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PlansAmericanInternational-monetary-fundDonald-trumpTariffsImportsReprisalsProducersBrazilTrade-warEurope-canadaJapan as the billionaire pop star's eras tour gets underway in scotland. welcome to business today. i'm sally bundock. more now on the results in europe as the bloc�*s parliamentary elections come to a close. as you've been hearing, we've seen a surge on the right across the region. we've seen a surge to the right across the region. in france, the strong showing for marine le pen�*s national rally triggering a snap election in france called late yesterday by president emmanuel macron. the outcome of these elections are of significance because the politicians in the european parliament will be agreeing on the bloc�*s budget and economic policies — and its position on trade. the european union is the world's largest trading bloc — the top trading partner for 80 countries worldwide. with 27 member countries and an integrated economy, it has a combined population of around 440 million people. that's a vast consumer base for its own producers and exporters around the world. let's hear now from rebecca christie, senior fellow at bruegel. good morning to you, rebecca. first of all, your reaction to the results?— first of all, your reaction to the results? the situation in france is — the results? the situation in france is shocking. - the results? the situation in france is shocking. not - the results? the situation in france is shocking. notjust| france is shocking. notjust that the national rally party came in with 32% of the vote, but that it was really twice that of emmanuel macron�*s renaissance party — and that he called snap elections so soon after, because he felt he could not govern without a new mandate. not govern without a new mandate-— not govern without a new mandate. ., ., , ., ~ mandate. so, what do you think drove voters _ mandate. so, what do you think drove voters to _ mandate. so, what do you think drove voters to the _ drove voters to the centre—right and further right? was it about economics? cost—of—living crisis? the fact that people are feeling worse off at the moment? it’s that people are feeling worse off at the moment?— off at the moment? it's very different. — off at the moment? it's very different, country _ off at the moment? it's very different, country by - off at the moment? it's veryl different, country by country. you do see a lot of discontent with the status quo, and a feeling of frustration. in france, that turned out, as we just discussed. in hungary, for example, viktor orban's party is facing a challenge for the first time in recent memory. in germany, the centre—right christian democratic union, which is a very mainstream party, did better than people might have expected. however, olaf scholz, the current chancellor — his party did worse. so we're seeing just a general sense that folks would like to do something different. going forward, when it comes to the big decisions about the budget, for example, which is really controversial — how much money each country puts in the pot — what does this result mean for those kind of discussions and negotiations going forward? the discussions and negotiations going forward?— going forward? the new parliament _ going forward? the new parliament will - going forward? the new parliament will probably going forward? the new i parliament will probably be more unpredictable, or "even more unpredictable, or "even more unpredictable" — and very fractious. i would expect different alliances to form on different alliances to form on different issues. the consensus on financial regulation will be different from that on, perhaps, environmental regulation and energy regulation. again, on the budget, as you say — one of the big decisions coming up is whether the eu will continue to be a bond borrower the way it has been through the pandemic. and deciding what to do with the remains of this pandemic borrowing programme and whether to have another one after 2026 will be a huge deal.— will be a huge deal. we've mentioned _ will be a huge deal. we've mentioned globally - will be a huge deal. we've mentioned globally the . will be a huge deal. we'vej mentioned globally the eu will be a huge deal. we've - mentioned globally the eu bloc is the biggest trading bloc in the world. what does this mean in terms of its global position economically?— in terms of its global position economically? the eu really has to balance _ economically? the eu really has to balance its _ economically? the eu really has to balance its relationship - to balance its relationship with china and also its relationship with washington. the us, of course, has its own elections coming up later this year that will be at least as much of an effect on — that will have at least as much of an effect on what's going on in europe as the eu political situation. meanwhile, with china, we are expecting in the next week or so to get some news on how the eu is going to approach automobile tariffs. all of this sets the stage for a lot of debate about how open, how much trade, how is the eu going to de—risk and not de—couple, as they say? because the eu cannot afford to stop trading with china, but it also wants to protect itself. fik. wants to protect itself. 0k. interesting. _ wants to protect itself. 0k. interesting. thank - wants to protect itself. 0k. interesting. thank you - wants to protect itself. ok. interesting. thank you for your time. good to get your take this morning. seniorfigures from germany's governing coalition have reacted angrily to a speech by the chief executive of deutsche borse, theodor vymer. in it, he railed against the country's reputation amongst investors and said germany was on the path to becoming a developing country. the speech was delivered to the bavarian economic council in april, but surfaced on social media on friday. a leading social democrat told the financial times it was more beer tent than dax—listed company executive, while a green party spokeswoman tweeted her irritation on x. here are some excerpts from that speech. translation: i know half the dax peeple — translation: i know half the dax people here _ translation: i know half the dax people here personally i translation: | know half the | dax people here personally on a first—name basis. i get around a lot. i don't want to spoil it tonight, but one thing is clear. our reputation has never been as bad as it is now. economically speaking, we are on the way to becoming a developing country. we're making ourselves small in front of brussels and berlin, the entrepreneurs. yes, and the americans tell me straight to my face, "stop