New Zealand Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is set to become the first transgender athlete to compete at the tokyo olympics. Whales have made it through to the last 16 of the euros, despite losing 1 0 to italy in rome. A full round up coming up. Imy i my gosh and is there anyone out there . A new us military report is said to uncover the truth about ufos and alien life. Oh, my gosh hello and welcome to the programme. We begin in france where we have seen the leading candidates in next Years President ial election but voters have delivered a rebuff to both President Macron and his far right rival Marine Le Pen. In the first round of regional elections, her national Rally Party failed to make predicted gains, receiving I9 of make predicted gains, receiving 19 of the national vote according to the exit poll. The president s centrist party polled badly with 11 while the Centre Right republicans did better than expected with a pretty did 27 . A predicted. They were billed as a Breakthrough Moment for Marine Le Pens national Rally Party. But when the Exit Polls came out, there was little to celebrate. They are predicted to Win19 of all votes, behind the Centre Right republicans on 27 . Just a year before the president ial election, its not the result she had wanted. Translation the distortion | of Voting Intentions measured by the Opinion Polls were the real votes. I say to you with gravity and solemnity, it has only one explanation our voters did not turn out. The vote was marred by a record low turnout, with over 66 of voters abstaining. The relaxing of coronavirus restrictions and some good weather may have partly been to blame. Translation i came to have lunch and i wasnt aware there were elections today. I dont think ill go and vote i dont even know what these elections are for. In recent years, the national rally has attempted to detoxify its image, making a big pitch to moderate right wing voters on issues such as crime and the problems of globalisation. In this electoral test, it seems the Centre Right was able to fend them off. Translation here, we loosened. We loosened to break them, the jaws of the national rally. Their demagoguery, their sterile proposals, their Intolerance Everything that divides and everything that is the national rally. The french president s centrist the republic on the Move Party had a similarly dismal night with a predicted 11 of the vote share. In some regions such as the Northern Hauts De France region, they even failed to reach the 10 threshold to advance to the second round of voting in a weeks time. While the low turnout and local nature of these elections are very different to the president ial poll next year, they do suggest that the Centre Right in france may holding against the far right. Mr macron, it seems, will also have an uphill battle to secure a second term. Rhal ssan, Bbc News. Of course left last night, further restrictions were eased in france when it comes to their means of tackling the Covid 19 pandemic and we will speak about that, live to paris, later in the programme to discuss the health of the french economy. Ten people, including nine children, have been killed in a crash involving 18 vehicles in the us state of alabama. The County Coroner said the vehicles were likely to have skidded on the wet roads and lost control after tropical Depression Claudette battered the state. Tanya dendrinos reports. The Flashing Lights of Emergency Crews and an interstate at a standstill. What you cannot see through the darkness, sheer carnage and devastation. In 18 Vehicle Crash with ten precious lives lost, nine of whom were children. In one vehicle, a father and his nine month old daughter. The eight other victims on a bus belonging to a Foster Home for abandoned, neglected or abused girls. The four young neglected or abused girls. Tue four young women neglected or abused girls. Tte four young women who were residents of the Youth Home attended the same High School in Colour Purser County in the eastern part of alabama and there was a Community Gathering there was a Community Gathering there today, some people sharing memories and stories about these young girls tallapoosa. Just very emotional response from that community, it is a very small community, very tightknit. Tt it is a very small community, very tightknit. Very tightknit. It comes after tro ical very tightknit. It comes after tropical depression very tightknit. It comes after| tropical Depression Claudette lashed the countrys South East over the weekend, causing Flash Flooding and tornadoes and destroying dozens of homes. The coroner said the vehicles involved in the Horror Alabama Crush were likely to have hydroplaned, losing control. Crash. Claudette is forecast to regain its tropical Storm Status as it sweeps across the carolinas on monday. Tanya dendrinos, Bbc News. Lets get some of the days other news. The acting Prime Minister of armenia, nikol pashinyan, has declared victory after a snap parliamentary election that was called to defuse a crisis over an ill fated war with azerbaijan. He was speaking as early results showed his Party Opening up a significant lead over a political bloc led by a former president , robert kocharyan. Australia has a new deputy Prime