, paris, paris." by the evening of that day, the two columns, leclerc's force and the u.s. fourth infantry division, they met minimal resistance. there was hope of germans would evacuate the city. save additional allied casualties and spare paris that has suffered so much misery for four years, all of that heartache. the following morning on august 24, very light summer rain was falling as the two columns began moving forward again. the plan was they would meet at one of the great public squares in paris. place de la concorde. that great square that anchors one end of the champs d'elysees and the other by the arc de triomphe. by the end of the day, neither column had still really broken into paris itself. general bradley overseeing all of this was getting impatient. one of his subordinates said the french are still not in paris. they're dancing towards paris. bradley was furious. he fired off a telegram to eisenhower and sent a message to the fourth infantry division commander. slam onto paris and byp

"paris outraged. paris broken. paris martyred. but paris liberated. liberated by itself. liberated by its people, with the help of french armies. with the support and the help of all of france, of fighting france. the only france. the real france. eternal france." he is the french churchill. or churchill is the english de gaulle. the point is, even liberation war is a continuation of politics by other means. french and allied politics, american politics, british and german politics. it is best to know this. on the others of europe, at the same time, 50,000 man polish home army chose to strike a blow for its country's honor and its country's politics, deciding it was necessary politically -- not militarily. poland was going to be liberated. this is not a military necessary decision. it is a politically necessary decision. they needed to rise. to lose, to sacrifice, to die. to be seen to be fighting for their own liberation, lest they be excluded from the victors table when the negotiations come. we now know there were no negotiations essentially over poland, they were excl

this was the first important success scored by the paris resistance forces.m a place from which to organize. it gave them authority. tension of four years duration had been relieved. above all, the ex-prefect of corsica, the man who secretly directed the paris police to stand by for orders. now he came into the open as chief of resistance throughout france. the gendarmerie had played the game with infinite tact. they held together, they gathered arms and barricaded themselves in. then according to plan, they rose in perfect coordination with the attackers outside. came the moment of final inspection. the leader told the local chiefs his plan. he exhorted the lyon mass to popular uprising. they heard the call of the barricades once again. legend has it that the very stones would rise, and rise they did. once again, in the long history of man's fight for freedom paris tore up of the cobblestones to make entrenchments. paris the eternal stood not only for herself but for freemen the world over. the people rose to the moment, a fateful moment for the entire world

on his way to paris. this chateau, 25 miles from the capital that he directed the french armored divisions. france has claimed this man both as a soldier and as a symbol of france reborn. ♪ to the american columns, was the distinction of first crossing the seine. the thundering armor breached the river above and below paris. they forced the nazi invasion to the capital. into headlong flight. one american spearhead smashed into paris after german treachery flattened as they reached for the marquis. a tank and machine gun skirmish was waged at the foot of the eiffel tower. [gunfire] [explosion] ♪ narrator: the toll of nazi prisoners mounted. [gunfire] ♪ [shouting] narrator: resistance was short-lived, and another haul of prisoners was taken. ♪ ♪ narrator: liberation has come at long last, and not even the bullets of snipers could mar the ecstasy of freedom. general leclerc's armored forces rolled triumphantly into their beloved city. many of them had carried on the struggle since 1940. for four long years,

paris is free.our years of courage of hope have been answered, and a tide -- and a flood tide of jubilation has burst forth. the people of paris, always great performers in history's drama, rose to meet their liberators. once more, france held high her head. unswerving victory marched proudly along the champs-Élysees. in the weeks preceding, the nazis had paid a frightful price. senne have the become a vast slaughterhouse of german military power. 40 days of attacks by the allied forces had torn the best of hitler's arm to shreds. nothing emerged but days of wounded prisoners. first they appeared singly, then in small groups. and finally in great masses of beaten nazis. with fatal justice, they found themselves in a prison camp of their own making, one intended for french men. some cannot hide their happy relief at coming through alive. others are stunned and bewildered. a 13-year-old boy has been a slaved to the nazis since they killed his parents in the ukraine. some of these men had not seen food