being a public economy that sits like a rabbit in front of a snake and demands that the snake bite. become a private economy like us." the difference is now that, in the usa, they say, "we don't care which old man becomes president." our migration policy — i don't want to get too political — is seen by everyone as completely wrong. our focus on do—gooders everyone as completely wrong. ourfocus on do—gooders is not shared anywhere. economic migration means that, if you have a shortage of skilled workers, you bring in people who work, who speak your language, and generate social products. but not those who collect 50% of the citizens' income and send it somewhere else. let's explore all that now with russ mould, investment director at aj bell. good morning to you, russ. good morninu. good morning to you, russ. good morning- this— good morning to you, russ. good morning. this is _ good morning to you, russ. good morning. this is really _ good morning to you, russ. good morning. this is really come - morning. this is really come interesting _ morning. this is really come interesting that _ morning. this is really come interesting that this - morning. this is really come interesting that this comes i morning. this is really come l interesting that this comes to the fore now off the back of these parliamentary elections in europe, where actually things worked out quite differently for germany as well — and for chancellor olaf scholz. - and for chancellor olaf scholz. ., ., - and for chancellor olaf scholz. . ., ., m scholz. yeah, i had a quick look on — scholz. yeah, i had a quick look on x _ scholz. yeah, i had a quick look on x this _ scholz. yeah, i had a quick look on x this morning, . look on x this morning, formerly known as twitter, and it now has 470,000 views — although only 13,000 of those who've watched it have "liked" it, which is interesting in itself. it does raise some big issues. germany has been through geopolitical shock because of its dependence on russian oil and gas, which it's now had to wean itself off. its economically performed pretty poorly even in the first pandemic period. even the stock market — one of its major companies is going through a mire in the courts, so you can see why there's a crisis of confidence. from an investment point of view, however, the german stock market is pretty much still at an all—time high. i know vymer said it'sjust because german trades are trading cheaply and it's like a junkjob, but international junk job, but international investors junkjob, but international investors still think, indeed, there is still something to look for in germany. he seemed to be venting — look for in germany. he seemed to be venting a _ look for in germany. he seemed to be venting a lot _ look for in germany. he seemed to be venting a lot of _ to be venting a lot of frustration in this speech. i have heard other economists that i've talked to, when they've been talking about germany, talking about the fact that the lack of investment over time, and the fact that china is now really, when it comes to the car sector in terms of electric vehicles, in particular, taking so much ground, which is germany's most important market...? ground, which is germany's most important market. . . ?_ ground, which is germany's most important market. . . ? important market...? yeah - and what happens _ important market...? yeah - and what happens to _ important market...? yeah - and what happens to the _ important market...? yeah - and what happens to the internal- what happens to the internal combustion engine for germany is a huge issue. but a lot of theissues is a huge issue. but a lot of the issues that vymer is raising — energy, tax, welfare spending, immigration — it's a bit of a big echo of what we're hearing in the uk general election campaign where i'm sitting right now. and it looks as if the uk's going to shift to the left, whereas europe is shifting to the right. again, there's a discontent with the status quo which we're hearing about. vymer talks about how america is uccing up a lot of investment, whereas germany's finding it hard to attract it. it's interesting that, on one half, he says we need interproblemers and need a smaller state. interproblemers and need a smallerstate. on interproblemers and need a smaller state. on the other hand, he's saying we need smaller subsidies. you can't have your cake and eat it too — can't have everything at once. at the same time, it's coming on social media — olaf scholz�*s party getting the worst—ever result in the european election, coming third behind the far—right alternative for germany. i mean, in his party, in his coalition, there's going to be a lot of naval—gazing going on now, isn't there? i think the coalition overall is this sd/liberal/green coalition seems like it's a bit frozen in inaction at the moment, finding it difficult to get anything done. again, ithink it difficult to get anything done. again, i think that's probably part of the frustration that vymer is voicing. this loss of confidence — just looking at the american economy, how that continues to surge ahead, is interesting. but remember, president biden is by no means certain to win this election in november that he's fighting, and discontent with the economy and discontent with the economy and inflation are two of the biggest hot—button topics there as well. there seems to be a very, very common problem — one that's notjust unique to germany, despite how frustrated vymer is. germany, despite how frustrated v mer is. ,, ., ~ germany, despite how frustrated v meris. ,, ., ,, vymer is. ok. russ. thank you. good to see _ vymer is. ok. russ. thank you. good to see you. _ vymer is. ok. russ. thank you. good to see you. see _ vymer is. ok. russ. thank you. good to see you. see you - vymer is. ok. russ. thank you. good to see you. see you again| good to see you. see you again soon. the global tech industry is gathering today for london tech week, with microsoft and ibm in attendance amongst investors and entrepreneurs. the event will look at the challenges of balancing ai innovation with regulation, along with the future of security and data. last month, a british firm called wayve raised over a billion dollars in funding to develop tech for self—driving cars. that's the biggest known investment in a european ai company. but the most valuable ai firms are based in the us or china. last week, nvidia hit a valuation of $3 trillion. so, are london and the uk becoming more attractive for international ai investment? let's hear from one of the attendees, russ shaw, founder, tech london advocates & global tech advocates. good morning to you, russ. this is a really