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good afternoon. the transport secretary says it's not for the government to intervene to try to prevent three days of strikes on the railways this week. grant shapps dismissed calls from the rmt union to get involved in the dispute as a �*stunt�* — saying it's for the employers and unions to reach an agreement. mr shapps says the strikes would be an �*act of self—harm'. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, says the government wants the strikes to go ahead to �*sow division�* in society. here's our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. set to bring the rail networ...

projected results from french parliamentary elections show that president emmanuel macron�*s centrist alliance is set to lose its majority. a coalition led by the far left leader, jean—luc melenchon, is predicted to come second, but marine le pen's far—right party has also done well. the two were in jubilant mood as they addressed their supporters, shortly after the first projections were announced. translation: the level of attention is still far too high, which means that a large part of the population does not know where to turn, so much so that the three blocks are at simil...

a father and son have been killed in a crash at the isle of man tt. five riders have died in this year's event now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. coming up on the programme... a repeat of last summer's euros final — but it'll be behind closed doors for england as they take on italy. a masterclass from mitchell as new zealand cruise past 500 on day two of the second test against england. back in the big time — saracens reach their first premiership final, since finding their way back from their salary cap breaches. hello and welcome to sportsd...

government's asylum policy. and pop—starjustin bieber cancels a number of shows after being diagnosed with an illness that's partially paralysed his face. as you can see, this eye is not blinking. i can't smile on this side of my face. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. we begin in ukraine, where officials say their forces urgently need more supplies of ammunition. according to one regional governor, the fighting has become a war of artillery and the russian army is much more powerful. the us and nato are in the process of sending heavy armaments, b...

hello and welcome to the programme, which brings together leading commentators in the uk with the journalists from overseas who write, blog and broadcast from the dateline london. this week, as this country marks the 70—year long reign of queen elizabeth, what future for queens and kings here and globally? from king mswati, who's used his absolute power to rename his country eswatini to the imperial family ofjapan, gods made mortal by an occupying power. from the often absent thai monarch to king felipee of spain, embarrassed by his dad. in the studio thisjubilee weekend, are cathe...