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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 network to a grinding...

and millions of others are stranded after floods in bangladesh and india. communities in finsbury park gather to mark five years since the terror attack — in which a van was driven into worshippers outside a mosque. it's two hours until voting closes in the final round of parliamentary elections in france, with president emmanuel macron facing an alliance of left—wing parties. a photo of the duke of cambridge with his children is released to celebrate father's day. good afternoon. let us start with some breaking news. the international swimming federation has voted to restrict th...

has voted to stop transgender athletes from competing in women's elite races if they have gone through any part of the process of male puberty. as the conflict in ukraine continues — the new head of the british army tells his troops they should be prepared to "fight in europe once again". it's two hours until voting closes in the final round of parliamentary elections in france, with president emmanuel macron facing an alliance of left—wing parties. good afternoon. the transport secretary says it's not for the government to intervene to try to prevent three days of strikes on the...

could soon be relocated because of rising temperatures and extensive human activity. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 6am in the morning in singapore, and midnight in france where president emmanuel macron looks set to lose his parliamentary majority. he now faces the prospect of having to work out deals with other parties to get his reforms through. but it was a good day for the far right and the far left — they both apear to have made large gains. our correspondent lucy williamson has more. emmanuel macron�*s presidency just got tougher. e...

is pushing ahead with plans to become a republic. it's 7am in the morning in singapore, and 6pm in colombia where the former guerilla rebel, gustavo petro, has become the country's first left—wing president after winning a second round vote. mr petro won 51% of vote, to 47% for his right wing anti— establishment opponent, rodolfo hernandez. mr petro described the result as a day ofjoy for the colombian people. i'm joined now by the bbc world service's americas editor, leonardo rocha. it isa it is a historic first for colombia, looking at his first leftist president. take us throu...