Outright. The left wing coalition, the new popularfront, took outright. The left wing coalition, the new popular front, took the outright. The left wing coalition, the new popularfront, took the most with president macron s centrist alliance coming second. The two blocks which had agreed on a tactical voting pact pushed to the far right national rally into third place. National rally had been expected to win the most seats after doing so in the first round of the voting in the european elections. Live now to my colleague christian fraser in paris. Good morning, welcome to paris. A beautiful day in the french capital. We are on the left bank overlooking the eiffel tower in the background, where the preparations continue for the paris olympics, which begins here in three weeks time. But france waking up this morning to an election result it could hardly have predicted a week ago and that is very much reflected in the morning papers. No question who came out on top. It is the new nationa
Votes are being counted in a crucial by election here in the uk. The labour party is hoping it can retain the seat of batley and spen in the north of england but the race with the governing conservative party is tight. The contest has wider implications for politics in britain because many are seeing it as a test of the leadership of the labour party under sir keir starmer. Let s talk to our correspondent at the account in huddersfield in west yorkshire. There has been a flurry of activity. Tell us what is going on. Us what is going on. Good morning. us what is going on. Good morning, some us what is going on. Good morning, some answer. L us what is going on. Good l morning, some answer. All us what is going on. Good morning, some answer. All the talk here had been of the conservatives doing something that a governing party in the uk has not done since the second world war and winning two seats at a by election that it had not held before. But as things stand i don t think that wil
Search and rescue effort. That is our priority, that is where we are focused and protecting ourfirst responders who are on the scene. The former police officer derek chauvin will be sentenced this evening for the murder of george floyd. Prosecutors want at least 30 years. And coming up on the film review dominic toretto and the team are back to their old tricks in the ninth instalment of the fast and the furious franchise. Find out what mark kermode thinks of f9 and the rest of the week s top releases. Good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. The health secretary, matt hancock, has apologised and admitted he breached social distancing guidlines after the sun newspaper published a photograph of him in an embrace with one his closest aides. The photo is said to have been taken in may, in mr hancock s whitehall office. The prime minister s official spokesman has said the prime minister has accepted the health secretary s apology and considers the matter closed. In a statement, the healt
Uk s internal market. In australia, a two week covid lockdown for sydney and surrounding areas, after a rise in cases of the delta variant. A big day for gareth bale and his team as wales take on denmark in the last 16 of the euros. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The health secretary, matt hancock, is under pressure to resign after pictures emerged of him kissing an aide in his office in breach of coronavirus guidance on social distancing. Mr hancock said he was very sorry for letting people down. Borisjohnson has accepted his apology and considers the matter closed. Our political correspondent helen catt reports. Yesterday, it was on one front page. Today, the image of the health secretary kissing his aide in his departmental office is on many more. Matt hancock has apologised for breaking the social distancing guidance he helped set and promote, but fresh questions are being raised. He might stay in office, but can he do hisjob? and i think it is fatally compromised in a s