We know the country has extreme regional imbalances, but what accounts for excess mortality among prime age northern adults . More and more people coming into the hospital with alcohol related liver injury and illness and actually, you know, in more and more desperate states. They have probably got nothing to live for and alcohol is an easy way out, an anaesthetic. Well ask if this is a health issue or a National Failure to deal with inequality between North And South. President trump ramps up the rhetoric on north korea. They will be met with fire and few are, like the world has never seen. Is he making us safer or not . Were in amiens, in northern france, birthplace of president macron, to hear how he finds out whether faith in his leadership is failing. After an extroadinary campaign, which entirely new political scheme was deployed, president macron must now deliver. And there are already voices in france who doubt his ability to do so. And, a Property Dispute Dating back to the Pa
The story of London Marathon runner who sacrificed his own race time to help an exhausted athlete reach the finish line. I was like shouting in his ear, saying, come on, come on, we can do this, we will finish. Its 200 metres. Ill stay with you. And a british woman is recovering after being attacked by a shark while swimming off a Remote Island in the South Atlantic. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is that france now faces just under a fortnight of intense campaigning between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, who emerged last night as the two remaining candidates for the presidency. Mr macron is running without the backing of one of the traditional parties and ms le pen, leader of the National Front, is also regarded as an outsider in a race thats transformed the old patterns of french politics. Mr macron won 23. 8 of votes in the first round, while ms le pen took 21. 5 . The turnout was high, at nearly 79 . Live to paris for the latest with christian fraser. A very warm welcome to paris
Of the 21st century. When sport is about more than about winning. The men who embodied the marathon spirit. Maybe i was a bit overzealous in my support. It was wonderful. It was needed, needed to kind of hit home as well. Yes. Coming up in the sport on bbc news. 11 months on, can rafa and newcastle return to the Premier League . A win against preston tonight in the championship and theyll be back at the first time of asking. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. French voters face a clear choice in the next two weeks. The run off in the president ial race will be between two political outsiders who have left mainstream parties on the sidelines. Emmanuel macrons En Marche Party which is barely a year old won the most votes. Hell face Marine Le Pen. Its more than 20 years since the Front National made it to this stage of the electoral process. A victory for either of them could have profound implications for the eu, and for brexit. Heres our paris correspondent lucy williamson
Hospitals across the uk are getting ready to accept delivery of the Coronavirus Vaccine with the first jabs set to be given on tuesday. And coronavirus stops play as positive tests in englands hotel mean the one day series in south africa will face further delays. And coming up after 12. 30 click explores the latest developments around accessibility and inclusion in tech for International Day of persons with disabilities. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. The uks chief negotiator lord frost has arrived in brussels to resume talks with his eu counterpart Michel Barnier over a post brexit trade deal. It follows a phone call yesterday between the uk Prime Minister, borisjohnson and the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen which failed to deliver an agreement. Arriving in brussels in the last hour lord frost spoke briefly to reporters, heres what he had to
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. The uks chief negotiator heads to brussels, where brexit talks will resume. Sources tell the bbc its a final throw of the dice. I think unless we can resolve these quite fundamental divergences at the moment, then we are going to have to take a position in the next few days. Donald trump makes his first rally since losing the us president ial election, urging crowds in georgia to vote republican in Crucial Senate run off elections. The voters of georgia will determine which party runs every committee, writes every piece of legislation, controls every single taxpayer dollar. Hospitals across the uk are getting ready to accept delivery of the Coronavirus Vaccine with the first jabs set to be given on tuesday. And coronavirus stops play as positive tests in englands hotel mean the one day series in south africa will face further delays. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world a