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First, the latest headlines eus former brexit negotiator, michel barnier, has been announced as frances next prime minister. Hes been asked by President Macron to form a new government in an attempt to end weeks of deadlocked negotiations between rival parties. Mr macron called Snap Elections nearly two months ago that failed to produce a clear winner. Police in germany say an armed man shot dead by officers in munich was an eighteen year they say his motive is not known but a local politician said the man may have intended to attack the israeli consulate. The olympic Marathon Runner Rebecca cheptegay has become one of the latest Women In Kenya to be killed by a man. She died four days after being set On Fire by herformer boyfriend. The ugandan athlete was reportedly, doused with petrol, at her home in Western Kenya where she had been training. A member of the Royal Navy has died When a Military Helicopter ditched in the English Channel on wednesday night. The Ministry Of Defence said the merlin helicopter, like The One pictured here, had been carrying out a mission with the aircraft carrier, hms queen elizabeth. Welcome to the programme. Tomorrow it all begins. North carolina, the first state in america to mail out the 2024 ballots. Pennsylvania, minnesota and virginia also gearing up for early voting. A reminder that while Election Day is still two months away. Tens of millions of voters will be deciding in the next few weeks. Which is why, this hour, president Joe Biden is in westby, wisconsin. Not officially a campaign event, but of Course Everything from this point on, is about the vote. The president s focus though would be thousands of miles away in california, where his son was in court facing nine counts of tax evasion. HunteR Biden was accused of ducking over A Million dollars in back taxes, while spending huge sums of money on, drugs, escorts and girlfriends. At the last minute, the president s son changed his plea. Meanwhile, lawyers for the former President Donald Trump have also been in court today. A federaljudge in Washington Dc called a hearing to consider the Election Inteference case. It is the first Court Hearing since the special counsel filed a revised indictment against the former president. That, of course, spurred by the Supreme Courts earlier ruling on president ial immunity. Donald trump pleaded not guilty to that revised indictment. Heres the former federal prosecutorjoe moreno. For all those people who thought that a trial was even possible before novembers election, no way. Were talking about months, possibly years before this case will ever go to trial, because all of those immunity issues that the Supreme Court decided on a few months ago all have to be litigated now at the trial court level, and theyre subject to appeal. So Ifjudge Chutkan rules one way or the other on each individual immunity, holding either the prosecution or the defence can appeal. And where does that ultimately go . Back to the Supreme Court. So this could go on in circles for a very long time. Also with us on the panel republican strategist sarah chamberlain. Can we talk about the Court Cases. Do you think he has decided to enter a guilty plea here to spare the democratic campaign . Is that what is going on here . 50 campaign . Is that what is going on here . �. , on here . So itll come back to Hunter Biden. On here . So itll come back to Hunter Biden. So on here . So itll come back to Hunter Biden. So many on here . So itll come back to Hunter Biden. So many courtl Hunter Biden. So many Court Cases. So we are talking about Hunter Biden. Cases. So we are talking about Hunter Biden. Cases. So we are talking about Hunter Biden. Yes were talkin about Hunter Biden. Yes were talking about about Hunter Biden. Yes were talking about hunter about Hunter Biden. 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There | was a Point Today from axial is that the former president is scaling back its campaign. In three states, youre targeting just three weeks ago. This is for memos that suggest that they are taking money out of new hampshire, minnesota, virginia and refocusing on north carolina, Arizona And Nevada where his Poll Lead has been shrinking. It shows how the race has changed doesnt it . It the race has changed doesnt it . ,. ,. ,. , it . It sure has. It has changed a lot and it . It sure has. It has changed a lot and how it . It sure has. It has changed a lot and how it it . It sure has. It has changed a lot and how it is it . It sure has. It has changed a lot and how it is picking it . It sure has. It has changed a lot and how it is picking up | a lot and how it is picking up so momentum of this list, especially in north carolina, where especially in north carolina, where i especially in north carolina, where i am from. I think it is smart where i am from. I think it is smart for where i am from. I think it is smart for Trumps Campaign to be doing smart for Trumps Campaign to be doing that for that he need to win be doing that for that he need to win the state to become president. Campaign, i mean she has got an enormous to go on but apparently, theyve put 25 million, they harris campaign and the dnc, into some of these races. Where do you see in the way that this is shaping up because it will be crucial in what he next president can do . Absolutely, the United States said it is so crucial for what we are going to see. 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I think you are looking mac you have you are looking mac you have these big trifecta of these big trifecta of republicans and democrats and republicans and democrats and states and there is no room to states and there is no room to govern in ways that we need to. Govern in ways that we need to. Really what you try to do is really what you try to do is show up ensuring that democrats show up ensuring that democrats can win in the senate and can win in the senate and take control of the house. Because if you can do that, then it is going to reshape so much of the pushback that has been received over the last four years so, thatis over the last four years so, that is what youre trying to do as youre trying to help these races. I think a lot of these races. I think a lot of these races. I think a lot of these races remain the same and it is again retired in certain places but ensure that ensuring that she is unifying this variety which he did basically from Day One which is unheard of. As someone who helped run the democratic party, it took us longer to decide on large sometimes than it did for us to choose kamala harris, she is unifying as party a way that we have not in decades. Just unifying as party a way that we have not in decades. Have not in decades. Just to focus only have not in decades. Just to focus only senate have not in decades. Just to focus only senate races have not in decades. Just to i focus only senate races where have not in decades. Just to focus only senate races where a second, you would expect the republic is to take the Senate Seatin Republic is to take the Senate Seat in a West Virginia Know Thatjoe has to decide. The other two, and that would mean a tie in the senate, there are two others in play for the democrats. One in montana and one in a higher, others to Senate Seat, the republicans think that they can take. Brute think that they can take. We certainly do think that they can take. 