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
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
In global news, business and sport. Apple confirms what weve all suspected for years. Older iphones get slower each time you update their software. Today were asking, are tech firms too quick to make gadgets obsolete . Tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Catalans will go to the polls in a couple of hours to vote in a Regional Election amidst the worst political crisis in decades. The vote is intended to resolve a stand off between the Spanish Government and the campaigners who unilaterally declared Catalan Independence in october. All indications are that the result will be very close. Our correspondent James Reynolds reports from barcelona. Pro independence supporters are planning a revival. And a new strategy. Declaring unilateral independence in october simply got their leaders sacked, and even jailed. The deposed regional president , carles puigdemont, now campaigns from exile in belgium. So this time, if they win, they promise no more unilateral steps. If
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Good evening, im dawn tim feature thanks for watching. Im chris oconnell. Thats right. You got party plans this weekend, youll want to listen to the forecast. A wet and muggy day making way for cooler temperatures tonight. Some breaking out the jackets and sweatshirts in Spring Garden tonight, and youll soon need the rain jackets and umbrellas. Chief meteorologist Scott Williams here to see how the weekend shaping up. Scott . Thats certainly right, chris and dawn. It was a warm and muggy day. Showers the first part of the day, and right now we still have some clouds out there. There could be some fog developing overnight tonight especially down the shore. But look at the weekend foreca forecast. Were calling it kind of a 50 50 pleat split. Looking at warm and humid conditions tomorrow. The High Temperature 84 degrees. There could be a couple of spotty showers popping up during the heat of the day tomorrow as well. So not necessarily dry the entire day for saturday. But sunday, were loo