three gambling businesses owned by william hill are to pay a 19 million pound penalty for weak money laundering controls. we start in mexico where at least 39 people have died in a fire at a migrant centre near the border with the united states. the blaze broke out at an immigration facility in ciudad juarez which is next to the stanton international bridge that links the city to el paso, texas. this was the scene outside the building overnight, with the emergency services in attendance. it s not yet clear what caused the fire. many of the victims are thought to be migrants who had been arrested in the city the day before, with some reports suggesting they had been detained in locked rooms. the bbc s william marquez is following the story closely. just bring us up to date with what we know at this stage. we know at this stage. there is not much we can we know at this stage. there is not much we can add we know at this stage. there is not much we can add to we know
projected results from french parliamentary elections show that president emmanuel macron s centrist alliance is set to lose its majority. a coalition led by the far left leader, jean luc melenchon, is predicted to come second, but marine le pen s far right party has also done well. the two were in jubilant mood as they addressed their supporters, shortly after the first projections were announced. translation: the level of attention is still far too high, which means that a large part of the population does not know where to turn, so much so that the three blocks are at similar levels. it is not put us in first or in second place. it is a failure of macronism, the moral failure of those who gave lessons to everyone. translation: this group will be by far the biggest in history of our political party. i would like to give my gratitude to all our voters who have put their trust in us. you have my promise that we will defend in parliament the ideas on immigration, security, une
these demonstrations have always been of confidence but as we know from last thursday and previously, that mood can darken later on when the main cortez breaks up and disperses, that is when all eyes will be on what happens next and thatis will be on what happens next and that is why the police are out to keep an eye for because that is when we saw the street battles between the black blocks, as they call them here, and police people from the violent ultraleft, seeking to take on the police. violent ultraleft, seeking to take on the police- violent ultraleft, seeking to take on the olice. ., ., on the police. ok, for the moment, thank yon on the police. ok, for the moment, thank you- hugh on the police. ok, for the moment, thank you. hugh schofield - on the police. ok, for the moment, thank you. hugh schofield there. i on the police. ok, for the moment, i thank you. hugh schofield there. our paris correspondent. i m joined now by nacira guenif, professor of sociology and anthropol
paris is nacira guenif, a professor of sociology and anthropology at the university of paris 8 vincennes saint denis. thanks very much for being with us. what is your analysis of these results and how much did they have to do with inflation, with the cost of living issues in the country? 0bviously, of living issues in the country? obviously, the voters, half of the voters that went to the polls today consider that the current government or that macron was re elected with votes from the left and the right, as a right government, are not convinced at all that this government can address and strongly tackle the challenges that they are facing with the war in ukraine, with the of prices, the gas prices, with the of prices, the gas prices, with the way of living, and especially with the kind of divisive policy that the french government has been leading so far. less that the french government has been