important event for you, in particular. given the chat a we just had with russ—month—old about what's happening here in europe and in london, there's so much concern about london, the london stock exchange, and how things are going for cheap. talk us through how, this week, london techis through how, this week, london tech is going to make a change? well, i've heard that london tech week is this week. this is our 11th year doing it. it really gives a bit of a boost to the overall sector, the overall economy. you mentioned wayve — our latest unicorn in terms of funding. we're going to have many companies represented this week. i think we have to step back and look at the uk tech ecosystem overall. we have over 150 tech unicorns by a number of metrics salary, the uk has the third—largest tech system in the world. this week, we have nearly 45,000 attendees coming. last year, it was 30,000. we have over 100 being represented this week. there's a significant amount of interest notjust in london tech, but in uk tech overall — and really getting behind this next generation of start—ups and scale—ups that are emerging. but we need to keep them as well, don't we? if we want to see companies really go above and beyond within the uk and across europe. it's all happening in california and in the far east, isn't it?- the far east, isn't it? yeah. we've seen _ the far east, isn't it? yeah. we've seen a _ the far east, isn't it? yeah. we've seen a lot _ the far east, isn't it? yeah. we've seen a lot of - the far east, isn't it? yeah. we've seen a lot of listings| the far east, isn't it? yeah. i we've seen a lot of listings on the nasdaq. we see a lot of growth in asia and asia—pacific. but i think we're starting to see some very good growth coming from uk scaling businesses. i knowjulia businesses. i know julia hoggett businesses. i knowjulia hoggett will be one of our speakers this week talking about what the london stock exchange is planning to do to be more welcoming to the tech uniforms that we're seeing. i think there's a whole game plan being introduced in the coming months to talk about how competitive our public markets can be. so we have to look across the spectrum to make sure, from early stage through start—up through scale—up through the listings, that the uk market — and the european markets — are as competitive as the us. there's a lot of work to be done, don't get me wrong. but i think the innovation that's going to be showcased this week during london tech week, i hope, gives a bit of a confidence boost that a lot of great creativity, dynamism and innovation is happening right here. ~ �* , innovation is happening right here. ~ �*, ., here. 0k. well, it's good to chat to you _ here. 0k. well, it's good to chat to you again, - here. 0k. well, it's good to chat to you again, russ. - here. 0k. well, it's good to i chat to you again, russ. thank you. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you're with business today. i'm sally bundock. india's prime minister and leader of the bjp party, narenda modi, has been sworn in again for a third term in office — this time leading a minority government. that's something he is not used to. let's cross live now to archana shukla in mumbai. archana, how have the indian markets been responding to the latest developments? it's the start of a new trading week. ~ ., ,, , .,, week. well, the markets opened on a muted _ week. well, the markets opened on a muted scale, _ week. well, the markets opened on a muted scale, but— week. well, the markets opened on a muted scale, but on - week. well, the markets opened on a muted scale, but on the - on a muted scale, but on the positive side. from all the wild swings that we saw last week from record highs post—exit polls to tuesday, when prime minister modi's party failed to win a clear majority on its own, the shock element subsided and the markets have actually been on an upward trajectory. investors have come back and market have erased all the losses they made on tuesday — almost $400 billion worth of money was lost that day, but all of those losses have been erased. as prime minister modi and his council of ministers took oath yesterday, from the list of the council of ministers, it is evident that they are looking at a policy continuity and a majority of the council of ministers come from his own bjp party. and that is something that experts say markets would be comfortable with, because that shows a sense of continuity. but the wild swings that we saw last week is something that has been of a concern. opposition parties have raised that as a question — that, should leaders be making statements, forward—looking statements in the market — remember, prime minister modi and his home minister, ahmet shah, did say markets would be impacted. thank you. in april, nigerian film star junior pope died when the boat he was travelling in from a film set capsized. an investigation found a number of safety failings, including the fact that the boat driver wasn't certified. hannah gelbart from the bbc�*s what in the world podcast has been speaking to nollywood actors and producers in lagos about the industry's safety record, and what needs to change. nollywood is booming — but it's got a darker side. this is a cultural centre here in lagos, and what you can see around me are some of the remnants of a huge nollywood premiere that took place here last night. it had some of the top names in nigerian cinema. nollywood is one of the biggest film industries in the world — it's up industries in the world — it's up there with hollywood and india's bollywood. it puts out more than 2,500 films every single year. but recently, there have been some concerns over things like health and safety in its films. in april, top nollywood actor junior pope died in a boat accident. it capsized after hitting a canoe in a river, killing five people.