by merging eurostar which operates the london paris roots with dallas which travels from paris to brussels amsterdam. theo de on fifty said the merger project which is been dubbed green speed would respond to growing demand for rail travel is environmentally conscious passengers move away from airplanes. it still neeeeds the approval of otother shareholders before can move forwardd. saying in france ten billion euros woworth of tax cuts that't's an amambitiouss promise from the french governmenent in s twenty twtwenty bududget draft. unveild todayy thehe budget is seen as a response to some o of the demans from friends is yellow vest protesters but f financial watchdog says that whwhile that may be well and good. itt could be friends will breakak you guidelines to tackle its deficit surely said bonus plans. do you greatly influenced france's next budget. yellow vest protesters demanded among other things lower taxes. the french government granted them that request. income taxes and local taxes will be reduced in twenty twenty by more than nine billion euros corporate taxes will be cut to b

were turned off in his alma at nine pm paris time. paris than his home but the same could be said of rural caress. he was the deputy and p. amount of home the city or the country true politician in that sense. not a man not afraid to make a popular decision on the world stage. look back now his life and times. he had warned that george w. bush france would not support a war on iraq. injection lock stuckck to his word. or i regret that this military action was undertaken without the approval of the united nations. i wish for these operations to be quick to make a as few casualties as possible. and that they won't lead to a humanitarian catastrophe. an independent mind and a strong character jacques chirac was born in nineteen thirty two in paris is latin quarter but he made his first steps in politics in the rural area of cool jazz wars family came from throughout his career she like had a special relationship with farmers a strong support base for the center right politician. about the don't you worry okay i once i'm like yeah. you've

in paris well on strike. they said they understood and a large parts of them ashley said they were backing the movement and they understood. why people westrac in a one woman did tell us. that she- thought it was unfair and she felt that that was the wrong people being punished you said what you see. with us that we can't get to work. and in fact the politicians well they're still using. that official vehicles to get from a to b. and then not affected by this strike in any case. this is probably the beginning of a series of strikes. the government is dead set on his position it wants to reform. the pension systems and as for the r. i. t. b. agents. well they want to keep that pension scheme as it is. and staying in france the founder of france's far right national front party joe marie le pen. w was put undr formal investigation friday for embebezzlement of public funds. this over allegations he illegally claim the money from the european parliament okay partyy staff based in france. is estimated nearly seven

fromis coming up on five paris -- on live from paris. good afternoon. a climate strike is getting underway across the world. the walkouts lead to demand their government and united nations takee actioion to flight -- to fight global warming. itit comes ahead of a summit on monday where world leaders will be meeting. protests started in australia. some 300,000 people have taken to the street, making it the largest demonstration in australia since e the anti-iraq war protests in 202003. here is our reporter. >> tens of thousands of australians make their way to the same location in central sydney. where the protests kicked off on friday. they want australia to do more, along with the rest of the world, to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. beginning.just the we will keep striking and it do everything we can to avert this crisis. have fallenwing we through and i promise -- following through on that promise. >> from the islands to the capital of thailand, with more all have events, they the same objective, to encourage ofofficials to commit to a targt carbon

paris for nearly two decades. it is a long time in french politics. all of the french have memories of jacques chirac. in recentng to age years because he has virtually disappeared. waslast public appearance before fivive years ago. he was very ill. his family was keeping him from the public eye and the news of his death is not a surprise. inyears old, he had a stroke 2005 while he was still in power and he has been sick for many years. .e could not attend his trial that is the biggest thing. it was the first time a french president was brought to trial and he was convicted of misusing money while he was mayor of paris. was was a moment that tarnishing him. he was very ill. the news confirmed he was ououtf sight because his health was poor. he died surrounded by family anand loved ones.s. he w was ill for a long time. the french pararliament, general assembly is holding a moment of silence for him. emmanuel macron will make a speech later this evening, talking about jacques chirac. let's bring you that report on his life and legacy. >> i regret this a

john i mean it respect about we feel about it it's still on the agenda here let me go to reno and paris i mean what what could boris johnson get from the europeans from brussels that to resume couldn't ok because he's saying he's still open for a deal even if that window is only a matter of days that are open go ahead in paris. no i don't think that he will get anything because for 2 reasons number one the big countries are really fed up with this brit this is it the sions that is it isn't that you know like 60 years old so they're really fed up and 2nd thing it's too complicated to have like 27. countries agree on the new proposal because for foreign affairs matters you need the. so technically these are techniques of a european union it's too complicated so boris johnson well not get anything more he has been told that by america and by. emmanuel court in paris ok the same thing to you i mean it respective of how democratic or undemocratic the tories gambit is here it is ramming it through it but boris johnson and his associates will say but this is what people voted for and he's just

