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hello and welcome. president macron of france has suffered a major political setback after his party failed to win a majority in the countrys parliamentary elections. projections show that his ensemble coalition is set to win around 216 seats, well short of the 289 needed to control the national assembly. our paris correspondent lucy williamson has more. emmanuel macron�*s presidency just got tougher. early projections suggest his centrist coalition has lost a third of its seats toni...

that was the scene in kansas after resounding victory for abortion rights at the polls. kansans voted overwhelmingly to protect the right to an abortion in the constitution. not only was the result surprising in a states conservative as kansas but, the margin wasnt even close. kansas voters rejected the anti-abortion measure by nearly 20 points and whats remarkable about the outcome is that kansas republicans did everything they possibly could to stack the deck in their favor. for star...

for starters, they scheduled the vote during a typically low turnout august primary instead of during the general election in november, because yesterday s primary focused mostly republican candidates running against each other and would presumably attract mostly republican voters. they made the language of the ballot measures so dense and confusing that the normal person would be hard-pressed to decipher at first glance whats a yes or a no vote even meant. republican groups even blast...

that she was the "kindest, most compassionate and most tenacious person i have ever met". now its time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. a fine afternoon for the north of scotland and eastern england but even in central and western parts of the uk there will be dry weather around. the breeze is bringing passing showers. they will move quite quickly but the odd heavier one is possible. they are more frequent the further west you are. close to an area of low pressure off...

a state of emergency has been declared in a part of california, where a massive wildfire, the states worst so far this year, is spreading rapidly near yosemite national park. the direct cause of the blaze remains under investigation, but california is becoming ever more susceptible to wildfires due to climate change. much of the us is struggling amid a heatwave, with extreme heat warnings in effect in 28 us states. rianna croxford reports, from washington. explosive and extreme, engulf...

theyve been asked to denounce russias military aggression. when does solidarity turn into censorship? my guess is the world renowned soviet born conductor semyon bychkov. it is our the loser when politics takes centre stage? —— my guest is semyon bychkov. semyon bychkov, a very warm welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you are like all the great musical mic stressors, you are peripatetic, your critics are all around the world, you are constantly travelling put up is there one place you ...

were there at 5:30 in the morning. who gets held accountable for that? >> laura: we dont know who leaked the opinion and nobodys interested in finding that out. rachel tonight, sean and will pick up where you left off. on laura ingraham and this is "the ingraham angle" from washington tonight. the biden justice department is getting so desperate theyve now gone nuclear. "the angle" will explain in moments. one fbi agent swept into mar-a-lago and monday, they were met by president trump...

well, im afraid to say tonight the situation is looking even more dire here in paktika, we are seeing hundreds of hundreds of families who have been left homeless. in other news, russian forces continue their advance on ukrainian held towns in the donbas. we join a group of volunteers rushing to evacuate civilians from the area. and after a three—year hiatus, the iconic music festival glastonbury open its gates and welcomes back the fans. we start in afghanistan, where a powerful ear...

by indian politicians. at least three people were killed. now on bbc news, its time for dateline london with sean ley. hello and welcome to the programme which brings together leading uk commentators with the foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast to audiences in their own countries from the dateline london. this week, what does international law amount to? on tuesday, judges in british courts decided it was permissible to fly would—be asylum seekers to rwanda in east a...