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They were one of three companies involved they were one of three companies involved in the ticketing this weekend. In the ticketing this weekend. To the in demand according to according to the reporting, 10 15 of the 1. 4 million tickets sold the reporting, 10 15 of the 1. 4 million tickets sold were dynamically priced were dynamically priced which meant some tickets which meant some tickets doubled in price from £150 doubled in price from £150 to the in Demand Price of £355. Today, the competition regulator, the competition and Markets Authority said it has now launched an investigation into ticketmaster. Lets speak to dr pascal courty, a professor of economics at the university of victoria. Thanks very much for coming on. Cages explain to people who maybe have not followed the story how this works. Mackay you just expend people love not follow a story how this works. How do you run a dynamic ticketing service like this. It is very unusual to do that for event tickets. 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The Press Release sold at the lower price. The Press Release that sold at the lower price. The Press Release that the band put out with this announcement, they said that there had been a prior meeting between the promoters, Ticket Ticketmaster and the baz management. That evolved as strategy. The execution of their Ticket Strategy failed to meet expectation. We have seen It In the United States, it is the case that they have unusual control not only over the balance, but over the venues as well. , balance, but over the venues as well. , , well. That is right. In the us, this is more well. That is right. In the us, this is more of well. That is right. In the us, this is more of a well. That is right. In the us, this is more of a concern well. That is right. In the us, this is more of a concern as l this is more of a concern as ticketmaster has a dominant position and that is not much choice for consumers. Position and that is not much choice for consumers. 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On the other side of that brick, youre going to talk about When fell and the context of housing and also universities. Hello there. Weve had a real mixture of weather across the Uk Today from the dry, sunny weather for West Scotland and northern a ireland, where theres been barely a cloud in the sky, to the rather different looking skies across the South Of England and wales, with Heavy Rain moving in here. And, in fact, When The Rain arrived across the South Of England, it was really intense. Had 11i millimetres of rain recorded injust one hour in parts of kent and 12 into parts of hampshire. Thats half an inch of rain in the space of an hour. Rain that intense, im sure, would have led to some localised Surface Water Flooding. And the Weather Front responsible for that rain is going to stay across those areas all night. The rain, though, is likely to turn at least a little Bit Lighterfor a time. Probably quite murky with a lot of low cloud around, some Hill Fog patches developing here. And across East Scotland and eastern areas of england, as the weather turns increasingly humid overnight, therell be thickening of the low cloud and also a bit of mist, fog and drizzle. So, that takes us into friday. The same Weather Front is there, same area of low pressures there. Cant move anywhere because of this big area of high pressure blocking its progress, so instead, welljust have further prolonged outbreaks of rain across southern areas of england. And although The Rain starts off quite light, itll quite quickly turn heavy with some thunder mixed in. Again, there could be some Surface Water Flooding building in. East scotland, eastern areas of england, particularly where you start off with the low cloud, the mist, fog and drizzle, that will eventually clear out of the way for most and its going to be a warm and humid day. Temperatures widely 22 27 degrees celsius, but with further accumulations of rain across the South Of England, where we could be looking at some localised flooding issues. Now, the same low pressure stays with us into the weekend, too, but it is weakening, and so, rather than persistent rain, were more likely to see showers. Those showers heavy and thundery and could pop up just about anywhere across england and wales. Scotland and Northern Ireland, meanwhile, stay dry with some sunny spells. Temperatures quite widely low to Mid 20s and still feeling warm and humid. Second half of the weekend, more Thundery Rain potentially from the same area of low pressure, particularly focused across england and wales. And again, its the North West of scotland and Northern Ireland that will probably stay dry, probably still with some spells of sunshine coming and going. Temperatures still for many of us, reaching the low 20s, which wont feel too bad. Weve got another low on the way for next week, so it stays unsettled. Hello, im christian fraser. Youre watching the context on bbc news. British universities sound the alarm over their finances. Half of them say theyre in danger of going under. The deputy prime minister, angela rayner, has said she cannot give a timeline for When dangerous cladding will be removed from homes. But she said it is completely unacceptable that people are still living in unsafe buildings seven years on from the fire at grenfell tower. More than 340,000 people are still living in flats with unsafe cladding . Despite the fact an 11 Billion with unsafe cladding . Despite the fact an £11 Billion fund has been agreed to replace it. I cant give a timeline, because theres A Number