Welcome to Bbc News, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and Around The World. Lets begin in the uk, where there will be a meeting later of senior ministers and civil servants known as cobra. Its in response to the violent disorder that has been seen in a number of English Towns and cities over the weekend and days following the murder of three young girls in southport last week. On sunday, there were ugly scenes outside a hotel in rotherham where Asylum Seekers are believed to be housed. Navtej johal sent this report from there. Anger, violence, destruction. These chaotic scenes are unlike any youd expect on a summers sunday afternoon. At times today, rotherham has felt lawless. It began this morning with a group of anti racism protesters outside a hotel on the outskirts of this yorkshire town, where its believed Asylum Seekers are being housed. But they were quickly outnumbered by a larger group of anti immigration protesters, many of them angry at the idea of Asylum Seekers living in
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Into south east england. Otherwise, a weak area of high pressure trying to build in from the west will break the cloud up, Sunny Spells at times for west scotland, northern ireland, North West england by temperatures below average, hides between 16 and 20 degrees. The weekend, low pressure around the North Sea threatens outbreaks of rain across Scotland And North east england, otherwise a few showers around but also warm spells of sunshine at last. Sunshine at last. Thats it. Now on bbc one, lets join our colleagues an 0val an Oval Office Summer for Keir StarmerJoe Biden. As Tony Blair tells this programme that the west is not on the front foot in ukraine. Good Evening And Welcome to a packed show with some super sharp insight and crackling conversation. Normal service will resume shortly, but how could we not start off with the breaking news out of germany . Nick england are in the final . Smash netherlands at the last minute. Seat of the Pants Stuff as ever. Is it going to happen . A
Our political editor Chris Mason is travelling with him and sent this Update Hello from a rather soggy airfield. Quite a moment, this, for Sir Keir Starmer as he prepares to get on board the Prime Ministerial Plane And Head To Washington. He will have a chance to visit the White House, to meet President Biden, and also introduce himself to lots of other World Leaders at this Nato Summit. And all of this less than a week on from the General Election. Obviously at a Nato Summit, a gathering of the defence alliance, a real focus on security. Labour have promised that they want to spend 2. 5 of national income on defence, but crucially, they have not put a timeframe on it, a deadline on it, which means there is a question about whether it is ever achieved. So lots to discuss about defence, and quite a moment for the new Prime Minister. The trip marks Sir Keir Starmer s first overseas trip as Prime Minister. He had this to sayjust before boarding his plane to the us. My message is very, ver
Unlikely to win an outright majority in the national assembly. Such an outcome could plunge the country into a chaotic Hung Parliament, severely denting the authority of president Emmanuel Macron. The anti immigration national rally scored historic gains in last sundays first round vote, giving Le Pen and The Partys 28 year old leaderJordan Bardella their first realistic chance of running the government and taking control of the national assembly. However, after hundreds of rival candidates from centrist and leftist parties dropped out to give their allies a better chance of defeating the far right, Le Pens hopes of winning an absolute majority seem less certain. Which is going to show some live shots from france, because President Macron is just leaving with shots from france, because President Macron isjust leaving with his shots from france, because President Macron is just leaving with his wife after voting there. He called the Snap Election that had a lot of discussion about wheth