the future, i can imagine a situation where we will have alternatives to isolation for people who have two doses of the vaccine. wales celebrate as they qualify for the last 16 in the euro 2020 tournament — despite defeat in rome. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are kate andrews, who is the economics correspondent at the spectator, and independent features writer, james rampton. welcome both, let's start with the front pages. the times reports how "just one in 200 amber list travellers have the virus" as ministers come under pressure to relax holiday rules. "new two jab hope to free up your summer"

why we've seen marine the pens national national assembly party do particularly well coming in 2nd place, but not quite as well as was predicted by the polls in recent days. now marine le pen is very much hoping that her party will win a main region in the south. the from the provost code does your reaches region, which encompasses the cities like nice and math, say, and can her candidate a 30 in the lead there. but what we know now is other parties in that regional rallying around, and they may pull out, and that would then mean that the national, the former national fun policy, i should say, because it's changed. his name would probably a trail behind the conservative party in that region. marine the pen once the when the region know. because that will propel sad policy really from the margins of politics into the mainstream. she is blaming the fact that not enough people have come out and voted in this election. it is in historically low rates of absence at the ballot box. people really uninterested, you might say in this palate, but that's been a trend that we've seen in recent elections. people know, coming out to vote in the 2nd round in the 1st round, sometimes

and marine le pen fall right party. the national riley is hoping to win its 1st region in the 2nd round. this next week, sundays ballot is seen as a dress rehearsal for next year's presidential vote. but participation so far as being one of the lowest ever for an election in france. by mid day, just 12.2 percent of people had voted president manuel microns young centrist party is expected the fair, poorly as many grow frustrated at his government handling of the plans in the tasha butler has more on this from paris. what the big night for fraud says traditional, right. the conservative policy taking the lead in several regions in the 1st round of these regional election voters being mainly confirmed by things like crime insecurity and immigration, or themes that really appeal to conservative voters. those issues also appealing, of course, to far right, voters, and that's why we saw marine the pens national rally party coming in 2nd in several regions. number in the pen is hoping that in the 2nd round, the policy might w

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