and by emmanuel mccourt in paris. the same thing to you i mean it respective of how democratic or undemocratic the tories gambit is here it is ramming it through it but boris johnson and his associates will say but this is what people voted for and he's just doing the will of the people irrespective of well it's a bit devious but then politics and being devious are synonymous so go ahead alistair in london well yeah i think that's that's correct that he's acting on a democratic mandate and he's trying to get to a situation where the u.k. actually leaves the european union the problem just now and the problem that he's got in terms of concluding any of these arrangements by the 31st of october is that steadily uneven and rapidly the rulebook has been torn arpan terms of how politics works there's all sorts of constitutional issues being arranged with parliament grabbing hold of the order book and determining the order of business the legal challenges to what to his capacity to get us out so i think 6 all bets are off j

by the fog you called me and my wife at the time astor and we had 3 children together in paris. we looked at each other and i said do you really want to stay in dusseldorf . she said no. and all the additional perks so we parked up and left all are things that are moved to paris was nothing but you know of them with all of. us. that's how peter brought back reinvent himself as peter lim plug and the 1st thing he did was send photos around of a model sitting in front of a newspaper model these asked for the title one of them had the headline from charles lindbergh's atlantic crossing the specially reprinted in massive letters below the kids paris. paris in an earlier more innocent era the sons of men neighborhood became his front room and his photo studio watching and photographing people have become his favorite occupations. some say paris has had the soul photographed out of it but not lend back he says the city has lost none of the poetic magnetism it had 40 years ago. the last of the los angeles. to most of. the fashions and models come and go sasha amended play refuses to ag

here in france throughout the cell life in paris park. next the frerench primime ministete made a visit o of s solidarity to remote to the scenee of the massive factory fireman investigations on the way to the coals of the fire. at the little briristles site didisputes six smoke of enormity that been concerns about just what kind of particles may have been in the dark cloudsds givivn off by the fierce flames. less money and we offer the stood at the scene it's john was there was no evidence the poisonous substances have been deposited on the area. honestly for the knowledge that was a foul smell but he said there was nothing toxic. i'm not saying the smells on some comfortable i'm only relaying the results of the test would say that the smiles on dangerous but that they are uncomfortrtable that's what the results tell us. the food was sold his abilities the results of a number of analysis still need to be delivered as we- have it we cannot give any conclusive results. for those analysis and done once they are we will communicate. all the

cross knocking bags and i'm joined by my guess we're now here are to in paris he is chief foreign correspondent at le figaro in london we have allister donald he is an associate director at the academy of ideas and in edinburgh we cross and john white he is a political commentator and writer originally cross titles in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate let me go to john in edinburgh 1st here in my introduction i said there's a growing sense of inevitability that we will have brags that on the 31st here and my off the mark go ahead john i think with the tone of answers that you need slightly off the mark because there is one hell of a bottle taken place here and if you keep all of our own borders johnson is. trying to shoot parliament by suspend the moment for 5 weeks and having bricks it so and i don't think it is inevitable no i think it me be more inevitable that we'll see the end or distortions very short term in government it's a general election does come to pass that his statement that you know say the commons and i'm saying is plan for elementary p

paris is a big city with a huge budget and he was using paris as a springboard for his national and visions and so money was. really flowing in different ways and not always very carefully he was condemned for that and. who was his chief of staff in the paris been a simple council was also condemn and so there is this power few more corruption in during that period but i don't think that's what people will remember now people will remember both the kind of father figure in the country and some of his foreign policy initiatives like refusing to join the u.s. in the iraq war in 2003 which i think people have been very thankful for for a long time and particularly when we saw what happened in the u.k. with tony blair accepting to join the u.s. thank you very much pierre haski great to get your thoughts thank you. british prime minister boris johnson is facing backlash against a language he used about opponents to plan parliament is meeting for the 2nd day after it was called back from suspension on tuesday the supreme court ruled the probation unlawful meanwhile the lead negotiator mic

