These women look really exhausted. Theyre coming on one by one. One of the women i see has got a little child with her. Summer isnt here yet, and some rivers are already running dry fears that we could be heading into a drought. And coming up in the sport on bbc news, can chelsea relegate middlesbrough and be just one more win away from the Premier League title with a victory in their meeting tonight at Stamford Bridge . Good evening from paris, where the President Elect, Emmanuel Macron, has been celebrating his decisive victory over Marine Le Pen in yesterdays election, and hes already started work on forming his government, ahead of his formal inauguration on sunday. Hes already been congratulated by many world leaders, including the british Prime Minister, theresa may. Mr macron won with 66. 1 of the vote, with Marine Le Pen of the Front National taking 33. 9 . The turnout was 7a , the lowest in nearly 50 years, and around 11. 5 Million People abstained. The transfer of power is un
Has been closed. And the queen launches the baton relay for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in australia as it starts its journey around the world. In the sport, chris froome breaks his silence on his embattled boss, dave brailsford, saying that there would be no team sky without him. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Scotlands First Minister has announced that she plans to trigger another referendum on Scottish Independence. Nicola sturgoen said she would seek permission to hold a second referendum between autumn next year and the spring of 2019, when the terms of the uks exit from the eu are clearer. Two and a half years after the first Independence Referendum, ms sturgeon said the vote to leave the eu meant the situation was now very different, and it was important for scotland to choose its own future before it was too late. A short time ago Downing Street said another referendum would be divisive and cause huge Economic Uncertainty at the worst possible time. From edi
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