national committee. welcome to the programme. we begin in france, where emmanuel macron has won the first round of the french election. but he still faces a tough battle to win a second term as president. mr macron secured 27.6% of the vote while the far right marine le pen secured 23%. the far left candidate, jean luc melenchon, got nearly 22% of votes. combined they commanded close to three quarters of the vote. but when voters return to the polls in two weeks time for the second round they will be faced with the same choice they had in 2017 emmanuel macron or marine le pen. le duel the papers called it. though this time the race could be much tighter. this is the latest polling mr macron leading his challenger by just two points 51 19. the focus for both will now be on convincing those who voted for other candidates, to pick them on their ballot paper this time around. and it s the far left voters of mr melenchon that could have the biggest sway. he has already b
get in touch, here is the news. retail sales fell more than expected last month partly because of the wet weather. the office for national statistics say they were down by 1.2% in july. statistics say they were down by 1.2% injuly. more than a quarter of sales for online, the highest level since february last year. the treasury has told banks and building societies they will be fined if they don t provide sufficient access to cash. free cash withdrawal should be available three miles in rural areas and one mile with in urban areas. the system to allocate liver transplant is weighted to much towards older people. figures show younger people are waiting four times longer on average than those over 60. the nhs said its computer algorithm saves lives. the top official on maui has resigned. he says he is stepping down for health reasons. he has been criticised in the wake of the wildfires which have killed 111 people. residents of maui has had a stronger response would have saved
afraid. the name, the money, defamed, the drama. there is no life that does not have a price. in the heart of milan italy is one of the most prestigious shopping streets in the world. to step through the heavy glass doors means crossing the border from the ordinary, and the mundane, into luxury, privilege, and glamour. really, it is the world that so many people aspired to live in. once upon a time, just a few blocks from this fairytale world of gold fringed dresses and thousand dollar handbags, haute couture gave live to hatred. beauty became betrayal. the story makes a greek tragedy look like a children story. it happened, one morning, in march, in 1995 when a man, rich beyond measure, a man in love, strolled into his office, and greeted his dorman with a smile. then, his worst fears were realized, as he was assassinated, in a hail of bullets. he knew that they were plotting against him, to put him out. the murder that occurred on the carpeted steps of thi
to her they called her the black. which they called her a sorceress. they thought that they were doing all kinds of crazy things. he was afraid. the name, the money, defamed, the drama. there is no life that does not have a price. in the heart of milan italy is one of the most prestigious shopping streets in the world. to step through the heavy glass doors means crossing the border from the ordinary, and the mundane, into luxury, privilege, and glamour. really, it is the world that so many people aspired to live in. once upon a time, just a few blocks from this fairytale world of gold fringed dresses and thousand dollar handbags, haute couture gave live to hatred. beauty became betrayal. the story makes a greek tragedy look like a children story. it happened, one morning, in march, in 1995 when a man, rich beyond measure, a man in love, strolled into his office, and greeted his dorman with a smile. then, his worst fears were realized, as he was assassina
watters along with. at five in new york city and this is the five. [ ] sleepy joe taking another nosedive in the polls and kamala is getting way too close for comfort with drew barrymore. tings are going off the rails at the white house again. joe biden was writing pretty high after being the toast of the town in washington at the white house correspondents dinner on saturday. the events comedian called him decent. joe got to give the left-wing press their marching orders. listen. i m not asking you to pick sides. i m asking you to rise up to the seriousness of the moment. every single one of us has a role to play. making sure democracy indoors. i have my role but with all due respect so do you. jesse: then he woke up and got smacked with a hard dose of reality from cnn of all places. their brand-new survey shows trump taking his biggest lead yet ever over joe biden. it also says that most americans find president biden s term to be a total failure. the white house is