[gunfire] [shouting] narrator: amid such scenes of delirious contrast, paris finally find deliverance. the home of freedom is once again the home of freemen. the victorious and of the battle of europe is at hand. ♪ announcer:, the u.s. office of war information newsreel shows the liberation of paris but allied forces 75 years ago in august, 1944. ♪ narrator: the heart of european civilization is beating strong again. paris is free. 4 years of courage of hope have been answered, and a tide of jubilation has burst forth. the people, always great performers in history's drama, rose to meet their liberators. was more, france held high her head. unswerving victory march proudly along the something is a elysees.the sons in theschamps in the weeks preceding, the nazis had paid a frightful price. it had become a vast slaughterhouse of german military power. 40 days of attacks by the allied forces had torn the best of hitler's arm to shreds. nothing emerged but days of wounded prisoners. first to the appeared singly, then in small groups. they found themselves in a prison camp of their own mak

first, our top story, live from paris. to the u.k., where the opposition is trying to figure out a plan to stop a no deal brexit. it comes after boris johnson decided to suspend parliament for almost a month before the brexit deadline. our reporter is covering these developments. about this. british parliament is saying the stakes are high. the opposition has been clear it was going to rebel. what are they going to do? to say despitet onlnlydlines, p parliament starts sitting again tomorrorow afternoon. the main opposition party, , the labour party, jejeremy corbyn ad other opppposition mps from thee liberal democrats to the scotottish national parar, to te grgreens and some tory rebelelsd independent mps, they w will try to seize control of parliamentary business by asking .or an emergencycy debate what i is its goal? pass a law that would stop the prime mininister and government of trying to leaeave on or before the 3131st of octoberr without a d deal. they do not believe the referendum thrhree yearsrs ago a mandate for

paris commitment. i don't think there's any other plant out there including the green new deal that has credible modeling behind it showing how it would achieve emissions reductions. ours has strong modeling and backup mechanisms supporting it. byhave a plan that is backed large sectors of industry including oil companies that would far exceed the u.s. paris commitment. that's a big deal. host: on the website, this highlights this technology, why not that approach versus the tax? directif you think about camp sure, essential to any long-term solution, you need economic incentives to make that interesting. our plan interacts perfectly with capture and direct air capture. the price that we would put in place would be credited anytime that emissions are taken out of the atmosphere. missions,axes carbon would nottted carbon be subject to the fee. our plan would put in place the most powerful economic incentives to enable those technologies to thrive and further reduce emissions. host: on the republican lin

on bacon's 1st trip to paris in the 1920 s. a picasso exhibition inspired him to become an artist he returned to the city often and befriended famous french writers including michel larry says the link with with the french intellectuals is very important in that way and when he moved to paris when he gets this studio in order to be in 74 he starts to meet more often. which is presenting him to other poets like director ponds on the 60 paintings on display spanned the last 2 decades of bacon's life and include his last known work it was finished a few months before the 82 year old artist died in madrid in 1992 the shadowy figure of a fading bull is full of mystery and for boating a sign perhaps the bacon knew his own existence was nearing its end natasha butler al-jazeera paris. the whole. feel. good old sport now as far as and thank you so much christiana rinaldo put in a match winning performance as portugal thrashed lithuania in euro 2020 qualifying european champions were 51 winners away with bernardo scoring 4 times and now has 93 international calls the result means portugal rem

are to charlotte devinsky bring us the latest from paris where tensions are clearly high do stay safe. and the protest mood seems to be taking hold around the world hong kong police have started trying to break up anti-government protesters after several 1000 gathered for the 16th consecutive weekend of demonstrations. police are using riot control weapons and pepper spray against the demonstrators who have been blocking streets with barricades burning flags and destroying public property to nearby subway stations have been closed as well earlier approach under china supporters pulled down messages and images put up on a special wall beijing activist and rival sides have lately adopted new tactics to get their way and it hearkens explains. for months hong kong has been embroiled in massive protests each passing week has seen mistrust confrontation. on the 2 sides of the barricades escalate its money on the streets this has become a war of attrition with an implacable enemy both sides pick new tactics to get one over their opponents in an apparent deadlock. many protests this feel this

i often wonder i go to paris, i teach a course in the history of paris and started asking myself, what like to live in paris during the occupation? paris was never bombed by the germans but it was certainly occupied by the germans. as i wrote, i kept running into and finding evidence of young people who had participated in some sort of resistance against the germans or against the so-called vichy government which was the right wing quasi-fascist government that was established after an arm assist. so i said, it would be interesting to know more about this. more about who they were, why they resisted, not all young people resisted. many just kept their heads low. and hope that things would work themselves out. others joined and participated in the support of the vichy government. but i was interested in the ones who really put their lives on the line. so i read a lot of memoirs, a lot of diaries, a lot of letters. i interviewed very few people, for my first book i interviewed a lot of people. it's very easy to go up and asked someone what was life like when you were a young person. but