- hitting a canoe in a river, killing five people. send a rescue boat! _ rescue boat! in this clip, filmed byjunior pope the day before he died, he's clearly concerned about his safety. an investigation found multiple failures — the boat wasn't registered, its driver had no licence, and only one passenger was wearing a life jacket. that's because they'd brought it onboard themselves. the bbc has obtained a now—deleted video clip from the producer's instagram, where she says she was told there were life jackets, and junior pope was offered one, but didn't take it. actress and screenwriter ruth kadyri was a friend of junior pope's, and she was shocked by his passing. it junior pope's, and she was shocked by his passing. it was much more — shocked by his passing. it was much more painful— shocked by his passing. it was much more painfulfor- shocked by his passing. it was much more painfulfor me, i much more painfulfor me, because i have been in that exact situation before. so i understood the fear, everything he must have felt, at the last minute of his life. i had to shoot an epic movie, so we couldn't use life jackets. i asked everybody on the team if everything was ok. they said yes, the canoe was fine. so i got on the boat. "action," they said. they started to paddle. it tumbled into this very big river. my colleague, frankincense, grabbed me — cos i can't swim and stuff like that... it's... sighs it's an experience and a day that i will never forget. actor jud dk that i will never forget. actor judy dk says _ that i will never forget. actor judy dk says the _ that i will never forget. actor judy dk says the industry i that i will never forget. actor judy dk says the industry is l judy dk says the industry is learning from its mistakes. incidents have been quite low, but right now, it's better. i think the incident was a bit of a wake—up call to everybody — producers, directors, actors. actors, right now, we know we have to come home. we actors, right now, we know we have to come home.— have to come home. we all do crazy things — have to come home. we all do crazy things for _ have to come home. we all do crazy things for the _ have to come home. we all do crazy things for the love i have to come home. we all do crazy things for the love of i crazy things for the love of this— crazy things for the love of thisjoh _ crazy things for the love of thisjob. coming home at 3am. things— thisjob. coming home at 3am. things we _ thisjob. coming home at 3am. things we would not normally do. things we would not normally do our— things we would not normally do. ourtiming for things we would not normally do. our timing for filming things we would not normally do. ourtiming forfilming is do. our timing for filming is insane _ do. ourtiming forfilming is insane. the industry agents should _ insane. the industry agents should have proper rest days. i also _ should have proper rest days. i also think— should have proper rest days. i also think individuals should look— also think individuals should look after themselves and just fix rest — look after themselves and just fix rest days for themselves. as nollywood continues to thrive, the world will now be watching how it treats people who work there. the actors guild of nigeria said in a statement, afterjunior pope's death, that it has set up a committee to look into improving safety guidelines and protocols. "it's been a long time coming..." but taylor swift has finally brought her record—breaking eras tour to the uk. an estimated 800,000 fans will put on their friendship bracelets on will put on their friendship bracelets and get ready to experience what some are calling the concert of a lifetime. but what about the economics behind the music? here's kate moore to break it down for us. taylor swift's eras tour is a culturaljuggernaut. with a run time of 3.5 hours and over 150 shows across five continents, it's generated global headlines and unprecedented demand for tickets. the figures are quite something. it's the highest—grossing tour of all time, with over $1 billion in revenue. that'sjust time, with over $1 billion in revenue. that's just from the first leg of the tour. some experts believe that it could generate $2 billion by the time it finishes in december. by the end of the run, taylor will have performed to 8 million ticket holders. one concert in seattle generated seismic activity equivalent to that of activity equivalent to that of a 2.3—magnitude earthquake. that's according to a professor at western washington university. the tour has coincided with a huge uptick in the body of taylor swift's work. she's released two new studio albums and re—recorded two of her older albums, 1989 and speak now. she's the first billionaire in history where songwriting is the primary source of income. all this is combined to produce what some are calling the era of swiftonomics. i'm joined now by a swiftonomics academic, megan wysocki, who's designed and written a course in the discipline at the american university in washington. do tell. . .! do do tell...! do you have a lot of students studying swiftonomics? ., ,, ., swiftonomics? thank you for havin: swiftonomics? thank you for having me — swiftonomics? thank you for having me on. _ swiftonomics? thank you for having me on. yes, - swiftonomics? thank you for having me on. yes, we i swiftonomics? thank you for having me on. yes, we do. l swiftonomics? thank you for l having me on. yes, we do. we currently have about 50 students registered for the course and a waitlist that is just as long. course and a waitlist that is just as long-— course and a waitlist that is just as long. and is it - what, three years" _ just as long. and is it - what, three years' study? _ just as long. and is it - what, three years' study? what i just as long. and is it - what, three years' study? what is i just as long. and is it - what, l three years' study? what is it? so it's just a single class, an elective, in the overall major of economics. elective, in the overall ma'or of economics.i of economics. ok, so it's a art of of economics. ok, so it's a part of an _ of economics. ok, so it's a part of an economics i of economics. ok, so it's a l part of an economics degree of economics. ok, so it's a i part of an economics degree or whatever? ok. that makes more sense. sojust whatever? ok. that makes more sense. so just talk us through how she has done this. i mean, she is incredibly wealthy. climbing up the forbes rich list, etc. but it's not so much about her wealth. it's about how she has changed so much within the music industry and what artists gain in terms of their influence and power, isn't it? ., their influence and power, isn't it? . ., ., isn't it? yeah. i mean, we are truly seeing — isn't it? yeah. i mean, we are truly seeing an _ isn't it? yeah. i mean, we are| truly seeing an unprecedented level of market power from taylor swift. i think she's a gifted businesswoman, and she's truly changed so much in the music industry from, you know, streaming services and the portion of proceeds that artists received from their streams, all the way down to ticketmaster and ticket sales. she is truly, you know —— has truly, you know, cornered the industry and is placing her mark on it.— industry and is placing her markon it. �* ., �*, ,, mark on it. but also, it's kind of on its _ mark on it. but also, it's kind of on its head, _ mark on it. but also, it's kind of on its head, isn't _ mark on it. but also, it's kind of on its head, isn't it? i of on its head, isn't it? because now, the tour, or the concerts — the live events — are sort of off the back of huge success, which is driven within the streaming sector, isn't it, really?