good evening. projections following parliamentary elections in france show president emmanuel macron is on course to lose his absolute majority. his coalition is on track to win the most seats, with between 210 and 250. but that s short of the 289 needed for a majority in the national assembly. projections show the left green alliance ofjean luc melenchon is set to win 150 to 180 seats, becoming the main opposition. mr melenchon says the result marks an electoral failure for mr macron. a hung parliament will make it difficult for the president to press ahead with his planned reforms in his second term of office. we re nowjoined by peter conradi, the europe editor of the sunday times newspaper, who joins us from paris. thank whojoins us from paris. you thank who joins us from paris. you forjoining thank whojoins us from paris. you forjoining us. i guess surprising thank you forjoining us. i guess a surprising result? surprising result? yes, i mean eole surprising result? y
don t write off somebody because they re in a wheelchair. look at what they can do when they ve got the right help and support they can climb mount kilimanjaro. good morning from this factory in rochdale, where they cut doors into shape. what shape is the uk economy in? we get the latest figures this morning. england s greatest ever anotherjoe root century his fastest ever has his team mates purring over his performance. good morning. many of us starting off with a fair bit of cloud this morning. some sunshine. the cloud will build through the day. patchy rain at the far north. this week it is getting warmer, especially across england and wales. details coming up. good morning. it s monday, june the 13th. more home grown produce and more support forfarmers they ll be the central promises within the government s food strategy for england, which is released later today. the plan should improve food security, but well publicised recommendations to reduce consumption of
after a series of post match pitch invasions the crystal palace manager patrick viera is involved in an altercation with a fan. bbc news understands that the senior civil servant sue gray intends to complete her report on downing street lockdown parties this weekend. she has already criticised failures of leadership at number ten and the cabinet office. the closure of the police investigation means she s now free to publish the full details of her inquiry. our political correspondent david wallace lockhart reports. 126 fines were issued by the metropolitan police for events in downing street and other government buildings. only one of those went to the prime minister. some say that s one too many, others say apologies have been made and now it s time to move on. he didn t feel he was breaking any rules and certainly when i have been on the doorstep, some people do feel what he was fined for, perhaps the prime minister and the chancellor may have been a little hard done by. bu