yes there's the kaiser report on mash kaiser this is our last show in paris and then we go on to other countries almost so excited you know that if i heard about it we're going to talk about it and go talk about the french economy yup they have one here 6 u.s. well in fact this is black september that is what they are promising there are also many people out there who say well nobody covers the g.l.a. zone anymore and that this is a conspiracy one thing you do notice is that they do not appear on the day anymore because the police have successfully kept them from there so paris is a sprawling city and there are continuing to be protests despite you know having been august and they don't come back from summer vacation until mid september but one thing i wanted to note is that there is a lot of attention that has been paid to the ongoing you know unrest in hong kong the protesters there and something remarkable happened that really stood out to me because it reminded me of what is happening here on the phone this globalization of not only protest but also globalization of police military

paris did it they're all is it the paris opera as one of the main centers of ballet contests of history and tradition of any type it's your own hands on and. i feel very honored to be in such a place and time to contribute to this venerable company as was i at 1st to a decent touchstones i could see one of the companies i've worked with most often is that the aim is i need the company in me to me shape faster meissen gobshite power. the performance isn't just taking place on stage the audience is engaged in its own performance while the dancers wait in the wings . the. damo come here is a study of high society and fast morality but the production draws its emotional intensity from the power to do between alma and maggie heat it captures the very essence of their relationship. 40 years after it 1st premiered the tragedy has lost none of its power to move the audience. up cars for the paris after a ballet and john on my ass. backstage he can graduates the company. newman. have this ballet it is your salary so please. take care let it grow that it grow in new let yourself grow as an artist

>> welcome to live from paris. let's look at what is making headlines. metrois in gridlock, with train and bus lines not operating. public transport workers walk off the door after the plan to reform the pension system. chris, who isto in the city's north. care, guns, health and immigration. no mention of the battle ovever reproductitive rights. mps approve an emergency food law following massive protests in witness areas. >> we begin in paris where commuters have been facing travel chaos as transport 10 out of on strike and regionallines train lines are not operating, leaving people scrambling to find alternatives to get to work . it is the biggest transport strike since 2007. >> 10 out of 16 lines close. --ruptions on the rest area on the rest. >> there are no metros, nothing. >> i walked a lot. i would not have arrived on time. are staging a strike, protesting the pension reforms. they feared the government will scrap their special status. some parisians are showing their support for workers. >> without strikes, there is nothing. you have to strike. i

sports strike in paris for more than a decade this must be chaos for travelers. yes the biggest transport strike in paris well here is a movie star the main make sure i'm going to shot says in a city trains also not working operating in a very scant it's cool very minimal a surface you can imagine it's real calles people trying to get around the city to work or to school i mean i just crossed at paris and there are people everywhere really crowding the pavements walking or trying to use bikes saw a stooges alternative modes of transport to try and get to where they need to get now the transport as you can see some of them behind me some actually at the headquarters here in paris they are on strike they pulled this one day of action because they are angry crowds the french president plans to reform the pension system no matter what michael says the front suspension system is very complex he says it's unfair and it costs the french states a lot of money so what he wants to do is trying to streamline it standardize it and make it more sustainable for the future but

cities in france, including paris band at the use of peststides. they cite the need to safafeguad biodiversity and public health. withfor business s news stephen carroll. speeche been following a by the prime minister. thehe destruction and the frenench capital is pectctedo be the worst the city has seen i 12 years. metro lines will be shshut down entirelyly with only partial service on four others. disrupted ase well. the prime minister says they will consult on the overhaul, but he wants the reforms to be passed by next summer. >> the french government is taking its time. the french prime minister said public consultations will be held on the matter until the end of the year with lawmakers expected to vote in the sum of 2020. prime minister hinted at what is to come. a we are going to build universal system. it will give everyone the same rights. system requires scrapping scrappinggimes and parks that are no you longer -- that are no longer useful. >> t the plan inclcludes scrappg the current pension systems and replacing them with one universal