— isn't it, really? yeah. so she's continuously i isn't it, really? yeah. so she's continuously at i isn't it, really? yeah. so| she's continuously at the height of her career. i mean, taylor swift's last tour was, i'm going to say, 2017. so we've now had nine albums since then. she's only continued to grow. really, truly, with these streaming platforms as they've grown in popularity, grown in user size, grown in market share, we've seen an unprecedented level of the money and power that she's gaining from these streaming services. , ., . , gaining from these streaming services. , . . services. researchers at itarclavs _ services. researchers at barclays looked - services. researchers at barclays looked at i services. researchers at barclays looked at how i services. researchers at i barclays looked at how much this would boost the uk economy while she is performing in the uk. she's at various venues in edinburgh at the moment. £997 million boost to the uk economy with swifties, they estimate, forking out £848 on average to see her...?! 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you can go and study swiftonomics. let's show you paris this morning as the sun rises: people across france are waking up people across france are waking up to the news that there'll be a snap parliamentary election just in a few weeks' time. the announcement came late yesterday from president emmanuel macron. there is so much more analysis and detail on our website. stay with us here as we keep you up to date on bbc news. hello there. weather for the week ahead is perhaps not the story you want. no significant summer sunshine or warmth, i'm afraid. in fact, the story in armagh on sunday really sets the scene — just a high of ten degrees. we had cloudy skies with light rain or drizzle with a cool northerly wind as well. now, that rain is sinking its way steadily southwards and it will clear away from eastern england and south east england during monday morning. behind it, this northerly wind and this cooler air source starts to kick in across the country. so a rash of showers, a cold, brisk wind driving those showers in off exposed coasts and drifting their way steadily south across scotland and northern ireland as we go through the morning. here's our cloud and rain still lingering across east yorkshire, lincolnshire first thing showers in off exposed coasts and drifting their way steadily south across scotland and northern ireland as we go through the morning. here's our cloud and rain still lingering across east yorkshire, lincolnshire first thing in the morning, some heavier bursts that will ease away. best of any brighter skies, perhaps across southern england down to the south—west. here, showers should be few and further between. but nevertheless, that wind direction still really digging in right across the country. so — sunny spells, scattered showers, a brisk northwesterly wind for many, so temperatures just below par really for this time of year, a maximum of 10—15 degrees for most. we might see highs of 17 or 18 if we get some sunshine across south west england and wales. now, as we move out of monday into tuesday, the low pressure drifts off to scandinavia, high pressure builds. it should start to kill off some of the showers out to the west. but with those clearing skies, well, those temperatures will be below path through the night as well, low single figures for some, quite a chilly start to our tuesday morning. hopefully some sunshine around on tuesday. there will continue to be some showers, most frequent ones running down through central and eastern scotland and england. further west, some brighter skies and once again, highs of 17 degrees, but for many, just a maximum of 10—15 once again. moving out of tuesday into wednesday, winds will fall lighter still for a time, but there's another low pushing in and that will bring some wetter weather to close out the end of the working week. it will gradually start to change the wind direction. so, after a drier day on wednesday, it will turn that little bit milder, but also wetter as we head into the weekend. good morning, welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. our headlines today. tributes to the much—loved television presenter michael mosley after his body is found on a greek island. friends and colleagues describe him as a national treasure. a promise to recruit more gps and improve cancer survival rates. the liberal democrats put the nhs at the heart of their general election manifesto. a surge in support for the hard—right in the european elections. french president emmanuel macron responds by calling a snap vote, holiday—makers beware. a rise in online customer service scams targeting airline passengers. we'll show you how to spot a fake account to stay safe on social media. in sport, former liverpool and scotland centre—back alan hansen is seriously ill. his club announced yesterday their former captain and three—time european cup winner is currently in hospital. new laws make it compulsory to get your pet cat microchipped in england or face a fine of up to £500. no sign of some of this week, i'm afraid. today part of england and wales starred wet and very windy. —— no sign of summer this week, i'm afraid. it's monday, the 10th ofjune. our main story. tributes have been paid to the bbc broadcaster and author michael mosley, following his death whilst on holiday, at the age of 67. dr mosley disappeared whilst walking in extreme heat on the greek island of symi last wednesday, his body was later recovered
