the northern island of hokkaido after a sightseeing boat went missing on saturday. as russia s war on ukraine enters its third month, us secretary of state antony blinken is expected in kyiv the first top us offical to visit since the invasion. the row over lockdown party breaches in downing street continues. a conservative minster says removing boris johnson from office would lead to instability. i understand how people feel really hurt and angry about this and i think the prime minister acknowledged that properly and gave a full and unreserved apology. british boxer tyson fury retains his wbc heavyweight title after beating dillian whyte at wembley stadium. hello and welcome to bbc news. good afternoon from clichy in the northwestern suburbs of the french capital, paris. we have seen a steady stream of voters and figures suggest it is pretty much on a par with which people expected and still a long way to go. this area is home to the huge cosmetic company l oreal and bic
it s election day in france and polling stations here have been open for several hours now. it s election day in france and polling stations there have been open for several hours now. in the second and final round of voting, incumbent president emmanuel macron, is being challenged by the far right leader, marine le pen. turnout at midday was almost two percentage points lower than at the same stage in the last presidential election in 2017. but it was marginally higher than in the first round two weeks ago. a short while ago, centrist emmanuel macron, left the home he and his wife have been staying at in le touquet and cast his vote. he s hoping to become the country s first sitting president to win a second term in 20 years. meanwhile, his rival, far right candidate, marine le pen, is hoping to win herfirst. she was out earlier in henin beaumont where she voted. today s election will be like a deja vu for the electorate because the pair went head to head in the second ro
to visit since the invasion. japan says ten people have died off the northern island of hokkaido after a sightseeing boat went missing on saturday. hello, and welcome to bbc news. good afternoon from clichy in the northwestern suburbs of the french capital, paris. this is an area that generally had more support for the that means that marine le pen who scored 7% in the first round and emmanuel macron are battling it out for votes. let s have a look where emmanuel macron left home, went to the polling station and cast his vote as he seeks a second term in office, anotherfive vote as he seeks a second term in office, another five years. successive presidencies have been very hard to come by in recent years so that in itself would be regarded by his team as something of a success. marine le pen it is in similar country in the north, she has also cast her vote and the expectations from opinion polls would be she would get the best score ever for her party whether in its previous
it s crunch time in france as emmanuel macron and marine le pen go head to head in the battle to become the nation s next president. polling stations will begin closing in exactly one hour from now in rural areas. those in major cities will stay open for an additional hour. first indications are that turn out is slightly lower than in the 2017 presidential election. a few hours ago, turnout was put atjust over 63%, down two points on 2017. if emmanuel macron wins, he ll be the first french president to be re elected to the elysee in two decades. for marine le pen, this is her third attempt at winning the presidency and if she fails, it could potentially be her last. our europe correspondent nick beake has the latest on the presidential run off from paris. emmanuel macron cast his ballot this morning, hoping to become the first french president to be re elected in 20 years. but many voters believe he has failed to deliver on big promises during his first term. marine le pen al
after a sightseeing boat went missing on saturday. it s crunch time in france as emmanuel macron and marine le pen go head to head in the battle to become the nation s next president. polling stations will begin closing in exactly two hours from now in rural areas those in major cities will stay open for an additional hour. first indications are that turn out is slightly lower than in the 2017 presidential election. at midday, turnout was just over 26% a 15 year low. if emmanuel macron wins, he ll be the first french president to be re elected to the elysee in two decades. for marine le pen, this is her third attempt at winning the presidency and if she fails it could potentially be her last. our europe correspondent nick beake has the latest on the presidential run off from paris. emmanuel macron cast his ballot this morning, hoping to become the first french president to be re elected in 20 years. but many voters believe he has failed to deliver on big promises during