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
Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. One of the worlds biggest coronavirus vaccination campaigns has begun in india. Prime minister Narendra Modi has said such an ambitious project has never been attempted before. The huge inoculation programme aims to reach 300 Million People by august. Healthcare staff and frontline workers will be among the first to receive the doses. Since the pandemic began india has confirmed over 10 million cases thats the second highest number in the world. Rajini vaidyanathan reports from delhi. In a nation of 1. 3 billion, sanitation worker manish kumar became the first to receive the covid vaccine. Translation the fear in my mind has gone. I everyone should get the vaccine because this is how we save our country. The countrys Prime Minister used a virtual address to kick off what he described as the Worlds Largest immunisation programme. Front line and Health Care Staff take priority in this initial roll out. At another hospital
Hello this is bbc news, the headlines. Theres been calls for more support for the uks travel and Tourism Sector after the government imposes tougher restrictions on arrivals to keep out new strains of coronavirus. A further 1,295 people have died in the uk according to the latest covid figures. But the number of new infections has dropped to its lowest level so far this year. Stricter covid restrictions come into force in scotland with changes to takeaway and click and collect services. India launches one of the worlds biggest Covid Vaccination programmes the government hopes to inoculate three hundred Million People in the coming months. President Electjoe Biden sets out plans to speed up immunisations
in the United States promising to vaccinate 100 Million People within his first 100 days in office. Germanys christian democrats have elected Armin Laschet as their new leader a key moment in the race to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor. Now on bbc news its time for sportsday. Hello
It felt like a match winning performance. Well, not yet. Up the stairs, lunch, prepare to bowl. Home side batting again, 286 behind, with plenty to prove. Theres more to sri lanka than ducks. Four noughts on the scorecard in the first innings, a strong start this time. And england had a problem, for the first time how to dismiss those who stubbornly remain. Well, kusal perera could have hit this anywhere. He found a fielder. Sometimes, the luck s with you. Sometimes. One caught, now one dropped. Thirimanne to sibley. And down. And the captain, well, its still a lovely view from up there. Sri lankas fightback continued, as the skies darkened. England needed something before the close. Here it comes. 0h, beauty
just a faint touch. Jack leach s delivery found the batsman s glove. Kusal mendis out. Sri lanka will resume still 130 behind. Its a contest. Well, its a test match. Joe wilson, bbc news. So a much tougher day for england but all rounder sam curran still thinks his side have a bi
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