Eastern-scotlandBillionaire-pop-star-s-eras-tourBusiness-todayPersonPeopleMilitarySoldierArmyCrowdTroopUniformFurHello, i'm helena humphrey. glad you could join me. four israeli hostages taken by hamas during the october 7th attacks have now been reunited with their families. but israeli forces in gaza killed scores of palestinians in the military operation to free them. israeli special forces raided two locations in nuseirat, in central gaza in broad daylight. one israeli soldier was killed. hamas says more than 200 palestinians were killed in the operation. an israeli military spokesman said there were "under 100" palestinian casualties. the eu's top diplomat condemned the israeli raid. the us president has also spoken out at a press conference during his state visit to france. i want to echo president macron�*s comments welcoming the return of the hostages to theirfamilies in israel. we won't stop working until they are all home. hugo bachega has more from tel aviv. a dramatic rescue and she's free again. 25—year—old noa argamani, captured by hamas on the 7th of october, and taken to gaza, is finally back in israel. she became one of the most well—known faces of this crisis. her kidnapping recorded in this video. today, her ordeal came to an end. this is her, reunited with her dad. translation: please don'tl forget that there are another 120 hostages in captivity. we must release them and make every effort in any way to bring them to israel and theirfamilies. by the way, it is my birthday, look what a gift i got. also freed, andrei kozlov, who is 27. shlomi ziv, 40, and almog meirjan, 21. eight months ago, they were in the nova music festival in southern israel when hamas gunmen attacked. more than 360 people were killed here. this morning, the israeli military carried out a raid of the nuseirat refugee camp in central gaza. there were heavy airstrikes. special forces went in. the military said this was a complex operation and based on intelligence information. the four hostages, it said, were found at two separate locations in the heart of the camp and were brought out under fire. israeli forces have been preparing for this rescue mission for weeks. they underwent intensive training. they risked their lives to save the lives of our hostages. if there was relief in israel, the operation meant yet more suffering in gaza. at the al aqsa hospital in nearby deir al—balah, chaos and desperation. doctors struggled to treat all the wounded. many arrived already dead. translation: we were at home. a rocket hit us. _ my two cousins died and my other two cousins were seriously injured. they did nothing. they were sitting at home. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, visited the freed hostages in a hospital near tel aviv. he's being urged to reach a ceasefire and hostage release deal with hamas. today's rescue could help lift some of the pressure. our middle east correspondent hugo bachega reporting there. for more, i spoke with hugo a short while ago. good to see you. what more have you been learning about how this operation unfolded 7 the israeli military described this rescue as a special complex operation that happened during the day. there was heavy bombardment by the israeli military. special forces entered the nuseirat refugee camp in central gaza. they said they had been planning the operation for weeks. the military personnel involved in this operation had received special training for this mission. these four hostages were located at two different locations, then rescued by those teams involved in this operation. it seems that it has come at a very high price in terms of palestinian casualties. numbers are still not clear, but two hospitals in the area of this refugee camp in central gaza say that at least 70 people have been killed. so it is obviously a rescue operation that has been celebrated here in israel, but on the palestinian side, the head of the palestinian authority has described it as a bloody massacre. tell us more about that reaction you have been seeing from israel and from gaza, in light of the high civilian death toll that we appear to be seeing from the palestinian side. i think this is obviously going to lead to more criticism of the israeli military. we've seen that these operations, many of them, by the israeli army result in large numbers of civilian casualties in gaza. but here in israel, obviously there have been celebrations across the country, but here in tel aviv, there was a huge protest with thousands of people who came here to tel aviv, to demand a deal with hamas for the remaining hostages to be freed. this is one of the key questions — what is going to happen with those ceasefire and hostage release negotiations? the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been under pressure to accept a proposal put forward by president biden a week ago — a proposal he described as an israeli proposal. this would see not only the release of the hostages, but would also pave the way for a permanent ceasefire in gaza, which is a contentious point here in israel. we have seen that there has been opposition from many in the country, including some members of the coalition government, including far right ministers itamar ben—gvir and bezalel smotrich, who have threatened to quit the government. if they do so, this could lead to the end of the governing coalition. so this rescue operation has been considered a success by the israeli authorities, and could perhaps change the calculations of the prime minister, who is under pressure from all sides. let's talk more about the pressure prime minister netanyahu has been under. we know benny gantz today was due to hold a press conference. he called it off. how do you read that? does it tell us anything about the stability and the unity of the government? this is very interesting, because this was a deadline imposed by benny gantz. he had demanded a plan by benjamin netanyahu for gaza, and he said if there was no plan, he would quit the government. he has been facing a lot of pressure from members of his own party who say he should return to the opposition. obviously we focus a lot on benny gantz, because he is seen as a possible candidate to be the next prime minister in the next elections in israel. so now he has cancelled this statement. he was widely expected to announce his decision to leave the government. after the rescue operation, the prime minister benjamin netanyahu asked benny gantz to reconsider his decision. so i think there was a fear here that with the decision by benny gantz to leave the government, this could give more power to those radical far right ministers in the government. but it seems that, for now, this crisis has been averted. talking about this rescue operation and having unfolded, and the high civilian death toll we have seen on the palestinian side, ijust want to get your assessment about what you think it means for any potential agreement and success of that ceasefire proposal. yeah, so we know the us secretary of state antony blinken is returning to the region. he will be in egypt, israel, jordan and qatar. i think the idea of this trip is to put more pressure on both israel and hamas for a deal to be reached. i think one of the most contentious points of the plan put forward by president biden was the idea of a permanent ceasefire. so hamas is demanding that any kind of deal leads to a permanent ceasefire. in other words, the end of the war. because they want a guarantee that the israeli military is not going to return to gaza once the hostages are released. and continue with this military operation against