welcome to bbc news. i m lukwesa burak. france s hard right is in pole position after the first round of parliamentary elections that confirmed their dominance in french politics. supporters of marine le pen s anti immigration national rally cheered as she said the president s macronist bloc has been all but wiped out. marine le pen s far right national rally party came top, with more than a third of the vote, followed by a surge in support for the left wing coalition, with around 28% of the vote with president macron s centre right alliance of parties relegated to third place. final results won t be known for another week with a second round of voting next sunday. from paris, here s andrew harding. a dramatic win yesterday for france s national rally. the party was for years considered too extreme for most french voters with its anti immigration, eurosceptic platform and its links to the kremlin. but last night, the rn, as it s known here, secured more than a third of all v
the french capital where voters have been flocking to the polls all morning, some hoping for the first far right government since the war, other desperately trying to block it. and a sky full of stars at coldplay s glastonbury set with a few surprise guests. hello. welcome to this hour. we will have more on the uk election but let s take you to an election that is happening at the moment. voting in the first round of france s parliamentary elections is under way. the surprise election, called by president emmanuel macron, has thrown french politics into disarray, support for the anti immigration and eurosceptic national rally party has surged despite president macron s pledges to stop its rise. this is the leader of the national rally casting his ballot the 28 year old is seen as a protege of marine le pen. his party is expected to come first but it s unclear whether they d command an overall majority. the second round of voting will be on the seventh ofjuly. you can
parliamentary elections this is the scene live at a polling atation in paris. support for the far right national rally party has surged since they won the european elections three weeks ago despite macron pledging to stop its rise. i am mark lohan live in paris where voters are flocking to the polling station, some hoping for the first far right government since the second world war, others desperately trying to block it. and a sky full of stars at coldplay s glastonbury set with a few surprise guests. country star shania twain takes the stage this afternoon. let s start with the breaking news this past hour. the spanish civil guard has called off the search for the missing british teeenagerjay slater. the 19 year old from lancashire has been missing in tenerife since 17june, after he told a friend he was lost in the mountains. let s get more on this. with me is in the studio is our correspondent frankie mccamley. what we know at the moment as yesterday there was this
if they re elected. nigel farage will be making a speech soon for reform uk. voting is under way in the first round of france s parliamentary elections, this is the scene live at a polling atation in paris. iam in i am in paris where some people are hoping for a victory for the far right. and let s go, girls! just a few hours till shania twain takes to the pyramid stage on the last day of glastonbury. hello, i m luxmy gopal. the spanish civil guard has called off the search for the missing british teeenagerjay slater. the 19 year old from lancashire has been missing in tenerife since 17 june, after he told a friend he was lost in the mountains. police carried out a new search on saturday with the help of dozens of emergency workers near the village of masca, in the rural de teno national park. our correspondent nick garnett has been following this story for the past few weeks. he s just left tenerife but before he left he gave us this update. well, yesterday they carried out
after two weeks. voting is under way after the first round of parliamentary election. this is in paris. and hoping to impress you much, just a few hours until shania twain takes to the stage at glastonbury festival. hello i m luxmy gopal. just five days to go before the general election. nigel farage has given a rally in birmingham after a racism scandal has shamed his party. the incident was described as unfortunate. nigel farage felt that he felt inclined to come back to politics instead of slippery starmer and rishi sunak. eleanor dvd per capita has fallen for the last six consecutive courses. capita has fallen for the last six consecutive courses. people are caettin consecutive courses. people are getting poorer and consecutive courses. people are getting poorer and i consecutive courses. people are getting poorer and i could - consecutive courses. people are getting poorer and i could not . consecutive courses. people are - getting poorer and i could not stand aside