Minister. Barnabyjoyce returns as leader of the nationals party, which forms a Ruling Coalition with the liberals of Prime Minister scott morrison. Mrjoyce previously resigned from the role after revelations he had an affair with a former aide. The belgian authorities have confirmed that a body found in woodland is that of a missing soldier who had threatened to kill the countrys top virologist. The Prosecutors Office said initial findings indicated that Jurgen Conings shot himself. He had been on an anti terrorist Watch List because of his extreme right wing beliefs. Israels Prime Minister has called on the us and its allies to wake up to the threat of iran. The warning comes as diplomats meeting in Vienna Report progress on reviving a Landmark Deal to limit the countrys nuclear programme a deal the us withdrew from under president donald trump. There are though, still gaps between the sides, as Mark Lobel reports. World powers have been negotiating with iran since april to stop it from being able to build a nuclear bomb. In return, iran wants rid of sanctions harming its ailing economy. As both sides agreed to revive a previously agreed deal, the Mood Music sounds good from iran, the eu and the us. We are closer to a deal than any time in the past, but it doesnt mean that we are there. The next round, delegations will come back from capitals with clearer instructions, clearer ideas on how to finally close the deal. The whole question of which sanctions will be lifted is currently being negotiated in vienna. Complicating matters, irans supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali khamanei who is the ultimate Power Broker here has repeatedly called the elimination of americas ally, israel. Now israel says the recent election of Hardliner Ebrahim Raisi as irans next president has heightened its fears. Raisis election is, i would say, the last chance for the World Powers to wake up before returning to the nuclear agreement and to understand who theyre doing business with. These guys are murderers mass murderers. Iran already blames israel for the murder of its top nuclear scientist last year, and an attack on one of its Uranium Enrichment plants in april. On sunday, iranian State Tv reported this nuclear Power Plant in bushehr has been temporarily shut down for a technical overhaul. Fires have hampered operations in the past, but accidents have also turned out to be foreign attacks. However, such is the momentum at the current negotiating table, there is talk of an imminent nuclear deal as early as next month. Mark lobel, Bbc News. The New Zealand Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is set to become the first transgender athlete to compete at the olympics. The countrys Olympic Committee has named her as part of the Womens Team for the tokyo games. Sport is all about drama and the selection of Laurel Hubbard in New Zealands Olympic Team will add a great deal of intrigue to the tokyo olympics. Laurel hubbard competed in mens events before she transitioned in 2012. Shes been selected to be part of New Zealands weightlifting team, where she will be in the superheavyweight category. She said in a statement that she was grateful and humbled to be given the opportunity. It is a remarkable journey for Laurel Hubbard. She won a Silver Medal in 2017 at the World Championships but she suffered a broken arm the following year in the Commonwealth Games so she has fought back from that and her teammates and Team Management have always been describing her grit and determination. Safe to say her inclusion in the new Zealand Team will not be universally welcomed by those who believe that transgender athletes do have an unfair advantage. figs have an unfair advantage. As ou have an unfair advantage. As you say. Have an unfair advantage. As you say. It have an unfair advantage. As you say, it is certainly fuelling the debate about Inclusion And Fairness at the games. She is 43 so will be the oldest lifter, i believe, at the games. Oldest lifter, i believe, at the game oldest lifter, i believe, at the names. ,. , the games. Yes, and according to those who the games. Yes, and according to those who say the games. Yes, and according to those who say they the games. Yes, and according to those who say they are the games. Yes, and according to those who say they are in i to those who say they are in the know in New Zealand, she is considered to be a genuine hope for a medal. Considered to be a genuine hope fora medal. New considered to be a genuine hope for a medal. New Zealand Officials do acknowledge that theissue officials do acknowledge that the issue of Gender Identity in sport is not only very sensitive, it is very complex as well, and they say that theseissues as well, and they say that these issues do need a balance between Human Rights and fairness on the sporting field. Of course Gender Identity has long been a very heated debate in sport and scientific circles, with some as we say claiming that transgender athletes do have advantages over women in sport, and once again sport is all about Drama And Intrigue and the Olympic Team in tokyo is clearly going to be inaudible event when it comes to this sort of stories. Absolutely, phil mercer, thank you. Stay with us on Bbc News. Still to come alien Life Force or aerial phenomenon the us military is set to tell us if the truth is out there. Members of the Neo Nazi Resistance movement stormed the world trade centre, armed with pistols and shotguns. We believe that, according to international law, that we have a rightful claim to certain parts of this country as our land. I take pride in the words Ich Bin Ein berliner. Cheering and applause. As the uk woke up to the news that it is to exit the european union, Leave Campaigners began celebrating. In total, 17. 