the group. and the idea of a permanent ceasefire again is a divisive point in israel. the prime minister has been saying the goals remain the same, and that is to destroy the military capabilities of hamas, the ability of the group to continue to govern gaza, and there has been lots of opposition from some of his allies and from many in this country. so it is a very difficult position for the prime minister, and these negotiations have been extremely difficult as well. the indications are there hasn't been any kind of breakthrough after days of mediated talks between israel and hamas. in the aftermath of the raid, our correspondent rushdi abualouf has been speaking to palestinians in gaza. yeah, i think the people were quite angry about the number of people killed in this rescue operation. some of them, they have told me that hamas should have accepted the ceasefire proposal that had been in the table for quite a long time. and instead of, like, you know, going in and killing people to get the hostages, they could have been released for also an exchange of some of the palestinian prisoners in the israeli jail. some of the people were also expressing their views towards the other side. they were defending hamas and they said what happened is very little comparing to the period of this war, eight months. i mean, one person told me that they managed to rescue four people after four months, and this is very little achievement where they have been defeated many times in very places and hamas was able to kill some of them. so very, you know, they divide palestinian as always. they are always divided about the issue of hamas. many people are supporting what hamas is doing in gaza and they keep defending them. but today we noticed that many, many people in a very rare way were criticising hamas. and one person, he lost his family, as far as i remember, two months ago, in one of the air strikes. he wrote in his facebook and he said, why keeping hostages among a very crowded refugee camp in a market and put all of the people's life in risk? and some went more far and they said those who are sitting in the doha in qatar and controlling our life should go home. joining me is javed ali who served in the national security council of the trump administration and for the fbi. i'd like to get your 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operations like this should unfold. washington is reported to have given intelligence to support it. where do you think that puts the us on the world stage? with respect to this particular operation, based on the media reports, it sounds like the us knew about it and supported the idf with intelligence about the locations of the hostages and the has units, the features of the has units, the features of the buildings that had to be assaulted. so i don't think the us is going to denounce this particular operation, despite the high number of civilian casualties, because the us apparently had a role in supporting it, but getting back to my earlier point... the fact there were so many civilians in this camp and there were hamas fighters in it who were firing on the idf forces as the hostage were coming out of the building, underthe hostage were coming out of the building, under the rules of engagement, they were allowed to take those strikes. so i think we will continue to see this type of 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javed ali, x will be us. _ minister netanyahu. javed ali, x will be us. -- _ minister netanyahu. javed ali, x will be us. -- thank- minister netanyahu. javed ali, x will be us. -- thank you - minister netanyahu. javed ali, x will be us. -- thank you for. x will be us. —— thank you for with us. president biden has been hosted for a state dinner in france as a commemoration of the d—day landings. there was a parade at the champs—elysees. they held a press conference on saturday and during his speech, president biden also spoke about the war in ukraine, saying the russian president vladimir putin is not going to stop at ukraine. our two countries stand with the ukrainian people as they fight off putin's brutal aggression. yesterday i announced $225 million of assistance to ukraine, the sixth package since we signed the national security legislation earlier this year. i wish we could have done it when we wanted, six months earlier, but we got it done. $61 billion in additional aid to ukraine. and i commend france and our european allies for their leadership as well. the eu has provided over $107 billion in assistance to ukraine since the war began. because we know what happens if putin succeeds in subjugating ukraine. and we won't... you know, putin won't stop at ukraine. it's notjust ukraine, it's about much more than ukraine. all of europe will be threatened. we're not going let that happen. the us is standing strong with ukraine, with our allies, and with france. we will not walk away — i say again, we will not walk away. in the uk, parties are back on the campaign trail following last night's seven—way debate. the conservatives are pushing a permanent cut to stamp duty and labour is outlining its position on business rates. i'lljust try and get the sign in! rishi sunak was putting a brave face on the events of the past few days. is this taking over from those fidget spinners? he was keen to move on from his d—day apology with an announcement to make temporary tax relief for first—time homeowners permanent. but his ministers were still having to fight on the political beaches... the prime minister has made a mistake, he's apologised for it and has apologised to those who would have been particularly hurt by it. so how has the prime minister's misstep gone down on the doorstep? we have been talking to conservative candidates, some have spoken about anger and disappointment. one of them despairingly said, "whatever is going to happen next? will the prime minister's trousers fall down?" others said voters haven't raised the issue at all, and one candidate said that those who are so vexed by this have already defected to labour or reform. elections are often about political theatre, but the snp say, in this campaign, the main westminster parties are sidestepping difficult decisions. the biggest issue that's not been spoken about is the fact there are £18 billion worth of cuts agreed to by the conservatives and endorsed by the labour party, and they are coming down the track towards us. but what about raising revenue? labour say, if they form the next government, then, just like the conservatives, they won't be able to increase tax thresholds in line with inflation any time soon. we will inherit the _ government's spending plans. i will