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And coming up in business indias crypto crackdown. Why the country could soon ban bitcoin, ripple, and other digital currencies. A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. It will get extremely hot here in Central London with temperatures rising above 30 celsius but also it will be very heated when it comes to the politics. And you can be part of the conversation. Send us your comments and questions about the the conservative leadership contest. Ill be talking to Iain Anderson and putting some of your points to him. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. So, it is a momentous day here at westminster. After several weeks of campaigning, the new leader of the Uk Conservative Party will be announced in just a few hours. That person will also be moving into n ....
the only survivor behind the gun and bomb attacks that killed 130 people in the biggest trial in modern french history following the country s worst peacetime attack. it shook paris to its core in november 2015. as well as those killed, hundreds were injured during horrendous attacks on bars, restaurants, the national football stadium and the bataclan music venue. arrested in brussels four months after the attacks, salah abdeslam said he was a soldier of the so called islamic state group, but later apologised to victims and claimed he decided not to detonate his suicide vest on the night of the attack. but the court accepted evidence that the suicide vest was, infact, defective and there was no last minute change of heart. their full life sentence now leaves him only a small chance of parole after 30 years. the court convicted all 20 men put on trial, 19 of them on terrorism charges. the rulings can be appealed. translation: i m satisfied with the sentence and i thin ....
hello and welcome. president macron of france has suffered a major political setback after his party failed to win a majority in the country s 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 tonight. it s now more than 50 seats short of majority. just look at the mood. translation: the situation is unprecedented. the national assembly has never seen a configuration of this type in the fifth republic. this situation constitutes a risk for our country, considering the challenges we have to face. this is president macron s main opposition, a new alliance of green and left wing parties dominated by far left mps. tonight, celebrating their new status as the first opposition party of fr ....
journalist dom phillips. and coming up at 6.30 all the day s sport, including leicester tigers dramatic win over saracens in english rugby s premiership decider. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the rmt union has confirmed that next week s rail strikes will go ahead. they say talks have failed to resolve a dispute about pay, jobs and working conditions. the strikes will affect railway lines across the country. our business correspondent vishala sri pathma reports. it s set to be a chaotic time if you re travelling by rail at all next week. three 24 hour strikes planned across the week on tuesday, thursday, and saturday, with strikes on the london underground to go ahead on tuesday, as well. for those who have plans to go on holiday by rail, or, indeed, go to work, the strikes are notjust disruptive they re costly. i think it s just down to greed, isn t it? i mean, government put in, is it, £16 billion of our money, to keep the railways running during the ....
developments on the bbc website. from the team, it is goodbye. meanwhile the news continues right here with all our colleagues from the nations and regions across the uk, so it is over to you. goodbye. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m isaac fanin. coming up in the programme: emotional and physical abuse was systemic in british gymnastics, according to a new independent review. the new premier league fixtures are out. this is child abuse of athletes and a very young age and that has a monumental impact on the rest of our lives the white the new premier league fixtures are out. the white champions manchester city take on west ham united to start the season. england women start their final preparations for the european championship against belgium tonight. also coming up in the programme. rory mcilroy makes an excellent start at the us open. he s back in the clubhouse and has the lead. and we speak to one fourth of britain s gold medal winning s14 mixed relay team. we s ....