4 million people voted for the uk to leave the eu. The medical Research Council have now advised the government that the great increase in Lung Cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. It was closing time for Checkpoint Charlie which, for 29 years, has stoodi on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. This is Bbc News. The latest headlines voters in france have delivered a rebuff to both President Macron and his far right rival Marine Le Pen in the first round of regional elections. Nine children are among the dead in a crash involving 18 vehicles in the storm hit us state of alabama. For the millions of young people living in south koreas capital, the pandemic has meant hours upon hours of being stuck in virtual classrooms. With no chance of seeing their friends or playing outside, many say it has left them feeling isolated and depressed. However, some families have abandoned the megacity and embarked on a more rural life. As part of our education interrupted series, Julie Yoonnyung Lee has been to meet them. Freedom. After almost a year cooped up inside a small inner City Apartment in seoul, 11 year old sihu is finally free to roam. Translation during the pandemic, i couldnt go to school and took online classes every day. I cried a lot. It was so hard. There were lots of things i wanted to do, but i couldnt do any of them. But exploring the village, right away i was captivated. The traditional old houses, so close to nature, i really loved that. But in south korea, academic success is everything. Translation people kept saying, why are | you going there . They called me weird. South korean mums are eager to send their kids to a good university. Education fever here is really high. They thought by moving here we were giving up on education. But i dont think sitting is the only way to study. I want to raise my children in a challenging environment. I want them to learn nothing comes for free. And he is not the only new kid in town. Arriving in southjeolla province, schools here are enjoying a revival. Translation seven new students have joined our school this year. One girl used to study only with her teacher but now she can enjoy group activities and projects. With more than 80 new students arriving in the area, its notjust schools that are flourishing. Translation now it is a town where kids run around. It used to be a town with no children but now young families live here, too. The atmosphere is really lively and i hear lots of laughter. Translation i believe this has been one of the happiest times | of my life, because it was filled with all the delightful things. Julie yoonnyung lee, Bbc News. Lets get all the latest sport now. Hello, im Tulsen Tollett and this your Sports News where we start with golf and John Rahm has won the Us Open by a stroke at Torrey Pines and claimed a first ever major title. The World Number three finished his round in a Blaze Of Glory with two birdies when those around him were crumbling. South africas louis oosthuizen, runner up at the us Pga Championship last month, had looked likely to claim a second major victory but his challenge ended with errant Tee Shot on the 17th, meaning the 26 year old rahm becomes just the 4th spaniard to win a major title italy made it 30 consecutive matches without defeat as they beat wales 1 0 in their last Group A Match at the european championship. Roberto Mancinis Side made eight changes for the contest in Rome And Matteo pessina gave them the lead heading into half time. Ethan ampadu was then sent off after the Break But Robert Pages Side went through to the knockout stages, second in the group on Goal Difference thanks to switzerland only beating austria 3 1. There are two groups to be completed on monday with most interest surrounding group b, and if denmark can qualify for the last 16 after the horror start they had. Christian eriksen suffered a near fatal Cardiac Arrest in their Opening Loss to finland, while despite scoring first against belgium, they lost 2 1. But if they can overcome Russia And Belgium Beat Finland later, the danes can still progress. Max verstappen has extended his formula one Championship Lead to 12 points by winning the french grand prix. The dutchman started from pole at paul ricard, but lost the lead to mercedes� Lewis Hamilton atjust the second corner. His red Bull Team then changed the strategy, and a second Pit Stop gave him fresh enough tyres to retake the lead from the briton with a lap to go, to claim his third win of the season. Spains Marc Marquez banished 18 months of struggles as he dominated at the sachsenring to win the german motogp. The six time World Champion crashed in the Opening Race last year and missed the next 15. He started