be candid — there - are in those plans tax rises. i mean, the personal allowance, the personal allowance we all. get in terms of our income tax, that is set to be frozen - for several years. but the lib dems are courting voters with spending pledges, including a multi—billion—pound plan to plant 60 million trees a year. this is a capital investment over the next five years. you're right — it is a significant investment. but i believe this is hugely important for our environment. it will help the fight against climate change. the main parties are preparing to launch their manifestos this week. only then will we know how well their policies will connect with the voters. iain watson, bbc news. the wife of the missing tv presenter michael mosley says his family refuses to lose hope, and the last few days have been "unbearable". joe inwood has the latest. just a few hours working on the hills of symi is enough to leave you exhausted. two hours. two hours? that is why there is such concern that michael mosley may still be up here after more than three days. the major search operation to find the missing broadcaster has today focused on the hills to the north of the village of pedi. so that search and rescue helicopter has been circling for maybe half an hour or so. there's been a huge amount of emergency services activity focused on those hills, and that's because we know from cctv taken at this spot that, on wednesday at about 1:30pm, two o'clock, michael mosley passed this road and headed into those hills. the search is focusing on the hills because, finally, a picture has emerged of michael mosley�*s movements. he left the beach where he'd been with his wife, clare, at about 1:30 on wednesday. he was then picked up on a camera at a coffee shop here. a second one at a restaurant here, and then, finally, the one at the marina, before he is thought to have headed into the hills. the disappearance of michael mosley has been a major story in greece. here on symi, locals have even joined the search, as have british holiday—makers. this morning, she came in my room and said, "let's go and look for michael." it would have been terrible. we know the paths, so we... we're just staying there. we're within 2km of where he's got to be, so it was, feeling quite helpless. at the heart of this is not just michael mosley, but his family as well. today, his wife clare released a statement... nor, it seems, will the greek authorities. they say they will continue their search until michael mosley is found. an american veteran who flew back to france for the d—day celebrations got married near the beaches where the allies landed 80 years ago. harold terens, who is 100 years old, married his 96—year—old fiancee, jeanne swerlin, in the small town of carentan—les—marais. mr terens was a radio technician, who assisted fighter pilots in the skies over normandy and called their wedding day the best one of his life. stay with us on bbc news. hello there. it's been a pretty decent start to the weekend. there was a good deal of sunshine around across most of the country. a bit of cloud here and there, a few showers mostly in the north. part two of the weekend doesn't look quite as good. it will start certainly quite chilly. but we've got a couple of weather fronts pushing down from the north—west that will increase cloud through the day with some splashes of rain. and we've got this weather front approaching the north—west of the country to move through this evening. showers merging together to produce longer spells of rain for the north and west of scotland. so unsettled, breezy, showery in the north, turning cloudier for northern ireland, but clearer skies for large parts of england and wales with lighter winds here. so it will turn chilly for most, single digits, i think, for the majority of the country. but with more cloud across northern ireland, we will fall to around ten degrees in belfast. so sunday, then, we've got low pressure still towards the norwegian sea there, bringing northern—westerly winds into the country. we start to have quite a bit of sunshine. scotland, england and wales, cloudy skies for northern ireland, south—west scotland in towards north—west england, north wales. and that cloud with splashes of rain will spill south—eastwards through the day. so it will turn cloudy across much of england and wales, probably the best of the sunshine across the far south—west, and the northern half of scotland doing pretty well with sunny spells. but there will be blustery showers here and a cooler day to come, i think, because of more cloud around, temperatures of about 12 to 17 degrees. as we move through sunday night, that area of rain splashes across the irish sea into much of england and wales, becomes confined to southern and eastern areas by the end of the night. so where we have the cloud and the rain, then, a less cold night here, 10 to 12 degrees under clearer skies. further north, it will turn chilly. we start to pick up a northerly wind as we move into monday. that rain slowly clears away from the south and east. it may take a while to clear the east of england. eventually it will do that. it's a bright day for most, sunshine and showers. most of these across the northern half of scotland, where they will be quite blustery and a chilly northerly wind at that. temperatures, 10 to 1a degrees in the north, 15 to 17 further south, giving some sunny spells. and we hold on to this chilly northerly wind through tuesday, even into wednesday as well. and before low pressure starts to move in from the south—west, that'll cut off the chilly northerly and temperatures will slowly recover towards the end of the week. but it's going to be a fairly unsettled and a cool week to come with a little bit of sunshine here and there. this is bbc news. we will have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. the european union. a50 million people in 27 countries. la president! uniting nations, languages, cultures and economies into the world's biggest trading bloc, and a hugely important political voice on the global stage. but it has its problems, and among its members, there are very different opinions. this weekend, citizens across the bloc will elect members of the european parliament. who will shape the eu, as it faces defining challenges. so what are the issues driving this election? and what's foremost in people's minds as they head to the ballot boxes? welcome to europe votes 202a. hello and welcome from sunny lisbon, where we are coming to you from today. i'm mark lowen, one of the bbc�*s europe correspondents. and over the course of this programme, we 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