a major new retrospective of irish born british artist francis bacon will open in paris on wednesday the pompidou center will display 60 works produced by the painter during the last 2 decades of his career bacon's images often focus on human pain and his rawer distinctive style continues saying to creagh and in thrall art lovers about every pore some powers. francis bacon captured the wrongness of the human condition and used a striking palette to indulge his fascination with the body his paintings often represented doomed lovers or dwelled on death and new exhibition of paris's pompidou center shows how the british 20th century artists exploration of existence intensified in his later years is goal in his in his work that's to express life but when you express life when you are fascinated by life you have to deal with death because life and death are mixed to give or bacon had a reputation for being witty and a gambler above vivre who drew inspiration from postwar london's nightlife by contrast his canvases simmer with profound and at times violent contemplation and i would never c

another weekend of protests in paris turns violent with some demonstrators smashing windows and police responding with tear gas. also this hour traders at america's largest bank are charged with price manipulation under legislation targeting the mafia max kaiser says they've been getting away with it for years eric holder who was the attorney general under obama when this 1st came to light said that market manipulation and fraud were important for the american economy and that he is the attorney general to prosecute. and the u.s. will send more troops to saudi arabia and the u.a.e. in response to an alleged ingredion strike on an oil facility around the claims even riyadh knows it's not to blame. a very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at our tissue in moscow thanks for joining us this hour cautious however up at what's become the traditional start a protest in paris you can see live pictures in the corner of your screen right now demonstrators gathered to vent their anger over the poor living conditions but also this time climate change as well more than 100 people have

he forged his own path through a political career spanning 5 decades mayor of paris prime minister twice and president for 12 years jacques chirac held almost all the top jobs he was one of the most to prominent politicians in post-war frog's chirac was born in paris in 1032 after receiving a privilege education his political prowess was clearly evident he spent the night 150 s. working in the civil service before becoming a protege of prime minister george pompidou after that his climb was steep and fast within 12 years he was prime minister a role where he would push for welfare reform his march to the lease a palace began after he left the cabinet becoming mayor of paris in 1977 where he set his eyes on the presidency it would be almost 20 years before he would gain his seat in the elisei he was elected promising tax cuts and more jobs but within months there was a general strike bringing millions into the streets during his time in office he championed the single currency but the budget of the lease a sword in 2003 the us president george bush failed to persuade chirac to join the in

led war in iraq they also served 18 years as the mayor of paris so this period was marred by allegations of corruption. reports. people gathered outside former president jacques chirac's home in central paris to remember one of france's most famous politicians whose career spanned 5 decades in a t.v. address to the nation president emmanuel macro pay tribute to the conservative leader know. the people of france have lost a great statesman that we love as much as he loved us became a familiar face after being in politics for more than 40 years and whether we share his views or not this is all recognize this man who resembled us and assembled us there of paris prime minister twice and president for 12 years he held nearly all the top jobs sure i was born in paris in 1932 his political prowess was clearly evident he spent the 1950 s. working in the civil service before becoming a protege of prime minister 2 after the fact his climb was steep and fast within 12 years he was prime minister his march to the lease a palace began after he left the camp and it's becoming men of paris in 1987 when

led war in iraq he also served 18 years as america paris for this period by allegations of corruption and to reports. people gathered outside former president jacques chirac's home in central paris to remember one of france's most famous politicians whose career spanned 5 decades in a t.v. address to the nation president emmanuel macro pay tribute to the conservative leader no posse the people of france have lost a great statesman that we love as much as he loved us. became a familiar face after being in politics for more than 40 years and whether we share his views or not this is all recognize this man who resembled us and assembled us there of paris prime minister twice and president for 12 years he held nearly all the top jobs sure i was born in paris in 1932 his political prowess was clearly evident he spent the 1950 s. working in the civil service before becoming a protege of prime minister 2 after that his climb was steep and fast within 12 years he was prime minister his march to the lease a palace began after he left the camp and it's becoming men of paris in 1987 when he set

let me go to alistair i reflect about what we just heard from our guest in paris interesting go ahead yeah yeah i think the thing to understand here is the shift that's taken place over the course of the last 3 years we have the referendum in 2016 the political class were overwhelmingly for remaining within the european union. and the vote went against them so it came as a real shock to them the initial response from to raise the mayor's as been say it was one of fundamental a damage limitation in terms of how the how britain withdrew from the european union she wanted to moderate the way that we withdrew so that we could retain as many links as possible and stay in sync with with our european partners the problem that she's hard and the problem that boris faces just now is that the damage limitation he's faced with is the very existence of the conservative party because the people have taken against to raise amaze. poor attempt to leave and have continued to exert pressure on us to have a break from the european union so boris is forced into the situation of desperately trying to lea