from a seasons best fifth on the grid, took the lead on the opening lap, and held on to take his first win since the last race of the 2019 season. World number 24 0ns Jabeur made history when she won the Birmingham Classic On Sunday becoming the first arab woman to win a wta title. The second seeded tunisian was a 7 5, 6 4 winner over russias Daria Kasatkina and has won 28 matches on tour this year, level with World Number one ashleigh barty. Iamso i am so proud to represent the arab and tunisian women. My goal really is to inspire much more and hopefully i want to see more women on tour with me. You know, it is very tough coming from tunisia, we cannot like have a lot of talented players but sometimes they dont know the right way to go and be professional and for me maybe my goal right now is to just help them and show them the path and i am really proud and hopefully i can continue doing that. New zealand have the edge over india ahead of day four of the World Test Championship final in southampton. India were bowled out forjust 217 in theirfirst innings. Kyle jamieson taking five of the wickets. In tricky conditions on day 3, New Zealand started their reply steadily with Devon Conway passing his half Century India did manage to dismiss him though, two balls before play ended for the day, leaving the the black caps on 101 for 2, 116 runs behind. You can get all the latest Sports News at our website, thats bbc. Com sport. But from me, Tulsen Tollett, and the rest of the team thats your Sports News for now. Is indeed, thanks to the team. They are commonly known as unidentified flying objects, or ufos, and the stuff of Science Fiction movies and conspiracy theories. But in the united states, a military Task Force was established last year to investigate decades of unexplained sightings in us airspace. Now a much anticipated declassified report On Ufos is due to be delivered to the united States Congress in the next few days. Sophie long reports. My my gosh its going against the wind, the wind is 120 knots. Em wind, the wind is 120 knots. An encounter between a us Navy Fighterjet and an unidentified flying object, or what the pentagon prefers to call an unidentified aerial phenomenon. Lieutenant Commander Alex Dietrich was an operational Fighter Pilot for ten years. She was with three other pilots on a routine Training Flight when they witnessed an unidentified object in the skies off the coast of southern california, now known as Tech Tech due to the resemblance to the mint. Tt Tech Due to the resemblance to the mint. , Tech Due to the resemblance to the mint. ,. , the mint. It was travelling very fast the mint. It was travelling very fast and the mint. It was travelling very fast and erratically, l the mint. It was travelling i very fast and erratically, and we couldnt anticipate which way it was going to turn, couldnt understand how it was manoeuvring the way that it was or the propulsion system. This official footage or the propulsion system. This official footage from the us Department Of Defence published for the first time in 2017 totally changed the debate surrounding ufos. Reports of strange objects in the sky that were once killed are now seen as having potentially serious national security implications. Leslie kane who broke that story says the stigma attached was intentional. Was intentional. There was actual sort was intentional. There was actual sort of was intentional. There was actual sort of a was intentional. There was actual sort of a policy was intentional. There was actual sort of a policy to i was intentional. There was. Actual sort of a policy to use ridicule to damp the whole thing down that goes back to the 50s and it became just part of a culture and since then, we werejust kind of of a culture and since then, we were just kind of left with this attitude of ridicule and the culture, we werent Hearing Anything about it from our government. Anything about it from our government. Anything about it from our covernment. ,. ,. , government. Not only was that damauuin government. Not only was that damaging to government. Not only was that damaging to witnesses government. Not only was that damaging to witnesses but i government. Not only was that l damaging to witnesses but also, say some who spent years working inside the pentagon, to security. Working inside the pentagon, to securi. , working inside the pentagon, to securi. ,. ,. , security. This is a mammoth intelligence security. This is a mammoth intelligence failure. Security. This is a mammoth intelligence failure. We i intelligence failure. We havent suffered the consequences we did in Pearl Harbour and 9 11, but the problems are precisely the same. We have a Radar Operator seeing japanese bombers and fighters approaching, he didnt report it to anybody, the information didnt get up the chain. 