health alerts related to the hot weather have come into effect across england today, with temperatures in some areas forecast to reach 35 celsius from thursday. meanwhile, in france, there are warnings the country is facing its worst drought on record. 0ur correspondent mark lowen reports from the loire. the loire valley is called the garden of france, but this garden is wilting. melting under a fourth heatwave, france is gripped by its worst drought ever recorded. vincent favreau s crops which feed 100 families are stunted. his potato yield down by half amidst a fortnight of hosepipe bans and weeks with no rain. translation: either the vegetables will die off first or they won t - develop enough in this crucial period of growth. the sun is evaporating what little water we have left. i ve never seen something like this in my 22 years here. if it doesn t rain within two months
appear as united as possible. and having marine le pen as president would ve entirely changed the equation. reeta chakrabarti in paris there. let s turn now to the conflict in ukraine. president zelensky s aides say he s been holding a meeting in the capital, kyiv, with america s top diplomat antony blinken and the us defense secretary lloyd austin. this weekend, the orthodox church has been celebrating easter, and president zelensky took the opportunity to deliver a defiant address, saying he s convinced his country would emerge victorious in the war with russia. from kyiv, mark lowen reports. a desecrated country is seeking its protector. orthodox easter, this nation s most cherished moment now less a celebration, more a search for solace. ukrainians and their defenders engaged in what they see as their sacred fight to safeguard their homeland.
analysis of events just log on to bbc.com/news or download the bbc app. french police officers have shot dead two people and injured a third in a car in the capital, paris. police say the car was speeding against the flow of traffic and towards officers on the pont neuf. they responded by firing at the car. witness reports say several people have been treated by emergency services. an investigation has been launched. let s turn now to the conflict in ukraine. president zelensky s aides say he s been holding a meeting in the capital, kyiv, with america s top diplomat, antony blinken, and the us defence secretary, lloyd austin. this weekend, the orthodox church has been celebrating easter, and president zelensky took the opportunity to deliver a defiant address, saying he s convinced his country will emerge victorious in the war with russia. from kyiv, mark lowen reports.
highest score, and eric zemmour, the populist far right candidate, the far right is really a big trend now in france and it is going to be a challenge, and i think the next parliamentary election will show how difficult it will be for emmanuel macron to govern. thank you very much for talking to us, sonia dridi, a freelance journalist based in washington, she is french. let s turn now to the conflict in ukraine. president zelensky s aides say he s been holding a meeting in the capital, kyiv, with america s top diplomat antony blinken and the us defense secretary lloyd austin. this weekend, the orthodox church has been celebrating easter and president zelensky took the opportunity to deliver a defiant address, saying he s convinced his country will emerge victorious in the war with russia. from kyiv, mark lowen reports.
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