up because for the paris after a ballet and john i ask. backstage he can gradually it's the company. you. have this ballet it is your reality so please. take care let it grow that it grow in move let yourself grow as artists when you do it ok i will be thinking of you and it can be any moment i may come back and see what you're doing survey careful ok i could be there any moment. if he sees dance as a form of human expression its purpose above all is to convey a feeling. i don't care if you miss one step and i don't kick you fall down but eat because you have a fantastic technique so it's nepal blame it on the news is that equipment is about what plan is to is to project this this incredible pain inside it that you have this isn't it at the create hearing about this here. thank you michel thank you very much to thank you also at a. new myers life is a whirlwind of premieres revivals and rehearsals his calendar is packed with engagements. today he's presenting his latest piece all feel. to the press ahead of its premiere in hamburg it's a c

paris. is premiering in the county. 30 dancers are getting ready for the performance. of the company has purchased the entire production an important source of income for the 9 story building. it's marble staircases and lavish decor demand a costly upkeep. legendary dancers of days gone by look down from the ceiling it was here that day god painted his famous ballet dancers and here that dancers would rendezvous with their well heeled admires. bagus did it they're all is it a paris opera as one of the main centers of ballet contests of history and tradition of any type it's your own hand and the specific i feel very honored to be in such a place i want to contribute to this venerable company as was i at 1st to a decent tide she owns i could see one of the companies i've worked with most often is the dame is i need the company in me to me she's a fast i'm bison gal by to top. the performance isn't just taking place on stage the audience is engaged in its own performance while the dancers wait in the wings. the. lot damo come here is a study of high society and fast mora

lucy williamson, bbc news, paris.ies most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. it's already having a huge impact on the lives of those living in the mekong delta, the agricultural heartland of the country, which is home to a fifth of its population. our reporter, ashleyjohn—baptiste, has been to meet some of the families living on one of the frontlines of global warming. wen ven long lost his home because of climate change. he and other families across the mekong delta are facing an increasingly desperate situation. there used to be two houses where you can see this open space of water. in july, they crumbled into the river due to erosion and you can see these sandbags that have been put in place to try and protect their houses. now, further down here, the couple have created a temporary home because they are nervous that their house is going to collapse into the river. it's not just houses. livelihoods have been lost in the delta. this is the agricultural heartland of the country but rising sea levels, coasta

parís me ha tratado bien... ...pero sin ti, no significa nada.e pasa... ...y sólo me queda saber que te amo más que a mi propia piel. y aunque tú quizás no me ames tanto... ...como yo a ti, me amas un poco, ¿verdad? si no es cierto, siempre tendré la esperanza de que lo sea. te adoro. frida. hay rumores de que yo quería matar a trotsky. nos peleamos, es cierto, pero... ...quizás traten de arrestarme otra vez. - habla con el presidente. - no. - no, me voy a california. - ¿a california? sí. y frida-- quiero que nos divorciemos. ¿por quién? ¿esa actriz americana? - ¡por dios, diego! - no, frida. será mejor así. nos va mejor como amigos. - a mí no. - sí. te las arreglas muy bien sola. estoy orgulloso de ti. basta. si te quieres ir, vete. escuche. no me cae bien el sr. trotsky... ...pero no podemos asesinar refugiados políticos... ...en nuestro país, ¿verdad? una vez más. ¿dónde está su esposo? no tengo esposo. ¿frida? ay, dios mío. cristi. lo siento mucho. no fue tu culpa. fue mía. no debí dejarte en el cuarto con él. ¿qué hiciste para sacarme de aqu

another weekend of protest in paris turns violent with some demonstrators smashing windows and police responding with. that america's largest bank in charge with price manipulation of the legislation targeting thinking my fiancee's next guy says that they have been getting away with it for years. eric holder who was the attorney general under obama when this 1st came to light said that market manipulation and fraud were important for the american economy and that he is the attorney general could not prosecute. so the u.s. will send more troops to saudi arabia and the u.s. response to an alleged iranian strike on a new facility tehran the claims even riyadh knows it's not. yet you know where you are this is r.t. international great to have you with us. but she's on the road to the what's become the traditional sense of a protest in paris demonstrators gather to. poor living conditions but also this time it changed to 152 people were the times reports from the same. several clashes taking place across paris we hear on the show in silesia where actually 45 is taking place or you just get