Hello im sarah campbell. It has just been announced that It Macron has appointed a new Prime Minister. This of course, the European Unions former Brexit Negotiator. He the European Unions former Brexit Negotiator. The European Unions former Brexit Negotiator. He has been asked to form Brexit Negotiator. He has been asked to form a Brexit Negotiator. He has been asked to form a new Brexit Negotiator. He has been i asked to form a new government and it is hoped this will end weeks of deadlock. This is after Emmanuel Macron called that Snap Election that delivered a hung parliament recently, we are just looking at wires copy here, from reuters, talking about the fact that he will have quite a challenge in this new role pushing through reforms, the 2025 budget, and at this of course with france under pressure from the European Commission and the Bond Markets to reduce its deficit. So, once again, Breaking Newsjust in. The french president Emmanuel Macron has appointed Michel Barnier as his
the us midterm elections are just days away incumbentjoe biden, his ally barack obama and donald trump all take their campaigning to pennsylvania thousands gather in seoul to remember the halloween crush victims many are demanding the president resign. now, on bbc news. it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. 30 wins in a row and they re into the world cup final. now england s women face their biggest test against holders new zealand. england s women win again in the rugby league world cup and the men are into the final four papua new guinea no match today. and holding their nerve just as england s cricketers book their place in the semi finals of the t20 world cup. also coming up in the programme. new zealand are too much for wales the all blacks with a comprehensive win, in the first of their autumn internationals. and goals galore plus lots of late drama in the premier league. as manchester city snatch a win, to go t
we start in the uk, where police say the firebombing of an immigration processing centre in kent was motivated by extreme right wing ideology and met the threshold for a terror incident. 66 year old andrew leak carried out the attack at the site in dover last sunday. two members of staff were left with minor injuries. jon donnison reports. an act of terror this is the moment andrew leak threw one of up to three makeshift firebombs in a drive by attack on a migrant processing centre in dover last sunday. today, police said leak was motivated by terrorist ideology. in a statement, tim jacques, the senior national coordinator for counterterrorism policing, said. the suspect, andrew leak, is thought to have taken his own life shortly after the attack which police say was likely motivated by extreme right beliefs. it led to around 700 migrants being transferred from the dover processing centre to this one at manston, which was already overcrowded. the home secretary flew into ma
Would you say you have seen American Power and influence on the wane . Well, i certainly hope not. Yes, ive visited over 80 countries, for 30 years i have been in intelligence as a member, as a top democratic intelligence committee, as speaker and leader, for 30 years been involved globally in terms of security, that is an oath we take to protect and defend. I think that the previous occupant occasionally of the white house was a setback for us in terms of. You mean donald trump . You dont want to name him, is that it, or. . For me, it is almost like a curse word. Laughs to be clear, you are saying. Thats who im referencing, yes. You are saying that americas standing and its reach and its influence has been affected by the trump. Well, i think there were certain questions that arose when he was questioning our commitment to mutual security in nato and the rest. But not to be talking about him, we are very proud of our president , president biden, as to how he came into office. Again, w
Countries, for 30 years i have been in intelligence as a member, as a top democratic intelligence committee, as speaker and leader, for 30 years been involved globally in terms of security, that is an oath we take to protect and defend. I think that the previous occupant occasionally of the white house was a setback for us in terms of. You mean donald trump . You dont want to name him, is that it, or. . For me, it is almost like a curse word. Laughs to be clear, you are saying. Thats who im referencing, yes. You are saying that americas standing and its reach and its influence has been affected by the trump. Well, i think there were certain questions that arose when he was questioning our commitment to mutual security in nato and the rest. But not to be talking about him, we are very proud of our president , president biden, as to how he came into office. Again, we are back to nato full force in terms of our respect for the countries in nato, and then when the invasion of ukraine occur