9 11 we had Cia And Fbi not sharing information. In this case it is worth, we have more like ten agencies not talking and sharing information. Talking and sharing information. ~. ,. ,. ,. , information. We travel to area 51, a information. We travel to area 51. A military information. We travel to area 51, a Military Base information. We travel to area 51, a Military Base deep i information. We travel to area 51, a Military Base deep in i information. We travel to area 51, a Military Base deep in the j 51, a Military Base deep in the Nevada Desert which, like what the us government knows about ufos is shrouded in. Some believe they have no evidence that a ufo is being reverse engineered behind the gates of you have clearance to enter. Those who have been mocked for monitoring the skies here, convinced we are not alone, now feel vindicated. The convinced we are not alone, now feel vindicated. Feel vindicated. The Ufo Community feel vindicated. The Ufo Community has feel vindicated. The Ufo Community has been i feel vindicated. The Ufo I Community has been seeking a disclosure for 50 plus years or more, and i think this is a good step forward for the Ufo Community for the government to acknowledge the existence of the phenomenon on, and let people know that there is something going on out there on a regular basis. A regular basis. Whatever its conclusions, a regular basis. Whatever its conclusions, for a regular basis. Whatever its conclusions, for many, i conclusions, for many, publication of the report alone marks an important milestone on the path to understanding these unexplained encounters. Sophie long, Bbc News, in the Nevada Desert. The Us Navy has started a series of tests on its newest and most advanced Aircraft Carrier by detonating powerful explosions to determine whether the ship is ready for war. Take a look at this. A 40,000 Pound Explosion was detonated as part of a test called full Ship Shock trials to assess if the carrier the Uss Gerald R ford can withstand battle conditions. The Us Geological Survey registered the explosion as a 3. 9 magnitude earthquake. Following the trials, the ship will return to dry dock to undergo modernisation, maintenance and repairs. We have all the top stories right here next, so do estate with us. So do stay with us. Hello. Like it or not, weve reached that Turning Point in the year summer solstice, The Longest Day on monday with nearly 19 hours of daylight in shetland. Just over 16. 5 across the channel islands. But across some southern areas, you will be lucky to see Sunrise Oi sunset. It is going to be a fairly cloudy and wet start to the week here. Brightening up as the week goes on as things turn a Bit Cloudier and more showery further north as we go through the week and to start with, rather cool, too. An area of low pressure to the South West of us which has thrown up some Weather Fronts to take us into the start of monday across southern counties of england. Its here where there will be more persistent rain on the South Coast first thing. Not a cold start here, but chillier elsewhere with clear skies away from this zone of thicker cloud in southern scotland, producing one or two showers. That will push into Northern England slowly as we go through the day, Sunshine Either Side of it. But notice how the rain develops more widely in southern counties of england as we go through monday, inching up close to the South And East midlands, parts of east anglia, too, maybe even close to South East wales. But much of wales and the midlands stays dry and bright. Still got the north easterly breeze here and, where the rain is falling, temperatures will struggle to get above the mid teens. A few showers in Northern England but towards the western coast here, West Wales and western scotland, we could get to around 19 20 celsius during the afternoon. Now, through monday night, Rain Still at times across these southern counties of england that will stop temperatures from falling but clearer skies midlands, wales northwards means its going to be a chilly start to tuesday morning. The first night after the summer solstice, we could even see A Touch Of Frost through some Shelter Valleys in the grampians thats because weve got an area of high pressure building up from the azores. Wrong side of us, though, because around it, were bringing in some cold air from the north as we go through tuesday. Cold relative to the time of year, of course, but it will help to clear away the rain eventually from the southernmost counties of england. Long, sunny spells for most to begin with, clouding over a touch through the afternoon across england and wales as the cloud builds up and spreads out. Not as chilly for some of you as monday will have been. Another Cool Night across england and wales as we go into wednesday. Here, the best of the dry and brighter weather, but clouds spitting in from the North West will bring in a few spots of rain or drizzle. Even with that cloud, though, slightly milder air, 18 19 celsius across the north, but 21 further south. Thursday will bring that cloud further south. In fact, The End of the week cloudy for most with a few splashes of rain at times, but temperatures near average forjune. This is Bbc News with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Open for business france lifts many of its covid restrictions, including the curfew that prevented restaurants from serving in the evenings. Everybody seems to want one the High Street is declining but warehouses are booming and cant be built fast enough. And the plight of Wedding Djs dancing indoors is still not allowed in england and outdoors strongly discouraged. Some djs havent worked for 15 months