hello and welcome to paris i m christian fraser. where the french parliament is set for deadlock after a surprising projected results showed the left wing coalition the new popular front winning the most seats in the national assembly. it s forecast to win between 184 and 186 seats in total. it s a surprise turnaround from the first round last week, which saw the far right national rally party win the biggest share of the vote. national rally is projected to have between 1m and 143 mps a likely third place behind president macron s centrist alliance. it s predicted to win between 160 and 162 seats. if confirmed in the full count, france will have a hung parliament. with a round up of the day s events here s our europe editor, katya adler. in a shock result for all and a huge relief for many here, the left, far left coalition has unexpectedly become the biggest party in the french parliament, beating the far right. translation: the vote is final. the defeat of the
one of the world s greatest footballers, lionel messi, is leaving barcelona after more than 20 years. the international olympic committee says it s ordered two belarusian coaches to leave the athletes village to protect the rest of their team. greece has been plunged into an unprecedented environmental crisis, according to the country s prime minister. days of heatwaves have turned the country into a powder keg and he predicts the worst is yet to come with strong westerly winds expected to fan the flames. as mark lobel reports, villagers are coming under pressure to abandon their homes, as villages like these burn, the greek prime minister is urging extreme caution. houses can be rebuilt, he says, trees can regrow, however human life cannot be replaced. but abandoning your home is never easy in your 70s. translation: leave and go where, and let my house burn? if we had left, this place would have burned. we told the women and elderly and kids to go, and whoever was able
variant has been traced. european countries condemn china s plans to tighten its grip on hong kong s electoral system. and as another sneak peek of the interview with harry and meghan is released, we ll be looking at the pulling power of oprah winfrey. two unions representing tens of thousands of health care workers are warning of possible strike action after the government suggested a 1% pay rise for most nhs workers in england. it has been branded an insult and hypocrisy in its greatest form around a million other public sector staff including teachers, the armed forces, firefighters and police officers are about to have their pay frozen for a year. from westminster, our deputy political editor vicki young sent this report. the covid pandemic s taking its toll on nhs staff. definitely undervalued is i think what a lot of people are feeling now. the government suggesting a 1% pay rise. really sad, yeah, just very disappointed. alice and ella just two of the many nurses d
in order to bring the pandemic under control. former president donald trump is expected to be acquitted when senators vote on his second impeachment trial later today. protests in myanmar enter their eighth day as the un passes a resolution denouncing the military coup and calling for the release of aung san suu kyi. now on bbc news, global questions. with schools, colleges and universities around the world closed by covid i9, how can we stop this disruption to young lives becoming a global generational disaster? hello, and welcome to global questions. nearlyi billion students worldwide have suffered massive disruption to their education from covert lockdowns. covid lockdowns. the impact on their lives now and in the future might be devastating. how can we prevent this becoming a global generational disaster? the cost to education. our panellistsjoin our panellists join us via video link. julia gillard was the first woman to become a prime minister to become prime minist
canadian actor, christopher plummer, best known for his role as captain von trapp, in the sound of music, has died at the age of 91. we start in the us, where president biden has said the latest monthlyjobs report, shows the american economy is still in trouble, as it remains in the teeth of the pandemic. he said a $1.9 trillion stimulus package would help the vaccination effort, and alleviate americans suffering. speaking with the treasury secretary, janet yellen, and vice president kamala harris by his side, mr biden appealed to congressional republicans to act urgently to turn his coronavirus relief measures into law. i see enormous pain in this country. a lot of folks out of work, a lot of folks going hungry, staring at the ceiling at night wondering, what am i going to do tomorrow? a lot of folks trying to figure out how to keep theirjobs and take care of their children. a lot of folks reaching the breaking point. suicides are up, mental health needs are increasing,