america becomes the first country in the world to approve covid vaccines for babies. hello and welcome to bbc news. polling stations have opened across france in the final round of voting for parliamentary elections. at stake is control of the 577 seat national assembly, where the liberal party founded by president emmanuel macron has held sway for the last five years. but, president macron s candidates are facing strong opposition in the form of an alliance of left wing parties. i m joined now by our correspondent hugh schofield. only two months since emmanuel macron won the presidency convincingly, much of a challenge that he face this time round? it is that he face this time round? it is a big challenge. that he face this time round? it 3 a big challenge, surprising challenge, not from the far this time. but from the left. this coalition which has been created by the force of will of one man, jean luc melenchon, the man who came third in the presidential election, who ca
this is bbc news, broadcasting in the uk and around the globe. i m joanna gosling. our top stories. voters across france are going to the polls in parliamentary elections, as president macron s party seeks to maintain control of the national assembly. at least 59 dead as a result of monsoonal floods in bangladesh and india. meanwhile, parts of western europe experience an extreme heatwave. translation: the situation could even get worse, could cause damage to fauna, to agriculture, - to everything. already, there is no more water. the british transport secretary accuses union leaders of punishing millions of innocent people by pressing ahead with rail strikes later this week.