degrees. goodbye for now. now on bbc news, unspun world provides an unvarnished version of the week s major global news stories reliable, honest and essential viewing with the bbc s world affairs editor, john simpson. hello, and welcome to the newsroom here at new broadcasting house, the bbc s international headquarters in central london, for unspun world the programme where we get the unadorned facts about the world s news from the bbc s global experts. this week, i ll be asking as the fighting in ukraine gets worse and more threatening, what do ordinary russians think about the dangers of a wider war with the west? support is already quite high and, of course, if the war comes to russian towns and cities, then russia ordinary russians definitely will feel that this war is even more justified for moscow. what s life like in syria nowadays the country where russia developed its tactics for bombarding civilians? you can see in the streets that people are digging in
we also have to protect competitive furnace. and also on the programme: on the road to a republic. we report from jamaica, the latest commonwealth country to lose the queen as head of state. hello. thanks for joining hello. thanks forjoining us. from left wing guerrilla to colombia s first ever left wing president. the former rebel, gustavo petro, once jailed for his role with the m i9 rebel movement, has won 51% of the vote, compared to 47% for his right wing anti establishment opponent, rodolfo hernandez. this was his third presidential campaign. with more, here s the bbc s south america correspondent, katy watson, in the capital, bogota. the atmosphere here in gustavo petro s h0 is electric. people here almost didn t believe it. it was a nailbiter until the very end. this is a historic vote in so many ways that s often used as a real cliche but it s really true he is the first leftist president that colombia has ever had. and francia marquez will be the first black v
the french president, emmanuel macron, has suffered a serious setback after losing his majority in parliament. his party, ensemble, is still the biggest in the national assembly, but it lost around 100 seats in yesterday s elections. there were big gains for marine le pen s far right party, and a new left wing alliance, led by the hard left leader, jean luc melenchon. this means issues such as macron s plans to raise the retirement age and changes to low income support could face more obstacles. joining me now is tomasz michalski, economics professor, at the business school, hec paris. professor, welcome. where does this result leave macron s mandate to govern the world s sixth largest economy? the first thing is the question is whether the party of macron will be able to make a coalition with the right wing party, that support them on the issue you just mentioned, raising the retirement age and various other reforms. if such a coalition cannot be, whether implicit or explici
elections less than two months after winning his second term as france s president. the energy regulator ofgem announces new measures to protect customers if companies go bust. the parents of 12 year old archie battersbee return to court to try and keep him alive, despite doctors insisting he is brain dead. up close and personal we have a special report from uganda on how a conservation effort to increase numbers of mountain gorillas has been a success. and in sport england s matt fitzpatrick wins the us open after clinching his first major trophy, sealing a sensational victory in boston. train services across england, scotland and wales will run on a severely reduced timetable from this evening, ahead of the biggest walkout on the railways in 30 years. strikes will take place on almost all major lines from tomorrow, with disruption expected all week. commuters in london will also face a strike tomorrow on the london underground. the rmt rail union has warned it will
says the local council and the police failed to protect some children. president macron s reform plans for france have been cast into doubt, after his ensemble group loses its majority in parliament. and after a huge conservation effort to save the mountain gorillas of rwanda, what does it teach us about saving other animals from extinction? and coming up on the bbc news channel. brilliance in brookline, matt fitzpatrick wins his first major at the us open, nine years after winning the amateur title at the same venue. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. britain is facing its biggest rail strike in 30 years this week, with a significant disruption to services across england, scotland and wales. last minute talks between unions and rail bosses are continuing, but no breakthrough is currently in sight. the extent of the strikes likely impact is shown by this official map indicating the lines with limited services and reveals that many areas will have no services