hello this is bbc news. the headlines. a bad night for president macron. he looks set to lose his overall majority in the french parliament the far left and the far right have made gains. rail bosses have confirmed that talks to try to avoid this week s strike action will continue with union leaders tomorrow. after the uk s promise of more heavy weapons to ukraine the new head of the british army says troops should be prepared to fight russia in europe. communities in finsbury park gather to mark five years since the terror attack in which a van was driven into worshippers outside a mosque. and swimming s world governing body votes to effectively ban transgender competitors like american lia thomas from taking part in women s races. now on bbc news. joe tidy reports on president nayib bukele s bitcoin plans in el salvador, with investment of more than $300 million of public money and plans to build a bitcoin city . el salvador is the only country in the world where you
now on bbc news, joe tidy reports from el salvador on the president s bitcoin plans, with investment of more than $300 million of public money and plans to build a bitcoin city . el salvador is the only country in the world where you can buy almost anything with bitcoin. buenos dias. si, caballero. last september, the country s cryptocurrency loving president took the unprecedented decision to make bitcoin legal tender. this will generate jobs and help provide financial inclusion to thousands outside the formal economy. around the world, the move is being criticised by the financial establishment and celebrated by crypto fans. so we are following developments closely. and now el salvador is leading the way, you know? we re proud. but are the people here embracing bitcoin? is el salvador s big bitcoin gamble paying off? el salvador s bitcoin journey started here in el zonte, with a weird and mysterious origin story. in 2019, an anonymous donor gave this small fishing villag
days. we are forecasting a0 celsius in paris on saturday, that s very early in the season. it won t be in it won t be as hot in the uk is paris. it s a brief spell of weather because there is a cold front sinking southwards introducing fresh conditions for all over the weekend but also for some, heavy, thundery downpours. in summary, here s the headline. hot and downpours. in summary, here s the headline. hotand humid downpours. in summary, here s the headline. hot and humid across the south with temperatures peaking tomorrow. further north it s cool and cloudy. there will be outbreaks of rain and also sunshine at times. let s take a look at the rest of this afternoon. 0utbreaks let s take a look at the rest of this afternoon. outbreaks of light patchy drizzle for western areas of scotland. perhaps brightness for the east got in. the lion s share of sunshine and england and wales, temperatures into the 20s. there are high pollen levels, hay fever sufferers beware. this eve
El Salvador's Bitcoin experiment seems to be anticlimactic. Here are several reasons why. El Salvador's Bitcoin experiment looks like a failure based on the statements made by experts.